Big Screen Hack London 2026

Tracks and challenges

Pick a track, take on a partner's challenge, and use our community partners' credits to make it. Entries close at midday (UK time) on Sunday 11 October.

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Midday, Sunday 11 October · UK time

  1. 01Tracks · 3Each with a lead sponsor
  2. 02Challenges · 3Set by partners inside each track
  3. 03Community partners · 3Credits to help you make it

Footage from London 2025 winners

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The tracks, and the challenges inside them

Every entry goes into a track. Inside the tracks, partners set their own challenges, with their own briefs and prizes.

A crowd walking through a city street, from How to be Human
How to be Human · Gold, Best in Show, London 2025
Track 01 · Filmmaking trackLead sponsor

The Greenlight

The Fairground IP Challenge

Got a story that deserves to be a series? The winning concept becomes a funded series on Fairground.

A funded series on Fairground
The brief, how to enter and the rules →
A shop window dressed for Christmas at night
Track 02 · Advertising trackLead sponsor

The Big Sell

The OpenClips Advertising Track

Make a Black Friday or Christmas ad for $1,500 and a slot on the IMAX.

US$1,500 and your ad on the IMAXPartner credits
The brief, how to enter and the rules →

Challenges in The Big SellSet by challenge partners, each with its own brief and prizes

More brand challenges unlock through the week.

A skateboarder in mid-air above pink clouds, from IPVise's showreel
Made on IPVise
Track 03 · Micro drama trackLead sponsor

Micro Drama

The IPVise Micro Drama Challenge

Make a micro drama of two to five minutes on IPVise, for a £500 prize and a place on the IMAX shortlist.

£500 (about US$650) for the winner
The brief, how to enter and the rules →
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Community partners

Credits for their tools, to help you make your entry. Share your card to unlock them: your codes appear on your profile and on each partner's page.

Meet everyone in the hackContestants, sponsors and partners are all in one WhatsApp group. Find a teammate and see what others are making.
Join the WhatsApp group

The rules for the whole event are in the participant guide. Questions? Ask us.

Join the WhatsApp groupMeet the other contestants