Opportunities

Festival deadlines and other opportunities for filmmakers. For reader-generated listings, visit the Filmmakers Network and Casting Calls message boards.

Two weeks left to submit your film to our festival in beautiful Vancouver, BC!

The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) invites submissions for its 12th annual festival, November 6-9, 2008.

As Canada's oldest festival dedicated to exhibiting films and videos
by North American artists of Asian heritage, we are committed to
supporting both emerging talent and established filmmakers.

VAFF is currently accepting independently produced feature and short
films (narrative, documentary, animation or experimental) by Asian
Canadian or Asian American artists. At least one of the creative team
(Director, Writer, or Producer) must be of Asian Heritage.

* Final deadline: May 31, 2008 (postmarked)
* Entry fee: $20 (Canadian or US)

To review our guidelines and submit your film online go to
http://www.vaff.org/submissions or email programming@vaff.org for more
info. We look forward to receiving your submission.

The New York Korean Film Festival has an early submission deadline of May 30 for its Short Film Competition. Click here for the details.

From the official announcement:

THE COALITION OF ASIAN PACIFICS IN ENTERTAINMENT AND FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 9th ANNUAL NEW WRITERS AWARDS

THE DEADLINE IS MAY 30, 2008

Winners of the CAPE Foundation New Writers Awards will each receive a cash prize of $4,000, Final Draft software, a staged reading of their script and opportunities to meet/pitch to seasoned entertainment executives.

Previous winners include filmmaker Alice Wu (SAVING FACE) and Young Il Kim, whose winning script HYUNG"S OVERTURE was optioned by producer and CAPE Board of Advisor member, Teddy Zee (PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS).

CAPE's Board of Advisors include distinguished executives and artists such as Ang Lee, John Woo, Terence Chang, Dean Devlin, Warrington Hudlin, David Henry Hwang, Lou Diamond Phillips, Richard Sakai, B.D. Wong, Chris Lee, Fritz Friedman, Janet Yang and Teddy Zee.

For more information, please go to: http://www.capeusa.org/NewWritersAward.html.

For Submissions Downloads, please go to: http://www.capeusa.org/NWA_Downloads.html.

All Opportunities Entries

05.13.082008.05.31 - Vancouver Asian Film Festival deadline
03.30.082008.05.30 - deadline for New York Korean Film Festival
03.20.082008.05.30 - CAPE New Writers Awards deadline
03.07.082008.05.02 - Call for Submissions for the 9th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
03.06.082008.05.31 - Asian Film Festival of Dallas Call For Entries!!
03.02.082008.03.19 - Application deadline for KOFIC Filmmakers Development Lab
02.27.082008.02.29 - Entry deadline for Asian American Int'l Film Festival (NYC)
02.25.082008.05.16 - Early deadline for Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
07.30.072007.08.17 - DC APA Film Fest Trailer Contest Deadline
07.27.072007.07.31 - Comedy Short Cuts deadline
07.20.072007.09.07 - SFIAAFF Early Deadline
06.15.072007.06.15 - SDAFF Entry Deadline, June 15
05.25.072007.05.25 - CAPE Foundation New Writers Award
05.15.072007.05.15 - Asian Film Festival of Dallas deadline
05.01.072007.05.01 - Korean American short film showcase in DC
04.30.072007.04.30 - KOFIC Filmmakers Development Lab deadline
03.21.072007.03.21 - Deadline for Fort Lee Cliffhanger Film Fest
02.09.072007.02.09 - AAIFF postmark deadline
12.03.062006.12.03 - Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival early entry deadline
11.17.062006.11.17 - early deadline for SXSW
09.30.062006.09.30 - Deadline for NWAAFF 2007 entries
09.08.0609.08 - SFIAAFF early deadline (10.06 final deadline)
08.25.0608.25 - deadline for DC APA Film Festival Trailer Contest
06.30.0606.30 - Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival submission deadline
06.30.062006 Writer Submissions for FOX Diversity Development - Deadline June 30, 2006
06.30.0606.30.06 deadline for Boulder AFF's Wendy Woo music video contest
06.23.0606.23 registration deadline for AAIFF/V-Clip competition
06.23.0606.23 - HIFF submission deadline
06.07.06SDAFF Entry Deadline extended to June 14
06.02.0606.02 - General registration deadline for AA FilmLab's 3rd Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout
05.31.0605.31 - last call for Vancouver Asian Film Festival
05.31.0605.31 - late deadline for DC APA Film Fest
05.12.0605.12.06 deadline for Boulder AFF screenplay contest ; 06.30.06 deadline for movies
04.14.0604.14 - AAIFF Screenplay Competition and WIP call for entries
04.07.06SDAFF Early Entry Deadline, Apr. 7
03.20.0603.20.06 - Deadline for Fort Lee Cliffhanger Film Fest
02.03.0602.03.06 - AAIFF NY deadline
01.16.0601.16.06 - Third World Newsreel application deadline
12.30.0512.30 deadline for DisOrient AA Film Festival of Oregon
12.30.0512.30.05 deadline for Festival Manager applications - AAIFF NYC
12.16.0512.16 deadline for Tribeca All Access
12.16.0512.16 final deadline for VC Film Fest
12.02.0512.02 deadline - Armed with a Camera Fellowship
11.18.0511.18 late deadline for the Chicago Asian American Showcase
11.17.0511.17 deadline for Reel Exposure, Pacific Fusion TV
09.30.0509.30 - NWAAFF 2006 CALL FOR ENTRIES DEADLINE