Gen AI Network (GAIN), a leading platform promoting artificial intelligence adoption among Nigerian youths, has announced the launch of Nigeria’s first-ever creative AI open competition titled ‘Prompt to Screen’.
The competition, running from November 8 to December 13, 2025, aims to democratize AI creativity and foster collaboration among students, creators, and startups across the country.
Open to everyone, Prompt to Screen features two main categories; Creative AI for storytelling and Creative AI for builders. Participants in the storytelling category will receive weekly themes to create AI-generated art, music, or videos, with winners declared each week until the grand finale.
Meanwhile, builders, will develop AI-powered software solutions for creative media, with final winners announced at the conclusion of th competition.
Michael Osumo, Program Manager at Instig Labs, emphasized the vision behind the program;
We want AI creativity to become a shared resource, not a private advantage. The Prompt to Screen Competition brings together diverse talents to produce films with AI and learn through collaboration rather than isolation – Osumo
The competition’s finale will feature a keynote speech by Paige Bailey, AI Developer Relations Engineering Lead at Google DeepMind, titled “AI and the Future of Storytelling”. Esteemed judges include multidisciplinary musician Hilda Edet (Hillz), Ejike Kanife, software engineer Olawale Ibitoye, AI strategist Amir Mušić, content specialist Odufa Oshiomah, and EbonyLife Group’s Group IT Head Oladayo Olufade.
Chukwuerika Achum, Founder of Instig Labs, described these labs as cutting-edge R&D environments fueling Africa’s creative economy by providing free access to powerful AI tools previously out of reach for many.
These labs make creative production accessible to students with just an idea and a laptop, removing traditional barriers like equipment costs and technical expertise – Achum
He outlined the potential of Creative AI Labs, likening their impact to how Nollywood and Afrobeats turned cultural intellectual property into global exports.
The Prompt to Screen competition and Creative AI Labs is set to unlock Nigerian youth’s potential to innovate and contribute to Africa’s emerging creative and digital economies.
