INTERNATIONAL AI CREATOR AWARD 2026
USD $10. You are credited by name, and you receive a vote in the final round — one vote in each of the ten fields, cast with your comment and your critique attached.
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This award is decided by the people who look at the work. Ten fields, and in each of them someone has to actually watch, read, listen, and then say why. That is what a Supporter does.
Thank you for supporting the award. You vote in the public round — all ten fields — and we are preparing a vote in the final round as well.
Your real name, a handle, or nothing at all — you choose which of the three appears in the credits. Changing your mind later is a mail to award@aicu.ai.
Agreement with the purpose of the award, and agreement to the Code of Conduct. We ask first and take payment second, because the reason you hold a vote is that you agreed to these — not that you paid.
Paid to AICU Inc. through AICU Checkout. There is no subscription and nothing renews. Full refund within 14 days, as long as you have not yet cast a vote — the legal notice has the details.
If you need a Japanese invoice — consumption tax, a qualified invoice number — write to award@aicu.ai and we will bill in yen from AICU Japan instead. It costs a little more, because the exchange and the fees are in it.
The first round is free and open, and it selects three to ten finalists in each field. You vote on those finalists. A vote without a comment is not counted — what the creators receive is not the number, it is what you wrote.
Signing in and paying happen on award.aicu.ai — the application, kept separate from this site.
Your activity counts from the moment you agree — before any payment. The influencer evaluation starts here.
Your X handle and one line appear in the banner at the top of this page. We read it before it goes up, so it takes a little while. Editing it puts it back in the queue.
Use them as they are: horizontal, on white, with clear space around the mark. High-resolution PNGs are for print.
Dates are in Japan time unless marked AoE. This list is the same one the office works from.
| 2026-09-11 | Entries open — work certificates start issuing; the ten fields are announced in turn |
| 2026-09-24 | First-round submissions close (AoE) - those works are now in certification review; entries continue until the second-round deadline |
| 2026-10-16 → 2026-10-26 | Round 3 - screening, recommended works from partner organisations, and publication of the works going to the public vote (16-26 Oct). Recommended entries are free; Late entries are USD 30 per work (from 19 Oct, 21:00 JST). Full versions and credits requested |
| 2026-10-26 | First round - public vote opens (one vote per field per person, 10,000-vote goal); picks 3-10 finalists per field |
| 2026-11-15 | Public vote closes (AoE) — may shift with the ceremony run-of-show |
| 2026-11-18 → 2026-11-20 | Award ceremony — Fri 20 Nov 15:50–16:50, INTER BEE IGNITION stage IG-204 (Makuhari Messe; show runs 18–20 Nov). An online broadcast is planned. A networking reception follows the same evening, 19:00–21:00, near Makuhari Messe |
| 2026-11-21 | PPV archive opens (separate from the event's own accounts) |
The Jury is chosen from here. From the people who voted in the open round and wrote about what they saw, the office invites about ten. What the role involves is on the Jury page.
Already a Supporter? Your own supporter portal is here.
To talk to us, write to award@aicu.ai or come to Discord. Companies and organisations are on the partnership page.
