About the Film Festival
The Annual Copenhagen Film Festival brings independent cinema to the foreground and supports upcoming and established filmmakers from all walks of life.
Taking place since 2017 at Husets Biograf, the ACFF serves as an annual meeting point for cinephiles, filmmakers and industry professionals.
The Festival's programme features diverse and thought-provoking independent films of various genres. From fiction and documentaries to music videos and animated movies, the ACFF is open to indie films of all styles and aesthetics.
We promote equality, non-discrimination and inclusion and welcome filmmakers of all backgrounds.
The Annual Copenhagen Film Festival is organised by HFP, a pioneer organisation that runs Film Festivals and other events showcasing and championing ideas of diversity. Through our global series of film Festivals that spread over 13 countries, we open the path to voices with a compelling story to share. Our main mission is to honour independent cinema and establish a network of artists eager to join forces and spread their work across all nations. HFP runs 24 film Festivals worldwide.
Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.
Authorization Letter
The Festival's award-winning films are presented at the end of the screenings and are announced on our official website and social media.
All winners receive our official award certificate.
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Video Format ：AVI MPEG4 DCP MOV
✓ All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles (if in a different language).
✓ All films must have been made in or after 2024.
✓ Short films must not exceed 45 minutes.
✓ Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their own materials.
✓ By submitting to us, you give us consent and right to screen your film in front of a live audience, and, under special circumstances, online screening.
✓ Nominations: These are all the films that have been nominated for an award in a category. Not all nominated films will be screened.
Official Selection: These are all the nominated films selected for screening, which will be notified via email. If you received a Nomination email, but no Official Selection email, it means your film will not be screened, but is still a contender for an award in its category.
Award Winners: Chosen from the Nominations (which includes the Official Selection).
✓ We may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with.
✓ We retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through email and our online platforms.
✓ We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status or whether your work has been made available online.
✓ We do not accept partial screeners, trailers, or screener links that require access other than password protected links.
✓ Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.
✓ We cannot provide refunds.
✓ If you have submitted your project in the previous year, please do not resubmit the same project to the current edition.
✓ By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.
✓ We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.
Categories and fees
Best Feature Film/Experimental/Comedy
Video length ：45 - 220
All genres accepted in this category. Films must be over 45 minutes.
Best Short Film/Experimental/Comedy
Video length ：1 - 44
All genres are accepted in this category. Below 45 minutes.
Best Feature Documentary
Video length ：45 - 220
Any documentary film longer than 45 minutes.
Best Short Documentary
Video length ：1 - 44
Any documentary film shorter than 45 minutes.
Best Animation
Video length ：45 - 220
Any length.
Best Student Film
Video length ：1 - 60
Any length
Best Music Video
Video length ：1 - 15
Under 15 minutes
Live Event
