Las Vegas + streamed live worldwide · Aug 29, 2026
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One Saturday in Las Vegas — Train blocks, timed build sprints across two tracks, and a finalist showcase. Filmmakers, podcasters, publishers, artists, merch makers, course creators and live producers walk out with a finished AI-made asset, not a folder of notes. Watch live from anywhere for $99, or take a seat in the room for $299.
Two ways in: stream it for $99, or take a seat for $299
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Anywhere · streamed live + replays
$99Virtual Pass
Instant access — no flight, no hotel, nothing to book
Main stage live: workshops, InterviewMe.TV, showcase and pitches
12 months of replays + the Training Vault, starting today
Aug29Saturday, August 29, 20269:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT · in person + live stream
Las Vegas, NV · in person + live virtual streamCheck-in desk, exact address, and floor map go out with your confirmation
01Build02Learn03Premiere
Builder Track hackathon
Learner Track masterclasses
Interview Me TV studio interviews
Zero-to-One Training Vault
Everything included is valued at over $4,900 — yours with any pass. Fast, easy checkout, and the Training Vault unlocks instantly.
Optional Summit Hackathon
Compete for cash prizes and premium gifts, join a team, or head to the masterclasses instead — the Builder Track is for makers, not mandatory for everyone.
Before · from today
The Vault unlocks
Pre-event access to the Zero-to-One LMS Training Vault the moment you register. Land in Vegas already up to speed across cinema, publishing, podcasting, merch, courses, and live production.
During · Aug 29
Train, then do — all day
Micro-coaching bursts paired with uninterrupted build blocks. Track A ships a deployed app, Track B ships a cinematic short, mentors debug live at the tables, and the best work streams in the 5:00 PM showcase.
After · the event
Replays & community access
The private community hub stays open. VIPs unlock lifetime Summit Replays & Archives; Virtual Pass holders stream the main stage live and keep 12 months of on-demand access to every non-confidential session.
Multi-format creators building the next wave of media
If you record, publish, produce, teach, or sell creative work, this summit was built for you. One room, one language: AI-powered media that actually ships.
Podcasters
Repurpose every episode into a content engine
Use AI to turn interviews into clips, show notes, newsletters, short-form video, and even book chapters—so your podcast becomes a full media brand.
Publishers
Scale editorial without losing your voice
Automate research, drafting, and distribution while keeping human editorial control. Build faster workflows for articles, newsletters, and digital publications.
Recording Artists
Build visual worlds around your sound
Generate lyric videos, album art, merch designs, promo campaigns, and fan experiences that match your aesthetic—without hiring a full creative department.
Content Creators
Ship daily across every platform
Create a repeatable production system for video, audio, and social content. Produce more high-quality work in less time and grow your audience faster.
Merch Makers
Design, mock, and launch products from a prompt
Turn concepts into physical products and brand extensions. Use AI for design, mockups, copy, and campaign assets that make launches feel effortless.
Course Creators
Turn expertise into curriculum at speed
Build courses, memberships, and coaching programs with AI-assisted outlines, scripts, worksheets, and video production. Scale your teaching without scaling your hours.
Live Producers
Produce events that feel like magic
Run streaming, stage, and real-time audience experiences with AI-powered graphics, captions, switching, and audience engagement tools.
Creative Entrepreneurs
Package your knowledge into recurring revenue
Transform your creative work into media products, SaaS tools, paid communities, and automated offers. Build a business that scales behind your craft.
Start here · instant access
Can't fly to Vegas? Get the whole thing for $99.
For $99 — less than one freelance hour — you get the summit streamed live from anywhere, 12 months of on-demand replays, and the Zero-to-One Training Vault the second you check out. Refundable until the summit starts, and checkout takes about a minute.
Main stage & workshops
Every Saturday masterclass streamed live as it happens.
InterviewMe.TV tapings
Watch the podcast studio record the makers behind the tools.
AI Media Showcase
The festival premiere and creator Q&As, from your own screen.
Hackathon presentations
Final pitches, judging, and the winner reveal in real time.
Not a lecture hall with a hallway. Five live production surfaces run in parallel — every one of them something you can join, screen on, build in, record in, or put your brand on.
All day · Track B — AI Cinema
Live training workshops
Hands-on, laptop-open sessions taught by operators running these pipelines for real money — cinema and video, publishing and podcasting, merch, courses, and live production.
