Important: Please read these Official Rules below (“Official Rules”) before entering ElevenLabs The Chroma Awards Competition (the “Competition”). By participating in this Competition, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements below. These Official Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and ElevenLabs with respect to the Competition. This Competition is administered by Eleven Labs Inc. (“ElevenLabs”) located at 169 Madison Avenue #2484, New York, NY 10016 United States. 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS COMPETITION. 

Competition void where prohibited by law. Subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws.  

1. Eligibility: 

   1. Eligibility criteria for individuals: To be eligible to enter the Competition, the participant must:

      1. At the time of entry, be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in the jurisdiction where you reside, whichever is older); 

      2. Not be on the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or otherwise under sanction by OFAC (or an immediate family member (spouses, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and “step” child, wherever they may live) of such an individual) or be employed by or affiliated with an entity sanctioned by OFAC;

      3. Not be a resident of Russia, or any country, state, province, or territory subject to comprehensive OFAC sanctions, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or the regions of annexed regions of Ukraine.

      4. Not be an employee or official of a federal, state, provincial, or local government body or agency, or a family member of any such individual. 

   2. Participation in Teams: The Competition is open to teams of individuals as long as each individual on the given team meets the eligibility criteria above (each a “Team”). Each Team is required to designate an individual to represent, act, and enter the Competition (including to make the Submission (as defined below)) on the Team’s behalf (the “Team Representative”). The Team Representative of each Team represents and warrants that they are the duly authorized representative for such Team and have obtained all rights necessary to act on the Team’s behalf. Each member of the Team is bound by these Official Rules. For clarity, you and your Team (as applicable) may only make Submissions to the Competition in your individual capacity and may not make Submissions on behalf of any company or any other type of organization.  

   3. Directors, officers, managers, and employees of ElevenLabs, agents, consultants, or any other parties involved in the administration of the Competition, and each of the immediate family members of excluded individuals in the foregoing are not eligible to win any prize. 

   4. IF YOU DO NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, OR ANY OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN A PRIZE. To be eligible to win a prize, entries must be completed and received by ElevenLabs in the manner and format designated below.  

      
      

2. Competition Period: All entries must be received during the Submission Period and meet other requirements in these Official Rules to be eligible to win a prize. The Submission Period and Judging Period are subject to change in ElevenLabs’ reasonable discretion upon notice.  

   1. Submission Period: Monday, October 19th, 2026 (12:00pm Pacific Time) –  January 7th, 2027 (11:45 pm Pacific Time) (“Submission Period”). 

   2. Judging Period: Monday, January 11th, 2027 (11:45 pm Pacific Time – Wednesday, February 10th 2025 (10:00 am Pacific Time) (“Judging Period”).

   3. Winners Announced: On or around Thursday, February 11th, 2027 (10:00 pm Pacific Time).

      
      

3. How to Enter: To enter, complete the steps as instructed below during the Submission Period:

   1. Method of Entry: Any entry to the Competition (“Submission”) shall be submitted on the platform hosted by ElevenLab by visiting https://submit.chromaawards.com/. (“Submission Platform”). Please review ElevenLabs’ Terms of Service at https://elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use and Privacy Policy https://elevenlabs.io/privacy-policy. Such Terms of Service are incorporated by reference into these Official Rules, including that the term “Poster” in such Terms of Service shall mean the same as “ElevenLabs” in these Official Rules. If there is a conflict between the Terms of Service and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall control with respect to this Competition only. 

   2. Certain steps: You may enter by visiting the Submission Platform and following the below steps:

      1. Register by clicking the “Sign Up” or “Sign In” button. To complete registration, sign up to create a free Chroma Awards account, or log in with an existing Chroma Awards account. This will enable you to receive important updates and to submit your Submission. Entry in the Competition constitutes consent for ElevenLabs to collect and maintain your personal data for the purpose of operating and publicizing the Competition.

      2. Complete and enter all of the required fields on the “Account” and “Submit” pages of the Competition Website during the Submission Period and follow the requirements set forth in these Official Rules. 

      3. Purchase or payment is not required to enter or win the Competition. Any charges you otherwise incur during your participation in the Competition are your sole responsibility. ElevenLabs may provide additional resources to eligible participants via https://submit.chromaawards.com/pack. 

