The FascinAsian Film Festival (Canada) is accepting short films until January 18, 2026.

About the Festival:
Held in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg, the FascinAsian Film Festival celebrates Asian filmmakers, stories and perspectives in film and media during Asian Heritage Month, with a prairie regional focus.

The festival exists to build community, foster creativity, and highlight Asian-Canadian filmmakers and their stories; providing the general public the opportunity to be engaged, entertained, and enlightened by the films’ unique perspectives and creativity.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts shorts from all genres (fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental).
– Film or video created must have at least one member of the creative team (director, writer, producer/production company or cinematographer) or one of the lead actors/subjects (if documentary) self-identify as being of Asian or part-Asian heritage.
– Films must have been completed within the past two years.
– All non-English language films must have English subtitles (hard coded or SRT file).
– Submissions must be done via FilmFreeway.
– Submission Fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: March 1, 2026

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

We remind readers that the FascinAsian Film Festival will take place from April 23 – May 10, 2026 in Various cities in Canada.

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