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Partnership Proposal · 8–18 May 2026

Get your tools
in their hands.

Three acts across May 2026. Cinematic hackathon programme — London flagship, the Big Screen Hack × RecDek Villa Party in Cannes, festival screening at Cinéum. Not a logo on a banner. Your SDK in the IDE, running on deadline.

London to Cannes.

Compounding sponsor exposure from London kick-off through to the Cannes festival screening. Pick a single moment, headline the whole programme, or build a tier-based package across all four.

Heads-up: the separate Mansion party on Thu 15 May is a partner's event — not ours, and it runs a strict RSVP / guest-list-only door. Our own party is the Villa Party with RecDek House on Sun 17 May (Act 3 below).

Act 1 · 8–10 May · London
The Hackathon

London flagship + online entries. 48-hour cinematic hack, two tracks running side by side: Builder Hack (ship a tool) and Filmmaker Hack (ship a film) — both open to builders and filmmakers. Kick-off 6pm Fri 8 May, submissions close 7pm Sun 10 May. 200+ developers, filmmakers and creatives.

Act 2 · Sun 17 May · Cannes
Villa Party · with RecDek House

Our own party on the eve of the Cinéum festival matinée — co-hosted with RecDek House + several partners at a private villa in Cannes. Pool, garden, terrace, sea view. Doors open in the evening for an after-party of up to 400 guests. Sponsors host a section.

From £8k · Host a section
Act 3 · 18 May · Cinéum Cannes
Festival Screening

Official Cinéum stage screening of the winning hackathon films to a Cannes industry audience. Your brand sits alongside the screening itself — credits, press materials, the physical programme. From £5,000.

In-kind · across the programme
Tools & Mentors

API credits, mentors, swag in the room with teams. Logo on hackathon site & credits. Mention to the 20K+ RecDek community. Your platform in the IDE, used live by 200+ developers and filmmakers on the clock.

Pick your slot.

All prices GBP. Custom and in-kind packages available on request. Headline tiers are category-exclusive — your competitors lock out for the duration.

Presenting · 1 slot
From £15,000
Title billing across the full programme
  • "The Big Screen Hack, presented by [you]"
  • Title billing across all six days, Apr–Jun
  • Keynote slot on the Cinéum stage
  • Mentors embedded for 48 hours
  • Jury seat · 6 Villa Party invites
  • Bespoke moment co-designed with you
  • Full usage-data report, all events
  • Lead story in press & social
Gold · 3 slots
From £5,000
Named track + £1k prize purse
  • Name a challenge track ("Best Use of [Your Tool]")
  • £1k prize purse for your track
  • Mentors embedded for 48 hours
  • Panel or demo at the screening
  • 4 Villa Party invites
  • Featured in press & social
  • Usage-data report (Cannes)
Rights · per moment
£3k — £10k
Single-night focus · pick a moment
  • Villa Party rights · 17 May · from £8k
  • Festival screening rights · 18 May · from £5k
  • Title billing & branding on the moment
  • 3 Villa Party invites
  • Featured in press & social
Community · in-kind
From £2,000
Tools, credits, swag in the room
  • API credits / swag distributed to teams
  • Logo on hackathon site & credits
  • Mention in community newsletter (20K+)
  • 2 screening-night tickets
  • Access to post-event usage summary

Who your tools reach.

Hands-on with the people you want in your funnel. Not a booth. Not a logo on a banner. Your SDK in the IDE, running on deadline.

200+ working on your toolsAcross London & Cannes — building live with your APIs and tools on the clock, with the work landing on the Cinéum stage.
20K+ talent poolWorking filmmakers, editors, VFX supes — the audience every creative-tool company wants. The RecDek community.
30+ agencies & brandsCreative and dev teams from European agencies and brands, embedded as participants and on-the-floor.
15+ jurors & curatorsCommissioners, festival programmers, and creative directors from top agencies sit on the jury.

Let's talk.

Fifteen minutes to walk through tiers, timings, and fit. Tailored packages available — in-kind, multi-event, or category-exclusive. Aaron Jones, Founder, VideoStack.