   3. For the purpose of participating in the Competition, you must create a Film, Advertisement, Music Video, Song, Game, or Behind-The-Scenes (each a “Division”) Submission using at least one AI Tool. Categories of each Division include:

      1. Creative Tool Awards:

         1. The Bolt Awards, The Nimble Fox Awards, The Rosebud Awards, The SpriteCook Awards, The Adobe Awards, The FAL Awards, The LTX Awards, The Luma Awards, The Martini Awards, The MASSIVE Awards, The MiniMax Awards, The Oxen Awards, The PixVerse Awards, The Reactor Awards, The TapNow Awards, The Wonder Studios Awards, VEED, Wondershare Reelmate, The Alibaba Cloud Awards, The Creatify Awards, The Dreamina AI Awards, The Floyo Awards, The Hyper3D Awards, The Kling Awards, The Magnific Awards, The Meshy Awards, The OpenArt Awards, TRIPO, The Cantina Awards, The CapCut Awards, The ElevenLabs Awards, The DirecTV Awards, The ElevenLabs Project of the Year Award, The Escape Awards, The Fairground Awards

      2. Film & TV Division:

         1. The Action & Adventure Category, The Animation & Anime Category, The Comedy & Mockumentary Category, The Documentary & Non-Fiction Category, The Drama & Romance Category, The Experimental & Open Format Category, The Family Friendly Category, The Horror, Thriller & Crime Category, The ReelShort Micro-Drama Series Category, The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Category, The OpenArt Film of the Year Award

      3. Advertisement Division:

         1. The Consumer Products Category, The Experimental & Open Format Category, The Fashion & Apparel Category, The Financial Services Category, The Food & Beverage Category, The Telecom Category, The Automotive Category, The Kling Ad of the Year Award

      4. Music Video Division

         1. The Country, Blues & Indie Category, The Electronic & EDM Category, The Experimental & Open Format Category, The Hip-Hop, Rap & R&B Category, The Pop & Asia Pop Category, The Rock, Metal & Alternative Category, The ElevenMusic Music Video of the Year Award

      5. Game Division: 

         1. The Arcade & Party Category, The Experimental & Open Format Category, The Interactive Narrative - Presented By Pickford Category, The Music & Rhythm Category, The Puzzle & Strategy Category, The Meshy Game of the Year Award

      6. Behind-The-Scenes Division

         1. The Behind-The-Scenes: Advertising Division Category, The Behind-The-Scenes: Film & TV Division Category, The Behind-The-Scenes: Game Division Category, The Behind-The-Scenes: Music Video Division Category, The CapCut Behind-The-Scenes of the Year Award

      7. Student Awards

         1. The EchoBend Emerging Creator Fellowship, The Genre.ai Emerging Creator Fellowship, The GRAiL Emerging Creator Fellowship, The Hagia Labs Emerging Creator Fellowship, The Matriarch Emerging Creator Fellowship, The Obsidian Emerging Creator Fellowship, The Promise Emerging Creator Fellowship, The SEED Emerging Creator Fellowship, The Wonder Studios Emerging Creator Fellowship, The Secret Level Emerging Creator Fellowship, The Machine Cinema Emerging Creator Fellowship

   4. Previous creations:

      1. If the project to be used as Submission existed prior to the Submission Period, must not have been submitted to a prior season of the Chroma Awards or Project Odyssey.

      2. Projects that have been incubated in relevant Creative Partner Programs (by a Promotion Entity) can be submitted as a Submission to the Competition including any Submissions that were developed, or derived from another project developed, with financial or preferential support from a Promotion Entity. 

      3. The Promotion Entity, at their sole discretion, may disqualify a Submission, if awarding a prize to the Submission would create a real or apparent conflict of interest.

   5. Multiple Submissions: Each entrant may submit more than one Submission, however, each Submission must be unique and substantially different from each of such entrant’s other Submissions, as determined by ElevenLabs in its sole discretion.

   6. You agree that your Submission conforms to the guidelines and restrictions detailed below. ElevenLabs may choose to remove any Submission or disqualify you from the Competition if it believes that your Submission fails to conform with the requirements set forth in these Official Rules. In connection with each Submission, you may be asked to disclose the artificial intelligence applications or tools (each, an “AI Tool”) used in creating the Submission, and you agree to provide such information in an accurate and complete manner. You acknowledge that ElevenLabs has no obligation to publish or use or retain any Submission you submit or to return any such Submission to you. Your use of any AI Tool (or any other software or tool) will be subject to the license agreement related thereto. If your Submission is selected to win a “Sponsor Award” (as can be seen in the prize table in Section 6) (e.g., 1st Prize from ElevenLabs), you may be asked for proof that you used the applicable AI Tool.

   7. Anti-Fraud; Stream Manipulation. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to exclude from any Submission’s count any streams that Sponsor has reason to believe are fraudulent, artificial, incentivized, or manipulated — including streams generated by bots, scripts, or emulators; click or stream farms; purchased, exchanged, or otherwise incentivized streams; repeated automated playback; multiple, shared, or fake accounts; VPN, device, or location manipulation; or any other form of artificial stream inflation — and to disqualify any entrant who engages in, procures, or knowingly benefits from stream manipulation. Sponsor’s determinations as to whether a play qualifies as a Verified Stream, and as to stream validity and disqualification generally, are final and binding.

