These are ten upcoming call for entries from Asian festivals you shouldn’t miss in 2024.
Note: The following festivals are open to films from around the world, expect the Singapore International Film Festival which only accepts Asian films.
26th Taipei Film Festival | June – July, 2024
Website: https://www.taipeiff.taipei/
Category: Feature Films (director’s first or second feature)
Submission Fee: FREE
Submission Period: February 15, 2024 – March 15, 2024
Testival has become one of the most influential film festival in the Chinese-speaking world. Each year, 12 films are selected to compete in the International New Talent Competition, which was established to encourage talented and emerging filmmakers who have recently completed their first or second feature.
19th Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival | July 8 – 14, 2024
Website: https://www.biky.or.kr/
Category: Films made by young filmmakers and professionals
Submission Fee: FREE
Submission Period: February 13, 2024 – March 18, 2024
BIKY is the only young festival in Korea that has provided a venue for young audience to communicate through various films from all over the world. BIKY has one competition called ‘Ready~Action!’ for films directed by young directors who under age of 18. the remaining sections are non-competition for professionals. For professionals, BIKY presents “Heart-on Award”.
26th Seoul International Women’s Film Festival | August 2024
Website: https://siwff.or.kr/eng/
Category: Short and Feature Film (made by women)
Submission Fee: FREE
Submission Period: Not Open yet
The Seoul International Women’s Film Festival (SIWFF) is a unique and influential event presenting new values and the alternatives from a feminist perspective among Korean international film festivals. The festival contributes to the development of women’s positive values and plays an essential role establishing a network between Asian and the other countries. SIWFF provides the ways to promote and exhibit Korean women’s films abroad by discovering and supporting women in film industry. It also helps Korean film industry develop and have diversity. Forming future-oriented, alternative culture, SIWFF contributes to the development of the balanced Korea culture to improve Korean national image.
15th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival | September 2024
Website: https://dmzdocs.com/eng/default.asp
Category: Short and Feature Documentaries
Submission Fee: FREE
Submission Periods:
* March 4, 2024 – May 3, 2024 | International Feature Documentaries
* March 4, 2024 – May 31, 2024 | Korean Short and Feature Documentaries
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs) aims to promote ‘peace, life and communication,’ the values represented by the site of DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in Korean Peninsula, through arts in documentary form. As one of the leading international documentary film festivals based in Asia, DMZ Docs introduces a wide range of documentaries from Korea and abroad and provides a platform for the filmmakers and industry professionals to meet and find better opportunities.
29th Busan International Film Festival | October 2 – 11, 2024
Website: https://www.biff.kr/eng/
Category: Short and Feature Films
Submission Fee: FREE
Submission Period: Not open yet
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held annually in Haeundaegu, Busan (Korea) is one of the most important film festivals in Asia, together with the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Tokyo International Film Festival. Since the first edition in 1996, the festival aim to introduce new films and first-time directors to the world. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent.
37th Tokyo International Film Festival | October – November 2024
Website: https://tiff-jp.net/en/
Category: Feature Films
Submission Fee: FREE
Submission Period: Not open yet
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), the only Japanese film festival accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). TIFF started in 1985 as Japan’s first major film festival. Since then, it has grown to become one of the biggest film festivals in Asia. TIFF seeks out excellent films from around the world and brings them to Tokyo, where filmmakers and film fans can enjoy them, meet emerging filmmakers, and be inspired.
55th International Film Festival of India GOA | November 2024
Website: https://iffigoa.org/
Category: Feature Films (only fictions)
Submission Fee: FREE
Submission Period: Not open yet
The Festival aims at providing a common platform for filmmakers of the world to project their excellence in film art; contributing to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of different nations in the context of their social and cultural ethos; and promoting friendship and co-operation among people of the world. The Festival is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF) as a Competitive Feature Film Festival.
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | November 2024
Website: https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/
Category: Feature Films
Submission Fee: FREE
Submission Period: June 1 – August 1, 2024
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (TGHFF) is the largest film festival in Taiwan. Starting in 1980 as a non-competitive showcase, TGHFF aims at introducing prominent cinema from around the world, in order to promote cinema as an art form and to enhance intercultural understanding through cinema.
19th Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market | November 2024
Website: https://sapporoshortfest.jp/
Category: Short Films under 30 minutes
Submission Fee: $ 15 – 35 USD (estimated)
Submission Period: Not open
The Sapporo International Short Film Festival continues to attract around 3000 entries per year across all genres cementing its reputation as one of Japan’s largest and most respected showcases of short form cinema. The festival offers one of the best opportunities available for filmmakers looking to expose their creative works to large audiences and to submit for appraisal by high profile international jury members in the heart of the burgeoning Asian transnational film scene.
35th Singapore International Film Festival | November 2024
Website: https://sgiff.com/
Category: Short and Feature Films from Asia
Submission Fee: FREE in the first month then $ 25 USD
Submission Period: Not open
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is the largest and longest running film event in Singapore. Founded in 1987 by Geoffrey Malone and L. Leland Whitney, the Festival focuses on showcasing international films and providing a global platform for the best of Singapore cinema. Over the decades, it has grown to become an iconic date in the Singapore arts calendar. With its focus on groundbreaking Asian cinema, this prestigious event is known for its dynamic programming and commitment to the development of a vibrant local film culture.
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