A song you made or have the right to use. Tracks generated in Suno, Udio, or any similar tool are welcome, and so is anything you wrote and recorded yourself. Do not use a commercial song you do not own. Beyond the rights problem, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube will mute or block it, which kills the reach half of your score.

Do I need to be a musician?

No. Plenty of entries will start with a song generated in a couple of minutes. We are judging the video, not the songwriting. What matters is the look you picked, the artist you cast, and how the cuts ride the track.

How do I get the 400 free credits?

Enter a video, then DM us on Discord with your Pixel Dojo account email, your gallery link, and your social post. We verify it and add 400 credits, about $25 worth, to your account. First 50 creators, one claim each.

Open for entries

Make Your Music Video

$3,500in cash prizes · 8 winning films

One song. One artist. One video that looks like a label made it.

Submit your entry Open Film Studio

What you can win

The Grand Prize is $1,500, with cash awards for the Runner-Up, five creative categories, and a People's Pick. Eight winning videos in all, plus a credit bonus for the first 50 creators who enter.

Grand Prize · Best Music Video

$1,500Top overall score

Runner-Up

$500Top overall score

Best Look

$250Jury pick

Best Star

$250Jury pick

Best Sync

$250Jury pick

Best Vibe

$250Jury pick

Judges' Wildcard

$250Jury pick

People's Pick

$250Most verified views

Grand Prize and Runner-Up go to the two highest-scoring videos overall. The five category awards are chosen by the jury for a standout strength. People's Pick goes to the video with the most verified views across all four platforms. One cash award per video, so eight different creators win. Every creator who enters also keeps whatever they make.

The first 50 entries get 400 credits back

The first 50 creators to enter a qualifying video get 400 Pixel Dojo credits back, worth about $25. Enter your video, then DM us on Discord with your account email, your gallery link, and your social post to claim it.

Ask in Discord

How winners are chosen

Every eligible video is scored on the same 100-point rubric. Creative merit carries the most weight. Audience response can separate closely matched videos.

Creative merit

60%

The look you picked, the artist you cast, and how the cuts ride the song. Craft, consistency, and finish.

Community Gallery engagement

20%

Likes and comments on your public Community Gallery video, counted once on September 14, 2026 Mountain Time.

Social engagement

20%

Views, likes, and comments on your matching public YouTube, Instagram, X, or TikTok post, counted once at the same cutoff.

You do not need a large following to enter. There is no minimum view count, and 60 of 100 points come from the video itself.

How the score becomes prizes

Grand Prize and Runner-Up go to the two highest-scoring videos overall.
Best Look, Best Star, Best Sync, Best Vibe, and the Judges' Wildcard are chosen by the jury for a standout strength.
People's Pick goes to the video with the most verified views across all four platforms.
One cash award per video, so eight different creators win.

Pixel Dojo may audit audience metrics and exclude paid, automated, exchanged, or otherwise inauthentic engagement. Manipulation may disqualify an entry. Jury decisions are final.

Key dates

Opens: August 24, 2026 Mountain Time
Share to Community by: September 11, 2026 Mountain Time
Entries close: September 14, 2026 Mountain Time
Engagement measured: September 14, 2026 Mountain Time
Judging: September 19, 2026 Mountain Time
Winners announced: September 21, 2026 Mountain Time

Make the video we cannot stop playing.

Upload your song and open Music Video Mode.

Open Music Video Mode Submit your entry