ASEF 2026 – Visual Arts
ASEF Visual Arts Category is designed to reveal the artistic skills of students in five different fields: Poster Design, Short Movie, Industrial Design, Computer-Based 3-D Design and Installation Art.
The Category of Visual Arts aims to :
- Develop curiosity, interest and joy in creativity.
- Develop skills needed for the creation of visual art work.
- Use the language, concepts and principles of visual arts.
- Express their thoughts and ideas through visual arts.
- Reflect on, appreciate and evaluate their own work and the work of others.
Industrial Design
Innovation is defined as creating new or different tangible products or processes as a result of a novel idea or a method to make our lives better, healthier and environment -friendly.
Designing a new or different tool or equipment that eases lives in kitchens, at schools and offices, in cars, etc. is the main aim of this category.
Rules
- A student may participate in only one project in the visual arts category (poster design, short movie, industrial design, computer-based 3-D design and installation art).
- Projects may be “individual” or “group”ones. A group project may be prepared and presented by a maximum of 2 students.
- Contestants are expected to design new tools that make our lives easier in any sense.
- Contestants must bring the final product of their design to ASEF finals. Also, photos of development, sketches, diagrams, videos, etc. are needed in the finals.
- Contestants are required to upload into their Project Description Paper by the deadline given on general rules- February 4th, 2026 Wednesday for Junior Category and Senior Category.
- Contestants must cover their own expenses for their project materials, stand decorations, brochures, posters, etc.
- Contestants must avoid any kind of misconduct or fraud such as falsifying data or records, piracy or plagiarism.
- The ASEF steering committee reserves the right of amendment of any ASEF rule.
Short Movie
ASEF encourages students to create animated, live action or documentary short films that spiritually take viewers into a scene which creates emotional changes; motivates and provides viewers with information towards local, global, environmental, social or educational issues.
Rules
- A student may participate only in one project in the visual arts category (poster design, short movie, industrial design, computer-based 3-D design and installation art).
- Projects may be “individual” or “group”ones. A group project may be prepared and presented by 2 students.
- Students are expected to offer a solution to an issue (environmental, social, educational, etc.).
- Short movies must not be shorter than 3 minutes and not longer than 6 minutes . THIS IS A VERY STRICT RULE ! Movies that are shorter or longer than specified lengths will automatically be eliminated.
- Qualified projects for ASEF finals will be presented in person with a “3 to 6 minutes “video to jurors.
- The language used in the movies must be English.
- Short movies must be uploaded on "YouTube" with the following title:
ASEF2026_GradeLevel_MovieTitle_StudentsFullName
For Example: ASEF2026_10_FossilFuels_AltinBekteshi
- The YouTube link must be submitted during the application process within MEDIA LINK by the deadline given on general rules -February 4th, 2026 Wednesday for Junior Category and Senior Category.
- The participants must cover their own expenses for their project materials, stand decorations, brochures, posters, etc.
- Contestants must avoid any kind of misconduct or fraud such as falsifying data or records, piracy or plagiarism.
- The ASEF steering committee reserves the right of amendment of any ASEF rule.
AI-Generated Short Movie NEW
ASEF encourages students to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to generate visual storytelling, animation, or hyper-realistic scenes. This category challenges students to use emerging technology to spiritually take viewers into a scene which creates emotional changes; motivates and provides viewers with information towards local, global, environmental, social, or educational issues.
Rules
- A student may participate in only one project in the visual arts category (poster design, short movie, AI short movie, industrial design, etc.).
- Projects may be “individual” or “group”ones. A group project may be prepared and presented by a maximum of 2 students.
- Students are expected to use AI storytelling to offer a solution to an issue (environmental, social, educational, etc.) or raise awareness about a specific cause.
- AI Short movies must not be shorter than 2 minutes and not longer than 5 minutes. THIS IS A VERY STRICT RULE! Movies that are shorter or longer than specified lengths will automatically be eliminated.
- Qualified projects for ASEF finals will be presented in person. Students must be prepared to explain their workflow, the specific AI tools used, and their creative process to the jurors.
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The language used in the movies (dialogue, voiceover, and text overlays) must be English.
Note: If using AI voice synthesis (Text-to-Speech), the pronunciation and grammar must be checked for accuracy. -
AI Transparency & Disclosure:
Students must clearly credit the AI tools used for different stages of production (e.g., Script: ChatGPT; Visuals: Midjourney/Runway; Voice: ElevenLabs) in the end credits of the movie. Deepfakes of real local people (teachers, students, politicians) without written consent are strictly prohibited. - AI Short movies must be uploaded on "YouTube" with the following title format:
ASEF[Year]_AI_MovieTitle_StudentsFullName
For Example: ASEF2026_AI_TheFutureCity_AltinBekteshi
- The YouTube link must be submitted during the application process within MEDIA LINK by the deadline given on general rules -February 4th, 2026 Wednesday Junior Category and Senior Category.
