Shorties Film Festival is back! An annual week-long celebration of Asia Pacific's brightest film entrepreneurs and their latest film projects. 🎬

The third edition of Shorties will be happening across Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Australia and we will ONLY be taking submissions shot in these countries.

If you’re a budding filmmaker, we’re looking for YOU! From now till the 15th of March, the Hive is launching an Open Call across the Asia Pacific Region for our international film festival.

Across 5 days we will be supporting local talents, ending the week in a night of awards, followed by a celebrating closing party!🏆All screenings will be shown in the Hive Lavender [Singapore], the Hive Jinnan [Japan], the Hive Taipei [Taiwan], the Hive Thonglor [Bangkok], the Hive Thao Dien [Viet Nam], the Hive Collingwood [Australia], and the Hive Sheung Wan [Hong Kong].

Awards & Prizes

Best Documentary Film: 500USD prize, 6 months Hive membership
Best Narrative Fiction Film: 500USD prize, 6 months Hive membership
Best Film Subcategory [IG Micro Short Film]: 150 USD & 6 months Hive membership
Best Film Directing: 250 USD & 6 months Hive membership
Best Cinematography: 250 USD & 6 months Hive membership
Best Screenplay: 250USD & 6 months Hive membership
Young Filmmaker (18 or under in age): 150 USD
Best Environmental (presented by Earth.org): 250 USD & 6 months Hive membership
Public choice Award: 2 Hive memberships for 6 months

Rules & Terms

1. There is no charge for taking part; we do ask every creative collaborator to actively share their participation on Social Media to support the project and fellow filmmakers.
2. 20 minutes is the maximum duration for films.
3. The film must have been completed between present day and 2019
4. Short films should have won no awards prior to this festival.
5. Compulsory English subtitles if the film is in a foreign language.
6. Films must be from (shot or by directors) Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam or Australia