Films

After careful selection from over 1,100 submissions, the following films have been selected for screening.

Best International Feature Film Award

Screening, judging, and awards will be held at Shikaoi Town Hall from Saturday, March 28th to Sunday, March 29th, 2026.

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No.TitleDirectorCountryRuntime
1How To Build A Secret BaseTomoya ItabashiJapan109
2Die Before You DieDan PringleUK104
3The AegeanJacob RichardsonAustralia103
4YokaiNaotoshi KitadaJapan80
5The Heart cleanerKyungrok KIMSouth Korea62
6L’Anima in Pace – Your Soul in PeaceCiro FormisanoItaly83

Best International Medium-length Film Award

Screening, judging, and awards will be held at Kutchan Town Cultural Welfare Center in Niseko from Friday, February 13th to Sunday, February 15th, 2026.

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No.TitleDirectorCountryRuntime
1Lost ChildrenTakaho IwamotoJapan42
2ChairKensuke TsutsumiJapan44
3The Man Up NorthEmilia KovanenFinland38
4 MALENKIJIstván János PekárHungary37
5The Split ProgramVes YeeMalaysia37
6Town : Nokbeon-dongKim phile suSouth Korea35
7Pick up DionySOSDongho Ahn, Jihwan YooSouth Korea38
8ChaariKaandha (The Four Shoulders)Biswanath RathIndia37

Best International Short Film Award

Screening, judging, and awards will be held at the Okhotsk Cultural Exchange Center in Abashiri from Friday, February 27th to Sunday, March 1st, 2026.

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No.TitleDirectorCountryRuntime
1Night RoutineKazuki WatanabeJapan11
2The ReachLuca CasertaItaly28
3Door to TommorowJunghwi SoukSouth Korea4
4Witness of HarmCheong Ye LeeSouth Korea16
5The CallAsem KuanyshbayevaKazakhstan27
6Goldiocks zone projectJung-soo KimSouth Korea18
7AwakeningSonya DukhonIsrael6
8MeasurementsMarta CaposselaItaly20
9Ramen RiderHugh NettelbeckJapan13
10Coding si PAPAMichael PogoyPhilippines19
11Nyingma.. Through her eyes.Liton PaulIndia20
12Kaka’s Winter Break DiaryJoe ShiChina14
13Paradise LostGoushi SuzukiJapan16
14The Quirky ResidentsNatsuko AratamaJapan23
15TAMAGOOrso, Peter & Ben MiyakawaItaly18
16Here/ThereHiroshi horiuchiJapan30
17To. YouYoung min KimSouth Korea21
18I AM GODRui WangChina25
19Swimming LessonLianghong DengChina20
20Santa CatalinaAlexander AlexandrovUSA18
21Silili and TreeEric LeeHong Kong15
22Children of the BirdJulia TudiscoHungary12
23DUNDUNBIN WANGChina15
24Tiny Little JourneyJinwoo LeeSouth Korea24
25CELESTEFERNANDO M. MACEDOBrazil30
26In HalfJorge Morais ValleSpain24

HIFF Selection (Non-Competitive)

Screening dates and venues will be announced at a later date.

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No.TitleDirectorCountryRuntime
1The Missing Post OfficeClement LeferFrance9
2BUSHIDO. The choice.Marcin TomaszewskiPoland29
3HIBAKUSHA – WANDERING SOULJoel YamajiBrazil20
4The world I met with youPilju JungSouth Korea21
5GRANDMALEVITHiroki YamaguchiJapan14
6August 32ndYunbin ANSouth Korea15
7GoGo! YubariKyungrok KIMSouth Korea30
8DEAD OR ZOMBIETomoya SatoJapan128
9Midnight Tea PartyChisa HasegawaJapan24