GigMedia Spotlight 2026

Make
India's
Next
Great Ad.

30–60 seconds. Any format. Any art form. One competition that puts India's best creators on the map — and on our screens.

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₹45KWorth Prizes+ Brand Partnership

₹20,000 Grand Prize✦Closes 9 May 2026✦Any Format Accepted✦AI · Live Action · Animation · Design✦India's Media Platform✦Calling Filmmakers & Creators✦

About the competition

GIGMEDIA
SPOTLIGHT.

GigMedia is India's first AI-powered platform for media professionals — connecting artists, agencies, and brands on one verified marketplace. GigMedia Spotlight is our open call to India's creators: make our next ad, win ₹20,000, and put your name on a national campaign.

01 — WHO

For every kind of creator

Filmmakers, content creators, writers, graphic designers, illustrators, motion designers, AI artists, animators. If you can tell a story in 60 seconds, this competition is for you.

02 — WHAT

Make a 30–60 second ad

Create an original ad for the GigMedia platform. Your brief: answer one question — why should India's media professionals be on GigMedia? Any format, any style, any language.

03 — WHEN

Submissions close on 9 May 2026.

Results will be announced live on GigMedia's Instagram after the submission window closes. No extensions, no exceptions.

04 — WHY

The prize is just the beginning

The grand prize winner's ad runs as GigMedia's actual paid campaign across India. Your name. Your work. A national audience. ₹20,000 is the bonus — the credit is the career move.

What you can win

THE PRIZES.

Five winners. Six announcements. One live reveal. Every prize comes with visibility that money can't buy.

Grand Prize — Best Overall Ad

Your ad runs as GigMedia's official paid campaign on Instagram and Facebook across India for 30 days. Your name credited as Creative Director — GigMedia Ad Campaign. A permanent portfolio credit and national brand partnership.

₹20,000

Runner Up — Second Best Ad

Cash prize, public recognition, and your ad featured on GigMedia's Instagram for 2 weeks. A platform credential that opens doors in the industry.

₹10,000

Best AI-Generated Ad

Dedicated category for AI-native creators. Midjourney, Runway, Sora, Kling, or any AI tool — if you made it with AI, this prize is yours to win. Featured on GigMedia's channels and Category Winner badge.

₹5,000

Best Live Action Ad

Shot on a phone, a DSLR, or a cinema camera — if it was filmed in the real world, it qualifies. Judged on storytelling and execution relative to budget, not on production cost.

₹5,000

Best Designed / Illustrated Ad

Motion graphics, hand-drawn animation, typography-led design, illustrated storytelling — if it lives in the world of design and illustration, this category is built for you.

₹5,000

TOP
10

Finalist Recognition — Places 4 through 10

No cash — but a GigMedia Competition Finalist 2025 badge on your profile, featured in our Top 10 Entries carousel, and your entry shared permanently on GigMedia's story highlights. The visibility is the prize.

Badge +
Feature

How to participate

ENTER IN 5 STEPS.

The entire process takes place on the GigMedia app and website, followed by email communication.

Download the GigMedia app

Available on Android and iOS. Download from the App Store or Google Play. Sign up is free, takes under 5 minutes, and your profile is your entry credential. No profile — no entry. This is the only gate.

Mandatory — no app, no entry

Get your unique GigMedia Creator ID

Every registered user gets a unique creator ID - e.g. GM-2025-04821. This is your competition identity. It goes in every submission and every post you share publicly. It is both a functional gate and a public signal that you are in.

AUTO-GENERATED ON SIGN-UP

Create your 30–60 second ad

Your brief: make an ad for GigMedia that answers — why should India's media professionals be on this platform? Any format, any language, any art form. One entry per creator ID. The ad must include the GigMedia name or logo. All content must be original — no plagiarised assets, no unlicensed music.

Any format · Any language · Original work

Email it to us directly

Send your final submission to our email along with your GMA code and the drive link.

Email us at spotlight@gigmediaapp.com

Share it publicly with #GigMediaSpotlight

Post your entry on Instagram Reels using #GigMediaSpotlight and tag @GigMediaApp. Include your creator ID in the caption. GigMedia will repost the strongest 3 entries every day during the submission window. The more it travels, the more it counts.

