The 5th Hainan Island International Film Festival Global Film Collection Announcement
The 5th Hainan Island International Film Festival (the 5th HIIFF) will be held in December 2023, with thousands of films competing for the Golden Coconut Awards. The "Golden Coconut Awards" competition of the 5th HIIFF is divided into three categories: feature-length fiction films, documentary films and short films. There are 10 awards in total: Best Picture, Best Director, Special Jury Prize, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenwriter, Best Artistic Contribution, Best Children's Film, Best Documentary and Best Short Film.
This "Golden Coconut Awards" registration period will end at 24:00 on October 15, 2023. The official website of the Hainan Island International Film Festival (www.hiiff.net) now includes a film collection channel. The selected films will be screened during the festival, and the winners will be announced and awarded at the closing ceremony.
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Golden Coconut Awards Submission Guidelines
Golden Coconut Award
Eligibility
The Competition Section includes feature-length fiction films, documentary films and short films.
Only films that meet the following requirements will be considered:
1. Feature-length fiction films and documentary films must be at least 70 minutes in length. 2. Short films should be at least 12 minutes in length. 3. Films made after August 15, 2022 that have not been previously submitted to any version of this competition; 4. Feature-length fiction films and documentary films accepted for the competition must be in DCP (Digital Cinema Package) format, which is the industry standard for theatrical screening.
Registration Methods
Films submitted to the competition must be registered on the festival's official website within the specified timeframe when the registration window is open. Filmmakers should provide all required information for each entry and include a download link for the preview version of the film.
Please complete the registration form in its entirety; any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the entrant. The festival reserves the right to disqualify any film that does not complete the form completely and accurately.
The festival only accepts preview videos that meet the following requirements:
Video files are limited to MOV or MP4 format with a minimum resolution of 1920 x 1080;
The file size should not exceed 5GB;
A watermark can be added;
Films in languages other than Mandarin Chinese must have Chinese or English subtitles;
The submitted version must be the same as the actual film. The festival reserves the right to exclude any film whose dailies differ from the actual film.
Entries submitted after the closing date for registration will not be considered for the competition, and registered films will not be eligible for withdrawal.
By submitting a film to the competition, the entrant certifies that he/she has obtained the consent of the copyright owner, creator, or other authorized representative of the film and has read, understood, and agreed to the terms and conditions. Hainan Island International Film Festival will not be responsible for any disputes arising from any violation of these terms and conditions.
The Festival reserves the right to reject any film that does not meet all or part of the above requirements, as well as any film that does not comply with Chinese laws or related cultural policies.
The Hainan Island International Film Festival reserves the right to a final interpretation of the terms and conditions of these articles and any matters not covered herein.
All conditions and terms are subject to change
Adhering to the concept of "year-round screening, island-wide screening, film viewing for all people, and the whole industry chain's development model", the 5th HIIFF will focus on the principles of "internationalization, specialization, and marketization" to make full use of the Hainan FTP's resources, adhere to market-oriented operations, explore its own unique direction of development, and create a cultural exchange window for China to further deepen reform and open up to the outside world and for Hainan to accelerate the construction of the FTP.
The 5th HIIFF is hosted by the China Media Group and the People's Government of Hainan Province, co-organized by the Publicity Department of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television, and Sports of Hainan Province, the Hainan Federation of Writers and Artists, and the People's Government of Sanya City, and implemented by Sanya Golden Coconut Film Co., Ltd.
