The next chapters and every one so far

Next up: London.

Name: Big Screen Hack New York 2026 · The Loft
Start: 2026-06-06
End: 2026-06-06
Location: The Loft

Make a pilot in five days. The winning concept is developed into a funded series with our partners at Fairground and StoryMachine. London hack week is on now. Entries close at midday (UK time) on Sunday 11 October, and the shortlist premieres on Friday 16 October at the IMAX. Then catch up on every chapter so far: the films, the winners and the people who made them.

LondonConfirmed

Next chapter · Big Screen Hack London

London

5 to 16 October 2026 · During the BFI London Film Festival

Make a pilot in five days. The winning concept is developed into a funded series with our partners at Fairground and StoryMachine. Hack week is on now. Submissions close at midday (uk time) on sunday 11 october, and the shortlist premieres on Friday 16 October at the IMAX.

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Coming soon

Coming soon · Big Brand Hack

Online

Two-week online challenge

A global online advertising challenge with our partners at StoryMachine. Creative teams take one live brand brief and have two weeks to make a finished ad. Dates and the first brief are announced on storymachine.ai.

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RiyadhIn development

Next stop · LEAP 2027

Riyadh

April 2027

A proposed LEAP chapter connecting filmmakers with the builders shaping the next generation of creative technology. Official event dates are still to be confirmed.

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Cannes Film FestivalIn development

Next stop · Cannes 2027

Cannes Film Festival

May 2027 · Dates to be confirmed

Back to the Croisette during the Cannes Film Festival, with the strongest new work on a cinema screen in festival week.

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Cannes LionsIn development

Next stop · Cannes Lions 2027

Cannes Lions

June 2027 · Dates to be confirmed

Brands, agencies and AI-native filmmakers making finished ads together during the festival of creativity.

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TribecaIn development

Next stop · New York 2027

Tribeca

June 2027 · Dates to be confirmed

Back to New York for the Tribeca Festival, building on The Loft in 2026 with filmmakers, builders and investors in one room.

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TorontoIn development

Next stop · Toronto 2027

Toronto

September 2027 · Dates to be confirmed

A chapter during the Toronto International Film Festival, putting new AI-made work in front of a festival audience.

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Your city

Your event · your screen

Bring Big Screen Hack to your festival, conference, cinema or creative community. We supply the format, the filmmakers, the builders and the work worth screening.

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