DEADLINE & FEES
- An Entry Fee shall apply upon submission. This Entry Fee is not refundable under any circumstances.
- Any submission after the Late Submission deadline, incomplete application or applications not accompanied with the required documents, will not be accepted.
- For submission via FilmFreeway, each Entrant needs to register for an account on the designated system. You only have to create ONE user account on FilmFreeway to add multiple entries. You can add more entries on “My Projects”. However, each entry submitted may only enter one group.
- To submit an Entry, the Entrant must click “Submit Now”, then “Add to Cart and Check Out”/ “Complete Order” on FilmFreeway. An Entry is not considered having entered the ifva Awards unless the Entrant has performed the aforementioned action.
- An Entry’s eligibility to enter the Awards is contingent upon the receipt by the Organiser or all required documents and materials specific herein on or before deadline. An Entrant shall bear the sole responsibility for any error occurred or omission in submitting the Entry.
OPEN GROUP / ANIMATION / ASIAN NEW FOCRE / AI CREATION
All Entries must be applied and submitted via designated online systems: FilmFreeway
Earlybird deadline
- 3 May 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- USD20
Regular deadline
- 31 May 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- USD35
Late deadline
- 21 June 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- USD50
YOUTH GROUP
All Entries must be applied and submitted via designated online systems: FilmFreeway
Earlybird deadline
- 3 May 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- FREE
Regular deadline
- 31 May 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- FREE
Late deadline
- 21 June 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- FREE
TERTIARY STUDENTS GROUP
a) Full-time students enrolled at the tertiary institutions mentioned below^ should contact to your school's representatives for submission method and free submission quotas.
^List of tertiary institutions:
Hong Kong Tertiary Institutions
- City University of Hong Kong - College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- City University of Hong Kong - School of Creative Media
- Hong Kong Baptist University - Academy of Film
- Hong Kong Design Institute
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University - Department of Humanities, Language & Translation
- Hong Kong University - School of Future Media
- The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts - School of Film & Television
International Tertiary Institutions
- Bilkent University - Department of Communication and Design
- Japan Institute of the Moving Image
- Jilin Animation Institute
- National Taiwan University of Arts
- RMIT - School of Media and Communication
- University of Balamand - Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts
*The list will be further updated. Last updated on 25 February 2026.
b) Students from other tertiary institutions not included on the list should submit their entries through FilmFreeway
Earlybird Deadline
- 3 May 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- USD20
Regular Deadline
- 31 May 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- USD35
Late Deadline
- 21 June 2026 (Sunday) 18:00 Hong Kong Time
- USD50
