KKIFF 2026

CINEBALU Screenings

Call For Submissions

The KKIFF 2026 is in September! And we’re looking for your films to help us celebrate our 17th edition!

If you live in South-East Asia and you have completed a new film after 19 September 2024, then give it a go – submit it to the KKIFF now!

Short or long – funny or sad – a documentary or narrative – an animation or an experimental film – submit your film to the KKIFF through FilmFreeway.

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: February 2026

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: 15 May 2026

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), as well as 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 for all submissions.
  8. Submissions must have been completed on or after 19 September 2024.
  9. Copyright for all music and videos used must be owned by the filmmaker. By submitting your film to the KKIFF2026, you agree that the KKIFF2026 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 2026.
  12. Our preferred festival screening format is DCP. 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 Tommy – +6013 5417796 or email us: info@kkiff.com