2026 HACK Summit & Festival @ MIT (For Audience)
This April, let’s step into the Future of Storytelling and Worldmaking!
The 2026 HACK Summit & Festival is more than a screening, it's a movement.
We will showcase boundary-breaking Award Winning AI Films in the 2026 HACK “Open Your Eyes”, revealing how AI is reshaping the language of storytelling itself. This cross-boundary gathering brings together creators, innovators, and visionaries to explore the evolving frontier of AI and Filmmaking, through ideas, creation, and imagination.
• Summit talks & panels
• Workshops & Masterclass
• Exhibition & live demos
• Career fair
• World premiere of Finalist films
• Award ceremony
SCHEDULE
✨April 18 CREATE & CONNECT
1pm-6pm Workshops & Spotlight Talks
6pm-8pm Finalist Screening
(Welcome to bring your taptop and learn!)
✨April 19 SUMMIT & AWARDS
9:30am-4pm AI, Film & Media Summit
4pm-6pm Award Ceremony
（Detailed program Click here）
Speakers lineup:
Prof.Jay Scheib, Professor and Section Head for MIT Music & Theater Arts
Prof. John Rosenberg, Hollywood Film editor and USC Cinematic Arts professor
Prof. Lev Manovich, Influential theorists of digital art and culture, City University of New York, Presidential Professor
Prof. Sylke Meyer, Emmy Award Winner, Northeastern University, Professor of Creative Practice Research
Prof. Daniel Pillis, Director of Virtual Production at Emerson College, MIT Researcher
Rudy R. Rodriguez, Technical Director at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Columbia University Lecturer
Jiajian Min, Chair of MIT Global AI Film Hack
Anna Borou Yu, MIT Theater Arts Visiting Artist
Juan Diego Villegas, Film and technology founder and MIT EMBA alumnus
Zoey Zhang, Cofounder of Flick (YC 25), 2025 Hack Best Visual Winner
Chloe Fang, Head of Strategy & Partnerships at OpenArt Al, President of MIT Sloan AI Club
Rick Li, Global Marketing Director at Vidu AI
Ruihan Zhang, Software Engineer at GoogleXR, Founderof MIT Filmmakers Association
Matthew Spremulli, Senior Researcher at Autodesk
Gibran Mourani, Global Business & User Growth at Minimax
Zimeng Cui, AI Director at Goodshort
Chloe Fang, Head of Strategy & Partnerships at OpenArt AI
Awei Huang, AI Director and Creative Growth@TapNow
and more!
✨ Presented by MIT AI Film Hack, MITCEO, MIT Sloan AI Club, MIT Filmmakers Association, MYStudio | Supported by Autodesk, Flick.Art, OpenArt, TapNow, Pixverse, Vidu, alongside partners.
🎬Detailed program will be released early April! Follow our social media to get updates!
Website: https://mitaifilmhack.com/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mitaifilmhack
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mit-ai-film-hack/
Substack: https://aimediaclub.substack.com
🎤 Speakers & Guests
AI Experts: AI researchers, tool builders, and innovators shaping the future of media.
AI Creators: Award-winning filmmakers, visionary artists and independent pioneers pushing cinematic boundaries.
Industry Leaders: Studio executives, producers, investors, and tech entrepreneurs transforming film and media.
Cultural Voices: Critics, media theorists, and cross-disciplinary artists redefining storytelling in the AI era.
Previous speakers come from MIT, Harvard, USC, Autodesk, Google, Adobe, Meta, LumaAI, OpenArt and beyond.
🎥 Don’t miss it — See you at the Festival & Summit on April 18&19!