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 video

Make 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 page

Build 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 2026

9:30 AM – 6:30 PM BST

Seminar Room 1, Institute for Manufacturing

Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS

Hosted by EAST2046, CapCut, and the University of Cambridge, with MANIFEST, Cambridge Asia Forum, and CVAR.

Requirements

Submit one project, in one track, by 5:00 PM BST on 22 October 2026.

Everyone submits three things:

1. The finished piece

Track 01: a campaign video of 60–180 seconds, plus a link that opens the video.

Track 02: one HTML page with at least two types of interaction, plus a link to the page. If the page cannot be hosted, upload a ZIP and say so in the project-link field.

2. A reusable workflow

Upload a PDF or ZIP that a charity or social enterprise can follow without you in the room. Name the tools, steps, and files they need.

3. Sources, AI use, and fact-checks

Name the brief you responded to. List your sources and any AI tools you used. For a video, include the fact-checks. If you used no AI, write “No AI used.”

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

4 non-cash prizes

Track 1 First Prize

1 winner

150 pound Amazon gift-card

Track 2 First Prize

1 winner

150 pound Amazon gift-card

Track 1 Second Prize

1 winner

100 pound Amazon gift-card

Track 2 Second Prize

1 winner

100 pound Amazon gift-card

Judges

Professor A

Professor B

Professor C

Professor D

Judging Criteria

Response to the brief
The project answers the partner charity or social enterprise brief. The audience, message, and ask are clear. A video stays within 60–180 seconds. A web page is one HTML page and includes at least two types of interaction.
Quality of the output
The piece is finished and holds together. A video is watchable, paced, and understandable without a presenter. A page loads, reads clearly, and its interactions work. Spelling, credits, and basic accessibility do not get in the way.
Reusable workflow
The workflow is specific enough for the partner to repeat without the team in the room. It names the tools, the steps, the files, and the decisions. A partner could follow it to make another version of the work.
Sources, AI use, and fact-checks
Sources are listed, and claims a partner might publish have been checked. AI tools are named, or the submission says no AI was used. The disclosure is specific enough for a partner to trust and reuse the piece.
Value to the partner
The charity or social enterprise could use this. The tone fits the organisation, the call to action is usable, and the team has not invented a partnership, a quote, or a result. The submission leaves the partner with something they can publish or adapt.

IfM, University of Cambridge	Public
4 non-cash prizes	1 participant