February to April 2026

The Creativity Marathon is an opportunity for high school students to come together to solve some of the world's greatest challenges through a international 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 to produce a three-minute video showing a clear and creative solution to one or more of UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals.

The event will take place between February 1st and April 8th.

Creativity Marathon 2026 Winners

Maple Bear Canadian School Valinhos	Priscila Sousa	Vito Stamparin	João Rodrigues	Heitor Simões	Miguel Dallagnese	Miguel Motta	Project	Winner
Colégio Marista Arquidiocesano	Alan Dantas Leonardo	Caroline Fernandez	Amanda Perez	João Paulo Vaz	Juliana Gouvêa	Miguel Camargo Simoes	Project	2º. Place
Colégio Everest Internacional - Rio de Janeiro	Fernanda Macena	Guy Kullmann	Eduardo Cassiano	Manuela Nascimento	Mariana Turcatel	Maria Clara Silva	Project	3º. Place

Honorable Mentions of 2026

Colégio Agostiniano Nossa Senhora de Fátima	Veronica Brambilla	Catarina Carvalho	Julia Rabelo	Alice Oliveira	Natalia Melo	Julia Lelis	Projeto
Pan American Christian Academy	Melinda Swisher	Bruna Marujo	Valentina Porto	Lara Pedrosa	-	-	Projeto
Canadian High School - Colégio Santo Agostinho - Nova Lima	Santino Filoso	Manuela Costa	Alice Gonçalves Diniz	Igor Carvalhais	-	-	Projeto
Dinâmica Bilingual School	Pauline Bitzer	Pedro Andrade	Antonella Isidoro Feiber	Charlotte Kruel Fisher	Giovanna Miwa Prado Suzuki	Rafaela Balbo	Projeto
Colégio Santa Catarina SP	Adan Cunha	Clara Figueiredo	Carlos Ferreira	Pelagimacliciana Otinta da Silva	Gustavo Alexandre Lucas Machado	-	Projeto
Colégio Semeador	Janaina Irala	André Mergen Fang	Bernardo Loch	Lucas Garcia	Pedro Aguera	Davi Ravanhã Ribeiro	Projeto

Winners & Honorable Mentions of 2025

Escola Bilíngue Pueri Domus Aclimação	Cintia Yamashita	Mariana Bigongiari	Helena Trugillo	Leonardo Paro Del Carlo	Giulia Minelli	Carolina La Motta	Projeto
Canadian High School (Colégio Santo Agostinho Belo Horizonte)	Gregory Andrus	Larissa Oliveira	Mariana Valadares	Letícia Silva	Nicolas Brito	Pedro Queiroz	Projeto
Colégio Presbiteriano Mackenzie São Paulo	Guilherme Oliveira	Ana Carolina Neto	Manuella de Araújo Lopes	Catharine Lima	Laura Sales	Kathleen Zamarian	Projeto

Regional Winner

About the

Creativity Marathon 2026

With the help of some filmmaking lessons from Full Sail, teams of three to five students, accompanied by an adult sponsor, will produce a three-minute video showing a clear and creative solution to one or more of UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals.

Free participation, exclusive to partner schools

100% online

Special prizes for the best projects

Certificate of participation for students and sponsors

Why participate in the

Creativity Marathon 2026?

The Creativity Marathon is the perfect opportunity to unleash your imagination and show the power of your ideas! You and your team will use creativity to turn some of the world’s biggest challenges into inspiring solutions — all through a short film of up to 3 minutes. This is your chance to experiment, learn about filmmaking, work as a team, and make your mark by creating something amazing.

Take on the Challenge

Show your potential! Impress the judges with your creativity.
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How the projects will be evaluated

Meet the judges

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.

Video Judging Rubric

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:

Prizes and awards

Award winners will be announced LIVE during the Virtual Awards Ceremony on April 8th. There will be 5 Honorable Mention nominations and one Winner nomination.

Check the event

Schedule

Stay alert to the dates! It's essential to follow the official event calendar. Registrations and submissions past the deadline will not be accepted, so plan your participation in advance.

Rules and Regulation

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 2026 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 18th - March 28th.

About Full Sail University

Founded in 1979, Full Sail University is located in Orlando, Flórida, EUA. With over 140 different programs, the university is accredited by ACCSC (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges) and is currently responsible for educating thousands of professionals for the Creative Industry around the globe. Elected a Top 50 Film Schools and Instructors From Around the World by the Variety Magazine 2021 and one of the Top 25 Best Graduate Game Design Programs by The Princeton Review, 2021, Full Sail University is proud to have contributed with the education of graduates such as Chance Glasco (credits included Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 e 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts, rumii), Larry Katz (credits included Shaft, War for the Planet of the Apes, Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men: First Class) and Gary Rizzo (credits included Dunkirk, Bright, Sing!, How To Train Your Dragon, Interstellar, Oblivion, Inception, The Dark Knight, The Incredibles).

For a complete list of Awards and Accolades from Full Sail University, access: https://www.fullsail.edu/about/press/accolades-awards .

For a complete list of some of our most prominent graduates, access: https://www.fullsail.edu/hall-of-fame

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