Warsaw. Toronto. London. Riyadh.
Big Screen Hack moves from city to city. Warsaw is confirmed as the Big Brand Hack, where creative teams make ads from live brand briefs in 24 hours. Toronto, London and Riyadh are in development, while every completed chapter remains open as a record of the films, tools and people who made it.
ConfirmedWarsaw
28–30 August 2026We are partnering with Warsaw Glitch to bring the Big Brand Hack to Central and Eastern Europe. Creative teams take a live brief from a participating brand and have 24 hours to make a finished ad, followed by a live festival showcase.
Follow this stop ↗Toronto
10–20 September 2026A proposed Toronto chapter during the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, taking the movement to one of cinema’s biggest global meeting points.
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7–18 October 2026A planned return to London during the 70th BFI London Film Festival, bringing the next wave of AI-native artists back onto a real cinema screen.
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April 2027A proposed LEAP chapter connecting filmmakers with the builders shaping the next generation of creative technology. Official event dates are still to be confirmed.
Follow this stop ↗Your city
Your event · your screenBring 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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CompletedCannes
May 2026A film jam, villa gathering and Cinéum screening put the strongest work in front of a festival-week audience.
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CompletedLondon
October 2025 · May 2026The BFI debut proved the idea. The London flagship scaled it to 180 people and 58 submissions.
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CompletedTribeca
June 2026The community crossed the Atlantic for an independent New York chapter during Tribeca week.
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