#filmdatahack embraces and exploits how audiences are changing the way they view, access and navigate cinema. With the rise in social media,new digital platforms (Netflix, Instant Amazon Video) and crowd-funded films, we are now not only spectators but actors providing instant feedback and as a consequence the traditional exchange between audience, exhibitor and screen has changed. This hack weekend  is a chance to meet fellow cinephiles, data geeks, pirates, designers, dreamers as they come together to use cinemetrics to integrate and envision this emerging landscape. If you are a programmer, developer, coder or just love movies, this is a challenge for you.

This HACK, the first of three taking place in 2014 will shine a light on the unexplored territory of how film data can be used to inform, open and develop our love of cinema. From visualising audience taste to highlighting piracy hotspots, to provocations on spectator needs, hackers are challenged to develop a creative way of illustrating the dataset through making the data interactive or productive. We invite the ridiculous, formal and functional strategies with a bit of Data Dancing thrown in there - No one puts data in the corner!

The winning team’s will have the opportunity to have their concept funded for further development by AND and the BFI Film Audience Network. Cash prize investment to get the project developed worth £1500.

Who is this for?
Cinephiles, Software developers, App developers, Visualisation, Information geeks, Graphic Designers - come and play around with anything and everything film. We will have some special data sets for you to get your hands on, more details coming soon.

Outline for the events

Social
Friday 27th June- 18:00-20:00
Informally networking, meeting the team and mingling with fellow cinefiles/developers/interested parties at Cornerhouse. 

Lightning Talk
Saturday 28th June - 11:00-13:00 
A programme of rapid talks designed to inspire and give an insight into film data across the industry. No prior experience, knowledge or hacking skills necessary - just sit comfortably and learn from the experts. With talks from Anthony Thornton (British Film Institute), Chris Dennis (Entertainment One), Jamie King (VODO, Babelgum), Debra Parker (Northwest Film Archive) and more. 

Weekend Hacker
Saturday 28th June - 10:00-21:00, Sunday 29th June 11:00 -13:00 
A full pass to the Hack (Social, Lightning Talks and Hackathon) including a breakfast show & tell on Sunday morning where we will be presenting the results of our/your dataset experiments. 

Please contact hack@andfestival.org.uk for information on travel bursaries, which are available on a first come first served basis. Plus food and drink is provided. 

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