Conditions and Regulations

Read to Reel: Our Heritage in Focus 

In line with the Values Education Curriculum Framework (2026) and the current cross-curricular campaign on “Promoting Positive Values and Attitudes through English Sayings of Wisdom” 2026/27, the theme of Filmit 2027 is Read to Reel: Our Heritage in Focus. Participants are encouraged to create a short film that celebrates our heritage and expresses appreciation for our neighbourhoods. They are invited to explore the theme through fiction and/or non-fiction texts to inspire their stories. 

In the Filmit 2027 competition, there are three divisions and two categories: 

The Filmit 2027 categories are outlined below:       

1. One-minute Film Category (Primary and Secondary Divisions): A Filmit 2027 one-minute film can be a narrative, informational or persuasive film related to the theme of the competition. It must be one-minute in duration, not including the title frame and end credits. 

2. Short Film Category (Primary and Secondary Divisions): A Filmit 2027 short film can be a narrative, informational or persuasive film related to the theme of the competition. It must be 3 – 5 minutes in duration, not including the title frame and end credits.  

3. Short Film Category (Parent-child Division): A Filmit 2027 short film must involve students and their parents or guardians. Other family members may also appear in the film. The film can have narrative, informational, or persuasive elements and must be related to the theme of the competition. It can be shot on a smartphone with a horizontal or vertical aspect ratio, and it must be 2 – 3 minutes in duration, not including the title frame and end credits. 

• The competition is open to public sector primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong, including schools under the Direct Subsidy Scheme.

• Teams must be comprised of 3 – 8 members. If there are more than eight team members (including parents, guardians, and other family members) that contribute to the production of the film, only the eight members listed in the entry form will be awarded prizes and certificates.  

• There is no limit to the number of film entries submitted by each school. 

• Students can only contribute to one film entry in each category.  

• Each entry must be uploaded to a personal or school online storage drive, preferably using one of the following commonly used platforms: Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive. Please ensure that the access right to the film is set to “anyone with the link can edit”.  

• The film must be accessible until 31 August 2027 (Tuesday). Please contact the organisers at cdonet6@edb.gov.hk, cdonet5@edb.gov.hk, and cdonet2@edb.gov.hk if changes have been made. The file name of the entry must contain the school name followed by the name of the film, i.e. School name_Film Title. 

• The film entry must be in MP4 format and the direct link to the file must be shared with the NET Section via the Entry Form (Filmit 2027 Entry Form – Fill out form). 

• The EDB reserves the right to disqualify a film entry without prior notification to schools should the entry be inaccessible via the provided link. 

• Entries for each category must be within the stated time frame, excluding the title frame and end credits.  

• Permission from parents/guardians for the use of images must be obtained by schools. The soft copy of the Filmit 2027 Use of Images Permission Form will be provided for schools to use (e.g. schools can use the Form as is or copy the clause from the Form to an e-Class parents’ letter template to facilitate collection). 

• Entries must be original, not created for any previous public competition(s), with the script, voice-over, subtitles and footage created by the students (or together with their parents/guardians for the Parent-child Division). 

• Entries must connect with the theme of the competition. Any books or reference materials used as sources of information must be acknowledged in the entry form and the end credits of the film. 

• Entries must contain age-appropriate content. It is important that the entries promote positive values and attitudes in keeping with the aims and theme of the competition. 

• Entries must include a title frame, English subtitles and end credits. Please note that each film must include spoken language and subtitles in English to be qualified as an entry for the competition. The end credits must list the following: the name of the school; the names of the students, teachers and parents/guardians involved in the production of the film, as well as their roles/areas of responsibility; the titles and authors of the books and reference materials that were used as sources of information; and the sources of any images, video clips, sound effects, music, and/or special effects that were used in the production of the film. 

• To nurture students as ethical IT users, the AI-generated elements used in the film should be declared in the entry form and the end credits by explicitly noting the AI tool and the model deployed, as well as the year that the content was created. 
  Reference format:  
  Company. (Year). AI Name. [AI image / audio (e.g. music, sound effects) / video generation model]. 
  E.g. Google. (2026). Gemini. Nano Banana 2. 

• To avoid using copyright-protected materials, the covers and content of published books and reference materials must not be shown in the film. Teams may use AI-generated images or copyright-friendly images available through the Creative Commons (See: https://creativecommons.org/) as long as they abide by the licensing agreements and properly reference the sources in the entry form and the end credits of the film.  

• To avoid using copyright-protected music or sound effects, school teams are encouraged to create original soundtracks and to acknowledge themselves in the end credits. Alternatively, they may use AI-generated music or copyright-friendly music and sound effects available through the Creative Commons (See: https://creativecommons.org/) as long as they abide by the licensing agreements and properly reference the sources in the entry form and the end credits of the film. 

• The deadline for submission is 8 March 2027 (Monday).