YouTube Effect Maker
SPORTS
Challenge

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With all the big sporting events and finals coming up this summer, including soccer ⚽️, tennis 🎾, basketball 🏀, cricket 🏏, hockey 🏒 and more, your challenge is to create effects inspired by sports!
You’ve got until June 22 to register and submit your sports-inspired effects,for a chance to win up to $3,000!
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Get inspired by other sports-themed effects, already published on YouTube Shorts!
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This challenge is all about celebrating sports! Use all the features available in Effect Maker to build competitive games, sports-inspired AI effects and interactive formats like brackets, rankings or quizzes that will satisfy every sports fan. Along with upcoming sporting events, take note of summer-themed activities like volleyball, swimming, skateboarding, rollerblading and more. Let’s get active!
Important note: Do not include any copyrighted materials including logos in your effect.
Any effects including IP-protected assets won’t be considered for the prize draw!
Check out the winning effects from previous YouTube Effect Maker Challenges
Prizes
In this Challenge you can win your share of the $10,000 prize pool.
$3,000
1st place
$2,000
2nd place
$1,000
3rd place
$200
20 x Honorable Mentions
Read more about the prize payment process in our Terms & Conditions.
How to join
1. Register for the Challenge using the form below. You will receive an email confirming your registration.
2. Go to Effect Maker and start creating!
3. Once you’re happy with your effect, click “Publish” and make sure to record a YouTube Short showcasing your effect – a video link will be requested during the submission process.
4.Then enter your effect into the challenge using the Challenge Submission Form, which you will be able to access once you register. You will receive an email confirmation once you submit your Effect.
5. Keep in mind – You don’t need to register again to submit more Effects, and you’re more than welcome to create as many as you’d like, but you’ll have to submit each Effect separately.
6. Want to join in on more of the fun? Join the Effect Maker Discord space by joining the official YouTube server at discord.gg/youtube. Follow the onboarding instructions and select “Effect Maker” for the “What kind of creator are you” question when joining. Already a part of the server? Head to the “#🤙pick-your-role” channel and select “Effect Maker”.
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Timeline
Challenge Starts:
May 25
Submission Deadline:
June 22
Winners Announcement:
July 06
Judging Criteria
Idea Quality
How well does your effect reflect the theme and current content trends?
Originality
How unique or original is your effect?
User Experience
Is your effect intuitive and easy to use and utilize in content creation?
Use of Effect Maker
How well were the Effect Maker features implemented in your effect?
FAQ
Who can participate in this Challenge?
  • You must be at least the age of majority in your country, state, province, or jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry.
  • To use Effect Maker and participate in this Challenge, you have to reside in one of the following countries or regions: Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, French Polynesia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe. Learn more about getting started with Effect Maker
  • Only users who have access to YouTube’s advanced creator features can use the Effect Maker. Learn how to get access to advanced features.
  • If you are based in one of the countries listed above and still can’t access Effect Maker, please reach out to us at [email protected] and share your YouTube channel ID. Learn how you find your YouTube channel ID.
Residents of which countries can NOT take part?

Individuals who are residents of, or entities/organizations domiciled in countries noted in the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions: American Samoa, Anguilla, Dominica, Fiji, Guam, Palau, Panama, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Seychelles, as well as any country that is under any trade or economic sanction or on any program or country list designated by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or where the laws of the United States or local law prohibits their participation or receipt a prize in any contest and specifically excludes Russia, Belarus, Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, and Syria. Also, if Effect Maker is not available in your country or region, you can’t participate in this Challenge.

How to take part?
  • Register for the Challenge using the form below. You will receive an email confirming your registration.
  • Go to Effect Maker and start creating!
  • Once you’re happy with your effect, click “Publish” and make sure to record a YouTube Short showcasing your effect – a video link will be requested during the submission process.
  • Then enter your effect into the challenge using the Challenge Submission Form, which you will be able to access once you register. You will receive an email confirmation once you submit your Effect.
  • Keep in mind – You don’t need to register again to submit more Effects, and you’re more than welcome to create as many as you’d like, but you’ll have to submit each Effect separately.
  • Want to join in on more of the fun? Join the Effect Maker Discord space by joining the official YouTube server at discord.gg/youtube. Follow the onboarding instructions and select “Effect Maker” for the “What kind of creator are you” question when joining. Already a part of the server?
    Head to the “#🤙pick-your-role” channel and select “Effect Maker”.
Which Effects are eligible for this Challenge? Can I submit my older Effects?
Please DO NOT submit Effects that are not related to the Challenge.
Only newly-made Effects that reflect the Challenge theme are eligible for this Challenge.
Is there any Submission Fee to take part in this Challenge?
There is no submission fee, you can take part free of charge.
Will I receive confirmation that my Effect has been submitted?
Yes, you will receive an email confirmation once you submit your Effect. In case you’d like to make sure your Effect is submitted correctly, or have any other questions concerning this Challenge, please send us an email at: [email protected].
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