AIC Animation 2026

Your filmmaking journey

Getting started

New to filmmaking or AI? Follow these steps and you'll have a finished film before the deadline.

  1. Form your team
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    Form your team

    Work alone or invite up to two classmates. Decide who will lead story, visuals and editing.

  2. Register and pick a category
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    Register and pick a category

    Sign in with your school email, create your entry and choose one of the five categories.

  3. Brainstorm your story
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    Brainstorm your story

    Use an AI chat assistant to explore ideas, then choose one clear message. Keep it simple — five minutes goes fast!

  4. Write a script and storyboard
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    Write a script and storyboard

    Draft scenes, dialogue and narration. Sketch or generate a storyboard frame for each scene.

  5. Design characters and scenes
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    Design characters and scenes

    Generate consistent characters and backgrounds with an image tool. Save your best prompts so characters look the same in every shot.

  6. Animate, voice and edit
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    Animate, voice and edit

    Turn images into motion with an AI video tool, record or generate voices, add sound effects (no instrumental music), then edit it all together.

  7. Review and record your AI use
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    Review and record your AI use

    Watch with your team, check it follows the rules, and write down which AI tools you used and how.

  8. Register nowSee AI tools