Why does Hokkaido
need a film festival?

Why does
Hokkaido need
a film festival?

UPDATE

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

Short806
Medium122
Feature178
Total1,106

○By Country *Co-productions involving multiple countries are counted separately for each country.

Japan316
China193
United States89
France35
Taiwan32
United Kingdom31
Hong Kong25
Germany24
Italy, India20 each
Russian Federation, Australia17 each
Canada15
South Korea13
Spain12
Indonesia9
Poland, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore8 each
Sweden, Philippines, Hungary, Brazil, Turkey, Netherlands7 each
Thailand, Israel, Estonia, Argentina4 each
Kazakhstan, Greece, Finland, Switzerland, Belarus, Morocco, Denmark, Chile3 each
Uzbekistan, UAE, Egypt, Belgium2 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, Austria1 each
Total (72 countries and regions)


2025.2.11

The 2nd Hokkaido International Film Festival is now accepting submissions. Apply here.