Submit Your Film


Our 9th festival will take place in November 2008. The deadline for entries to arrive at our office is July 15, 2008 and decisions will be made in August 2008. Without exception, any entries that arrive after the deadline date will gladly be considered for our 2009 festival.

There is no entry fee.

The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival only screens films with Jewish themes. We screen both long and short films, features and documentaries.

Filmmakers and distributors of Israeli films please note: We hold the opinion that not all Israeli films are Jewish films. If your film does not have a Jewish theme to it, it will not be suitable for our festival.

Filmmakers or distributors who are interested in having their film considered should send the following to our office:

  • A preview DVD (PAL preferred). We no longer accept VHS tapes.
  • Information sheet that gives the following data for each film submitted:
    • Name of film
    • Country of production
    • Language
    • Year of release
    • Running time
    • Screening formats available
    • International distributor's name and contact information (address, phone, fax, email and relevant websites)
    • List of film's awards and honours won
    • 100-word synopsis of film
  • Supporting materials (e.g., press kits, photo stills, and promotional materials). ELECTRONIC formats are preferred, when available. Photo stills and graphics should be submitted in GIF, JPG, TIF or EPS format. Resolutions of 300 dpi are preferred. No Mac files, please.

Our address is:

Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
Suite 804, Winning House
10-16 Cochrane Street
Central, Hong Kong

NOTE #1: DO NOT WRITE "CHINA" ON THE MAILING ADDRESS AS YOUR POST OFFICE MAY SEND YOUR ENTRY TO BEIJING BY MISTAKE WHERE IT WILL GET STUCK IN CUSTOMS. IT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN!

NOTE #2: YOU DO NOT NEED TO COURIER YOUR ENTRY TO US. SAVE YOURSELF SOME MONEY BY WRAPPING IT IN BUBBLE PACK OR USING A PADDED ENVELOPE, AND SENDING IT BY AIR MAIL. OUR POST OFFICE IS VERY RELIABLE AND IT ONLY TAKES ONE OR TWO DAYS LONGER THAN BY COURIER.

NOTE #3: CONSIDER USING A SOFT PLASTIC DVD CASE (THE CLAMSHELL KIND THAT COMES IN MANY DIFFERENT COLOURS -- SEE BELOW) AS IT SHIPS BETTER THAN A TRADITIONAL DVD BOX OR A SQUARE HARD PLASTIC DVD CASE DOES.


Due to resource constraints, we are unable to return any materials sent to us.