The AI Creative Summit returns for its most ambitious edition yet, taking over the iconic BFI Southbank and transforming it into a dynamic, festival-style hub dedicated to the future of AI in media, entertainment and the creative industries. Three content streams across the venue. When: Wednesday 11 November 2026 Where: BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, London ... Read more
Creative Boom — the long-running UK creative industry publication — is launching its IRL meetup series in Liverpool with a free launch party on Wednesday 12 November 2026 at the Liverpool Arts Bar on Hope Street. Format is deliberately low-key: no panels, no pressure, just drinks and conversation with other creatives. Hosted by Liam Jackson ... Read more
PVTV (People Versus TV) is back at DoES Liverpool on Wednesday 12 November for another of its free Creative Meet-Ups — informal, collaborative sessions where artists, filmmakers and the creatively curious share ideas, work on projects and pick up new skills. What to expect No agenda, no pitching, no entry fee. Just a supportive room ... Read more
A room full of people who still give a damn about the web and its community. ffconf returns to Brighton's Duke of York's Cinema on Friday 13 November for eight sessions covering accessibility, AI, web components, tools, community and workplace culture. Curated by Remy Sharp and Julie Sharp of Left Logic, the day is designed ... Read more
Animex is an international festival of animation, VFX and games hosted by Teesside University for over 27 years. The 2026 edition runs 16–21 November with a packed programme including Animex AVFX, Animex Game, Animex Concept Art, professional workshops, portfolio reviews, and a dedicated research and innovation conference. It's one of the longest-running creative tech festivals ... Read more
If you make games and sell them too, VIVA! Games Marketing #4 is back for a full day in London on Wednesday 18 November 2026, and the agenda reads like a checklist of what indie devs and studios are actually worried about right now. What's on the programme • Fancensus on games visibility and what ... Read more
BEYOND 2026 23–25 November 2026 · The Lowry, MediaCity, Salford The UK's leading conference for research and innovation at the edge of culture, research and emerging technology. Now in its 8th year. Three days of talks, workshops, showcases and networking. First speakers announced include Kim-Leigh Pontin (Interactive Experience Creative Lead, Merlin Entertainments) and Ruth Mackenzie ... Read more
The North's biggest and friendliest indie games gathering is back. GaMaYo lands at WX in Wakefield on Thursday 26 November 2026, bringing together more than 400 developers for a day of demos, roundtables, and networking — plus the reveal of this year's Game Republic Awards winners. Over 50 new and unreleased games will be playable ... Read more
ScreenSkills is running a free two-hour online training session on Wednesday 26 November 2026, 11:30am–1:30pm, aimed at anyone working in film and TV development who wants a practical handle on AI. Making AI work for you: Development toolkit covers how to actually fold AI into development workflows — treatments, research, pitching — rather than the ... Read more
Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester is hosting the second AI for Science Summit on Wednesday 26 November, 12:00–18:00 at the Renold Building in Manchester — and it's free. This year's edition is delivered in partnership with Conception X and the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), and it's aimed squarely at early-career scientists, PhD researchers, startup ... Read more
FACT Liverpool is hosting a free Artist Social on Friday 27 November 2026, 6pm, to celebrate the work of its 2026 Digital Artists in Residence — Jessica El Mal, April Martin and Zara Truss-Giles. The three artists have spent their residencies in FACT's Studio/Lab working with Unreal Engine as a starting point — experimenting with ... Read more
The 23rd ACM SIGGRAPH European Conference on Visual Media Production — CVMP 2026 — is back at BFI Southbank on 8–9 December, and the first keynote alone makes it worth a look. Victor Perez — VFX supervisor whose credits include The Dark Knight Rises, Rogue One and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — opens ... Read more