Multicam Edit Competition (1)

Festival start: 07 November 2025      Festival end: 09 November 2025

The Multicam Edit Competition celebrates the art of multi-camera editing, inviting professional filmmakers and skilled content creators to showcase their technical expertise and creative vision.

This inaugural competition seeks to recognise excellence in multicam post-production while building a community around this specialised craft.

We are proud to be partnered with the epic BELIFF Festival in London, now in it's 9th year! This partnership enables us to air the winning submissions to a live audience at the November BELIFF Festival in London.

Requirements:

Submit original multicam footage (minimum 3 camera angles)
Create a 60-second final edit demonstrating your best work
Include basic edit notes explaining key creative decisions (in English)

Judging Criteria:

Our professional judges will create a shortlist of 12 entries (notified 11 Sept), which will be put to the public vote to select a winner and 2 runners up (31 October).

Please visit our website for full details.

Cash Prizes: 1,600€

Three cash prizes for our winners, plus screening at the BELIFF Festival in London!

First Prize: $1000
Second Prize: $400
Third Prize: $200

Our Judges will shortlist the 12 best entries - then the public will vote for their favourites to win!

1. General Eligibility

Entrants must have full rights or permission to submit the work, including all necessary approvals from rights holders or producers.

Submissions are open to original short films, documentaries, narratives, animations, music and fashion videos, and internet content created for online distribution.

No content that glorifies, advocates or features hate, violence, bigotry (racism, homophobia, religious intolerance), etc. will be accepted. No adult content or pornography will be accepted.
Films may be produced at any time and may already be published or in post-production.

Entrants under 18 must have a submission made on their behalf by an authorised adult.

Only one entry per category is allowed; multiple entries in the same category may result in disqualification.

A Gmail address is required to enter.

2. Ownership & Legal Responsibility
All submitted works must be the entrant’s original creation and free of third-party rights violations.
Entrants are responsible for obtaining and securing all copyright permissions for music, footage, images, and other content.

The entrant indemnifies the organisers against any legal claims arising from the submitted content.
The competition assumes no liability for copyright infringement or disputes.

3. Usage Rights
By submitting, entrants grant the Multicam Edit Competition a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use submitted content—including footage, stills, titles, and related materials—for promotional, educational, and research purposes, in any media, without further notice or compensation.
All submissions must be clearly labelled and may be archived or reused in future marketing or research.

4. Screening & Judging
Entries will be reviewed privately by the judging panel. All shortlisted films (3-5 per category) will proceed to public voting.

Shortlisted films will be announced on 11 September 2025 via email and on the competition website.

The final 3 overall winners (1 winner and 2 runners-up across all categories) will be determined by public vote from the shortlisted films.

Judges’ decisions regarding shortlisting are final.

No correspondence will be entered into.

The organisers reserve the right to withhold prizes or disqualify entries for any reason.

A minimum of 50 entries must be received by Multicam Edit Competition for the competition to run and prizes to be awarded.

A minimum of 9 entries that meet the validity requirements and judging criteria must be received in each category for that category to be included in the prize allocation. Categories with fewer than 9 qualifying entries may be cancelled or merged with other categories at the organisers’ discretion.

5. Public Voting
Voting Period: Public voting will be open from 12 September – 30 October 2025.

Eligible Films: Only films shortlisted by the judges (approx 3 per category) will be available for public voting.

Voting Platform: Shortlisted films will be available for viewing and voting on the Multicam Edit Competition website and social media platforms.

Voting Criteria: The public will be asked to choose the most exciting, interesting and engaging content.

Voter Eligibility: Anyone with an email address may vote. There are no geographic or age restrictions.

Vote Verification: Voters must provide a valid email address for verification purposes only. Email addresses will not be stored beyond the competition unless voters specifically sign up for marketing communications. All data will be stored in accordance with GDPR guidelines.

One Vote Per Person: Each person may vote only once. If the same email address appears in votes more than once, all votes from that email address will be discounted.

Permitted Promotion: Entrants and supporters may promote films to friends and followers, but each person may still only vote once.

Prohibited Activities: Bots, automated voting, suspicious voting patterns, or manipulation attempts are strictly prohibited. The competition reserves the right to discount votes and disqualify related films if such activities are detected.

Technical Issues: Voters experiencing technical difficulties should contact the competition via the official email address.

Final Results: The top 3 films overall (as determined by public vote across all categories) will be declared the winner and two runners-up. In the event of a tie in public voting, the judging panel will decide the final placement. Winners will be announced on 31 October 2025.

6. Communication
All communication will take place via email. Entrants must provide a valid Gmail address and respond to messages promptly.

Only the entrant will be considered the authorised contact; no third-party enquiries will be answered.

7. Behaviour
Entrants must conduct themselves respectfully toward other participants, organisers, and judges.

Disrespectful, disruptive, or abusive behaviour – including on social media – may result in disqualification and legal action.

8. Content Standards
Submissions must not include content that promotes or depicts hate, violence, racism, homophobia, religious intolerance, or pornography.

Entries in breach of these standards will be disqualified.

All video submissions must be comprised solely of originally shot footage. The use of AI-powered tools to edit, enhance, or create any part of the video is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification.

9. Competition Discretion
The Multicam Edit Competition reserves the right to:

Modify eligibility, submission guidelines, or terms at any time.

Reject or withdraw any submission at its discretion.
Decline to award prizes or screen entries without obligation.

Make changes to judging processes or competition scheduling.

Refuse withdrawal of submissions after entry, unless agreed upon.

Cancel the competition, without allocating any prizes, if less than 50 entries are received.

10. Language
Submissions may be in any language (or none), but your Edit Decision List must be in English.