- The participants must cover their own expenses for project materials (including any subscriptions to AI software like Midjourney, RunwayML, etc.), stand decorations, brochures, posters, etc.
- Contestants must avoid misconduct. While AI is used to generate content, the concept, prompt engineering, editing, and direction must be the students' own work. Direct plagiarism of existing movie scripts or copyrighted intellectual property (e.g., using AI to make a Spider-Man movie) is prohibited.
- The ASEF steering committee reserves the right of amendment of any ASEF rule.
Poster Design
“A picture is worth a thousand words”
The ASEF Poster Design Category encourages students to create posters that can inform the public, raise awareness and encourage prospects to take action or make changes on environmental, social or educational issues.
The posters should lead to think differently and inspire a behavioral change.
Rules
- A student may participate in only one project in the visual arts category (poster design, short movie, industrial design, computer-based 3-D design and installation art).
- Poster designs are individual projects. No group project is allowed.
- Students are expected to offer a solution to an issue (environmental, social, educational, etc.).
- Posters are required to be prepared and presented in English.
- Poster designs must be uploaded in JPEG format with a maximum size of 25 MB with contestant’s FullName as filename by the deadline given on general rules- February 4th, 2026 Wednesday for Junior Category and Senior Category.
- Poor quality of picture, photo, vector and other materials used in the posters may cause disqualification.
- Qualified posters for ASEF finals must be printed in A0 size to display in the finals.
- Qualified projects for ASEF finals will be presented in person to jurors.
- Contestants must cover their own expenses for their project materials, stand decorations, brochures, posters, etc.
- Contestants must avoid any kind of misconduct or fraud such as falsifying data or records, piracy or plagiarism.
- The ASEF steering committee reserves the right of amendment of any ASEF rule.
Computer-Based 3-D Design
Technology takes imagination closer to reality, the best example to show this is 3-D Modeling.
3-D modeling has radically changed technical drawing. It is as such pulling out multi-dimensional images from your brain and painting them on a paper.
The Computer-Based 3-D Design Category aims to
- Develop design ideas.
- Understand design philosophies, design principles and elements and human factors.
- Analyze spatial and functional requirements.
- Create an aesthetic space.
Rules
- A student may participate in only one project in the visual arts category (poster design, short movie, industrial design, computer-based 3-D design and installation art).
- Projects may be “individual” or “group” ones. A group project may be prepared and presented by 2 students.
- The project must completely reflect participants’ own work.
- Students are required to upload their projects .zip or .rar file format with their FullName as filename and with a size less than 100 MB, by the deadline given on general rules-February 4th, 2026 Wednesday for Junior Category and Senior Category.
- Poor quality work may cause disqualification.
- Contestants must cover their own expenses for their project materials, stand decorations, brochures, posters, etc.
- Contestants may prepare a “3 to 5 minutes” video to display their project to finals (optional).
- Contestants must avoid any kind of misconduct or fraud such as falsifying data or records, piracy or plagiarism.
- The ASEF steering committee reserves the right of amendment of any ASEF rule.
Installation Art
A key attribute of installation art is its ability to physically interact with viewers. While all artistic mediums have the ability to engage individuals, most do not completely immerse them in interactive experiences.
The Installation Art Category aims to:
- Achieve a comprehension of visual principles.
- Acquire basic foundation skills.
- Begin to discover their own individual creativity.
- Develop relational and multidimensional thinking.
Rules
- A student may participate in only one project in the visual arts category (poster design, short movie, industrial design, computer-based 3-D design and installation art).
- Projects may be “individual” or “group” ones. A group project may be prepared and presented by 2 students.
- Contestants are expected to design 3-D models of well-known; modern or historical, artistic or architectural; monuments, statues, buildings, temples, etc.
- Contestants must bring the final product of their design to ASEF finals. Also, photos of development, sketches, diagrams, videos, etc. are needed in the finals.
- Contestants are required to upload into their Project Description Paper (abstract included) by the deadline given on general rules: February 4th, 2026 Wednesday for Junior Category and Senior Category.
- Contestants must cover their own expenses for their project materials, stand decorations, brochures, posters, etc.
- Contestants must avoid any kind of misconduct or fraud such as falsifying data or records, piracy or plagiarism.
- The ASEF steering committee reserves the right of amendment of any ASEF rule.
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