Design. Direct. Ship.
The first Forge for creators.
Design. Direct. Ship.
The first Forge for creators.
Build in black & white. Exhale in color.
Forge 1 and 2 belonged to the engineers. Forge 3 belongs to the creators, designers, filmmakers, motion artists, social and ad-makers. For one day you run a full creative studio out of your laptop, with AI as your crew, powered by PixVerse, and ship a portfolio-grade piece in six hours. Every builder walks away with a month of PixVerse Premium.
Your crew includes one of the world's best AI video engines.
Forge 3 is powered by PixVerse, one of the world's leading AI video-generation platforms. Every builder in the room gets hands-on PixVerse access to turn ideas into finished, cinematic creative, in hours, not weeks.
in PixVerse credits
You have always made things look good. Now make them in six hours, with AI as your crew.
This is the first Forge built for designers, filmmakers, motion artists, social creators and ad-makers, the people who decide how a brand looks, moves and feels. For one day you run an art-direction desk, a VFX house, a motion team, a social desk and a copy room out of one laptop, powered by the AI tools rewriting creative work in 2026.
You will ship a finished, portfolio-grade creative piece in a single sprint using PixVerse, Google Flow (Veo + Nano Banana), Figma, Adobe and Meta tools, plus the wider creative-AI stack. The brief is real. The clock is real. The judges are working creative directors. The exact creative brief drops on Sprint morning, you arrive having mastered the tools; we hand you the problem.
Most hackathons ask: can you code? Forge 3 asks: can you make people feel something, fast?
| The usual hackathon | Forge 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | CS / engineering students | Designers, filmmakers, motion, social & ad creators |
| What you ship | A repo and a demo | A finished film, prototype, campaign or ad, reel-ready |
| What's judged | Does the code run | Does the work move people and did you wield AI with craft |
| The AI role | The thing you build | The crew you direct |
| You walk away with | A certificate | A real portfolio piece, cash and a shot at an NMG creative seat |
If you live on Behance, Dribbble, Instagram and CapCut, this is your Forge.
Seven tracks across the five disciplines of modern creative production.
Every builder gets hands-on PixVerse, the powering tool of Forge 3 and the recommended anchor across the video tracks: text- and image-to-video up to 1080p, 20+ cinematic camera controls, native audio, multi-modal lip-sync and Effects. The exact brand and message drop on Sprint morning, you choose your track in advance so you arrive with the right tools mastered.
AI Brand Film
A 30-60s cinematic brand film. Direct AI video with PixVerse's cinematic camera controls and native audio, score it, voice it. Judged on storytelling, craft and command of cinematic camera.
Concept to Prototype
Take a real problem to a clickable, on-brand Figma prototype. Judged on usability, flow logic and visual polish.
Social Campaign with Motion
A three-piece set, Reel, carousel and story. Drive the motion with PixVerse (Effects and image-to-video). Judged on hook craft, format fluency and cross-piece consistency.
AI Ad Creative for a Real Brief
An agency-style brief; ship three on-brand ad variants built to convert, turn stills into motion ads with PixVerse. Judged on brand fit, persuasion and AI-disclosure compliance.
The VFX Shot
Invent one jaw-dropping shot, a product bullet-time reveal, an impossible transition. Build it with PixVerse Effects, Motion Control and transitions. Judged on technical command and wow-factor.
The Talking Brand Avatar
A believable AI spokesperson delivering a 20-30s script. Nail the performance with PixVerse's multi-modal lip-sync and emotion-driven characters. Judged on character consistency, lip-sync quality and script.
Remix the Real Brand
The capstone: a mini integrated campaign across at least three domains, a UI touchpoint, a film, a social piece and an ad. Judged on coherence of the whole.
A real 2026 creative studio: required anchors, plus a wide encouraged shelf.
Every builder gets hands-on PixVerse access on the day. Most of the rest has a free tier, but command of the tool matters far more than the price of your plan.
PixVerse · Event sponsor
One of the world's leading AI video-generation platforms and the powering sponsor of Forge 3. Every builder gets hands-on access; the entire $6,600 prize pool is paid in PixVerse Premium and Ultra credits.