If you hold a pass
Leave with working prompts, templates, and a pipeline you rebuilt in the room.
If you sponsor or exhibit
Sponsor a workshop room and put your tool in the hands of every builder in it.
Three screening blocks of finished AI-made work — shorts, trailers, music videos, ads, graphic novels, games, apps, and sites — judged live with the makers in the audience.
If you hold a pass
Screen your work on the big screen, or watch the premiere with every pass.
If you sponsor or exhibit
Present a screening block or award and get your name on the winner's moment.
Teams form on site, the brief drops cold, and everything shipped that day demos on stage. Cash prizes, premium gifts, and bragging rights announced at the Victory Party.
If you hold a pass
Ship a real product in a day and demo it in front of the whole room.
If you sponsor or exhibit
Put your API in the brief and co-brand the prize the winners hold up.
A staffed on-floor studio recording interviews, panels, and episodes throughout hackathon day. Book a slot, sit down, and walk out with broadcast-grade footage of yourself.
If you hold a pass
A produced interview clip you own — for your show, your reel, and your pitch deck.
If you sponsor or exhibit
Own the set: branded backdrop, host reads, and every episode carrying your name.
The floor where the tools live. Booths and foyer tables open early each morning, with the network lunch scheduled straight into the hall for peak traffic.
If you hold a pass
Try the tools in person and talk to the people who actually built them.
If you sponsor or exhibit
10x10 booths with power and Wi-Fi, badge scanning, and lead capture that follows up.
Workshops, the showcase, the hackathon, the studio floor, and the exhibit hall are included — the pass tier changes your seat, your access windows, and what you take home afterward.
In the room only · hands-on workflows, no live stream
The case
Come as a beginner. Leave with a finished piece of work.
In the room in Vegas, or live-streamed with the Virtual Pass. VIPs get lifetime Summit Replays. In person space is intentionally limited to protect the network and your pricing power across cinema, publishing, podcasting, merch, elearning, and live production.
No endless tutorials
Stop watching YouTube guides and start shipping. One uninterrupted, structured sprint takes you from ideation to deployment in a single day — August 29 in Las Vegas, or live on the virtual stream.
Dual-track specialization
Track A — Vibe Coding: web and app UIs with Cursor, Lovable, Bolt and real databases. Track B — AI Cinema: cinematic shorts and original scores with Midjourney, Runway Gen-3, ElevenLabs and Udio.
Real-time agile coaching
Never get stuck. Mentors jump directly into tables and virtual rooms for live debugging, API troubleshooting, and artifact fixing — the moment you hit the wall, not an hour later.
Human-centric spotlight
We focus on the human director behind the prompts. Show your workflow in the live community showcase, win prizes, and leave with Replay Vault access. Seats are capped to keep the mentor-to-builder ratio high.
Cinema · Publishing · Merch · Elearning · Live production
The five formats of mastery
The complete spectrum of modern media
The AI landscape moves too fast for siloed thinking. The summit covers the five core media formats being rebuilt by automation — end to end.
AI Cinema & Video
Generative film, video pipelines, automated post-production, and visual effects at prototype speed.
Publishing & Podcasting
Books, newsletters, articles, and audio shows scaled with AI while keeping voice, rights, and quality intact.
Merch & Products
AI-designed products, print-on-demand, and physical brand extensions built from a single prompt.
Elearning & Courses
Course creation, membership content, and automated curriculum that turns expertise into recurring revenue.
Live Production & Events
Streaming, stage production, and real-time audience experiences powered by AI workflows.
Tailor your summit experience to your exact goals — the Builder Track's high-stakes hackathon, or the Learner Track's immersive masterclasses on AI essentials and vibecoding across cinema, publishing, podcasting, merch, elearning, and live production.
For the Builders
Compete in the Summit Hackathon. Build AI media tools across cinema, publishing, podcasting, merch, courses, and live production — for cash prizes, premium gifts, and ultimate bragging rights.
— High-stakes Summit Hackathon with live judging
— Builds across video, audio, publishing, merch, courses, and live production
— Cash prizes, premium gifts, bragging rights
For the Learners
Immersive masterclasses designed to upskill you immediately — master the prompt, the pipeline, and the polish, then deploy AI across your entire media business without a traditional coding background.
