Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival 2015 (0)

Festival start: 16 October 2015      Festival end: 18 October 2015

The festival’s themes are the environment, ecology and sustainable development in a comprehensive sense. The festival accepts films that question the global place and impact of Man in and on his environment: biodiversity, environmental and human stakes, climate change, natural resources, science and research, evolution of borders, alternative energies, indigenous communities and issues, environmental health, urbanism, mobility, environmental activism, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and so forth.

Cash Prizes: 1,000$

Best Film (Overall): RM3000.00 (inclusive of a plaque, certificate and hampers)
Best Short Documentary/TV Documentary: RM1500.00 (inclusive of a plaque, certificate and hampers)
Best Short Film: RM1000.00 (inclusive of a plaque, certificate and hampers)
Best Animation: RM1000.00 (inclusive of a plaque, certificate and hampers)
Best PSA: RM500.00 (inclusive of a plaque, certificate and hampers)

*RM = Ringgit Malaysia

Clause 1: Thematic

The festival’s themes are the environment, ecology and sustainable development in a comprehensive sense. The festival accepts films that question the global place and impact of Man in and on his environment: biodiversity, environmental and human stakes, climate change, natural resources, science and research, evolution of borders, alternative energies, indigenous communities and issues, environmental health, urbanism, mobility, environmental activism, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and so forth.

Clause 2: Competitions

At present, the festival’s official competition involves five (5) sections:
• Full-length documentaries and feature films
• TV and short documentaries
• Short films
• Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
• Animations

Clause 3: Sending of the copies and communication items for the selected movies/films

The beneficiaries of the selected movies, who will be directly informed by the festival’s management, will be called upon to provide the following additional items, as soon as their selection is notified to them and before August 5th, 2015:

• a synopsis of maximum 750 characters for the full-length and medium-length films and maximum 350 characters for short films, in English – the festival reserves the right to modify or shorten the received synopsis because of constraints related to communication tools;
• a picture and a filmography of the director;
• movie stills/pictures from the film (jpeg 300 dpi) as well as the press pack and clippings, by email or any other digital media.
• where appropriate, awards earned by the film, as well as the countries where and dates when the film was broadcasted;
• the precise contact details for the film’s producer, salesperson and/or distributor;
• an extract or trailer, ideally in a English-subtitled version and video file compatible with DVD, Blu-Ray, MP4, or MOV. The video must be treated in a minimum definition of 640x480 pixels, with a bit rate of 1.2 mbps;
• the festival will keep a second DVD copy of the film.

The screening copies of the selected films and programs must reach the festival’s management no later than September 15th, 2015. The festival will only accept copies in a perfect state.

Clause 4: Transportation, customs and insurance

For all the films sent to the festival for selection, the copies’ transportation and insurance expenses to and from the festival shall be borne by the participant (directors, producers or distributors).

Clause 5: Rights

• The selected films, by the esteemed jury committee shall be exempted of rental rights in the festival’s main screening location(s);
• The festival reserves the right to allow its partners’ TV channels and Internet sites to broadcast extracts of the film not exceeding three minutes. It also reserves the right to broadcast excerpts on its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/KualaLumpurEcoFilmFestival) and on its own Internet site (www.ecofilmfest.my).
• The beneficiary assures the festival’s management he/she is the unrestrained and sole owner of all rights necessary (copyright, image rights, and all intellectual property rights), received from qualified persons, for the utilization, screening or promotion of the film, in its entirety or by extracts, during the festival.
• The beneficiary allows the festival’s management to translate the dialogues and commentaries for their broadcasting during the festival, and guarantees against any proceedings in this regard.
• The beneficiary allows the festival to reproduce the provided texts, pictures, biographies and filmographies in the communication material of the festival (catalogue, program, flyers, and media interviews).
• For promotion and archiving purposes, the festival will keep one DVD copy of the films. Its usage is reserved solely to consultation within the premises of the festival’s management.
• In accordance with the awarded and broadcasted films’ beneficiaries, some of the films may be screened again in the theatres and other venues in Malaysia for educational and awareness purposes solely and not for commercial reasons, according to conditions that shall be defined with the festival’s management.
• Upon selection of your film(s) to the Festival, the filmmaker agrees to waive any/all screening fees during the Festival period.


All entries must be accompanied by a link to the trailer/online-version of the film and poster for the film (jpg) for the jury committee to review. If somehow the trailer/online version is not available, you will need to mail us the trailer.

The cost of mailing the trailers and films to the Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest must be covered by the entrants themselves.

The festival will not be responsible for any loss, damage, and/or delay of films in transit.

In order to facilitate customs procedures, the entry package should be labelled "Only for cultural purpose, no commercial value."

Students are eligible for a special submission fee and entries must be accompanied by student ID or letter from institution. Please send a copy of your ID/letter to info@ecofilmfest.my with the name of your film.