An invitation from
Friday 16 October · Science Museum IMAX
New AI films on the IMAX.Then The Odyssey.
£20 with code IMAX20, applied at checkout. Adults only (18+).
The films
Films that didn't exist last week
Some were made before the hack and entered, but most were made during the week itself, and the quality was outstanding. The best of them premiere here, before anyone else has seen them.
The prize
StoryMachine funds development. When distributed, 50% of advertising revenue is shared by the maker and backing partners.*
The prize
Watch a series get commissioned
On the night, one of the films is picked to become a series, developed with StoryMachine and Fairground TV. A series can be a film series or a TV series.
StoryMachine funds development. Distribution includes Fairground TV on Roku.*
It could be mine.
credits to develop the series
The room
Sit next to the people who made it
This isn't a quiet multiplex. The filmmakers are in the audience, watching their work on an IMAX screen with you.
30 judges from film, VFX, advertising and AI studios picked the shortlist.
Changeover
That was the first half
- Brand new films, on a screen four buses big.
- A series commissioned, with you in the room.
- The people who made them, sitting next to you.
Stay in your seat. There's a second film.
Act two
Then The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan's film of one of the oldest stories we have, and the first feature shot entirely with IMAX film cameras. It plays on the same screen, straight after the newest films in London.
It has been sold out at the IMAX for most of 2026. Your ticket includes it.
The Science Museum lists its 70mm screenings of The Odyssey as sold out for 2026 (checked 12 October 2026). The artwork here is ours, not from the film. Big Screen Hack isn't connected to the film or its makers.
The ticket
One ticket. Both films.
- The Big Screen Hack London shortlist on the IMAX
- The Odyssey, on the same screen
- An evening with the people who made the films
Tickets are £25, or £20 with code IMAX20.
Pass it on
Bring your people
Choose an entry and make its social post
Send this to the friends you'd want next to you on the night.
Made one of the films? Get your film's own invitation page to share.
Friday 16 October · During BFI London Film Festival week
Join us for the night
- When
- Friday 16 October 2026. Doors 7.20pm with popcorn, drinks and snacks. Films from 7.30pm.
- Where
- IMAX: The Ronson Theatre, Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD. South Kensington is the nearest Tube.
- Tickets
- From £25 on Luma.
- Good to know
- Private event during BFI London Film Festival week. Adults only (18+). Questions: hello@bigscreenhack.com
Last time
Where the last films went next
Our last hack ended with the films on the big screen at Cinéum in Cannes. Since then they've been recognised at festivals in Montréal, Los Angeles and Warsaw, and the winners have gone on to paid work off the back of it.
Big Screen Hack is independent. It runs during the BFI London Film Festival but isn't part of the official programme.