— AI Core Essentials for Mediamakers
— Deploy AI across publishing, podcasting, merch, courses, and live production
— Build without a traditional coding background
The Summit Ecosystem
9 AM challenge reveal · build sprints all day · 5:00 PM live showcase
The itinerary
One day, mapped out
One day, one prompt, one finished project: micro-coaching bursts paired with uninterrupted build blocks, ending in a live showcase.
The "Back to Class" theme and the challenge drop, then the clock starts.
Phase 2
10:45 AM · Do
Build sprints
Uninterrupted code and asset generation with mentors circulating the tables.
Phase 3
5:00 PM · Showcase
Live showcase & awards
Top projects streamed live, prizes awarded, Replay Vault access for everyone.
Pick your track
From 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM the Back To Class AI Hackathon runs in person and on the live stream. Choose Track A — vibe coding apps, games, and interactive tools — or Track B — AI cinema and original soundtracks — and build alongside mentors all day.
AApp builders, educators, game makers, and non-coders
Vibe Coding
Software as a creative media format: web and app UIs, databases, and a deployed build by the deadline. Games, interactive stories, and edutainment tools all live here.
— Cursor, Lovable, Bolt and AI-driven IDEs
— Backend connectivity in the integration sprint
— Live URL submitted to the judging dashboard
BFilmmakers, editors, and music producers
AI Cinema
Directing cinematic shorts and original soundtracks end to end — look development, motion, pacing, voice, and score, all generated in the room.
— Advanced polish and audio block before the deadline
— 60-second demo video at submission
Pre-Event LMS: Zero-to-One Vault
Unlocks August 1, 2026
Pre-summit digital curriculum so nobody spends Saturday morning catching up.
•API onboarding + core setup walkthroughs
•CRM setup for teams and small studios
•AI media workflow baselines (pre-summit assessment)
Saturday, August 29
The "Back To Class" AI Hackathon — 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific, in person in Las Vegas plus a live virtual stream. Micro-coaching bursts paired with uninterrupted build blocks: blank prompt in, production-ready project out.
9:00 AM · Kickoff
Challenge Reveal & "Back to Class" Theme Announcement
Keynote
Doors, coffee, and the live challenge drop. How the day runs, how judging works, and how in-person and virtual builders work side by side. The clock starts here.
9:15 AM · Train
Instant Ideation
Track B · AI Cinema
Synthesize messy ideas into a 1-page PRD or storyboard using NotebookLM and Gemini Gems. You leave this block with a scoped project, not a vibe.
10:00 AM · Train
The Builder's Toolbox
Split by track: UI generation and app scaffolding for Track A, hero assets and motion for Track B.
Track A · Vibe CodingTrack A — Vibe Coding
UI Generation & App Scaffolding
Screens, components, and data models generated fast with Cursor, Lovable, and Bolt.
Track B · AI CinemaTrack B — AI Cinema
Hero Assets & Motion
Look development and first motion tests with Midjourney and Runway Gen-3.
10:45 AM · Do
Core Build Sprint
Track A · Vibe Coding
Uninterrupted code and asset generation. Mentors circulate the tables in the room and drop into virtual breakout rooms on request.
12:00 PM · Train
Working Lunch & Live Debugging
Catered lunch at the tables while we troubleshoot on stage: API errors, auth failures, video morphing, and render artifacts — real submissions, live fixes.
12:45 PM · Do
Integration Sprint
Track A · Vibe Coding
The longest build block of the day: backend connectivity for Track A, timeline pacing and sequence assembly for Track B.
2:30 PM · Train
Advanced Polish & Audio
Track B · AI Cinema
Voiceovers with ElevenLabs and custom scoring with Suno and Udio. Includes Dr. Shartriya Collier on how instructors and educators use AI to design, differentiate, and give feedback at scale.
3:00 PM · Do
Final Polish Sprint
Track A · Vibe Coding
Deploying code, upscaling renders, and squashing bugs. Mentors on the floor and in the virtual rooms the whole block.
4:30 PM · Train
The Perfect Pitch
Track B · AI Cinema
How to record a winning 60-second demo video. Includes Schatar White-Collier on turning AI media skills into revenue: offers, client delivery, and the automations that keep a small studio profitable.
4:45 PM · Deadline
🚨 Project Submissions Due
Demo link and 60-second video overview submitted to the judging dashboard. Late submissions screen, but they don't score.
