- 1st Prize
- ₹11,000 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 2nd Prize
- ₹5,100 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 3rd Prize
- ₹1,100 + Certificate of Excellence
Graphic Design Challenge
Entry Fee: ₹200
(Solo Entry)
Participants will create a digital poster or static visual around a given brief within a set deadline. Submissions will be judged based on originality, clarity of message, layout, and aesthetic appeal.
Topic
Art in Your City
Create a digital poster that captures the artistic heartbeat of your city. From vibrant murals and expressive typography to iconic landmarks, festivals, and street art. Showcase how your city turns culture into canvas. Let your design speak the visual language of your city’s soul!
- 1st Prize
- ₹11,000 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 2nd Prize
- ₹5,100 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 3rd Prize
- ₹1,100 + Certificate of Excellence
Ad Reels Challenge
Entry Fee: ₹300
(Solo Entry)
Participants will conceptualize and edit a 30-60 second Instagram Reel promoting a fictional or real product, brand, or cause. Judging parameters include storytelling, editing technique, visual rhythm, and audience impact.
Topic
Ad-venture Time
Create a 30-60 second vertical advertisement reel using any tool or software. It can be for ANY product or service – real, fictional, futuristic, funny, emotional, or completely absurd with a powerful visual hook and creative storytelling.
- 1st Prize
- ₹11,000 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 2nd Prize
- ₹5,100 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 3rd Prize
- ₹1,100 + Certificate of Excellence
Film Making Challenge
Entry Fee: ₹500
(Team: 1-5 members)
Teams will be provided a topic and must produce a 2–10 minute short film around it. Submissions will be judged on narrative clarity, cinematography, direction, and emotional impact.
Topic
Your City, Through Your Lens
How does your city move you? Create a 2-10 minute film that shows us your city- from your unique perspective. Go beyond tourist postcards: tell a story, create a mood, reflect a culture, or challenge perceptions. Tell the full story!
- 1st Prize
- ₹11,000 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 2nd Prize
- ₹5,100 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 3rd Prize
- ₹1,100 + Certificate of Excellence
CGI Challenge
Entry Fee: ₹500
[Team (1-5 members)]
Participants will create a 15-30 second CGI-driven creative advertisement or visual piece. Judging criteria include technical skill, concept originality, rendering quality, and visual creativity.
Topic
Use CGI to create a 15–30 second ad or visual piece for a product, place, or experience that exists only in your imagination. Think bold, cinematic, and emotionally charged, your output should look like something from a blockbuster or a dream.
- 1st Prize
- ₹11,000 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 2nd Prize
- ₹5,100 + Certificate of Excellence
- Featured post on Amaze Ad Fest official Social handles
- Opportunity to showcase work at the Amaze Ad Fest
- 3rd Prize
- ₹1,100 + Certificate of Excellence
Photography Challenge
Entry Fee: ₹200
(Solo)
(includes submission of 3 photographs)
Participants will submit a set of 3 photographs aligned to a given theme or mood.
Topic
Ad-Ready Frames
Submit a series of 3 photographs that could be used in an advertisement for a product or service of your choice. It can be lifestyle, conceptual, still life, or fashion, but make it brand-ready. Each image must hold strong as an ad visual on its own, yet feel part of a cohesive campaign.
General Terms & Conditions
- All submissions must be original work. Plagiarised or AI-generated content without human intervention will be disqualified.
- Each participant/team may submit only one entry per challenge.
- The top 10-20 entries per challenge will be reviewed by the final jury curated by Arena HQ.
- Submissions must be made in digital formats as per guidelines shared before each deadline (Google Drive/WeTransfer etc.)
- Participants must consent to Amaze Ad Fest using their content for promotional purposes, with due credits.
- All team challenges (Filmmaking, CGI) must submit the team member details at the time of registration. Maximum 5 members per team.
- Registration fee is non-refundable once participation is confirmed.
- Arena Animation HQ will have final authority on the jury panel selection.
- Any breach of code of conduct or submission of offensive/defamatory content will lead to immediate disqualification.
- Challenge-specific submission deadlines and format specs will be shared by the organising committee 10 days before the festival.
Logistics & Coordination
- Each regional franchise is expected to promote these challenges in their student and alumni networks.
- Final shortlisting of judges will be done by Arena HQ based on challenge descriptions and sample entries.
- The organizing committee (Amaze Team + Jaipur Franchise) will coordinate backend logistics, shortlisting, and result processing.