A Gossip Goblin GenJam

645 Ventures, Machine Cinema, Google DeepMind, Showrunner and Gossip Goblin

An in-person generative AI film jam at Google DeepMind in San Francisco. Fifteen accepted teams get one Gossip Goblin seed clip and one evening to turn it into a short film of up to two minutes. Application only, reviewed on a rolling basis.

Prize

$2,000 first place + credits

1st place: $2,000 cash plus credits and premiere tickets
2nd place: $1,000 cash plus tickets and credits
3rd place: $500 cash plus tickets and credits

Who can enter

Application only; 15 teams are accepted (apply as a team or solo). Applications close Oct 10 and are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply early. Event is in person at Google DeepMind, San Francisco.

AI tools allowed

Any AI tools

Tagged

cash prize, hackathon, in person, usa, san francisco, google, machine cinema, 2026

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