01 — The Tide Is Turning
The work has outgrown the feed.
Cinema is finding new authors, new tools and new audiences. WVLNGTH is a first home for what comes next.
02 — Synthetic Cinema
A new cinematic language is forming.
Selected works and unseen pieces, shaped with new tools and old craft. WVLNGTH curates the filmmakers, studios and ideas moving the form forward.
03 — The First Wave
The first wave is already moving.
Three groups shaping where this goes next.
Filmmakers
For studios and independent voices creating cinema that deserves the scale of a bigger screen.
Submissions open now for the Brighton Premiere.
Partners
For brands, platforms and companies ready to be seen alongside the first wave of synthetic cinema.
A small number of first-wave conversations, held privately.
Audience
For film lovers, culture watchers and early adopters ready to experience the next wave of entertainment.
First access list opens with the programme.
04 — Bigger Screens
Some work asks for a room.
WVLNGTH brings synthetic cinema to bigger screens, with the silence, scale and atmosphere it was made for.
Made to be watched.
Made to be felt.
How it works
Apply for access in the first wave.
Submissions run through August.
Selected works premiere on a real screen in Brighton on 26 September 2026, in a curated 60–90 minute programme.
No awards. No categories. Curation only.
05 — First Access
Find your wavelength.
Applications are open for filmmakers, partners and early audiences.
Show us what you see, not just what you've done.
06 — Partnerships
Move with the tide.
A small number of private partner conversations are opening for brands, platforms and cultural collaborators supporting the first wave of synthetic cinema.
Founded & directed by Hendo — Festival Director
Hendo.
Creative director and AI creative strategist.
Maker of AI films streaming on Amazon and Roku. Creative partner to Adobe Firefly, HeyGen and Runway. Fifteen years of brand and film craft, applied to the new cinema.