Tuesday, September 29, 2026
About the Event
The Reel Maker Challenge 2026 is a creative short-form video competition held as part of Imprenditore 5.0, the flagship entrepreneurship and innovation festival of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal. The challenge asks participants to create a reel that captures attention, communicates a message clearly, and delivers measurable marketing impact.
Format
What the Event Tests
Who Should Participate
Content creators, marketing enthusiasts, video editors, social media creators, storytellers, and students interested in digital media and advertising. The competition is open to individual participants; team size is limited to one.
Event Details
About the Organiser
RGPV is a state technical university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and a major hub for engineering and technology education in central India. Its E-Cell (entrepreneurship cell) runs Imprenditore, a multi-day festival that brings together student founders, creators, and industry participants through competitions, workshops, and networking. The Reel Maker Challenge sits within this ecosystem as a creative-marketing track, giving participants a practical brief that mirrors how brands and startups actually commission short-form content.
Why It Matters
Short-form video is now a primary growth channel for Indian startups and small businesses. This challenge gives creators, marketers, and students a structured setting to build a portfolio piece, test their storytelling against a real brief, and connect with the wider Imprenditore community of founders and student entrepreneurs in Madhya Pradesh.
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