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Finding the next generation of filmmakers Episode 1 · Short Film

The big
screen.

A screening night for emerging directors and filmmakers, taking real work from the small screen to the big screen. The first in a new series, live at Cineworld The O2.

The Big Screen, a short-film festival for emerging talent, with Vaultt, Cineworld and NEER
Date
Thu 26 November
Time
6:00-9:00 pm
Venue
Cineworld The O2
The concept

An interactive cinema showcase for the emerging.

The audience doesn't just come to watch, they become part of the night. On-screen prompts introduce each film, spark reactions, launch live QR voting and build anticipation before the winners are revealed.

Guests shape the evening, voting for the People's Choice and hearing directly from the filmmakers and industry panel on stage. Every showcase is captured to live far beyond the cinema.

Submit· Screen· Interact· Vote· Converse· Award· Share
Take part

Get on the big screen, or watch it all unfold.

For filmmakers

Get your film on the big screen.

Upload your best short film to Vaultt to be in with a chance of being shortlisted and screened at Cineworld The O2. Any genre, roughly 15 minutes, with flexibility for exceptional work. Free to enter, judged by industry talent.

Submit your film
For the audience

Watch it all unfold.

Grab a ticket and see the shortlisted films on the big screen, vote for the People's Choice Award, and meet the filmmakers and industry panel. Films from 6:15, then drinks and networking until 9.

Get tickets on Luma
The programme · 26 Nov

How the evening runs.

6:00 pm

Doors & drinks

Arrival, drinks and networking as the room fills.

6:15 pm

Opening film

Lights down. A branded opening film sets the tone and introduces the night.

6:20 pm

The screenings

The shortlisted films play back-to-back on the big screen, uninterrupted.

During

Live People's Choice vote

A QR code appears on screen. The audience scans and votes for their favourite film.

~7:45 pm

Creative conversation

The filmmakers and industry judges take the stage for a hosted Q&A.

~8:10 pm

The awards

The judges' winner and the People's Choice are announced and prizes presented.

8:15-9 pm

Networking

Drinks and connections. Filmmakers, audience and industry together.

The series

This is just the beginning.

A recurring showcase, each edition spotlighting a different creative discipline, building towards a larger festival finale.

01
Short Film
Emerging filmmakers · any genre
First up · 26 Nov
02
Documentary
Emerging documentary makers
Coming soon
03
Music Video
Directors & musicians
Coming soon
04
Commercial & Creative
Directors & creatives
Coming soon
Fin
The Festival
The best work from across the series
Finale

In partnership with
Vaultt × NEER × Cineworld

We're working with NEER to bring emerging creative talent onto one of the biggest screens there is, partnered with Cineworld.


People gathered together in person at a NEER event
About NEER

Connection happens face to face.

NEER is a London platform built around real, in-person connection. It helps people discover others nearby and actually meet, at cafés, bars, fitness events and screenings across the city, turning shared spaces into real relationships.

That belief is exactly what this night is about. Vaultt surfaces the work, Cineworld gives it the biggest screen there is, and NEER brings the room together, so the people making films and the people watching them leave having genuinely connected.

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Thu 26 November · Cineworld The O2

The big
screen.