Good Luck / Bad Luck
2026 Festival motion visual
Roulette motion visual by Leo Lin.
Explore the festival
FROM GROUND UP. INTO THE FUTURE.
University of Cambridge Film and Interactive Web Lab
CapCut × EAST2046
Bring a real charity or social enterprise brief to life through a short film or an interactive web page. Create a finished piece and a documented workflow the partner can reuse.
Organised by EAST2046 in collaboration with CapCut.
Thursday 22 October 2026
9:30 AM–6:30 PM BST
Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
About EAST2046
EAST2046 is a London-based community interest company bringing creative practices, research and public participation together to question technology. AI is shaping everyday life, but opportunities to understand and influence it remain unequal.
Mission
We use creative practices to make questioning technology a public habit, including for underrepresented communities.
Vision
A future in which access to technology, and the ability to question it, do not depend on education or background.
2026 Festival recap
Good Luck ~ Bad Luck · 4–18 July 2026 · London
Watch the videos and revisit the people, works and conversations.
Filmmaking hackathon
4–11 July 2026
Watch the event recap, then explore the winning films and special mentions.
Read the recapAI Companionship exhibition
6–8 July 2026
Step inside the exhibition and discover the works, artists and conversations.
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Peckham “Little Lagos” community and data mapping walk
Explore the neighbourhood through community stories and data.
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LSE panel discussion on AI companionship
Revisit the discussion, participants and questions.
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Party, performances and screenings
An evening of performances, films and gathering, including superFUTURES.
Read the recapChinese-language Podcast Carnival
18 July 2026 · Six podcast hosts explored what a real voice and shared conversation mean in an age of AI.
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Past events
2026 Festival
Good Luck ~ Bad Luck · Edition 2
2025 Festival
Explore the first festival’s programmes and materials.
Other events
Selected event records beyond the festival editions.
Stories
Ideas and experiences from our programme.
When qigong meets the dance floor
Slow movement and electronic music met on the dance floor at our 2025 opening.
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Walking, painting and reading Peckham
A walk and data-art workshop explored the stories that maps can miss.
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Who shapes the technologies of care?
Nine works explored how interfaces and algorithms shape intimacy and care.
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Turning invisible data into film
Dream reports and housing data became starting points for film and public discussion.
Read story ↗Why do machines matter now?
Notes from the LSE panel on AI companionship, care, culture and the possibility of refusal.
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Take part
Join an event, propose a workshop or explore a collaboration with EAST2046.