The Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (Malaysia) is accepting films for the CINEBALU Category until May 15, 2026. *Only for ASEAN, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong Filmmakers*

About the festival:
The Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (KKIFF) is Malaysia’s longest running film festival based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The festival includes international and regional movie screenings, talks, workshops and training for film makers.

Eligibility:
– This competition is open to citizens and residents of ASEAN (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam), Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
– The festival accepts films (features and shorts) of any genre (fiction, documentary, experimental, and animation).
– Films must have been completed after September 19, 2024.
– The film can be in any language – but English Subtitles are required.
– Multiple entries are welcome.
– Copyright for all music and videos used must be owned by the filmmaker.  By submitting your film to the KKIFF2026, you agree that the festival will not be held liable for any copyright infringements perpetrated by you or your film.
– Submission Fee: $ 8 USD
– Deadline: May 15, 2026
– Notification Date: July 31, 2026

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://filmfreeway.com/KKIFF2026_CinebaluScreening (This is also the submission link)

We remind readers that the 17th Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival will take place on September 12 – 20, 2026 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

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To see other Calls please follow the next link: “Call For Entries”.