Eligibility
The contest is open to users who meet applicable legal requirements in their country of residence and can participate under local laws.
Participants must submit through The Final Patch landing page and provide a valid email address for confirmation, notifications, and prize claim instructions.
- There is no limit to the number of entries a participant may contribute to unless the organizer states otherwise.
Entry requirements
Each entry must follow the creative and technical requirements.
- No longer than 90 seconds.
- Related to Dota 2, its community, culture, players, heroes, tournaments, or The Final Patch.
- Animation, live action, game footage, motion graphics, 3D, mixed media, AI, or any combination is allowed.
- Source Filmmaker is not required.
- At least 1080p quality.
- New creation, without unrelated ads, paid promotions, sponsor integrations, offensive, illegal, hateful, explicit, or inappropriate content.
Rights and permissions
Participants are responsible for all rights, licenses, and permissions for materials used in the entry.
- You must own or have permission for third-party intellectual property.
- Entries that infringe third-party rights may be disqualified at any stage.
- The organizer may request proof of creative process, permissions, source files, or contributor approval.
Submission process
Upload the video to YouTube as a public video named “The Final Patch - film name”, then submit the contest form before 23.08.2026 23:59 UTC.
- Enter a valid email address and confirm it using the verification code.
- Add the YouTube link, title, and names or nicknames of all contributors.
- Confirm that all required rights and permissions have been obtained.
- Incomplete, late, inaccessible, incorrect, or invalid submissions may not be accepted.
Review and winners
Valid entries will be reviewed by the organizer. Finalists may be selected based on creativity, relevance, production quality, originality, storytelling, community appeal, and impact.
- The organizer may use community voting, public voting, jury voting, or a combination.
- Winners will be announced on The Final Patch landing page and/or official channels by 26.08.2026.
- Finalists and winners will be contacted via the submitted email address.
Prizes and use
Prizes are 1st place $5000, 2nd place $3000, and 3rd place $2000. Prize claim instructions will be sent by email.
- If an entry has multiple contributors, prize distribution may require contributor confirmation.
- Participants grant the organizer and affiliates a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right to use and promote submitted entries in connection with the campaign.
- Participants retain ownership of their original work.
Disqualification and changes
The organizer is not responsible for lost, late, invalid, inaccessible, delayed, or technically affected submissions.
- Bot submissions, fraud, false information, vote manipulation, rights violations, or abuse may result in disqualification.
- The organizer may amend rules, adjust dates, change selection, replace prizes, suspend, or cancel the contest if necessary.
Important notice
This contest is an independent community campaign initiative and is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or affiliated with Valve Corporation.
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