HiShorts! International Short Film Festival is currently the most influential and biggest short film festival in China. It collects global oriented short films within 3 to 40 minutes, including those of Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Experimental, Commercial and Music Video. And HiShorts! focuses on the Chinese young directors globally.

Hishorts! has already formed a rather professional operating system, and held abundant programs, such as screenings, master classes, forums, pitches, award ceremony, etc. Since the first launch in Hollywood in August 2017, Hishorts! has been successfully held for three consecutive sessions, and has set a new record for the number of films it calls for, with more than 6000 entries from 120 countries and regions in 2023.

HiShorts! International Short Film Festival successfully invited Lee Chang-dong, an internationally renowned director and former Minister of Culture of South Korea, as the final jury; Xu, Bing, an influential Chinese contemporary artist who has been interviewed by German Chancellor Merkel as our art consultant; the prestigious Golden Palm producer Phillippe Bober (13 award-winning experiences of Cannes, Venice and Berlin International Film Festival) to serve as the final jury; Chinese sixth generation director Zhang Yang to serve as the rotating chairman of Hishorts!; famous actress Liang Jing as the ambassador. Besides, famous actor Liu Peiqi, Huang Lu, Wang Xuebing, Geng Le, Chairman Chen Guanzhong, Professor Dai Jinhua, Zhou Hao, and keyboard Pang Kuan …, nearly 100 outstanding representatives in the field of entertainment actively participated in Hishorts!.

Awards & Prizes

The festival includes 6 awards, with an exclusive Jury Prize.

「Best Narrative Shorts」

「Best Documentary Shorts」

「Best Experimental Shorts」

「Best Commercial Shorts」

「Best Animation Shorts」

「Best Music Video Shorts」

「Jury Prize」

Rules & Terms

1. Length: No more than 40 minutes (including the opening and closing credits)

2. Production date: No earlier than January 2022

3. Premiere Status: No Required

4. Format: The final version with CN-EN bilingual subtitles (except for no dialogue films); no more than 5GB in MOV/MP4 format with a minimum 1920x1080 resolution;

5. One of the creators (including director, producer, screenwriter) must have Chinese background (including regions of Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan; overseas Chinese).

6. If any version of the film (including re-edits) has been submitted to previous HiShorts! competitions, it is not eligible for entry.

Dates & Deadlines

1.Opening Date: June 16, 2024

2.Early Bird: September 30, 2024

3.Late Deadline: October 20, 2024

4.Notification Date: December 20, 2024

5.Event Date: December 23 – 29, 2024

Submission

https://filmfreeway.com/HiShorts

Contact

Main Competition Call for Films Inquiries:

submit@hishortsfilmfestival.com

Commercial Partnership Inquiries:

wangchuyao@hishortsfilmfestival.com

Source: HiShorts