Make your Vertuoso entry with Leyline.

The official training workshop for the CLOWD Vertuoso Microdrama Challenge. It's free to join, and every workshop participant gets 100 Leyline platform credits to make their entry.

Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 5:30–6:30pm PT · Free

The workshop

Joining details on the registration page.

Led by Qiushi (Q) Zhang, founder of Leyline, who spent six years producing film and TV in Hollywood.

1A live run-through of Leyline: one two-episode entry, built tab by tab, from Script and Breakdown through Design, Keyframes, Render and Timeline.
2Now what? How AI filmmaking work gets paid, and where the jobs are as Hollywood professionals move into AI.
3Your questions about your entry, your script, or your next step.

Workshop participants receive 100 Leyline platform credits. How to claim them is shared during the workshop.

The challenge at a glance

Entry: Two episodes, 60–120 seconds each, 9:16, including the line “One more thing.”
Deadline: Check the official deadline on GenFlix
Judging: Audience vote. Winners revealed live online on December 3
Champion: 1,500 Leyline platform credits
Category winners: 500 Leyline platform credits each
Top 10: Considered for production financing from Leyline's production fund, at the fund's sole discretion

This is a summary. The official rules on GenFlix govern.

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