Regular Submission Deadline: 01.07. 2025
Late Submission Deadline: 31.07.2025
1. Filmmakers from all backgrounds are invited to submit films that focus on the Kurdish people, Kurdish topics, or stories related to Kurdish culture.
2. The submissions for 2025 is open to short and feature-length Fiction, Animation and Documentary films completed within 2024-2025.
3. Any short film submission must be no longer than 30 minutes, including the title or end credits.
4. The film must have German or English subtitles available.
5. Films submitted to any other competition can also enter the HKFF Short and Documentary Film Competition.
6. HKFF reserves the exclusive right to use part of the film as marketing and promotional material that supports the competitions and content of HKFF.
7. HKFF reserves the right to refuse any entry for any reason at its absolute discretion.
8.The decisions of the selection committee judges and HKFF are final. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into concerning any decision.
9.The entrant must submit only his/her own original work and agrees and confirms that this will not infringe on copyright or any other rights of any third party.
10. All mailing costs for submissions belong to the entrant. HKFF does not pay for any expenses towards sending submissions to the competition.
11. Submitted copies cannot be returned to the Entrant. Copies of all submissions will be kept in the HKFF Film Archive.
12. No responsibility is taken by HKFF for loss, damage or delay to films entered.
13. HKFF reserves the right to seek and issue publicity on behalf of the entrant. By entering the Competition, the entrant agrees to participate in publicity as appropriate in the context of the Competition.
14. The film is made at the entrant's own expense and HKFF shall not be liable to reimburse any expenses incurred in making an entry.
15. The entrant must ensure that all contributions to his/her film or recordings or other submissions and any copyrighted material included in the short film (including music) have been cleared for all purposes of the Competition and these Terms and Conditions.
16. HKFF accept no responsibility for any misuse of intellectual property rights.
