Hurricane International Film Festival (5)

Festival start: 08 October 2022      Festival end: 15 October 2022

Hurricane International Film Festival is an international contest that presents a carefully curated program with international films, narrative, documentary, and short films from established and emerging filmmakers...
Hurricane International Film Festival is a festival that has a core value to encourage new and emerging film Producers, Directors, Musicians and Social Media Content creators from around the world to tell stories and produce independent film that reflect their views and visions. Encourage filmmakers to explore new ways of storytelling that can influence their surrounding or expose it to the world.

HIFF celebrates the best that cinema has to offer. Showcasing films from established masters and emerging storytellers, the Festival welcomes films from around the world. Offering an impressive selection of competitive and non-competitive programming.

Filmmakers are at the heart of everything we do. When you share your film with us, you will be treated with respect throughout every stage of the submissions process. Your emails will be returned, your questions answered and a real, live person will answer you.

Thank you for your interest in the Hurricane International Film Festival. We wish you all the best with your film!

Hurricane International Film Festival - Best Project wins:

1. The main prize "HURRICANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TROPHY"

2. Promotion of your project on our social networks

3. 2-year partnership with our film festival

4. YOU CAN MAKE MONEY - you will lead a workshop for other filmmakers

5. In addition to the Best in Category awards, HIFF presents a number of special awards which offer project support, services as well as a combined total of USD10000 in cash prizes.

We are looking forward to screening the best films from the festival on Oct 8-15, 2022 in Shanghai.

Cash Prizes: 10,000$

In addition to the Best in Category awards, HIFF presents a number of special awards which offer project support, services as well as a combined total of USD10000 in cash prizes.

FILM CONTEST - MAIN CATEGORIES

Grand Prix Best Feature Film
Grand Prix Best Feature Documentary
Grand Prix Best Short Film
Grand Prix Best Short Documentary
Grand Prix Best Student Film
Grand Prix Best Indie Short Film
Grand Prix Best Indie Feature Film
Grand Prix Best Super Short Film

FILM AWARDS - ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES

Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Sci-Fi
Best Animation
Best LGBTQ
Best Experimental Film
Best Crime Film
Best War
Best Series

FILM AWARDS – INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR CATEGORIES

Best Director Short Film (Fiction/Documentary)
Best Director Feature Film (Fiction/Documentary)
Best Director Student Film
Best Director Super Short Film
Best Male Director
Best Female Director

FILM AWARDS – INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Best Actor (Short/Feature)
Best Actress (Short/Feature)
Best Child/Young Actor
Best Child/Young Actress
Best Duo
Best Ensemble

FILM AWARDS – INDIVIDUAL TECHNICAL CATEGORIES

Best Cinematography (Short/Feature)
Best Editing (Short/Feature)
Best Production (Short/Feature)
Best Sound Design (Short/Feature)
Best Visual Effects (Short/Feature)
Best Costume
Best Makeup Artist
Best Original Screenplay

FILM AWARDS - CONTINENTAL CATEGORIES

Best European Film
Best American Film
Best South American Film
Best African Film
Best Asian Film
Best Australian Film

SCREENWRITING AWARDS – MAIN CATEGORIES

Best Super Short Script (under 10 pages)
Best Short Script (under 30 pages)
Best Medium-Length Script (under 60 pages)
Best Feature Script (over 61 pages)
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short Screenplay)
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature Screenplay)
Best Television Script

SCREENWRITING AWARDS – ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES

Best Drama Screenplay
Best Comedy Screenplay
Best Thriller Screenplay
Best Horror Screenplay
Best LGBTQ Screenplay

MUSIC AWARDS

Best Music Video
Best Animation Music Video
Best Experimental Music Video
Best Dance Music Video
Best Low Budget Music Video
Best Original Song
Best Director Music Video

MUSIC AWARDS - CONTINENTAL CATEGORIES

Best European Music Video
Best American Music Video
Best Asian Music Video
Best Australian Music Video
Best African Music Video

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - FILM SHOT CATEGORIES

Best Film Poster
Best Photography

1. All films that are not in English, must have English language subtitles.

2. Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted.

3. The decision of the festival selection committee will be final.

4. The excerpts from films send for Hurricane International Film Festival can be shown on the our social networks.

5. Films that are submitted must be the entrant’s original work and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third Parties. Contestants agree that they have obtained all required copyright permissions regarding music, sound & images. etc presented in their film.

6. Hurricane International Film Festival organizers reserve rights change, cancel or re-schedule the dates, venue, awards & categories without consent or information to contestants.

7. The organizers reserve the right not to award any or all of the prizes.