east2046 — Hackathon
CapCut x EAST2046 University of Cambridge Creator Lab
Choose one format: a 60–180 second campaign video or an interactive HTML page. Submit your work with a reusable workflow so the partner can build on it.
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Location
Online
Duration
1 day
Date
Oct 21, 2026 - Oct 22, 2026
About the Hackathon
Choose one format: a 60–180 second campaign video or an interactive HTML page. Submit your work with a reusable workflow so the partner can build on it.
CapCut × EAST2046 University of Cambridge Creator Lab is a one-day, in-person lab. You respond to a real brief from a partner charity or social enterprise, then leave them with work they can reuse.Choose one track.Track 01 — Campaign videoMake a 60–180 second campaign video in CapCut. Submit the video and a reusable production workflow. Document your sources, any AI use, and your fact-checks.Track 02 — Interactive web pageBuild one HTML page for the partner’s brief. Include at least two types of interaction. Submit the page and a reusable workflow, and document your sources and AI use.Projects are judged on the output and the workflow. Each track has two winners: a £150 Amazon gift card and a £100 Amazon gift card. CapCut production tokens are provided for participants. Places are limited, and attendance is in person.Thursday 22 October 20269:30 AM – 6:30 PM BSTSeminar Room 1, Institute for ManufacturingAlan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FSHosted by EAST2046, CapCut, and the University of Cambridge, with MANIFEST, Cambridge Asia Forum, and CVAR.
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Currency
USD
Start
Oct 21, 2026
End
Oct 22, 2026
Duration
1 day
Prize Breakdown
Track 01 – Campaign video
- -£150 Amazon gift card
- -£100 Amazon gift card
Track 02 – Interactive web page
- -£150 Amazon gift-card
- -£GBP
Organized by east2046
Online · Upcoming
Timeline
Oct 21, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
Oct 22, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.