iQIYI Launches Global AI Creator Challenge on NadouPro, Powered by Alibaba's Wan3.0

iQIYI has launched the Global AI Creator Challenge on the international version of its professional filmmaking platform NadouPro, partnering with Alibaba's Wan3.0 video generation model. Open to creators in more than 20 countries from September 10–23, 2026, the contest invites submissions of 30-second to five-minute AI-generated films, with at least 60% of content produced by Wan3.0 and 80% created on NadouPro. A prize pool of over $10,000 is distributed across 156 awards, including Masterpiece, People's Choice, and Active Participation categories.

Alongside the contest, NadouPro is rolling out permanent platform upgrades: a 3D Directing Studio for staging models and cameras on a timeline, 720° panoramic and multi-angle image generation nodes for visual consistency, and a forthcoming Canvas Agent that will automate node-linking from a single prompt. The Wan3.0 model underpins the initiative with multi-modal input support, native 30-second single-shot video generation, and synchronized audio-visual output — positioning the partnership as a bid to build an end-to-end AI filmmaking workflow for global creators.