International Participations invited for 22 exciting ‘Create in India Challenges’ Winners to get excusive opportunity to participate in WAVES 2025 at Mumbai, India from May 1-4, 2025

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India has announced opening of 22 competitions for International participation under Create in India Challenge – Season-1, the cornerstone of the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES), scheduled to be held in Mumbai, India from 1st to 4th May, 2025. Winners of these challenges will get an exclusive opportunity to visit India and participate in this unique Global Summit.These challenges span a wide range of creative domains including but not limited to Music, Advertising, Gaming, Esports, Animation, VFX, Filmmaking, Trailer Making, Poster Making, Comics, Community Radio, Reel Making (list with links below).

The ‘Create in India’ Challenges have been designed to showcase India’s robust creative infrastructure while fostering collaboration between domestic and international talent. The initiative aligns with the Government’s commitment to foster an environment of cross-border innovation and creativity.

The challenges are open to creative professionals, students, and enthusiasts from around the world including Uzbekistan. Interested participants may visit WAVES website https://wavesindia.org/challenges-2025  to register and access detailed information about the challenges. Alternatively, they may scan the QR code below to register directly.

Tashkent
February 13, 2025

List of ‘Create in India’ Challenges open for International Participation 

1. WAVES Promo Video Challenge by Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation 
2. Truth Tell Hackathon by India Cellular & Electronics Association 
3. Community Radio Content Challenge by Community Radio Association 
4. WAVES Hackathon: Adspend Optimizer by Advertising Agencies Association of India 
5. Make the World Wear Khadi by Advertising Agencies Association of India 
6. Wah Ustad by Dilli Gharana 
7. Battle of the Bands by Prasar Bharati 
8. Resonate: The EDM Challenge by Indian Music Industry     
9. WAVES Anime & Manga Contest by Media and Entertainment Association of India 
10. City Quest: Shades of Bharat by E-gaming Federation 
11. Innovate2Educate- Handheld Device Challenge by Indian Digital Gaming Society 
12. A.I. Avatar Creator Challenge by AVTR Metalabs 
13. WAVES Awards of Excellence by ASIFA India 
14. Tech Triumph Program by Interactive Entertainment and Innovation Council 
15. WAVES Comic Chronicles by Internet and Mobile Association of India 
16. WAVES AI Art Installation Challenge by Internet and Mobile Association of India 
17. WAVES Explorer by Internet and Mobile Association of India 
18. Reel Making Competition by Internet and Mobile Association of India 
19. Young Filmmakers Challenge by Whistling Woods International and FICCI 
20. Film Poster Making Competition NFAI- NFDC and ImageNation Street Art 
21. Trailer Making Competition by FICCI 
22. WAVES VFX Competition by ABAI