Participants take part in this challenge and competition using hashtag #wikifilm. List of participants and their submissions will be controlled with hashtag tool and Wikinside (Czech statistics tool).
Participants: Participants can edit any articles related to film, cinema, moving image or personalities related to these fields of interest in any language version of Wikipedia. It is not necessary to focus on national cinema articles and themes, but it is highly recommended (list of suggested articles is here). Participants must come from any of the countries of the CEE region mentioned above.
Date, hashtag: Articles must be created between July 1st to September 30th, 2026, using the hashtag #wikifilm as part of editors summary.
Local criteria: Local organisers can prepare their own criteria for articles in their home language.
Size: Minimum size of the articles is 5000 bytes or 500 words, ensuring sufficient depth and coverage.
No Orphaned Articles: Articles must not be orphaned, meaning they should be linked from at least one other article to ensure visibility within the Wikipedia ecosystem.
No Copyright violations: There should be no copyright violations, and articles should adhere to local Wikipedia policies on notability, ensuring that the content meets the standards for notability.
Theme Relevance: Articles should directly address the theme of film, cinematography, audiovisual works, filmmakers, film history and theory or screen industry (cinemas, institutions, etc.).
Adequate references and Citations: Each article should include proper references and citations following local Wikipedia policies, ensuring the reliability and credibility of the information presented.
Participants can upload photos, videos, audio or pdf files to Wikimedia Commons using a specific category.
Images and videos should have a decent quality related to the topic mentioned above.
All files related to the competition do not have any limitations regarding their age or source. If participants upload files, which are not their work, they are obliged to provide author or owner approval!
All files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons will be selected according to the contribution to the overall goal of this call and will be rewarded with special mention.
Results will be published until October 30th, 2026 at Wiki Loves Film project page.
Prizes will be delivered online or by postal services until the end of November 2026 or given to the Wikimedia representatives at CEE meeting in Thesaloniki, Greece.
