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There are thousands of film festivals around the world that focus on culture, history, entertainment, science fiction, or something similar. However, there are very few film festivals that highlight humanitarian issues related to people with special needs or living through unusual social situations.
As a pioneer in providing for the less fortunate members of its society and highly ranked for its support of human rights, including care for the elderly and people with special needs, Sweden was the ideal location for the first Hope International Film Festival in the European Union.

Awards & Prizes

- The jury for long narratives films will award:

Best Long Narrative Film
Best Actor in a Long Narrative Film
Best Actress in a Long Narrative Film
Best Director of a Long Film
A Special Mention Certificate for Artistic/Technical Achievement

- The jury for long documentaries films will award:

Best Long Documentary Film
Best Director of a Long Documentary Film
A Special Mention Certificate for Artistic/Technical Achievement

- The jury for short films will award:

Best Short Narrative Film
Best Short Documentary Film
Best Director of a Short Film
A Special Mention Certificate for Artistic/Technical Achievement

-Special Prize for one-minute environmental film presented by HIFF board

Rules & Terms

REGULATIONS

Hope International Film Festival (HIFF) European Union

3rd edition, 2023

Intro

The Hope International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual festival officially organized by Hope International Film Festival European Union Association, a non-profit entity based in Belgium Europe. The festival’s concept was conceived by its founder and president Fadi El Lawand, a Lebanese-born artist based in Europe.

Article 1:

HIFF aims to create a dialogue between filmmakers and audiences through the art of cinema in order to strengthen cultural relationships between countries through film, and to raise awareness about people with physical or psychological challenges by showcasing films, either about or by them, rising from the five continents. HIFF also sheds the lights on humanistic topics like environment, women, children, war and peace.

Article 2:

The 3rd HIFF will be held in the fall of 2023

Article 3:

An advisor committee will recommend films for HIFF under supervision of its Artistic Director. The section under which the film will be screened is to be determined after the approval of the artistic director and the president of the festival. HIFF will accept film submission through its website:and its FilmFreeway webpage. Accepted films in this edition are primarily the ones produced between 2022 and 2023.

Article 4:

HIFF will screen films under the following competitions:

A- Long Competition for Narratives (with running time that should exceed 60 Minutes).

B- Long Competition for Documentaries (with running time that should exceed 60 Minutes).

C- Short Competition for Narratives and Documentaries (with running time that should be between 15-60 Minutes)

D- Competition for one-minute environmental film presented by HIFF board

Article 5: Film Submissions

The deadline for film submissions is the 15th of August 2023

Article 6:

HIFF will assemble three jury committees, one for each competition.
Each jury committee will consist of three members.

The jury committees will have members of prominent personalities in the film industry with established filmographies

No member of the juries should have participated in the production of any participating film.