About the Competition
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Organiser
The Filmit 2026 competition is organised by the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Section, Curriculum Development Institute (CDI), Education Bureau (EDB), in collaboration with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and the Commercial Production Group (CPG) of Chinese International School (CIS).
Aims
The aims of the Filmit 2026 competition are to:
- develop students' English language through filmmaking;
- provide students an opportunity to collaborate with peers and use English creatively;
- promote the use of English language to discuss topics relevant to students’ lives;
- support the learning and teaching of English in all Key Stages; and
- cultivate in students' positive values and attitudes, in particular, to celebrate the joy, creativity and inspiration brought to filmmaking through reading.
Filmit 2026
In line with the Values Education Curriculum Framework (pilot version) (2021) and the current cross-curricular campaign on “Promoting Positive Values and Attitudes through English Sayings of Wisdom” 2025/26, the theme of Filmit 2026 is Journeys on the Page. Participants are encouraged to create a short film that captures how reading can be an inspiring journey that transcends borders and allows us to gain wisdom and experience different worlds across cultures, time and space, letting our imagination take flight.
