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Semey Hub holds AI Film Hackathon with 1,000,000 tenge prize fund
Teams of one to five people aged 18 and over will make an AI film, a 30-second trailer and a viewing site for the Digital Abai forum between 6 and 10 November.
Tokhum AI · 1 min read · reviewed by Leyla
Key facts
- Semey Hub runs an AI Film Hackathon in Semey from 6 to 10 November 2026.
- Teams of one to five people aged 18 and over build an AI promo campaign for the Digital Abai forum.
- Deliverables are a 3-10 minute AI film, a 30-second trailer and a viewing website.
- The prize fund is 1,000,000 tenge across four nominations of 250,000 tenge.
- Projects are due by 23:59 on 8 November, with winners named on 10 November.
Semey Hub is holding an AI Film Hackathon in Semey from 6 to 10 November 2026. Participants must build a promotional campaign for the Digital Abai forum using artificial intelligence, according to the Astana Hub events listing.
Each team must deliver an AI film of 3 to 10 minutes, a 30-second trailer and a website where the film can be watched. Teams can have one to five members, and entrants must be 18 or older.
The prize fund is 1,000,000 tenge, divided into four nominations of 250,000 tenge each: best media, best creative and direction of the promo video, best online platform and best viral trailer.
Teams must publish trailers and submit finished projects by 23:59 on 8 November. Winners will be named on 10 November at the Digital Abai forum. The hackathon takes place at 1A M. Auezov Avenue in Semey.
Registration goes through a Google Form linked in the @semey_hub Instagram account. Participants are asked to tag @semey_hub and @digital_abai in their publications.
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