Submissions

The 2010 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF) is now accepting submissions for the following festival award categories:

Narrative Fiction (40 mins+)
Documentary (30 mins+)
Short Film (1-39 mins)
Philadelphia Short Film* (1-39 mins)

Postmark Deadlines:
Early: April 15, 2010
Final: May 30, 2010

Why submit?
* We are the first and only Asian American film festival in the Philadelphia area and have been supported by organizations including the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, HBO, Comcast, the Philadelphia Cinefest as well as diverse, intelligent audiences.
* Networking opportunities with filmmakers and talent throughout the country.

Eligibility:
* Films must be directed, produced, or principally acted by an Asian Pacific Islander.
* If the director is non-Asian, the film’s subject matter must involve Asians.
* Foreign language films must have English subtitles.
* To apply for the Philadelphia Short Film category, you must currently reside in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (including the surrounding suburbs) and be able to prove that you do. Please be honest otherwise you’ll be disqualified and we will notify all of our festival partners nationwide.

Fees:
* Unfortunately we cannot waive submission fees as we are an all volunteer run festival relying on fees to support our operations.
* We encourage you to submit prior to the early deadline (April 15, 2010) for the reduced fee.

Submissions:
* If you submitted a film and it doesn’t show “In Consideration” in Withoutabox, please allow several weeks for the status to change.
* We accept submissions from all levels of filmmakers (student, amateur and professional) and all types of films, including Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Music Video and Experimental.
* Works in progress will be considered, but keep in mind we will be judging what you send in and we cannot extend our deadlines.
* We require 3 DVD copies/screeners of your film as we have a large programming committee based in Philadelphia and New York and it is to your advantage to have your film seen by as many people as possible. Starting this year we will accept and encourage Secure Online Screeners in lieu of DVDs. (For more info visit: Withoutabox.com)

For a list of previous winners, click on the year: 2009, 2008.

Email any questions to: joe@phillyasianfilmfest.org. Keep in mind we are an all volunteer staff, so please be patient and we cannot answer specific questions concerning your film.