   8. Submission Requirements:

      1. General Submission Requirements:

         1. Public Viewing: Submitted via a web hosted hyperlink that can be Embedded in our Project Gallery and is not private, password protected, or unlisted.

         2. Language Requirement: All non-Music Video Division Submissions must be either voiced OR subtitled in English for judging. Foreign languages are eligible as long as there are english subtitles. The competition also accepts submissions with neither dialogue nor subtitles.

         3. Additional Materials: All submissions must include a download link and thumbnail.

      2. Sponsored Tool Awards: 

         1. Must include “Tool Tag” for the relevant AI Tool.

         2. Must use that tool in the project in a significant way.

         3. Must provide proof in the form of a brief explanation, screenshot, or estimated percentage

      3. Community Guidelines

         1. Human creativity is the core component. We will not prescribe exactly how or how much AI content artists should use in their Submissions. 

         2. Your Submission will be judged as a piece of media, not as a piece of AI. As a participant in the Competition, your highest priority should be the fundamentals of storytelling, design, and art. We invite everyone at any point of the creative journey to learn these skills and aim to provide educational resources to help competitors grow in this aspect.

         3. Your Submission will be judged on outputs, not inputs. We encourage creators to use whatever tools best fit their submission or personal creative standards.

         4. Except with express prior written consent of the rights holder, we prohibit the use of third party franchises and intellectual property, including brands, logos, characters, footage, cinematic universes and other proprietary content in connection with the Competition, even those covered under fair use. We recognize that parody can be a significant avenue for creativity, but a generic re-hash of an existing franchise or intellectual property will negatively impact your score.

         5. We prohibit the use of “deepfakes” or non-permitted likenesses. Permissions should be acquired for explicit visual likeness and voice likenesses. 

         6. Usage (or non-usage) of AI Tools should be transparent and non-deceptive.

         7. Clear authorship and credit should be given to all direct contributors on a Submission.

         8. We accept films about mature subject matter, but require that they should be done tastefully and with artistic intent. We may lean on certain social media guidelines: for example, if it wouldn’t be able to be posted on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, it won’t be accepted in the Competition.

         9. We have a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination, racism, sexism, xenophobia, exploitation, bullying, disparagement, or promotions of violence towards any protected group.

         10. Represent people and sensitive subject matter with authenticity and respect. Select AI characters with as much care as you would cast a group of human actors and be thoughtful about musical lyrics. For example, we will have a zero tolerance policy towards stereotypical accents, digital blackface, and racial slurs.

         11. Please consider adding a trigger warning for any Submission featuring potentially sensitive or inappropriate content, loud noises, and flashing/strobing lights.

      4. Additional Submission Guidelines and Restrictions:

         1. The Submission must be an original creation by you or your Team. 

         2. You must have the full rights to grant the license and other rights that you grant to ElevenLabs in Section 9 (Intellectual Property) below.

         3. For any Submissions that use music, you must choose from one of the following approved sources:

            1. Original music created by you or your Team

            2. Licensed music (e.g., stock music or music in the public domain) for which you or your Team has a valid license for your intended purpose

            3. Music for which you or your Team has obtained explicit permission from the copyright holder

            4. Music generated entirely by AI (e.g., via ElevenLabs’ Music product; see more at https://elevenlabs.io/music) 

         4. The Submission must be capable of being successfully played on the platform for which it is intended and must be as depicted.

         5. If your Submission integrates any third-party SDK, APIs and/or content, you must be authorized to use them in accordance with any terms and conditions or licensing requirements of such third-party content, in the manner contemplated by the Competition and these Official Rules.

         6. Your Submission must not, in ElevenLabs’ sole discretion: (A) contain unauthorized third-party copyrighted content, trademarks or logos or otherwise violate any third-party rights (whether registered or not), including copyrights, trademark rights, or rights of privacy and publicity; (B) contain disparaging or defamatory statements; (C) include threats to any person, place, business, or group; (D) be obscene, offensive, or indecent; (E) depict any risky behavior; or (F) contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age. We encourage you to review the “Community Guidelines” set forth in these Official Rules. 

         7. You represent and warrant that: (A) the Submission does not violate any applicable law, rule or regulation; (B) to the extent the Submission depicts any individual or features the voice or other qualities of any individual, you are the individual pictured, heard, or otherwise featured in the Submission, or, alternatively, that you have obtained written permission from each person appearing in the entry to grant the rights to ElevenLabs described in these Official Rules, and will make written copies of such permissions available to ElevenLabs upon request; (C) the Submission complies with the prohibited use policy or acceptable use policy (or the functional equivalent) of any and all AI Tools that have been used to create the Submission; (D) you (or your Team, as applicable) have the right to submit the Submission in the Competition and grant all licenses under these Official Rules; and (E) the Submission complies with all requirements of these Official Rules.

