VolcEngine launches the Seedance AI Drama Incentive Program, offering up to RMB 200,000 per production

According to Tech.ifeng.com, ByteDance’s cloud and AI platform VolcEngine launched the Seedance Premium AI Drama Incentive Program on October 19. The program offers financial incentives for high-quality AI-generated short dramas—specifically AI manga dramas and AI hyper-realistic dramas—produced using Seedance and published on the Hongguo Short Drama app. Live-action dramas are excluded. All video content in submitted works must be entirely generated by Seedance, with Seedance 2.5 accounting for over 50% of the generation process; generation may occur via API or the Seedance tool platform, with no restrictions on method. Additionally, eligible works must rank within the Top 50 AI Dramas of the submission month based on Hongguo’s heat index and pass official review. Applicants may be enterprises or individuals, but all provided information must be accurate and complete. Incentives are disbursed monthly.