6th FootPrint International Film Festival

● Open to individuals and teams aged 13–24 years.

● Participants may be anyone including students, independent filmmakers, or emerging artists. Amateurs or Professionals.

● Professionals: For working filmmakers with professional equipment and past project experience.

● Amateurs: For aspiring storytellers, open to experimenting with any device as they hone their craft.

● For filmmakers exploring vertical storytelling, using any device that suits their vision.

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1. The 48 Hour Filmmaking Challenge is open to participants from across the globe.

2. Filmmaking hours are scheduled to begin from Friday, 24 October, 2025 | 8:00 PM IST (GMT+5:30) to Sunday, 26th October, 2025 | 10:00 PM IST (GMT+5:30).

3. Team members will receive the theme online on Footprint’s Instagram, 

as well as on the registered Team Leader’s Email ID and WhatsApp.

4. Along with the theme, 5 to 7 different genres will be provided. 

Teams are allowed to choose any one genre.

5. A compulsory element will be given to the team at the beginning of the challenge i.e 

on 24th October, 2025 | 8:00 PM IST (India Standard Time). It should be subtly included in the film.

6. The film can be in any language. All films, regardless of language, must have English subtitles

7. All team members must be volunteers, meaning they are participating without receiving payment for 

their services. This ensures the spirit of the challenge remains focused on creativity and collaboration.

8. The team can have a minimum of 1 person and a maximum of 6 people, excluding actors. E-certificates will be awarded only to registered team members and sent to the 

email address provided during registration.

9. A notional amount of Rs.100 (inclusive of GST) will be charged to all Registrants. 

Once participation is confirmed, refunds will not be issued.

1. Duration of the final film (Vertical): 1-2 minutes.

2. Teams must use a film camera or a mobile camera at least 1080p video capture.

3. Aspect Ratio 9:16 (VERTICAL orientation)

4. Films containing watermarks from editing software will not be considered.

5. All films, regardless of language, must have English subtitles. You can use tools like aegisub.org, Dubverse.ai, or any other suitable software to create your subtitles.

6. Teams are encouraged to collaborate with local composers and musicians to create original music for their films. Teams may use pre-recorded music if they have the necessary rights. Royalty-free music is also permitted. If using copyrighted music, usage is limited to a maximum of 15 seconds, 

and the composer and music link must be credited in the end credits.

7. Teams cannot use stock footage or footage created earlier.

Photographs can be used in a film only if the team has the rights to use them.

8. End credits are limited to a maximum of 60 seconds. 

These 60 seconds are in addition to the maximum film length for your category.

9. The teams should use the ‘Opening Slide’ (i.e., FFF2025 Title Slate) provided to the team leaders along with the theme. Opening titles are considered part of the film and count towards the total duration. Order: FFF 2025 Title Slate (provided at the beginning of the challenge) – 1 second of blank – 3 seconds of black slate with Film Name – Your movie.

10. The final video must be uploaded in MP4/MOV/MPEG-4 format. The uploaded video should be in 1080p and strictly below 2 GB. All file names should be your Creator ID. 

For instance, if your Creator ID is TA2140, your files should be TA2140.mp4 (Film)

1. Participants must submit their film via the upload link provided to the Team Leader. The upload link will be sent as soon as the challenge begins.

2. Along with uploading the film, teams must sign and submit the Creator’s Agreement online, which will be sent with the theme email. Sample Creator Agreement can be viewed here please note that we will be sending a link to sign the agreement at the team leader’s registered email address.

3. Teams are ideally expected to keep 48 hours for filmmaking and 2 hours for upload. For teams genuinely unable to upload their films within the 48-hour period due to technical reasons, a 4-hour extension will be provided. However, to maintain fairness, films uploaded past the 50-hour deadline will face score deductions: 0 to 1 hour late: 5%; 1 to 2 hours late: 7.5%; 2 to 4 hours late: 10%.

Evaluation criteria will theme adherence, compulsory element inclusion, storytelling, 

creativity, technical quality, originality, etc.

1. The film must not contain any material that violates personal rights, religious beliefs, incites violence, makes derogatory remarks about someone’s sexuality or belief, invades privacy, or infringes on the rights of any person, firm, or entity.

2. Teams are requested to keep the original footage and project files for three years after submission. FootPrint may choose to broadcast these films on television and in theaters, requiring the highest quality.

3. FootPrint may add to or amend these rules at any time 

before the filmmaking period begins without prior notice.

4. FootPrint and project partners, at their sole discretion, 

can disqualify any film deemed inappropriate or non-compliant.