A showcase for auteur-driven, experimental, and innovative works in Foshan; accepting short and feature films with self-aware approaches to form and structure
Festival Name: LIMINALcinema: Film and Moving Image Festival
Location: Foshan, Guangdong, China
Festival Dates: January 22-26, 2027
Edition: 10th Edition
About the Festival: This competitive festival was founded by Ting-kin Chan, Ivonna Yu, and Raymond Chan. It focuses on auteur-driven films and moving image works with an experimental, self-aware, and innovative approach to form and method.
Awards:Best Experimental Animation, Best Experimental Film, Best Experimental Narrative Film, Best Video Art, Best Art Film, Best Artists’ Film, Best Hybrid Documentary, Best Essay Film, Best Found Footage Film, Best Film-Poem, Best Slow/Minimal Film.
Accepted Genres:Experimental Film, Experimental Animation, Video Art, Narrative Film, Art Film, Artists’ Film, Film-Poem, Hybrid Documentary, Minimal Film, Slow Cinema, Found Footage Film, Animation.
Runtime:Maximum 30 minutes (including credits) / Works up to 90 minutes can also be submitted to the general section.
Production Year:Works completed in the last 5 years (works completed in the last 2 years are given priority).
Language and Subtitles:Any work containing dialogue must have English subtitles.
Entry Fee: $25
Deadline:October 5, 2026
