Minecraft Movie construct problem: How to take part, all guidelines, and rewards

Mojang just revealed the Minecraft Movie build challenge as part of the promotions for the upcoming sequel to the massively popular film. The developers shared the exciting community challenge during their showcase at Minecraft Live from TwitchCon Rotterdam, allowing gamers a chance to snag exciting prizes and other perks.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Minecraft Movie build challenge.

How to participate in the Minecraft Movie build challenge

If you want to participate in the Minecraft Movie build challenge, you will need to begin by downloading the build challenge map from Minecraft Marketplace. Once done, follow the instructions closely and build the structure within the 16x16x32 block space.

Players will get a series of pre-selected blocks and mobs that they can use in the build. For the challenge, participants will need to create a structure or house that would feel at home in one of the following biomes:

• plains
• taiga
• badlands
• frozen ocean

Once created, they will need to submit it through the gleam.io link. Participants can submit their builds anytime between May 30, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. PT and June 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After the submission period ends, there will be two internal judging phases, followed by a final voting phase between July 2 and July 5, 2026. The community will vote and decide the winner of the challenge.

For the submission, participants will need to record a video of their build and take a front-facing screenshot as well. The video should be between 15 and 30 seconds long and feature a 360-degree view of the build. For a comprehensive submission guide, those interested can refer to the official blog.

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All rules of the Minecraft Movie build challenge

The Minecraft Movie build challenge has a set of comprehensive rules that participants will need to follow in order to be eligible. Apart from requiring building within the 16x16x32 template, there are some other restrictions and requirements as well.

Here’s a list of all the rules of the Minecraft Movie build challenge, according to the official blog:

“Allowed blocks and items

• General block list: stone, sand, gravel, water, lava, cobblestone, wool, glass, torches, crafting table, furnace, stone bricks, copper (waxed, exposed, weathered, oxidized), iron, lapis lazuli, chains (iron & copper); any color variations allowed where applicable
• Frozen ocean: ice, packed ice, blue ice, snow blocks, snow layers, tuff (block, slab, stairs, wall), polished tuff variants, prismarine, sea lanterns
• Taiga: deepslate (cobbled, tiled, and brick variants: block, stairs, wall, slab), podzol, coarse dirt, fern, large fern, sweet berry bush, brown mushroom, red mushroom, mossy cobblestone (block, slab, stairs, wall), dirt, wood planks, wood (spruce, dark oak, pale oak), door, trapdoor, and fence block types, grass
• Plains: bee nest, beehive, composter, peony, azalea leaves, flower azalea, short grass, tall grass, bush, wildflowers, dirt path, farmland, dandelion, poppy, cornflower, azure bluet, oxeye daisy, wheat, hay block, wood planks, wood (oak, birch, cherry), dirt, door, trapdoor, and fence block types, grass
• Badlands: red sandstone (cut & chiseled: block, slab, stairs, wall), mud, packed mud, mud bricks (block, slab, stairs, wall), granite, polished granite (block, slab, stairs, wall), dead bush, lantern (copper variants), cactus, cactus flower, short dry grass, tall dry grass, leaf litter, gold (ore, raw block, and block), red sand, terracotta, colored terracotta, glazed terracotta

Block & item rules

• You are allowed to use floating blocks.
• Do not use Nether or End-exclusive blocks.
• Do not use Creative mode-only items or blocks (e.g., spawn eggs).
• Do not use redstone components, complex machines, automation, or logic systems.
• Keep in mind that your build will not be judged based on any sound components – but you can use note blocks as decorations, for example.

Mob rules

• Only use Overworld mobs.
• Do not use hostile mobs; you can use passive and neutral mobs: armadillo, chicken, frog, pig, snow golem, bee, iron golem, and llama.
• Do not use humanoid mobs (villagers, illagers, witches, or the wandering trader).

Other components

• No words, copyrighted items, logos, pixel art, or signage (including regular or hanging signs).
• No maps or map art.
• No banners or banner art.
• No signs with lettering.
• No religious symbols, extremist or hate symbology, sexual or otherwise.
• No replicas of real-world landmarks.
• No player characters.”

All rewards of the Minecraft Movie build challenge

The Minecraft Movie build challenge is offering a series of lucrative rewards to participants and winners of the event.

Here are all the categories and their respective rewards:

• 15 Semifinalists: 2 Movie Tickets per semifinalist
• 3 Finalists: Private Screening (1 per finalist)
• 1 Winner: Build included in the movie or end credits

Additionally, the winner will also receive two movie tickets and a private screening of A Minecraft Movie Squared. Apart from this, the developers are also giving away a cape as part of the celebration. Gamers can earn the cape through a watchtime quest on Twitch and TikTok.

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