Online. Toronto. London. Riyadh.
The next Big Brand Hack is open online: creators anywhere can take a live brand brief and make a finished ad over two weeks. 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.
Open nowOnline
Two-week challengeA global online advertising challenge. Creative teams take one live brand brief and have two weeks to make a finished ad before the shortlist and winner are judged online.
Enter the challenge ↗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.
Follow this stop ↗London
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.
Follow this stop ↗Riyadh
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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