EditOffice presents · Open editing challenge

The cutis yours.

Ninety seconds. Any footage you have the right to use. No prescribed style. Cut something only you would make.

Submit your film ↓ Read the brief →

Contest 01 · Global · No entry fee

EO / OPEN CUTContest issue
01 — 2026

Make the timeline
mean something.

Your footage
Your directionMaximum runtime
01:30:00

Runtime: 90 seconds max
Format: MP4 or MOV
Entry: One per editor
Fee: Free worldwide

The brief

Show us
how you
see.

Open Cut rewards editorial point of view, not expensive production. Start with material you can legally use and make it unmistakably yours.

01 / SOURCE

Bring your own footage.

Self-shot, licensed, commissioned, or public-domain material is welcome. You must have permission to submit it.

02 / CUT

Keep it under 90 seconds.

Portrait, landscape, sound, silence, narrative, montage — the format is open. The point of view is not.

03 / FILE

Send one finished edit.

Submit an MP4 or MOV up to 500 MB. One entry per editor. Team edits may be entered under one lead editor.

04 / RESULT

The winner gets the spotlight.

The selected cut and its editor will be featured by EditOffice, with a desk interview about how the timeline came together.

25%

Point of view

A clear, ownable editorial idea.

25%

Rhythm

Timing that makes every cut earn its place.

25%

Story

A progression we can feel, however abstract.

25%

Finish

Intentional sound, grade, type, and delivery.

Your entry

Ready when
the timeline is.

Upload your final cut and tell the desk who made it. Your film stays private unless it is selected for the winner feature.

MP4 or MOV · 500 MB max
90 seconds max · One entry per editor

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