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Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival (9)

Deadlines

05 May 2024
Call for entries

18 Aug 2024
Early deadline

20 Oct 2024
Standard deadline

19 Jan 2025
Late deadline

16 Mar 2025
Festival closed

23 Mar 2025
Notification date

22 Mar 2025
23 Mar 2025

Address

Hoi Ting Road, 999077, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Festival description

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films

Feature Films

Languages
Chinese English

Subtitles
Chinese English

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English

Festival description (Edition: 9)

Festival start: 22 March 2025 Festival end: 23 March 2025

The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival (HKKFF) is an annually film festival to showcase innovative independent film makers and artists from around the world.

HKKFF is aiming to inspire, motivate and award new talent.

The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival accepts all forms and genres: short films, medium length films, feature films, drama, experimental, comedy, horror, slow cinema, sci fi, fantasy, animation, and documentary.

Prizes and qualifications

Best Narrative Feature Film
Best Documentary Feature Film
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Narrative Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Underground Film
Best Experimental Film
Best Music Video

Rules

SUBMISSIONS

The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival accept all forms and genres.

Films must be submitted via online screener (Vimeo, YouTube, or Festhome).

All non-English language films must be subtitled in English.

The exhibition version (film) must be submitted in the following file formats: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) in EXT2/EXT3 format with 24Fps, plus 2 Blu-ray discs.

An online private screener (Vimeo, Youtube with a password) file (MP4, MOV,etc.) is needed. Entry does not guarantee acceptance into the festival.

All submission materials WILL NOT be returned. We also accept submissions that have premiered elsewhere and that may have distribution agreements already in place. Multiple entries are allowed, however a separate entry form must be submitted for each.

ENTRY LIABILITY

The filmmaker holds the Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival, its management, juries, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, affiliates, and etc. harmless from any and all claims of liability resulting from entry.

The filmmaker certifies to have full rights. Producer will indemnify the organizers of the Festival against all claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses (including legal fees), proceedings and losses resulting from the screening of the film at the Festival or from claims by any third parties.

The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival will showcase number of feature films and short films. Each film we designate as an "Official Selection" will receive a high-resolution .png image of our festival laurels to be used for marketing and promotional materials as the filmmaker sees fit Out of the official selections, an international jury will select one winner in each category (Narrative feature, Documentary feature, Narrative short, Documentary short...) The winning filmmakers will receive a high-resolution .png image of our festival laurels with the "WINNER" label to be used as the filmmaker sees fit. With the filmmaker's permission, we will also host the winning films prominently on our website.

Please note that only films with " WINNER" and a few film with " Finalist" will be screened in cinema, with a Red Capet and Q&A section.

Narrative Feature

Short and Feature Films >55'

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 18 Aug 24

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 20 Oct 24

Late 45$ 41.4$ 19 Jan 25

Extended 50$ 46$ 16 Mar 25

Submissions deadline
16 Mar 25

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3.2$

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The Narrative Feature category is for fictional films that run 55 minutes or longer. Animated and Experimental films that meet these guidelines also qualify.

Documentary

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 18 Aug 24

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 20 Oct 24

Late 45$ 41.4$ 19 Jan 25

Extended 50$ 46$ 16 Mar 25

Submissions deadline
16 Mar 25

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3.2$

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The Documentary Feature category is for non-fiction films that run 55 minutes or longer. Animated and Experimental films that meet these guidelines also qualify.

Narrative Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 18 Aug 24

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 20 Oct 24

Late 45$ 41.4$ 19 Jan 25

Extended 50$ 46$ 16 Mar 25

Submissions deadline
16 Mar 25

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3.2$

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The Narrative Short category is for fictional films shorter than 55 minutes.

Documentary Short

Short Films 55'<

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 18 Aug 24

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 20 Oct 24

Late 45$ 41.4$ 19 Jan 25

Extended 50$ 46$ 16 Mar 25

Submissions deadline
16 Mar 25

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3.2$

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The Documentary Short category is for non-fiction films shorter than 55 minutes

Animated Short

Short Films 55'<

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 18 Aug 24

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 20 Oct 24

Late 45$ 41.4$ 19 Jan 25

Extended 50$ 46$ 16 Mar 25

Submissions deadline
16 Mar 25

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3.2$

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The Animated Short category is for films shorter than 55 minutes

Experimental Short

Short Films 55'<

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 18 Aug 24

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 20 Oct 24

Late 45$ 41.4$ 19 Jan 25

Extended 50$ 46$ 16 Mar 25

Submissions deadline
16 Mar 25

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3.2$

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The Experimental Short category is for experimental films shorter than 55 minutes

Music Video

Short Films

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 18 Aug 24

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 20 Oct 24

Late 45$ 41.4$ 19 Jan 25

Extended 50$ 46$ 16 Mar 25

Submissions deadline
16 Mar 25

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3.2$

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The Music Video category is for original music videos (a visual accompaniment and/or representation of a piece of music generally 3-4 minutes in length) and music films (no longer than 20 minutes) that may be narrative, experimental, or animated. Songs must be the ORIGINAL composition of the band or musician featured in the video.

Student

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 18 Aug 24

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 20 Oct 24

Late 45$ 41.4$ 19 Jan 25

Extended 50$ 46$ 16 Mar 25

Submissions deadline
16 Mar 25

Save up
3.2$

Submit

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