​👉 If you only want to attend the screening, apply for an Audience Pass here. If you want to participate, read below

​👉 For real time updates and announcement feel free to join our whatsapp group here.

​What are we doing?!

​We’re hosting a 3-day hackathon where filmmakers, technologists, and creatives (or anyone with impeccable taste) team up to explore the next frontier of storytelling — powered by AI.

​We’ll fly in 50 selected artists from across India and the world. Flights (international and domestic), accommodation, and meals are fully covered. Participants will form teams of 3 (or be matched if you don’t have one) and create 2-minute films using AI.

​On the final day, your film will premiere on the big screen at the Royal Opera House, a historic landmark in Mumbai, in front of Bollywood veterans, industry leaders, and an audience of ~400.
Dress code for screening day: formal.

Judged by: Tanmay Bhat, Kunal Kapoor and more coming soon.

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What to expect?

​This isn’t a typical tech event or film screening — it’s a creative lab for those who believe storytelling is evolving faster than ever.

Expect:

• ​⚡ Advanced AI filmmaking workshops

• ​🌙 Sleepless nights of creation

• ​🧠 High-caliber peers and mentors

• ​🎞️ A red-carpet screening on Day 3, judged by Bollywood veterans and industry leaders

​P.S: This is not for total beginners. If you’ve ever obsessed over Veo 3, Midjourney, Runway, Pika, or Sora 2, this is for you. If not, apply anyway — taste matters more than titles.

​More details on tracks and themes will be shared post-acceptance.

Also, please carry a suit or a dress with you, if you get accepted.

​Application Process

​Fill the application (this Luma form) to apply. Deadline is October 20th at 11:59 PM IST. Acceptances will be rolling, and all will be sent out by October 21th at 11:59 PM IST.

Expect spontaneous phone calls from our team. Selecting the right people is our top priority. Also, if you're submitting as a team, every person needs to fill out the form.

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The Agenda

​​Friday, October 31 - Check-in & Workshop
12:00 to 2:00 PM: Check-in at the hotel
5:00 – 6:30 PM: Welcome hour (Dress code: formals)
6:30 – 8:30 PM: Advanced Workshop on Hacking with AI
8:30 – 10:00 PM: Dinner + Vibe Session
10:00 PM: Hacking starts for the hustlers

​​Saturday, November 1 - Hacking Day
8:00 AM: Breakfast + co-working space opens
9:00 AM – 12:00 AM: Full-day hacking with mentors
1:00 PM: Lunch
7:00 PM: Dinner

​​Sunday, November 2 - Screenings & Awards
8:00 AM: Breakfast + final hacking sprint
4:00 PM: Hacking ends, submissions due
7:00 PM: Red carpet at the Royal Opera House (dress code: formals, security enforced at venue)
8:30 PM: Screening begins
9:30 PM: Awards Ceremony
10:00 PM – 12:30 AM: After-party at Royal Opera House

​​Monday, November 3 - Check-out
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM: Breakfast
12:00 PM: Check-out from the hotel

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Getting Here

​All flights, stay, and meals are fully sponsored for selected participants. You’ll be assigned a dedicated team member from us who will coordinate your logistics end-to-end, from touchdown to takeoff.

​Judging & Awards

​Films will be judged on:

• ​Taste & originality

• ​Conceptual clarity

• ​Innovative use of AI tools

• ​Cohesive storytelling

​Apart from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rank overall winners, there will be category-based awards (e.g., Best World-Building, Best Cinematic Experience, Jury’s Choice), along with cash prizes and partner tool credits.

The prize pool will be 10 Lakhs+ INR and a Japan trip with world-class creators in March 2026 for the entire team.

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What is LocalHost?

​​This event is initiated by our team at localhost, we host media and tech labs around the globe - spaces where technologists, filmmakers, coders and designers come together to create culture-shifting work.

Together, we’re building localhost to empower creators to make things that move culture.

Code of Conduct
We expect everyone to be kind, curious, and collaborative. Respect others’ work and space.

​​Media Release
The event will be filmed and photographed for promotional purposes. By applying and attending, you agree to be compliant with this.

​Sponsors

​​Title Sponsor

​​Invideo is an AI-first video creation platform that empowers creators, storytellers, and teams to turn ideas into polished videos — complete with AI visuals, voiceovers, editing, and subtitles. By reducing friction in video production, Invideo is unlocking a new wave of storytelling, especially for creators working at the intersection of tech and art.

​​Founding Sponsor

​​Morphic is an AI storytelling platform empowering creators, animators, and filmmakers to bring ideas to life faster. Through Morphic Studio, they combine automation with creative control, recently launching an AI-powered anime project and a $1M Creator’s Fund to back bold new voices in visual media.

Bronze Sponsors

​​Orangewood Labs builds RoboGPT, an AI-powered robotic arm programmable with plain language. Affordable and easy to use, their robots bring advanced automation to workshops and makers—bridging robotics and creativity. Backed by Y Combinator, they’re active across India and North America.

Base is built to empower builders, creators, and people everywhere to build apps, grow businesses, create what they love, and earn onchain.

​Devfolio is redefining economic opportunities for builders with hackathons, grants, and fellowships.

​Credit Sponsors

​Luma AI is a platform that uses AI to create lifelike 3D models and videos from text, images, or video inputs, enabling fast and realistic visual content creation for various applications.

​ElevenLabs is an AI company that develops advanced speech synthesis and voice cloning technology, enabling hyper-realistic, expressive, and multilingual audio generation from text or audio inputs for various applications.

​Special Shoutouts

​Noice is a school for the next million onchain founders.

​BBT is India’s top destination for pre-owned luxury cars.