London 2026 · Audience vote closes 9am Monday
Enter Big Screen Hack London. Your film on the IMAX, on TV, making you money.
Entries for London 2026 are closed. The audience vote for the Public Greenlight is open now: log in or sign up for free, watch the top 10 and vote for your favourite. Voting closes at 9am on Monday 19 October.
What you're competing for
Entries have closed. The audience vote for the Public Greenlight is open until 9am on Monday 19 October: watch the top 10 and vote.
- IMAX
A premiere on the big screen
The shortlist premiered on Friday 16 October at the IMAX, during the BFI London Film Festival. Now the audience vote is open until 9am on Monday 19 October.
- TV
A funded series
The winning concept is developed into a funded series with our partners at Fairground and StoryMachine. It then airs on Fairground TV.
- $50K+
In prizes and credits
Prizes across every track, plus credits from our partners to help you make your film.
The tracks
- 01
The Greenlight Fairground and StoryMachine
Make a pilot two to five minutes long. The winning concept becomes a funded series.
- 02
The Big Sell OpenClips · The advertising track
Make an ad on OpenClips for $1,500 and a slot on the IMAX: for a partner brand, a brand you bring, or one you make up.
- 03
Sponsors' challenges StoryMachine, ElevenLabs, SmartyPlants and more
Sponsors set their own challenges inside each track, with their own briefs and prizes. All live now.
The rules in brief
- Hack week
- It started on Monday 5 October and is on now. The tracks and challenges are on our platform.
- Deadline
- Midday (UK time) on Sunday 11 October. Early submissions are guaranteed to be judged.
- Who
- Solo or in a team. No team yet? Find people on the participants page.
- What
- A new pilot made during the week, or a film you've already made, as long as you hold the rights.
- Rights
- You keep what you make. Tell us what tools, footage and music went into it.
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