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The Best Action Hero Contest
One short film. One hero people will remember. Entries open November 1 and close December 23. Winners are announced February 8 on the live stream, prizes presented on air.
- Entries
- Nov 1 – Dec 23, 2026
- Winners
- Feb 8, 2027 · live
- Official entry
- $5 per short
Seven categories
Pick one when you enter. The panel may consider your short for any other.
- 01
Best Short
The whole film. Story, action, cut.
- 02
Best Action Hero
The character people will remember.
- 03
Best Comic
A comic made of the same story.
- 04
Best Cover · the Ahnuld Stallone
One image that sells the film.
- 05
Most Original
Nobody saw it coming.
- 06
Best Acting
Hybrid and prompted performances.
- 07
Best Performance
A human performance. Motion capture or similar is fine.
Prizes
- Every winner: a gift package and the bragging rights.
- Best Short and Best Performance may carry a cash prize, posted here before the window closes.
- Winning work is featured across Studio Action and AktionFilm, and shown on the stream.
The rules in three lines
- Post the short publicly on your own social with #QuantumDrift. No tag, no entry.
- One $5 payment is one entry. Another short is another $5. Every entry goes on the community feed.
- Judged on the Fist scale: Pea Soup · Capris · Head Butt · Chop · Fist. Dialogue counts.
Full brief and official rules: /legal/contest-rules
Enter
Your email is the ticket. Pay the $5 under it, then come back here with the same email to file the short. You can pay now and file the film any time before December 23.