Twelve months on from the debut, the Big Screen Hack returns to the BFI Southbank. Same stage, same audience, bigger ambitions — the two-track format we've sharpened in Cannes lands back at the BFI for October 2026, this time as a satellite event during the London Film Festival.
October 2025 at the BFI Southbank was the night that proved the format. 20+ films, 4 winners, judged on stage, RecDek community in the room, industry showed up. Watch the debut winners →
Chapter two ships the format we've now hardened across Cannes — Builder Hack + Filmmaker Hack running side by side, mentor surgeries, the same industry jury bench. October 2026 sits during BFI London Film Festival, with screening night on a Friday at the BFI Southbank.
By October 2026 we'll have shipped: BFI debut (Oct 2025), Cannes Part 1 London Hack (May 2026), Cannes Part 2 festival week (May 2026), New York Tribeca (June 2026), and the Brand Hack at Cannes Lions (June 2026). Every chapter sharpens the format. Chapter two at the BFI is where it all comes home — with everything we've learned in between.
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