KKIFF 2024

CINEBALU Screenings

Call For Submissions

Calling all Southeast Asian-based filmmakers! Have you made a new film since 15 September 2022? Whether it be a short or long form film, funny or sad, documentary or narrative, animation or experimental, we want to feature YOUR work!

Be part of the 2024 CINEBALU Screening where your film will potentially be selected to be one of the many incredible films screened at the KKIFF 2024! Submit your work today via FilmFreeway!

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: 1 February 2024
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: 15 May 2024

Submission Guidelines

  1. Submissions can be made by citizens and residents of ASEAN countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam), Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
  2. The submission charge on FilmFreeway is US$8.00.
  3. All genres are eligible for submission.
  4. Shorts and feature-length films are eligible.
  5. Screeners/preview copies for both shorts and feature-length films can be submitted.
  6. Multiple submissions are welcome.
  7. The film can be in any language – but English subtitles are required, even if the language of the film is English.
  8. Submissions must have been completed on or after 15 September 2022.
  9. Copyright for all music and videos used must be owned by the filmmaker. By submitting your film to the KKIFF2024, you agree that the KKIFF2024 will not be held liable for any copyright infringements perpetrated by you or your film.
  10. KKIFF reserves the right to use stills and/or short clips of films submitted to CINEBALU for the purposes of marketing and promotion.
  11. Submissions must be received on or before: 15 May 2024.
  12. Our preferred festival screening format is DCP, although  Blu-Ray or DVD are also possible.  If you submit your film as an MP4 file, the KKIFF can convert it to DCP format.

If you have any questions, contact: Jude – +6014 3514298 or Jasmine – +6017 8212132 or email us: info@kkiff.com