London 2026 · The judges' picks
Who makesthe big screen?
The 29 films and ads on the judges' shortlist, and the 23 they highly commended. Which ones play on the IMAX is revealed at the premiere at the Science Museum on Friday 16 October. Come and find out.
Private event during BFI London Film Festival week · Adults only (18+)
The judges' shortlist
Theshortlist.
Picked by the judges for the final round, listed alphabetically. Open one to meet its maker and get tickets.
27 SPIESFilm · Adrien Bodson · Shortlist
ALL THE GOOD MENFilm · Ekene Sasha Onyiah · Shortlist
Ash the seriesFilm · Ogo · Shortlist
BizzflightAd · Valerie Kramp · Shortlist
BRNT ORANGE x BLCK FRIDAYAd · Philip Nwachukwu · Shortlist
Dragon's DroneFilm · Jacek Kadaj · Shortlist
DUNK — A Proper Dunking - Black Friday Campaign 2026Ad · Christian. Luoma · Shortlist
EVERCLOSEFilm · Andrej Klimov · Shortlist
Everyone Is SleepingFilm · Philip Nwachukwu · Shortlist
Freedom Your Feet / Spec CommercialAd · Brice Weber · Shortlist
Go on. Have a Dunk.Ad · Citra · Shortlist
LEELOOFilm · Loïc Ramboanasolo · Shortlist
NIXFilm · Christian Thornell · Shortlist
NOT EXORCISTSFilm · Val Kocherhan · Shortlist
Not your puppetFilm · Pablo Fernandez Eyre · Shortlist
Press PlayAd · Winston Mayo · Shortlist
RewindFilm · Pablo Fernandez Eyre · ShortlistSmartyPlantsVijay Goyal
SmartyPlantsAd · Vijay Goyal · Shortlist
TALES FROM THE BLACK PLACEFilm · REM¥ LAMONT · Shortlist
The AimeFilm · Enav Horovitz · Shortlist
The Creature ClubFilm · Yuri Oh · Shortlist
The One Who WatchesFilm · Leighanne Fernandes · Shortlist
The Return DepartmentFilm · Yekaterina · Shortlist
The UnknowingFilm · Luke Asco · Shortlist
The Worlds of Riley HarperFilm · Martin Gent · Shortlist
There are cars, and there are legendsAd · Elvis Mirzahanjans · Shortlist
They came when We leftFilm · Justinas Vosylius · Shortlist
Two Dark StarsFilm · Ben Saffer · Shortlist
Unstoppable.Film · Arthur Rentroia · ShortlistClose calls
Highlycommended.
The entries the judges marked highly, just behind the shortlist.
A Long LunchFilm · Charlie Lehmer · Highly commended
AMERICAN BLOOD - BIRTH OF NATIONSFilm · Adrien Bodson · Highly commended
ApasancamanFilm · daniel silva jasaui · Highly commended
AywaFilm · Bjorn Solarin · Highly commended
BaByliss - Spec Ad - Powerful Airflow, Brilliant HairAd · Brice Weber · Highly commended
BluejayFilm · Dudi Zvedeniuk · Highly commended
Eusebio MerlayFilm · Roger Delmont · Highly commended
EXODUS ZEROFilm · Adrien Bodson · Highly commended
La Divina Commedia - InfernoFilm · Gianluca Fratellini · Highly commended
La Sicaria de Dios ( the God's Hitwoman)Film · Oscar Burgos · Highly commended
Little ReaperFilm · Pablo Fernandez Eyre · Highly commended
MECHA-BITEAd · Kian Dehghan · Highly commended
PAINT WARSFilm · Loïc Ramboanasolo · Highly commended
PamplemousseFilm · Christian. Luoma · Highly commended
SlothFilm · Pablo Fernandez Eyre · Highly commended
THE GREAT EGG ESCAPEFilm · Petra Molnar · Highly commended
The Man McGillanFilm · farbod mehr · Highly commended
The MyceliumFilm · Krishnamurthi N · Highly commended
THE TURRETFilm · Phill Turner · Highly commended
The WallFilm · Nigel Camp · Highly commended
The Wooden ManFilm · Rupert Britton · Highly commended
Welcome To The TeamFilm · Charlie Lehmer · Highly commended
You Are DeadFilm · Philip Nwachukwu · Highly commendedAlso on the night
Specialscreenings.
Work by Big Screen Hack filmmakers and partners, shown alongside the competition.
The Last PipTunç Akyüz
The Last PipTunç Akyüz · Big Screen Hack Cannes 2026 winnerThe Digital DetoxVira Anikieienko
The Digital DetoxVira Anikieienko · Micro drama, presented by IPVISEAFTERTASTEMuja Studios
AFTERTASTEMuja Studios · Micro drama, presented by IPVISEThe Museum of HumanityNick Norton
The Museum of HumanityNick Norton · Micro drama, presented by IPVISEliliesJabir Mohammed, Muja Studios
liliesJabir Mohammed, Muja Studios · Short film