Why does Hokkaido
need a film festival?
Why does
Hokkaido need
a film festival?
UPDATE
2025.10.31
The dates and venues for the 2nd Hokkaido International Film Festival have been finalized. It will be held at the following three locations.
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| Dates | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| February 13 (Fri) – February 15 (Sun), 2026 | Niseko (Shiribeshi) | Kutchan Town |
| February 27 (Fri) – March 1 (Sun), 2026 | Okhotsk | Abashiri City |
| March 28 (Sat) – March 29 (Sun), 2026 | Tokachi | Shikaoi Town |
2025.10.16
The final number of submissions received by the end of September is as follows:
Thank you to everyone for your numerous submissions. The selection results are scheduled to be announced in mid-November.
○By Category
| Short | 806 |
| Medium | 122 |
| Feature | 178 |
| Total | 1,106 |
○By Country *Co-productions involving multiple countries are counted separately for each country.
| Japan | 316 |
| China | 193 |
| United States | 89 |
| France | 35 |
| Taiwan | 32 |
| United Kingdom | 31 |
| Hong Kong | 25 |
| Germany | 24 |
| Italy, India | 20 each |
| Russian Federation, Australia | 17 each |
| Canada | 15 |
| South Korea | 13 |
| Spain | 12 |
| Indonesia | 9 |
| Poland, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore | 8 each |
| Sweden, Philippines, Hungary, Brazil, Turkey, Netherlands | 7 each |
| Thailand, Israel, Estonia, Argentina | 4 each |
| Kazakhstan, Greece, Finland, Switzerland, Belarus, Morocco, Denmark, Chile | 3 each |
| Uzbekistan, UAE, Egypt, Belgium | 2 each |
| South Africa, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Romania, Palau, Portugal, Pakistan, Peru, New Zealand, Nepal, Suriname, Malta, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Lithuania, Lebanon, Norway, Iran, Ireland, Croatia, Georgia, Ecuador, Qatar, Bulgaria, Belgium, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria | 1 each |
| Total (72 countries and regions) |
2025.2.11
The 2nd Hokkaido International Film Festival is now accepting submissions. Apply here.