Miami, May 26, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Picsart, the AI-powered design platform with over 130 million monthly creators, today announced a new creative collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, the backbone of Alibaba Group’s digital technology and intelligence, and launched the inaugural Happy Horse Awards. This is a global competition inviting creators to create original AI-generated short films using the latest Happy Horse model within Picsart’s suite of creative tools.
Hovhannes Avoyan, CEO and Founder of Picsartsaid: ”Everything we build at Picsart has always been driven by creativity, but highlighting the amazing results from our new model, Happy Horse, felt like a natural moment to challenge our community to get creative. Their model sets a truly high bar for AI-generated content, and with our global community of creators in the driver’s seat, we look forward to seeing the widest range of outstanding works submitted. ”
The competition, open to participants 18 and older, challenges creators to create vertical video shorts between 15 and 300 seconds built around a clear story. Entries must be created using the Happy Horse model within Picsart and published on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or other public social platforms by the June 14 submission deadline.
The grand prize winner will receive a travel package to attend HumanX Amsterdam, one of the world’s leading AI events, or a $5,000 cash prize, and honorable mention finalists will receive $200 worth of Picsart credits.
Creators can submit up to 10 entries during the submission period, which starts on May 26th.
Entries will be judged based on five criteria: hook quality, social vitality, storytelling, originality and creativity, and visual quality and technique. Winning entries must feel native to the vertical social feed. That means it needs to be memorable, intentional, and built to be played and shared.
Picsart has been a pioneer in the generative AI market since 2016, and the platform currently has users around the world and supports over 50 languages. In a recent mobile app ranking by Andreessen Horowitz, Picsart secured a spot among the top 10 AI-Gen mobile apps worldwide based on monthly active user data. Picsart recently expanded its creator-focused offerings with new developer-centric tools such as a dedicated CLI and MCP, as well as the launch of the Agent Marketplace and “Earn with Picsart” monetization program.
Submissions will begin on May 26th. Winners will be announced after the jury judging ends on July 2nd.
For complete entry requirements and submissions, please visit picsart.com/happy-horse-awards/.
