A short film made entirely in Grok Imagine, entered in an official contest.
Make a 5-minute AI film with Grok Imagine: $100K grand prize
Story and editing won, not one perfect prompt: he planned the beats, locked the faces, then cut around what the model could not do.
Figures as shared by the creator · source
From @NemPerez on X · Sep 2026
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Contest entry
The workflow
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Where & with what
What they did
- 1The moveNem Perez, a filmmaker and studio head, made a 5-minute take on Homer's Odyssey that puts Princess Nausicaa back in the story.
- 2Step 2Research the story and write the beats
- 3Step 3Lock faces, locations and voices first
- 4ResultGrok Imagine's official winners post names him the $100K Grand Prize winner of the Grok Imagine Odyssey Contest (Sep 4, 2026).
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Quick answers
What tools do you need?
Grok (ai assistant with live x context).
How much does it cost?
You can start for $0: Grok has a free plan. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
X allows original content; deceptive synthetic media likely to cause harm can be labeled or removed, and paid posts must be disclosed. Source.
Watch out: Prize money is a one-off contest payout, not a repeatable income. The contest was open to legal US residents 18+, and finalists had to show their project links and prompts to prove the videos were made only with Grok Imagine.
Try it yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) I'm making a 3-minute AI film scene from [story]. Write a beat sheet of 12 shots: for each, the camera move, setting, character action, one line of dialogue (if any) and a Grok Imagine video prompt. Keep the same character description word-for-word in every shot.
Starter tools
Your first step
Open Grok, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: He used Grok for research, scripting and prompting, and Grok Imagine to make every shot, face and voice. In his breakdown he says he trained a Grok skill to help prompt each shot, and cut around shots where the physics broke.
Results: His entry post shows 901,883 views and 2,800 likes (X, Oct 18, 2026).
Source: @NemPerez on X · Sep 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shared by the creator or shown on the platform. Updated .
