A Creative Pitch Competition
Ordinary Lamp: Short Circuit is the hunt for original animated series concepts. Pitch your world, your characters, your story, and one Grand Prize winner will team up with Ordinary Lamp Productions to bring it to life as a professionally produced proof-of-concept short film.
No purchase necessary to enter or win
✦ The Grand Prize ✦
One Grand Prize winner will collaborate with Ordinary Lamp Productions to develop their winning concept into a professionally produced proof-of-concept animated short film, potentially including character design, storyboards, animation, voice acting, music, sound design, and a final cut that shows the world what your idea can be.
✦ How It Works ✦
From your first spark to a real pitch on the judges' desk.
Cook up an original animated series concept: the premise, the characters, the world, the vibe. Anything from a one-page pitch to a full deck.
Fill out the entry form with your name, your project, the details and synopsis, and drop in any artwork or images. Multiple entries welcome.
Our judges review every entry. The Grand Prize winner collaborates with us to produce a proof-of-concept short of their idea.
✦ What You Can Submit ✦
Original concepts for an animated series, including but not limited to:
All work must be your own, human-created. No AI-generated entries will be accepted.
✦ How You'll Be Judged ✦
Entries are judged by representatives selected by Ordinary Lamp Productions. All decisions are final.
✦ Good to Know ✦
The friendly summary. The full Official Rules are on the entry form. Please read them before you enter.
Legal U.S. residents 18+. Under 18 may enter with written consent of a parent or legal guardian. Void where prohibited.
You keep ownership of your underlying concept. Ordinary Lamp owns the final produced pitch materials and the proof-of-concept short it creates.
One Grand Prize: collaborate with us on a proof-of-concept short. Winner signs a separate Development Agreement.
Submit your own original, human-made work. No AI-generated entries will be accepted. Plagiarized or infringing entries are disqualified.
Your next great animated series starts with one pitch. All entries must be submitted by October 1, 2026.
Submit Your PitchEntries close October 1, 2026 · No purchase necessary to enter or win · Read the full Official Rules & Terms on the entry form →