01. Solo entries only
Individual competition. No credited collaborators. One editor, one cut.
VideoThonfor video editors
24 hours. One brief. Cut something worth watching.
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How it works
Register
Sign in with Google, fill a short form. Solo entry, no team code, no group chase.
Join the WhatsApp group
Every participant joins the group. Kickoff, the brief, judge Q&A and last-minute updates land there first.
Cut for 24 hours
From Friday 8 PM kickoff to Saturday 8 PM deadline. Any software, any sources you have rights to. Ship one cut.
Submit before the deadline
One public link. Drive, Behance, YouTube, Vimeo, anything a judge can open. Late is not counted.
Community · Required
Every participant joins the WhatsApp group
Kickoff announcements, the brief, judge Q&A and last-minute updates all happen there first. If you’re not in the group, you will miss it.
Join the WhatsApp group →
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Timeline
Kickoff
The brief lands in the WhatsApp group. The clock starts. Open your project.
Halfway
Optional pulse check. Share rough cuts, get notes, keep cutting.
Deadline
Submit the public link before the timer hits zero. Anything late is not counted.
Results
Winners announced with a public reel. Every entry gets a written judge note.
Frequently asked
questions
Common questions before you register.
Anyone who edits video: students, self-taught cutters, in-house editors, freelancers. All skill levels, worldwide.
No. It's a 24-hour online hackathon. Register with any phone number from the country-code list; submit from anywhere.
Anything. Premiere, DaVinci, Final Cut, CapCut, After Effects. Whatever ships your best cut. Your call.
It lands in the WhatsApp group at kickoff. One prompt everyone edits to, and the constraint is what makes it interesting.
Yes. Every entry gets a short note from the judges. That's the point.
Yes. Registration and entry are completely free.
Rules
02. Sources allowed, credited
Stock is fine. Client work is not. If a shot isn't yours, name where it came from in your notes.
03. Everything inside 24 hours
The cut, the grade, the sound, the export. All after kickoff. Pre-built templates disclosed in submission notes.
04. One link, before the timer
Drive, Behance, YouTube, Vimeo. Any public link a judge can open. Late is not counted.