Film is changing. Fast.
If you’ve been watching the rise of tools like Sora, Veo3, ElevenLabs, and wondering when to stop watching from the sidelines and actually try it properly, this is that room.
On 18–19 April in Dublin, Give(a)Go is partnering with Wan, ElevenLabs, Dogpatch Labs, and Napkin to present the Ireland AI Filmmaking Hackathon.
A high-taste, hands-on day bringing together creatives and technologists to create something beautiful.
Expect filmmakers, artists, editors, designers, engineers, and curious builders joining from across Europe. People whose work touches worlds like Netflix, Prime Video, Game of Thrones, and more. People who understand craft. People who understand systems. People who are early. People who want in.
You’ll get free access to Frontier video and audio models and spend day one making, testing, and pushing ideas into short films with other people who care deeply about what ends up on screen, before premiering the best work on day two.
Check www.film.giveago.co for all details.
Day 1 is to createYou’ll meet your team, shape your idea, and get to work. Expect a full day of writing, storyboarding, generating, shooting, editing, iterating, and figuring things out in real time. We’ll have cameras in the room, spaces to shoot, spaces to edit, and a live coffee bar running throughout the day.
Day 2 is the premiere.We move from build mode to screening mode. The films will be shown in a cinema space as part of a preferred black tie evening, with judges from both the creative and technical worlds, and the night will close with an award ceremony for the films that leave a mark.
A proper audience. A proper screen. A chance to see this emerging medium on the big screen in a way that still feels rare.
This is open to curious people with taste across film, art, design, engineering, and creative technology.
Bring your laptop, your charger, and one small object connected to your favourite film. Something playful. Something personal.
Two days. One screen. Come make something strange and beautiful.
Check www.film.giveago.co for all details.
Partners
Wan: Wan is Alibaba’s video generation model family, built for high-quality AI video creation and editing. Recent releases have emphasized cinematic control, open-source access, and advanced architectures designed for creators and developers pushing video workflows forward.
ElevenLabs: ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company building voice and audio tools for creators, developers, and enterprises. They started with human-like voice models and have since expanded into a broader creative platform across speech, audio, and AI-powered communication.
fal.ai: Fal is a fast inference platform built for running AI media models at scale.
Dogpatch Labs: Dublin's leading startup hub in the CHQ Building, home of Day 1.
RedBull: Red Bull Ireland is fuelling the weekend, keeping energy high across both days of the hackathon.
Wolfpack Digital: Award-winning web and mobile product studio with teams in Dublin and Cluj-Napoca, working with clients from early-stage startups to global brands.
Napkin: Dublin's first AI creative studio, pairing frontier AI with a deep bench of creative talent to solve real business problems.
Venue Partner
Dogpatch Labs: Dogpatch Labs is a startup hub in the historic CHQ Building in Dublin’s Digital Docklands. Their mission is to accelerate Ireland’s startup ecosystem by creating a place where founders, startups, and innovators can grow, share knowledge, and build meaningful connections.
Community
Give(a)Go is a Dublin-based builder community running hands-on technical events for ambitious people who make things. 30+ events. 1,500+ attendees. One rule: learning by building.
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We’ll be taking photos and short video clips throughout the day for recap posts and marketing. By registering, you consent to being included. If you prefer not to appear in any photos or videos, just let one of the hosts know when you arrive.
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