            
            

4. Submission Modifications: Prior to the end of the Preliminary Judging of your submission, you may save draft versions of your Submission on the Competition Website before submitting the Submission to the Competition for judgment. Once the Preliminary Judging of your submission, you may not make any changes or alterations to your Submission.

   
   

5. Judgment: Eligible Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges selected by ElevenLabs (the “Judges”). Judges may be employees of ElevenLabs or third parties, may or may not be listed individually on the Competition Website, and may change before or during the Judging Period. Judging may take place in one or more rounds with one or more panels of Judges, at the discretion of ElevenLabs. 

   1. Judging Process

      1. Round 1 - Preliminary Judging: 

         1. As soon as you make a submission, your submission will be entered into a queue for preliminary judging. 

         2. Up to 2 different judges will determine via pass/fail whether the submission follows the Submission requirements of the competition and meet a baseline level of viability, providing a score from 1 to 10 based on (the “Judging Criteria”).

      2. Round 2 - Qualifiers: 

         1. If a submission passes Preliminary judging, the scores will be averaged and sorted independently for each specific category (i.e. Asia Pop-Music will only be judged against other Asia-Pop Music Videos).

         2. The top scoring 66% of submissions per category will then automatically move onto the next round.

      3. Round 3 - Quarter Finals:

         1. Any submissions that passed Round 2 will be re-scored by up to two different judges, who will each provide a score from 1 to 10 based on the Judging Criteria.

         2. Scores will be averaged and the top 50 projects per category will then move onto the next round.

      4. Round 4 - Semi-Finals: 

         1. Any submission that passed Round 3 will then then be rewatched and re-scored by up to two different judges, who will each provide a score from 1 to 10 based on the Judging Criteria.

         2. The top 22 projects per category will then move onto the next round.

      5. Round 5.A - Main Division and Category Finals: 

         1. Any submission that passed Round 3 will then then be rewatched and re-scored by up to four finalist judges, who will each provide a score from 1 to 10 based on the Judging Criteria.

         2. Scores will be averaged and then placed based on ranking:

            1. Top 22

               1. 12th-22nd Place

            2. Top 11

               1. 4th-11th Place

            3. Top 3

               1. 3rd Place

               2. 2nd Place

            4. Grand Prize

               1. 1st Place

      6. Round 5.B - Sponsor Award Finals: 

         1. Sponsors will be provided with the list of all submissions that tagged their tools along with the proof including the screenshot, explanation, and estimated percentage of their tool usage.

         2. Sponsors will also be provided with all averaged scores from rounds 2, 3, and 4.

         3. The four finalist judges selected by the sponsor will take all factors into consideration, scoring the projects based on their own internal criteria.

         4. Scores will be averaged and then placed based on ranking

            1. Top 22 - Title Sponsors Only

               1. 12th-22nd Place

            2. Top 11 - Title & Gold Sponsors Only

               1. 4th-11th Place

            3. Top 3 - Tile, Gold, & Silver Sponsors

               1. 3rd Place

               2. 2nd Place

            4. Grand Prize  - Tile, Gold, Silver, & Bronze Sponsors

               1. 1st Place

   2. Criteria: Submissions will be judged on the following equally weighted criteria from 1 to 10 according to the sole and absolute discretion of the Judges. The scores from the Judges will determine the potential winners of the applicable prizes. The entrant(s) that are eligible for a prize, and whose submissions earn the highest overall scores based on the applicable Judging Criteria, will become potential winners of that prize.:

• Theme & Division Purpose (25%): Follows rules, fits category goals, and satisfies division-specific objectives (e.g., narrative, gameplay, brand impact).

• Creativity & AI Innovation (25%): Originality in world-building, design, and meaningful (non-gimmicky) use of AI.

• Craft & Technical Polish (25%): High production value, seamless editing, clean visuals, and lack of technical glitches.

• Sound & Emotional Impact (25%): Evokes emotional resonance through strong character depth, audio mixing, dialogue, and score alignment.

3. Tie Breaking: For each prize listed below, if two or more Submissions are tied, the tied submissions will be voted on by a jury of the event organizers.

6. Prize: The applicable prizes are set forth in the table below.

   1. A VIP Gala Travel Package consists of 1 roundtrip economy flight, a 2 night hotel stay up to a maximum of $3000 USD in cost, and 1 invite to our Awards Ceremony Gala around April 2027 (location to be determined). This trip cannot be exchanged for cash and if not claimed, is transferred to the next highest placing entry.

   2. A VIP Gala Invite consists of 1 invite to our Awards Ceremony Gala around April 2027 (location to be determined).

   3. A Student Award and the associated $5,500 stipend is contingent upon acceptance and completion of a Summer 2027 internship with one of the Emerging Creator Fellowship Partners. Inability to accept or complete the position, will result in the stipend and internship prize being re-allocated to the next highest placing entry.