Board Game

The brief

Show us the film before you make it.

Plan it shot by shot in StoryMachine, from the first idea to a full storyboard and previz.

How to enter

1. 1

   Make your Big Screen Hack profile, if you haven't already. It takes about two minutes. Make your profile →

2. 2

   Share your card to unlock your partner credits. Your StoryMachine code appears on your profile and on this page.

3. 3

   Start with the idea.

4. 4

   Build the storyboard in StoryMachine, shot by shot.

5. 5

   Finish with the previz.

6. 6

   Get it in before midday (UK time) on Sunday 11 October. Early submissions are guaranteed to be judged.

The rules

For this challenge

• Plan your film in StoryMachine, from the first idea to a full storyboard and previz.

For every track and challenge

• Entry is free.
• Enter on your own or as a team. You don't need a ready-made crew: you can find collaborators among the people taking part.
• Entries close at midday (UK time) on Sunday 11 October. Early submissions are guaranteed to be judged.
• Unless the brief says otherwise, you can make something new during hack week or enter work you've already made, as long as you hold the rights to it.
• You keep what you make. Big Screen Hack gets the limited rights in the chapter terms to judge, screen, promote and archive your entry, and everyone in your team must have the authority to grant those rights.
• Before any public screening, you tell us who owns the script, which AI models you used, any material shot with real people, permission for anyone's likeness, the music rights and any territory restrictions.
• Sponsors' challenges are judged separately from the independent main jury.
• Partner credits are one code per person for each partner, redeemed on the partner's own platform.
• The shortlist premieres on Friday 16 October at the IMAX.

The full rules for the event, including rights and what you need to tell us about how your entry was made, are in the participant guide.