Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival

West Kowloon

27 - 28 Mar, 2021

Category

Feature, Short

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Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival

West Kowloon

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About the festival

The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival (HKKFF) is an international 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.

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.

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

About

The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival (HKKFF) is an international 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.

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.

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

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

SUBMISSIONS
The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival accept all forms and genres. Films must be submitted via online screener (Vimeo, YouTube, or Withtoutabox Screener). 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 screener (Vimeo, Youtube) 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.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Narrative Feature Above 55 minutes
Early Bird (20th May, 2020) $30
Late (30th July, 2020) $35

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

Narrative Short less than 55 minutes
Early Bird (20th May, 2020) $30
Late (30th July, 2020) $40

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

Documentary Feature
Early Bird (20th May, 2020) $30
Late (30th July, 2020) $40

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.

Documentary Short
Early Bird (20th May, 2020) $30
Late (30th July, 2020) $40

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

Animated Short
Early Bird (20th May, 2020) $30
Late (30th July, 2020) $40

The Animated Short category is for films shorter than 55 minutes

Experimental Short
Early Bird (20th May, 2020) $30
Late (30th July, 2020) $40

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

Music Video
Early Bird (20th May, 2020) $30
Late (30th July, 2020) $40

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.

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