MEGA
6th MEGA Highlights
Submissions Data
The 6th MEGA received a record 2,014 submissions from 189 universities and educational institutions, as well as industry organisations, across 10 countries and regions—a 45.5% increase on the previous year. Of these, 1,479 entries were submitted to the Student Group and 535 to the Social Group.
The 6th MEGA Agenda and Livestream
MEGA Overview
The MEGA International Creative Media Festival is an annual international event organised by the Academy of Film and Creative Technology at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, which has been successfully conducted for six consecutive years so far. MEGA is an integrated Media, Exhibition, Graphics, and Art concept.
MEGA International Creative Media Festival aims to promote film, television and creative media communication and provide a platform for sharing between academia and industry. The MEGA International Creative Media Festival focuses on the diverse forms of creative media communication. It carries out activities combining different arrangements and exhibitions of digital media arts, including the “International Creative Media Competition”, “Film, New Media and Creative Technology Summit”, and guests’ sharing, inviting scholars, experts, and students to join together to explore the trends in film, television, and new media arts, and enhance communications between students and relevant industry professionals.
The 6th MEGA International Creative Media Festival
The 6th MEGA International Creative Media Festival was held at the Suzhou International Expo Centre from 29 September to 2 October 2026. Hosted by the Academy of Film and Creative Technology at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, the festival was themed “Syntegration” and brought together young creators, universities and industry organisations from around the world, with a focus on film, artificial intelligence, digital art and immersive media. As part of the 15th Suzhou Cultural and Creative Design Industry Trade Expo, this year’s MEGA presented awards to 12 works and showcased the winning entries alongside outstanding creative products and film projects by Academy students.
Through its exhibition, judging process and awards ceremony, the festival provided a platform for exchange and collaboration among young creators, members of the public, cultural institutions and the creative industries. It helped creative work move beyond the campus and into the city, while opening pathways for outstanding projects to connect with industry. Livestreamed across multiple platforms, the awards ceremony attracted 1.623 million online views in total, further enhancing MEGA’s public impact and global reach.