WIF India, in collaboration with Google Flow, invites Indian storytellers to create an original short film and explore what’s possible when new technology meets a point of view that’s entirely your own.
Open to Indian nationals, 18+ | Maximum runtime: 5 minutes
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Filmmaking has always moved with technology – from cameras to digital filmmaking, VFX to virtual production. Every new tool has changed the frame a little: how we build worlds, direct a scene, and turn an idea in our heads into something people can watch.
Google Flow is part of that next chapter.
Flow is an AI filmmaking tool that helps creators develop cinematic clips, scenes and stories using Google’s generative AI models. You can experiment with visual ideas, characters, environments, camera movement, mood and pacing – then keep shaping the film until it starts to feel like yours.
Meet your new creative collaborator.
Bring the first image in your head to life – whether it’s a character, a world or one very specific moment.
Play with camera movement, framing, perspective and visual language.
Take individual clips and shape them into scenes, sequences and stories.
Try, tweak, reframe and keep going until the film starts looking like the one you imagined.
Tell a story only you could tell
Create an original short film of up to 5 minutes, using Google Flow as part of your filmmaking process.
There’s no prescribed genre. Make a drama, comedy, thriller, romance, science fiction, documentary, animation, experimental film, fantasy, horror – or something that is completely, unmistakably you.
Bring your references, your sense of humour, your observations, your visual taste. The tool can open up the frame. What goes inside it is still your call.
What matters is the story, your creative voice, and how you make Google Flow part of your process.
If you have a story, you belong here.
You can participate if you:
● Are 18 years of age or older.
● Are an Indian national.
● Are a filmmaker, writer, producer, artist, student, creator – or simply a storyteller with an idea.
● Can create and submit an original short film of 5 minutes or less.
No previous professional filmmaking experience is required.
Language
Your film can be in any Indian language.
Films in languages other than English should include English subtitles to support judging and
accessibility.
A few things to keep in frame.
1. ORIGINALITY
The film must be your original work.
2. TIME LIMIT
The final film must not exceed 5 minutes.
3. USE OF GOOGLE FLOW
Google Flow must be used as part of the creative filmmaking process. The Google Flow watermark must remain visible. It must not be removed, cropped, covered, obscured or digitally altered.
4. NO UNAUTHORISED EXISTING WORK
Do not use copyrighted films, footage, characters, scenes, music, artwork or other existing creative works unless you have the necessary rights and permissions.
5. APPROPRIATE CONTENT
Films must comply with the competition’s U/A content guidelines and applicable Google Flow usage and content policies.
6. SOCIAL SHARING AND BTS
Posting your project on social media is mandatory. Sharing BTS shots from your filmmaking process is encouraged.
U/A CONTENT GUIDELINES
Submissions should be suitable for a U/A-rated audience and must not contain graphic violence or gore, explicit sexual content, sexual exploitation, hateful or discriminatory content, glorification or instruction relating to illegal activity, or other material that would be inappropriate for a general audience.
A quick production note before you begin.
WIF India and the competition do not provide or reimburse Google Flow subscriptions,
memberships, credits or other paid access required to create your film.
Participants are responsible for arranging their own access to Google Flow and for any
associated costs.
IMPORTANT
Please check Google’s current Flow availability, eligibility, pricing and plan requirements before beginning production.
New tool? Start here.
Registered participants will receive video resources to help them understand and use Google
Flow as part of their filmmaking process.
FLOW 101
A beginner-friendly introduction to Google Flow.
CREATOR TIPS
Practical tips for experimenting with AI in your filmmaking workflow – from prompt to final frame
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15 September 2026
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Every new registrant receives the pre-recorded
Google Flow tutorial after signing up.
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A Google Flow expert leads a live training
session for registered participants.
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27 September 2026
The three-week production window
officially begins.
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27 September–17 October 2026
Participants create, publish (optional)
and submit their films.
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Submissions are reviewed by the jury.
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Here’s what could be waiting at the end credits.
🏆 THE WINNERS
The Top 3 winners will receive cash prizes.
– Accommodation and Economy round trip flight to IFFI Goa for the final showcase
🎬 SELECTED FILMS
The Top 5 selected films will have the opportunity to be showcased at IFFI Goa 2026.
Please read before submitting.
