Dear Asian filmmakers, the Woodstock Film Festival (USA) is accepting films until June 20, 2025.

About the festival:
Founded in 2000 in the famed artists’ colony of Woodstock, NY, the Woodstock Film Festival presents high-quality films, panels, concerts and special events. More than 90 percent of the filmmakers participate, joining prominent industry members who attend from all over the world.

The Woodstock Film Festival is an Academy Awards® qualifying festival for the Short Film Awards. Recipients of the festival’s qualifying awards will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/Live Action Short Film/Documentary Short Film category of the Academy Awards®.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts both shorts, feature films, and episodic content.
– Films must have been produced after October 1, 2024.
– New York Premieres are preferred. Films must be Hudson Valley Premieres.
– Films with online distribution are ineligible for the festival.
– The festival accepts student films.
– The festival doesn’t give waivers.
– Submissions fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: September 5, 2025

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://filmfreeway.com/WoodstockFilmFestival (This is also the submission link)

We remind readers that the Woodstock Film Festival will take place from October 15 – 19, 2025 in Woodstock, USA.

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To see other Calls please follow the next link: “Call For Entries”.