5:00 PM · Showcase
Live Showcase & Awards
Top projects across both tracks stream live to the room and the virtual audience, prizes go to Track A and Track B winners plus People's Choice, and everyone walks out with Replay Vault access.
Builder Track · Saturday
The Summit Hackathon
For the hackers, coders, and developers ready to ship. Go head-to-head with elite developers to build AI media tools across cinema, publishing, podcasting, merch, elearning, and live production. Teams form on site, the brief drops cold, and winners are announced that night at the Victory Party.
Cash prizes, premium gifts, and ultimate bragging rights. Included with every pass — bring a laptop.
Three screening blocks where everything on screen was made with AI in the pipeline — and everyone who made it is sitting in the audience. Short films, trailers, music videos, ads, graphic novels, games, apps, and websites.
Screen your work
Get on the big screen
Free to enter with any Summit pass. Five minutes max, credits included, judged live by a working panel on story, craft, use of AI, originality, and room impact. Winners are announced that night at the Victory Party.
Submissions close once the blocks are full — earlier entries get earlier reviews.
A festival block of finished work, the hackathon teams screening what they shipped that same day, and demo day for the apps and sites built on the builder track. Real screen, real jury, real reactions — included with every pass.
The screening is in the room only. It is not streamed and there is no replay.
Vendors and exhibitorsget a floor with a schedule behind it
A booth only works if the room walks past it. Registration, the network lunch, the studio set, and the showcase queue are all routed through the same hall on purpose.
Fri 8:00 AM
Registration & badge scan
Every attendee walks the foyer tables before the first session starts.
Sat 12:30 PM
Network lunch in the hall
Lunch is served inside the Exhibit Hall — peak floor traffic of the day.
All day Saturday
Studio & showcase spillover
The Interview Me TV set and screening queue both feed off the same floor.
What a booth includes
10x10 booth with power and Wi-Fi, or a foyer table for lighter setups
Badge scanning and lead capture that exports straight to your CRM
Booth staff badges, setup window, and a printed floor map placement
Logistics portal with deadlines, shipping details, and a checklist we chase
Reserve your space
Booths are capped by the room, not by the calendar
The hall holds a fixed number of booths and foyer tables. Tell us what you sell and who you need to meet, and we will map you to the position and the traffic window that fits.
World premiere · Saturday night · in the room only
World premiere · Saturday, August 29 · Live on stage
Premiere night
Saturday evening is the payoff: a curated showcase of community work followed by the live premiere screening — AI cinema, publishing, podcasting, merch, elearning, and live production, from script to final render.
In-room only. Attendees see the work first, meet the makers, and stay for the Victory Party.
Saturday night run of show
6:15 PMCurated Media Showcase
Juried short films, trailers, music videos, and commercial work from the community. Three minutes or less, rapid-fire pacing.
7:30 PMWorld premiere
The main-stage premiere screening. In the room only, never streamed.
9:00 PMVictory Party
Filmmakers, builders, and partners in the same room after the credits roll.
The offer
One price. Nothing held back.
No add-on tiers, no workshop upsells, no hidden fees, and no pitch-fest at the back of the room. One checkout, every session, and the Zero-to-One Training Vault unlocked the moment you register.
Full Saturday hackathon — every Train block, both tracks$1,200
Back To School Hackathon entry, mentors and judging included$250
Zero-to-One Training Vault — unlocks the moment you register$1,997
Live showcase, judging, and awards with prizes$300
Replay Vault access to every training block$200
Total value$3,947
You pay$299
Choose youraccess level
Stream it for $99, take a seat in the room for $299, or open the closed doors with VIP. Every pass unlocks the Training Vault instantly, and in-room passes are fully refundable up to 30 days out. When the room fills, it fills.
In the room · the foundation
Builder Pass
The full hackathon day in the room — and you leave Saturday with something finished, not a folder of notes.
In-room access to the full Saturday Summit (Builder or Learner Track)
Hands-on entry to the Summit Hackathon — in the room only, never streamed
Live film premiere, in person
Saturday closing showcase, awards, and victory party
Pre-event access to the Zero-to-One LMS Training Vault
Private community hub access
Main-stage replays included; in-room segments stay in the room
$299USD / pass
Limited seats in the room
Remote · main stage
Virtual Pass
The cheapest way in: the whole main stage live at your desk, yours on replay for a full year.
