Around 25 creative teams from Puerto Rico will be taking part in the 16th edition of the 48 Hour Film Project, which is a competition in which filmmakers all around the world are challenged to make a short film in just 48 hours.

In a report with Fox News Latino, Puerto Rico's current economic state did not deter the creative mind to be contained. Julio Cabrera, who is the competition's organizer said that creatve minds have flocked to the event which is to be held in San Juan between Nov. 6-8.

The international competition challenges filmmakers and their creative teams to go through the entire filmmaking process in just 48 hours. Every team from each given city will be assigned a character, a prop and a single line of dialogue which is to be used in the film. The challenge lies in combining all the elements together to come up with a short film in the given time period. 

"It's up to each team to decide how to integrate them into their own film. Teams compete for the most creative use of these elements," said the official site. 

According to the 48 Hour Film Project Official Website, there shall be three considerations for Best Film, which include Artistic Merit, Technical Merit and Adherance to the Assignment. Filmmakers can also qualify for the Audience Award, which is determined by audience ballots. 

Official judges for this year's competition are writer Jorge Gonzales as well as Mexican born film director and producer Sonia Fritz. To her credit, Fritz won the Ariel Award for Best Educational, Scientific, or Artistic Short Film. She is known for films like "America" (2011), "El beso que me diste" (2000) and "Las Estrellas del Estuario" (2009) among others. 

Other awards for the 48 Hour Film Project include Best Acting, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Besr Directing among others. The grand prize includes the Grand Prize Trophy as well as a $5,000 cash prize. Winners will be announced at Filmapalooza 2016. The 10 films of the year will also be featured at Cannes 2016 at the Short Film Corner  

Cabrera added that there were more teams who have signed up for the competition than last year. Some of the previous winners of the 48 Hour Film Project include "Where Sheep May Safely Graze" by Trinidad Mustache Films by Trinidad Mustache Films from Albuquerque, New Mexico which won Best Use of Line in 2012 as well as "Gil" which took home the Best Film Award in 2015.