DreamShot MakerFaire and AI Hackathon

We ran DreamShot MakerFaire 2025 from 20 to 23 February at TechnoPark, on the Eastern University campus in Batticaloa. It was our largest single event of the year.

It opened with the lighting of the oil lamps and a panel on building a support system for education, innovation and entrepreneurship. Day two brought cartoon illustration, music production, a cybersecurity masterclass, Play for Peace leadership training, a screening of Paradise with its director, and a documentary screening by VisAct Media. Day three mixed the Koothu performance and workshop with Sufi and Carnatic music, a screenplay masterclass and 3D printing, and ended with a reception for participants and partners. Day four brought the final pitches, then the awards ceremony and the DreamShot Music Festival, where the DreamSpace Anthem was performed for the first time.

The TrackMaster Challenge asked entrants from across Sri Lanka to build an autonomous line-following car. In DreamHack, our AI hackathon, eighteen university teams entered the online round and four came to Batticaloa for the finals, with accommodation and meals provided and prize money for the three winning teams.