The 2025 3D Creative Talent Showcase Competition is coming with a bang!

The 2025 3D Creative Talent Showcase Competition is coming with a bang! Chinese culture × digital creativity, it’s your turn to shine!

We are looking for someone like you…
You might be a middle school student with a vivid imagination, visualizing the lifelike creatures from the “Shan Hai Jing” in your mind;

You might be a college student majoring in design, wanting to tell the love story behind Miao silver ornaments through 3D animation;
You might just be an ordinary person who loves traditional culture, hoping to let more people see “where we come from”.
No matter who you are, as long as you want to express yourself, we will give you the stage to create the future of Chinese culture!

The “2025 3D Creation Talent Show Competition” hosted by CG Global Entertainment Ltd. has now officially kicked off!

This competition takes “Chinese Culture” as its core theme and particularly encourages creations centered around “intangible cultural heritage“. We sincerely invite primary and secondary school students, college students, and 3D creativity enthusiasts from all over the country to use Blender to breathe new life into the skills, stories and spirits that are on the verge of being forgotten!

Who can participate?

• School group (9-18 years old)
  – Primary and secondary school students who enjoy hands-on activities, have a passion for painting, and love traditional culture
  – Those who want to express the Chinese culture they have learned in class through animation or models
  – It’s completely fine if it’s your first time encountering 3D! We have zero-basis Blender teaching to support you!

Open Category (18 years and above)
– College students, CG art enthusiasts, and emerging creators
– Those who are passionate about integrating traditional culture with technology to create digital works with contemporary expressions
– Those who wish to endow their works with narrative, cultural warmth, and social significance

Intangible Cultural Heritage × 3D Creativity: You Can Do This
Intangible cultural heritage is not merely a symbol of tradition; it is a living spirit. With 3D creation, you can transform those intangible cultural heritages that “only exist in memory” into “tangible” visual stories.

• Inspiration Examples × Story Guidance

Every story is a dialogue across time and space; every frame of animation is a revival of culture.
Zero experience? We’re here to help!
– 2-hour free Blender beginner course (enroll now and get it for free)
– 20-hour systematic course (pay-as-you-go, self-selected projects, modular teaching)
– Online + offline learning support (covering Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Hong Kong)
– Official Blender certification from IABE, adding an authoritative certificate to your skills!

Review Highlights & Award Honors

All gold, silver and bronze award winners will receive:
– Subscription to the Numph OTP AI platform: Unlock over 20 AI collaboration tools to enhance your creative efficiency
– Ticket to the IAICC International Artificial Intelligence and Creativity Conference: Meet and exchange ideas with designers from around the world
– Official Blender merchandise package: Exclusive souvenirs for creators
– Joint promotion on IAICC, BLENDERCOM and AWNChina.cn: Showcase your work on the international stage!

Exclusive honors for the Gold Award winner:
– Immersive study tour experience in the Greater Bay Area: Visit top enterprises and have in-depth exchanges with industry veterans
– In-depth interview in Animation Global Magazine: You will become an inspiration for creators worldwide

If you are a gold medal winner in any of the following categories, you will also receive a pass to the global creator’s grand event!

Author: Ton Roosendaal, Source: https://conference.blender.org/media/photos, This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Three-day pass for the Blender Conference 2026 in the Netherlands (entry qualification only, transportation and accommodation not included)
Applicable to:
– Middle school group – 3D Animation category
– Open group (individuals and college students) – 3D Modeling category / 3D Animation category
You will walk alongside over 750 artists, developers, and industry leaders from around the world, showcasing your work on the international stage of Blender Conference.
※ Airfare and accommodation are at your own expense, but this is an international journey that could change your future!
All shortlisted works will be exhibited at the IAICC International Artificial Intelligence and Creativity Conference, and you may also be invited to visit companies such as Tencent and Zhongshouyou, and have face-to-face exchanges with industry experts!

Schedule for Registration & Competition
– Registration Period: March 1st – September 30th, 2025
– Deadline for Submission: October 31st, 2025
– Review Phase: November 2025
– Award Ceremony: December 2025 (Main Venue of the IAICC Conference)

Free to enter the competition throughout the entire process! No professional restrictions, no entry barriers, just waiting for you to join!

Sign up now & Learn more

• Competition website: Click here
• Sign up details: Click here
• Learning resources: View courses

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  Let intangible cultural heritage not only exist in documents and exhibition halls, but also become the protagonist in your writings, your lenses, and your animations.
  The 2025 3D Creation Talent Show, waiting for you to inherit, create and tell.

  Revive thousand-year-old culture with 3D and let the world see your imagination!

Registration information:

• Scan the code to contact the official WeChat account of the competition