TapTV Arena × EAST2046: Turning Dreams into Cinema
Global AI Cinematic Creation Hackathon | July 4 – July 11, 2026
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Judging
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Introduction
About the Event
This Hackathon invites creators from around the world to reimagine filmmaking with AI: going beyond mere prompt generation to explore how data can become cinema, dreams can become moving images, and public issues can be transformed into emotional narratives.
Participants must choose one of two creative tracks to complete a 2–5 minute AI-assisted short film.
Creative Tracks
Track 1: The Digital Unconscious
Use real dream narratives as creative data to explore the relationship between memory, the subconscious, surrealism, and AI imagery.
Track 2: Social Impact Storytelling
Use housing-related data from London to transform urban issues, public priorities, and social impact into emotionally expressive cinematic narratives.
Dataset Details
This Hackathon will provide datasets corresponding to the two tracks:
- The Digital Unconscious: 44,500+ real dream narratives Datasets: Track 1 - https://sleepanddreamdatabase.org;
- Social Impact Storytelling: London housing-related data; Track 2 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18QsIecfMUk4MDngWUpTwS8TfqQnROqPA - also recommend London Data Store.
Detailed datasets will be released to registered participants on the day of the competition. Participants can use the corresponding data based on their chosen track.
Competition Format
Online Warm-up
Registration Deadline
Official Event
Launch Day & In-person Workshop
LSE Workshop
Demo Day & Finals
Timeline
Submissions
Judging
NowWinners announced
Introduction
About the Event
This Hackathon invites creators from around the world to reimagine filmmaking with AI: going beyond mere prompt generation to explore how data can become cinema, dreams can become moving images, and public issues can be transformed into emotional narratives.
Participants must choose one of two creative tracks to complete a 2–5 minute AI-assisted short film.
Creative Tracks
Track 1: The Digital Unconscious
Use real dream narratives as creative data to explore the relationship between memory, the subconscious, surrealism, and AI imagery.
Track 2: Social Impact Storytelling
Use housing-related data from London to transform urban issues, public priorities, and social impact into emotionally expressive cinematic narratives.
Dataset Details
This Hackathon will provide datasets corresponding to the two tracks:
- The Digital Unconscious: 44,500+ real dream narratives Datasets: Track 1 - https://sleepanddreamdatabase.org;
- Social Impact Storytelling: London housing-related data; Track 2 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18QsIecfMUk4MDngWUpTwS8TfqQnROqPA - also recommend London Data Store.
Detailed datasets will be released to registered participants on the day of the competition. Participants can use the corresponding data based on their chosen track.