
Creativity Marathon
The Creativity Marathon is an opportunity for high school students from all around the world to come together to solve some of the world's greatest challenges through a filmmaking competition.
With the help of some filmmaking lessons from Full Sail, teams of three to five students, accompanied by an adult sponsor, you will have until March 29th, 2025 to produce a three-minute video showing a clear and creative solution to one or more of UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals.
2025 Timeline



Registration Process

Prizes & Awards Ceremony
Award winners will be announced LIVE during the Virtual Awards Ceremony on April 9th.
There will be 5 Honorable Mention nominations and one Winner nomination.


Rules & Regulations
TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR BRAZIL
CLICK HERE to review the Terms & Conditions for Brazil.
SPONSOR REGISTRATION & DEADLINE
- Each team participating in the contest must have a sponsor (teacher, counselor, coordinator or other member of the staff of the school the team is representing) and 3-5 high school students. Sponsors are able to participate on multiple teams, but students are limited to joining only one team.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A RECOGNITION OF PARTICIPATION
- Students that watch the online on demand lessons and submit a project will be able to receive a Student Recognition of Participation (Certificate of Participation). This document will be available for the student on the official platform of the Creativity Marathon 2025 for download. To have access to the document each student must: (i) access the platform; (ii) watch each of the on-demand lessons available from March 19th - March 29th.
Video Criteria





Video Submissions




Video Judging Rubric
Every year, the Creativity Marathon is proud to count on the expertise and dedication of over 50 esteemed judges from diverse creative industries. These professionals bring their unique perspectives and experience to evaluate the incredible projects submitted by participants.
These are the 2025 Creativity Marathon Judges:


Entries will be judged by a panel of judges selected by Full Sail University, which may include Degree Program Instructors, High School Outreach leadership staff, Marketing leadership staff, and Industry Related members invited by team sponsors based on their work experience and/or expertise in sustainability, filmmaking, and/or script writing.
Entries will be judged on a one-hundred (100) point scale by the panel based on the following ten (10) criteria:

The judges will score each entry and will select the top six (6) entries based on the stated criteria. The entry receiving the highest score will be designated the potential winner. The next five (5) highest scoring entries will be designated as honorable mentions.
Creativity Marathon 2024 Winners
Colégio Pentágono - Perdizes | Marcio Fernandes | Pedro Henrique Molina | Mari Tokeshi | Janaína Martin | - | - | Project | Winner |
Escola Carolina Patrício | Pedro Cardial | Luíza Campos | Elissa F. N. Ponte Burlamaqui | Maria Luiza Gleisner Duarte | Pedro Cassis Werner | Hugo Deboni | Project | 2º. Place |
Beacon School | Maria Eduarda Menezes | Júlia Miranda | Maria Paula Torga | Isabela Bidutte de Castro | Lívia da Costa de Miranda | Luiza Fornaza | Project | 3º. Place |
Sponsors
Honorable Mentions of 2024
Rio International School | Amanda Feitosa | Maria Luiza Bechara Monteiro | Daniella Barbosa | Sophia Amorim | Mariana Barros | Luiza Cartolano | Projeto |
Colégio Marista Paranaense | Gabriela Palhano Chaves | Ana Beatriz Flores Queiroz | Ana Luísa Serrano | Beatriz Lopes Schafer | Livia Ampuero Gehlen | Vanessa Beatriz Benato | Projeto |
Colégio Santa Cruz | Alexandre Nunes | Joao Fae | Olívia Severiano | Lara Dias | Luísa Correa | - | Projeto |
Colégio Everest Internacional (Rio de Janeiro) | Fernanda Macena | Guy Kullmann | Gabriel Vargas Netto | Maria Clara Silva | Manuela Nascimento | Mariana Turcatel | Projeto |
Pan American Christian Academy | Melinda Swisher | Eduardo Gonçalves Silva filho | Rafael Meikle | Júlia Fernandes | - | - | Projeto |
Sponsors