Main Description

EAST2046 × TapNow × Bionic Awards Hackathon invites global creators to reimagine AI filmmaking through data-driven and socially engaged cinematic experiments.

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As part of London Data Week 2026, this hackathon explores how datasets, platforms, creators and cultural imagination can come together to shape new forms of storytelling. Rather than focusing only on prompt-based content generation, participants will investigate how data can become cinema, how dreams can become moving images, and how public priorities can be transformed into emotional cinematic narratives.

Participants will create short 2–5 minute AI-assisted films in either of the two creative tracks:

Track 1: The Digital Unconscious

Leveraging a database of 44,500+ authentic dream narratives for AI-driven filmmaking.

Track 2: Social Impact Storytelling

Translating data on the Mayor of London’s strategic priorities into cinematic narratives.

Participants will receive specialised datasets, TapNow platform support including tokens, and mentorship from industry experts, including BAFTA-winning filmmaker Martin Percy.

This hackathon welcomes filmmakers, artists, designers, developers, researchers, students and creative technologists who are interested in exploring what AI filmmaking can become when it moves beyond prompts and into real cultural, social and institutional contexts.

Key Dates

21 June — Introductory Workshop Online

4 July — Launch Day & In-person Workshop at Imperial College London

8 July — LSE Workshop: Turning Data into Films

11 July — Demo Day / Finals at Imperial College London

Hosted across Imperial College London and LSE, with both online and in-person participation.

Prizes

£500 cash prize per track.

Top works will have the chance to be showcased by the Bionic Awards, subject to selection.

Free to join. Individual and team applications welcome.

• Creative Use of Data — 20 pts
  Judges assess how meaningfully data is transformed into cinema. Strong projects use data to shape story, visuals, sound, structure, or emotion, not just as decoration.
• Cinematic Storytelling — 20 pts
  Judges assess narrative clarity, pacing, audiovisual style, emotional impact, and audience engagement within the 2–5 minute film format.
• AI Workflow and Technical Innovation — 20 pts
  Judges assess how creatively and effectively AI tools, TapNow, generative media, data processing, or custom workflows are used as part of the film’s creative language.
• Relevance to the Chosen Track — 15 pts
  Judges assess how clearly the project responds to Track 1 dream narratives or Track 2 social impact data, and how central the chosen track is to the final film.
• Originality and Artistic Vision — 15 pts
  Judges assess the distinctiveness of the concept, voice, visual direction, and creative risks, especially work that moves beyond generic AI aesthetics.
• Presentation, Ethics and Credits — 10 pts
  Judges assess submission clarity, working video access, process explanation, credits, and responsible use of datasets, assets, copyright, consent, and AI content.