Encouraged — not mandatory

Formats accepted

ANY ART FORM.

GigMedia Spotlight is India's first creative competition that accepts every format as equal. No format has an advantage. The idea wins.

Live Action Video

Shot on anything — a phone, a DSLR, a cinema camera, or a webcam. Judged on storytelling and craft relative to your tools, not on equipment budget. A phone-shot ad with a brilliant idea beats an expensive production with a weak concept every time.

Any camera

AI-Generated Video

Midjourney, Runway ML, Sora, Kling, Pika, or any AI video tool. Pure AI pipelines are fully valid entries. The prompt is the craft — show us what AI can do in the hands of a genuinely creative person. India's AI creators have a dedicated prize category.

Midjourney · Runway · Sora · Kling

Animation

2D, 3D, frame-by-frame, stop motion, whiteboard, character animation, or anything in between. Rendered in Blender, After Effects, Toon Boom, or even a flipbook. If it moves and it's drawn, it counts.

2D · 3D · Stop motion · Frame-by-frame

Motion Graphics

Typography in motion, kinetic text, graphic design that moves, infographic storytelling, data visualisation as narrative. If your primary language is Adobe After Effects or Motion, this format is your strongest ground.

After Effects · Motion · Typography

Illustrated / Graphic Design

Hand-drawn illustration animated or presented as a slideshow, comic panel storytelling, poster design brought to video, or pure graphic design with voiceover. If you draw, paint, or design — this is your category.

Illustration · Design · Comic panels

Mixed Media & Experimental

Live action + AI. Animation + typography. Photography + voiceover. Found footage + original narration. If it doesn't fit neatly in one category, it belongs here. The most unexpected entries often win. Experiments are welcome.

Any combination · Experimental

Competition rules

KNOW THE RULES.

Duration: 30 to 60 seconds

No shorter, no longer. Entries under 30 seconds or over 60 seconds will be disqualified. The constraint is intentional — great ads are made in the edit.

GigMedia must be named or shown

Your ad must include the GigMedia name, logo, or app name somewhere in the video. There is no minimum screen time — one frame is enough. It cannot be invisible.

One entry per creator ID

Each GigMedia account may submit one entry. Multiple accounts to submit multiple entries will result in disqualification of all submissions from that individual.

Original work only

All content must be created by the entrant. No plagiarised footage, no unlicensed stock, no copyrighted music without a valid licence. AI-generated content is fully accepted but the prompt and creative direction must be your own.

Any Indian language is valid

Hindi, English, Hinglish, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi — any Indian language is accepted. Multilingual entries are valid. Subtitles are not required but are encouraged for wider reach.

Submission deadline is final

The submission window closes at 11:59 PM on 9 May. No extensions, no exceptions. Late entries submitted after this time will not be reviewed.

GigMedia has rights to feature your entry

By submitting, you grant GigMedia the right to feature your entry on its social channels and website with full attribution. You retain all ownership of your work. The grand prize winner grants additional rights for use in the paid ad campaign.

The decision of the judges is final

Three judges evaluate entries against the published criteria. The judging panel includes a GigMedia creative lead, an independent filmmaker or creative director, and a representative from one of GigMedia's OTT partners.

How entries are judged

THE CRITERIA.

100 points total. Every format is judged on the same criteria — but execution is assessed relative to the format chosen. A phone-shot film is not compared to a studio production.

Creativity

Is the concept original? Does it stop the scroll? Does it find an unexpected angle or use the format in a way no one has tried before? The most important single criterion.

Clarity

Does a viewer who has never heard of GigMedia understand what it is and why they should care — after watching once? Brilliant creativity with zero clarity does not win.

Emotional impact

Does it make you feel something — excited, inspired, proud, curious? Ads that land emotionally get shared. Ads that are only clever get appreciated and forgotten.

Production craft

Relative to format. An AI entry is judged on AI craft. A live action entry on cinematography and editing. The question is not "was it expensive?" — it is "was it intentional?"

Inspiration

SAMPLE SUBMISSIONS.

Get a feel for the competition. These are the kinds of 30-60 second spots that capture attention. Tap the speaker icon on any video to hear the audio.

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