Google Flow (Veo 3.1 + Nano Banana)
Filmmaking workspace, top-tier AI video plus the best free AI image/edit model. The strongest free-for-students story.
Figma (+ Make / Agent / Dev Mode)
UI/UX backbone, prompt-to-UI, prototyping, handoff. Full Pro features free on the Education plan for verified students.
Encouraged shelf (pick per craft): Adobe Firefly / Premiere Generative Extend / After Effects · Meta Edits · Runway Gen-4 · Kling 3.0 · Luma · Pika · Hailuo · Midjourney · Ideogram · Recraft · ElevenLabs · Suno · CapCut · Topaz Video AI · Canva Magic Studio.
Masters' Union
India's first industry-led business school, in the heart of Gurugram's corporate hub. Sprint Day runs on their campus — build where the boardrooms are.
Tower C, DLF Cyberpark, Phase II · Udyog Vihar, Sector 20 · Gurugram, Haryana 122022
Open in Google Maps →35,000 sq.ft · Labs · Maker spaces
600+ MNCs · BCG · Google
The schedule
| 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:30 | Intro & Briefing |
| 10:00 | PixVerse Platform Video |
| 10:15 | Hackathon Begins |
| 13:30 | Lunch Served |
| 14:00 | Build Continues |
| 18:00 | Final Submissions |
| 18:30 | PixVerse Live from Singapore · Top 5 Winners |
| 19:00 | Wrap-up |
How you used AI, not just that you did.
| Creativity & Originality | 25 |
| Craft & Technical Polish | 20 |
| Storytelling & Communication | 15 |
| Effective Use of AI Tools | 15 |
| Brand Fit / Brief Relevance | 15 |
| Presentation & Process | 10 |
Bonus (judge discretion, +5): cultural / viral potential, shareability and trend awareness.
Everyone walks away a winner.
Every builder leaves with a month of PixVerse Premium. The Top 5 unlock three months of PixVerse Ultra, plus a portfolio piece and a shot at an NMG creative seat.
| Reward | Who | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PixVerse Premium · 1 month | Every participant | $60 each |
| PixVerse Ultra · 3 months | Top 5 builders | $600 each |
| Total prize pool | — | $6,600 USD |
Champion & Top 5
PixVerse Ultra (3 months, $600 value) + NMG creative offer + certificate + NMG Labs Skool + featured on NMG Labs channels. Cash prize revealing soon.
Every builder
PixVerse Premium (1 month, $60 value), a finished real-brief portfolio piece, certificate, Skool membership and a standing invite to future Forges.
Track Bests & Girls-in-Forge
Track Bests (A-G) recognised on the day; the Girls-in-Forge prize continues. As with every Forge, the real engine is the career outcome.
Any additional top-3 cash prize / NMG offer will be confirmed before Sprint Day. All PixVerse rewards are delivered as platform credits.
Who can build
- Final-year and recent-graduate students from Delhi NCR colleges in design, fine arts, animation, VFX, communication / visual design, mass communication, advertising and allied creative fields. Strong portfolios from other years considered on application.
- Forge 3 is a solo hackathon, every builder competes and is judged as an individual. You direct AI as your crew; there are no teams or Pods.
- Bring your own laptop (and phone for mobile editing), chargers, headphones and any accounts you already have.
The standard
- Your submission must use PixVerse as the anchor tool for your track.
- All work produced during the sprint window. Pre-built assets, templates and stock must be declared.
- AI-generated content must be disclosed in your submission notes.
- Submit by the 17:00 lock: final files + one-page rationale + your 4-minute pitch.
- Zero tolerance for plagiarism, harassment or passing off others' work as your own. Violations = disqualification.
Direct the crew. Register for Forge 3 · Edition 1.
Pick your track, master the tools and ship a portfolio-grade creative piece in one day. We will email you the check-in details before Sprint day.
Forge 3 in Photos
A few moments from the floor. Builders mid-sprint, the roundtable, the certificate handout.
Contact
Forge Captain: Ayush Gupta · labs@nmgdigital.com · response under 24 hours.
Forge 3 · Creator · AI Edition · Powered by PixVerse · 11 July 2026 · Masters' Union, Tower C, DLF Cyberpark, Gurugram · An initiative of nmg.labs by NMG Technologies.