NM Photo and Short Video Competition

NM - The Past, the Present and the Future

The Northern Metropolis Photo and Short Video Competition has successfully concluded.

The related Facebook post can be viewed here, and the winning entries can be viewed here.

Winning Entries

See Chinese version

Competition Background

The Northern Metropolis (NM) is the strategic focus of Hong Kong's future development. It also contains rich natural landscape and cultural heritage worthy of further discovery and understanding.

To give the public the opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation of the diverse facets of the NM, the "NM Photo and Short Video Competition", organised by the Northern Metropolis Co-ordination Office (NMCO) of the Development Bureau and supported by the Photographic Society of Hong Kong, encourages the public to use their lenses to capture the unique beauty of the NM from different angles and tell the story of its past, present and future.

If you are interested in knowing more about the attractions in the NM, please visit the "NM Stories" section on the NM website

Schedule

1

18 December, 2025 (Thursday) to 18 January, 2026 (Sunday) (Hong Kong Time GMT +8)

Enrolment acceptance

(Hong Kong Time GMT +8)

2

January to March 2026

Assessment period

3

Second half of March 2026

Results announcement

Details of the Competition

There are two categories under the Competition, namely "Photo" and "Short Video". Each category contains three themes: "History and Culture", "Environment and Conservation" and "Development and Construction". Contestants must specify the category(ies) and theme(s) of their entry(ies). They may submit a maximum of one entry per theme under each category. If more than one entry is submitted for the same theme of each category, only the first entry received will be considered.

• All entries require a title, the detailed filming location and a description of the entry in no more than 100 words

Enrolment Requirements

The contestant must be a Hong Kong permanent resident.

Enrolment Method

The NM Photo and Short Video Competition closed for entries on January 18, 2026

Panel of Adjudicators

Include representatives of the organiser, supporting organisation and relevant departments, as well as representatives of the Sub-committee on Promotion and Public Engagement under the Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis.

Criteria of Adjudication

The Panel of Adjudicators will adjudicate entries based on the following criteria:

• Aesthetic (50%)
• Proposition and delivery (50%)

Prizes

There will be a Champion, 1st Runner-up, 2nd Runner-up, and five Merit Prizes for each theme under each category (i.e. Photo and Short Video). The prizes are as follows:

Terms and Conditions

• Entries must be filmed in the NM.
• Contestants must ensure entries do not violate any intellectual properties and rights. The organiser will not bear any responsibility arising from associated disputes.
• Entries must be original works by contestants with no watermark and must have never been used for other competitions, platforms or social media.
• Entries can be in colour or monochrome, and/or can be cropped.
• Minor colour adjustments by using software(s) can be made to the entries, but use of digital insertion or removal of any objects is forbidden.
• Contestants of the Photo category who use digital cameras must keep the original digital files of the entries, including the original EXIF information; for those using film cameras, the negatives must be retained to prove that they are the original creators of their entries. Contestants who fail to produce the said information on request may be disqualified.
• The production of all submitted photos and videos must not involve the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.
• Entries in the Short Video category must be clear and free from audio or visual interference.
• Entries must not include any commercial or political elements.
• Entries must not include elements violating the National Security Law.
• Entries must not include any lewd, vulgar, violent or defamatory elements.
• Entries can include sculptures, paintings or other forms of artistic work so long as it does not violate any ordinance/law or infringe upon the copyright, trademark rights, moral rights, privacy/publicity rights, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity. Should entries involve other individuals, the applicant must ensure they have their or their guardian's consent.
• Should contestants wish to use drone footage, they must comply with the relevant local laws and regulations, including but not limited to the laws governing the use of drones. The organiser will not bear any legal issues or responsibility arising from drone footage. For details, please refer to the Civil Aviation Department's website: https://www.cad.gov.hk/english/sua.html
• All information of the contestants and entries cannot be amended after submission and will be based on the first entry submitted. Contestants must keep the original file of their entries until the day of the Exhibition and Award Ceremony.
• The organiser will not bear responsibility for any loss, delay or errors of the entries.
• The organiser reserves the copyright of all entries. The organiser has the right to use, edit and publish all entries for educational and promotional purposes without obtaining the contestant's prior consent or paying any fee to the contestant.
• The organiser reserves the right to disqualify any entry with no explanation. Should there be any disagreements or conflicts, the organiser retains the sole right to final decision.
• The organiser has the right to final decisions and can change the rules, prizes and any associated arrangements of the Competition without prior notice.
• The organiser has the right to not award any prizes.
• Submitting the enrolment form implies agreement to all Terms and Conditions.
• Personal information submitted is for the sole purpose of the Competition and will be destroyed within three months after the Exhibition and Award Ceremony.
• Should there be any disparities or disagreements between the Chinese and English versions of the Terms and Conditions, the Chinese version prevails.