Live stream of the main stage all day Saturday — watch from anywhere, nothing to book
On-demand replays of every main-stage session for 12 months
12-month access inside the private community hub
Pre-event access to the Zero-to-One LMS Training Vault
Replays posted typically within 72 hours of each session
Not included: hackathon, film premiere, build labs, VIP rooms, networking
$99USD / pass
Main stage live + 12 months on demand
Under $100, refundable until the summit starts. Main stage only — no seat in the room, no parties, no closed-door sessions.
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Here is exactly what you get
Priced separately, this stack runs over $3,947. You get all of it from $99 — training, tools, and access spanning cinema, publishing, podcasting, merch, elearning, and live production, ready the moment you check out.
Hackathon entry
Compete for cash prizes and premium gifts. All tech stacks and media formats welcome.
Vault training
12 months of the AI Toolbox Bootcamp Vault — structured Zero-to-One curriculum across all five AI media formats, unlocked the moment you register.
Community access
Private networking with high-level media builders across cinema, publishing, podcasting, merch, courses, and live production.
Premiere night
The curated showcase and the in-room world premiere screening, plus the Victory Party.
The Ship-Something Guarantee
Show up Saturday and do the work. If you leave without a finished, shareable AI-made asset — a video, a published piece, a course module, a merch concept, or a live production workflow — email us by Sunday, August 30, 2026 and we refund every dollar. You keep the Training Vault and your replays either way.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card. Secure your seat and get back to building in under a minute.
Instant delivery
Your QR pass and Vault access link land in your inbox the moment the transaction completes.
Questions?
Need help with registration? Reach out to our team directly at hello@aimediamakers.com
Minutes from the strip · easy drive, free parking
Getting there
Las Vegas, NV · in person + live virtual stream
The venue is under wraps until we announce it. It's a dedicated Las Vegas event space with free on-site parking — exact address and check-in details unlock upon registration.
Our Las Vegas venue
A dedicated event space on West Hacienda — one room, one day, zero resort-corridor crawl. The exact street address arrives with your confirmation.
Free, easy parking
Free on-site parking right at the door. No $40 valet, no casino maze, no resort fees.
Everything in one room
Main stage, hackathon tables, mentor corner, and the Interview Me TV studio all share the same space. Zero shuttles, zero wandering.
Fly in, ship, fly out
About ten minutes from Harry Reid International. Doors open Saturday at 8:30 AM and we wrap by 6:00 PM — one flight, one day, one finished project.
Questions
Everything you need to knowbefore you commit
Three answers that matter most — plus the practical details that keep your checkout decision fast and certain.
What actually happens on the day?
Saturday, August 29 is the whole event: the Back To Class AI Hackathon, doors at 8:30 AM, kickoff and challenge reveal at 9:00, then alternating Train and Do blocks — instant ideation, the builder's toolbox, a core build sprint, a working lunch with live debugging, the integration sprint, advanced polish and audio, the final polish sprint, and pitch coaching. Submissions close at 4:45 PM and the live showcase and awards run 5:00–6:00 PM. VIP pass holders also get the pre-doors welcome huddle and the post-showcase after-party.
What are the two hackathon tracks?
Track A is Vibe Coding — AI classroom tools, study games, indie games, interactive stories and educational web apps, shipped as a live URL. Track B is AI Cinema — 100% AI-generated short films, trailers, retro promos and original soundtracks, shipped as a 60-second cut. One pass covers both tracks, in person or on the live stream, and you pick your track at registration (switchable any time).
How do access and recordings work after I buy?
The moment payment clears you get a confirmation email with your QR pass and a link to the private community. The Zero-to-One Training Vault opens instantly. In person passes are for the room itself; VIP Mastermind Pass holders also get lifetime Summit Replays & Archives. Can't travel? The Virtual Pass streams the main stage live and keeps every non-confidential session on demand for 12 months.
More answers
Still deciding? Every pass includes the Zero-to-One Vault, hackathon entry, and the Saturday night premiere.VIP adds the private rooms and lifetime replays.
Sponsors
Want a table in the room?
Put your brand in front of filmmakers, podcasters, publishers, recording artists, merch builders, course creators, live producers, and founders. Vendor tables, track partnerships, and one title slot. Staff passes, logo placement, and the opt-in attendee list come standard.
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