The International Short Film Contest is back with a whopping $40,000 prize pool.
Introduced for the first time at The International 2015, the Short Film Contest returns for the seventh time in a row giving a chance to aspiring film-makers to showcase their talent.
Submissions for the 2022 Short Film Contest are now open via the Steam Workshop and will remain open until 3:00pm PDT on September 4, 2022. All creations must be no longer than 90 seconds, free of advertisements and need to be at least 1080p video quality.
Dota 2 fans and the Steam community will be able to review all the submissions and vote for their favourites. Based on the community votes, Valve will select the top 10 entries that will be showcased on The International 2022 stage.
The International 2022 Short Film contest guidelines
- Entries must be no longer than 90 seconds.
- Entries must pertain to Dota 2.
- Entries can use any form or combination of animation or live-action technique in their creation. Using Source Filmmaker is not a requirement.
- Each entry must be at least 1080p.
- The deadline for submission will be Sunday, September 4th 15:00:00 PDT. The submission process must be completed, including uploading the video and filling out submission dialogs, before the submission period ends.
- Submissions will be reviewed by the Steam community on the Steam Workshop. The top entries will be selected by Valve in its sole discretion to be featured in-game for a final vote by the community, and the winners will be announced at The International 2022.
- Submissions must be submitted to the Steam Workshop under the 'Dota 2 - Short Film 2022' game. DO NOT submit the videos under 'Dota 2'.
- The video must be a new creation made specifically for the Dota 2 Film Contest.
- You are free to use any Valve IP.
- If you use any non-Valve IP, you must be the copyright owner or have explicit permission from the owner. You will be required to warrant to Valve that you have all necessary rights and permissions in order for the entry to be considered. Any submissions found to be infringing non-Valve IP will be disqualified. Note that for workshop items, you still need to provide a link to the items used, but you do not need explicit permission from the creator, since submission to the workshop automatically grants permission to use the item.
- Multiple submissions per person are allowed.
- Submissions must be free of advertisements.
Once the top 10 entries will be selected, the community will be able to decide the winners. Valve will award $25,000 to 1st place, $10,000 to 2nd place, $5,000 to 3rd place, and $500 to each of the other seven finalists.
The International 2022 will be the largest Dota 2 tournament in history, unfolding across four weekends through the month of October and welcoming a total of 30 teams to compete for the Aegis of Champions.
TI 11 will kick off on the 8th of October with a last chance qualifier that will be held on LAN in Singapore, but behind closed doors while the final two weekends of the competition will be held at two different venues.
The first playoff weekend, October 20-23, will take place at SunTec Singapore while the finals stage of TI11 will take place in the Singapore Indoor Stadium on October 29-30.
