Aug 15 – Sep 8 · The BitLife Film Festival

Lights.
Camera.
BitLife.

“Every great movie starts with one bad decision.”

Three awards. Three challenges. Five winners. Free to enter. Play a featured challenge, post your most chaotic playthrough as a movie, and you could take home real Apple prizes — before the Movie Director pack premieres September 9.

How to enter See the prizes

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The Movie Director character — an auteur seated in a director’s chair with a clapperboard on a studio set.

The Expansion Pack

Meet the
Movie Director

You don’t just play the game — you direct it. Cast A-listers, command massive sets, and build a Hollywood legacy. The Movie Director update is a prestige power fantasy: the feeling of being the most important person in any room.

PowerYou call the shots.
GlamourThe world watches you.
PrestigeYou’ve earned it.

Premieres September 9, 2026.

How the festival works

Three rounds.
One winner revealed each week.

Each round features a live in-game challenge. Complete it, post your movie, and you’re entered. Winners are announced the day after each round closes.

Round 1 · Aug 15–22

Biggest Box Office Disaster

The biggest Hollywood disaster imaginable — judged on comedy, creativity, and the most “BitLife” outcome.

Apple Watch1 winner · announced Aug 25

Gold Digger 💍#150Easy

Never have a job
Marry 3+ times
Get $1M+ from spouses through divorce
Own a Lamborghini

Round 2 · Aug 22–30

Audience Choice Award

Won on engagement — likes, shares, and weighted comments. Three winners: the top entry on each platform.

AirPods Pro ×33 winners · announced Sep 1

Mean Girls 💅#380Easy

Be a female
Join the Mean Girls clique
Start rumors about 10+ friends
Turn 10+ friends into enemies
Insult 10+ classmates

Round 3 · Aug 31–Sep 8

Bitcademy Award: Best Director

The festival’s highest honor — creativity, storytelling, twists, and execution. Crowned on launch day.

iPhone 17 ProGrand Prize · revealed Sep 9

Breakout Star 🌟#1760Medium

Break out of juvie
Become famous
Burgle $50K+ in cash and valuables
Break out of a maximum security prison
Appear in a magazine after breaking out

How to enter

One checklist.
One valid entry.

01 / Base Requirements

Get 1 valid entry.

Follow and tag @bitlifeapp on the platform you enter.
Download BitLife and complete the active Featured Challenge.
Comment a crazy movie title on the official giveaway post.

02 / Bonus Entries

Multiply your chances.

+5
Create media. Design and post an unhinged movie poster or trailer representing your story. Tag @bitlifeapp and use #2026BitLifeFilmFestival so we can count your entries.
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Tag a friend in the comments to spread the festival chaos.

03 / Winner Verification

How prizes are claimed.

DM your Support ID. Winners must DM their official BitLife Support ID to the social account.
Complete verification. The internal team uses the Support ID to verify challenge completion before awarding prizes.

Post on TikTok · Instagram · Reddit — one entry works on all three.

What a great entry looks like

Example entry: a “How To Train Your Dragqueen” movie poster posted by @bitizen.films — showing how entries add up (+1 base, +5 movie poster, +1 tag a friend = 7 entries).

The prizes

Five winners walk the red carpet.

1 Apple Watch Series 11

Color of choice · 42mm · GPS · band of choice

Round 1 · Biggest Box Office Disaster

1 iPhone 17 Pro

Color of choice · 256GB

Grand Prize · Bitcademy Award for Best Director

3 × AirPods Pro 3

One per platform

Round 2 · Audience Choice

Every winner also gets the Movie Director pack.

Meet theMovie Director

Three rounds.One winner revealed each week.