Create! Film Festival (2025)

Festival start: 09 October 2025      Festival end: 17 June 2026

Film Categories:

- Best Short Film

- Best Feature Film

- Best Documentary

- Best Student Film

- Best Experimental Film


Script Categories:


- Best Feature Script

- Best Short Script

- Best Television / Web Pilot


Special Recognitions:

- Create! Vision Award for the most innovative and inspiring project overall.


- Women in Film Award celebrating exceptional work by women filmmakers and writers.


- Social Impact Award honoring stories that create awareness or inspire change.

Selection & Awards

- Judged by an independent panel. One winner in each category.

- Official selections announced via email.

- Winning entries receive laurels, digital certificates, and promotion.
- All works awarded “Official Selection” credentials will be awarded laurels.


Rules & Terms:

1. Eligibility

- Open to filmmakers and writers from all countries.

- Must be the original work of the applicant.

- All genres and styles welcome.


2. Submissions

- Via designated submission sites ONLY.
- Films: online screeners; Scripts: PDF format.
- Each accepted film must be submitted in the .mp4 or .mov format.
- By submitting to the festival you confirm that you own the rights of the film, including the rights to the music in the film.
- There is no minimum running time.
- Short screenplays must be 20 pages or less.
-  Films must have been completed on or after Jan 1, 2020.  
- Multiple submissions allowed (each requires a fee).


3. Language

- Non-English films must include English subtitles.

- Scripts must be in English.


4. Selection & Awards

- Judged by an independent panel. One winner in each category.

- Official selections announced via email.

- Winning entries receive laurels, digital certificates, and promotion.
- All works awarded “Official Selection” credentials will be awarded laurels.


5. Online Screening & Rights

- Selected films may be screened online.

- Promotional use permitted for marketing purposes.

- Copyright remains with creators.


6. Fees & Refunds

- Fees are non-refundable.

- No waivers available.


7. Agreement

- By entering, you accept all rules and terms.