49th Hong Kong International Film Festival

49th Hong Kong International Film Festival
	HKIFF official poster
Opening film	The Brightest Sun by Tetsuya Nakashima; Pavane for an Infant by Chong Keat Aun;
Closing film	Dreams (Sex Love) by Dag Johan Haugerud
Founded	1977
Awards	Firebird (Chinese-language): To Kill a Mongolian Horse by Jiang Xiaoxuan; Firebird (World): Black Ox by Tsuta Tetsuichiro; Firebird (Documentary): Yalla Parkour by Areeb Zuaiter;
Hosted by	Supported by:; The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society; Create Hong Kong;
Festival date	Opening: April 10, 2025 ; Closing: April 21, 2025
Website	HKIFF 2025

The 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival (Chinese: 第49屆香港國際電影節) took place from 10 April to 21 April 2025. Louis Koo was selected as the Filmmaker in Focus for this edition and masterclasses led by Albert Serra, Juho Kuosmanen, and Leos Carax were featured.

The festival opened with the Japanese crime film The Brightest Sun by Tetsuya Nakashima and the Malaysian-Hong Kong drama Pavane for an Infant by Chong Keat Aun, and closed with the Norwegian drama Dreams (Sex Love) by Dag Johan Haugerud. This year, 195 films from 69 countries were screened, including six world premieres, two international premieres, and fifty-two Asian premieres. Angela Yuen was chosen as the new ambassador of the HKIFF starting this edition, succeeding Karena Lam.