3rd Babel Film Awards: Nominations and RSVP
Join us at the 3rd Babel Film Awards this March to celebrate some of the best student filmmaking in Hong Kong and our international schools network!
Screenings and award ceremonies for two categories will take place on March 21, 2026 at Chinese International School in Hong Kong.
After-School Category
Primary & Secondary Competitions
1:00pm-2:30pm
Main Category
Babel 48 & Open Competition
2:00pm-6:00pm
Address: 1 Hau Yuen Path, Braemar Hill Hong Kong SAR
Dress Code: Semi-formal
RSVP
RSVP is required to attend this event. Priority is reserved for nominees and their guests. For any other inquiries, please email us.
Guests aged 18+ must print and sign this form to enter school premises.
3rd Babel Film Awards Nominees
Main Category
Open Competition
Best Short Film
7 More Minutes (Isla Winter, CIS)
As You Wish (Jayne Lau & Rachell Lee, KGV)
Goodnight Patient (Alexandra Szovati Coulter, CIS)
Lava Lamp (Nicole Yu, CIS)
Leave the Noise Behind (Caleb Pang, CIS)
Life Continues (Moses Lai, CIS)
Notif (Kamini Chak, Kellett School)
Second Dance (Herman Yang, CDNIS)
Side by Side (Eva Kim, HKIS)
To Learn to Sow (Briar Ku, CIS)
Best Director
Kamini Chak (Notif)
Jayden Kwan (Macbeth Street)
Moses Lai (Life Continues)
Jayne Lau & Rachell Lee (As You Wish)
Isla Winter (7 More Minutes)
Best Screenplay
Moses Lai (Life Continues)
Jayne Lau, Rachell Lee & Sonakshi Shrivastava (As You Wish)
Megan Kwok (Leave the Noise Behind)
Herman Yang (Second Dance)
Nicole Yu (Lava Lamp)
Best Actor
Akshat Bali (Lava Lamp)
Devan Fitzpatrick (7 More Minutes)
Bryn Folpp (Macbeth Street)
Skye Gildner (To Learn to Sow)
Edgar Sage (Broken Pieces)
Best Actress
Alexandra Szovati Coulter (Goodnight Patient)
Megan Kwok (7 More Minutes)
Naysa Petoh (Second Dance)
Sonakshi Shrivastava (As You Wish)
Dora Wu (To Learn to Sow)
Best Cinematography
Jason Lo (Life Continues)
Jayne Lau (As You Wish)
Caleb Pang (7 More Minutes)
Nicholas Tanner (To Learn to Sow)
Ian Yu (Leave the Noise Behind)
Best Editing
Kamini Chak (Notif)
Jason Lo (Life Continues)
Kaitlyn Ip & Nicholas Tanner (To Learn to Sow)
Jayne Lau, Rachell Lee & Sonakshi Shrivastava (As You Wish)
Nicholas Tanner (Cortisol)
Best Sound Design
Kaitlyn Ip (To Learn to Sow)
Jayden Kwan (Macbeth Street)
Rachell Lee (As You Wish)
Ridley Wong (Life Continues)
Herman Yang (Second Dance)
Babel 48 International Competition
Finalists
To be announced…
After-School Category
Primary Competition
To be announced…
Secondary Competition
To be announced…
