2017 Winners & Runner-ups
Fiction Film
Winner: Day at Textile Factory
Nicky Zou (Hunter College)
Runner-Up: Powder Room
Kevin Oliver Arota (Brooklyn College)
Documentary Film
Winner: Decoding Darkmatter
Crystal Waterton (Hunter College)
Time: 6PM to 8PM
Place: CUNY Graduate Center – Martin E. Segal Theatre
365 Fifth Avenue (Corner of 34th Street), Manhattan
Since 2004, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival (AAFF) has recognized and awarded over $10,900 in cash prizes to student filmmakers enrolled at the City University of New York, including City College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Lehman College, College of Staten Island, and Queens College. The CUNY AAFF helps to promote the artistic visual talents and stimulate communication among CUNY students who are separated by the different campuses, and serve as a central location to display their creative works. Past participants have also had their films screened at the Asian American International Film Festival.
On the evening of the Festival, all winners and runner-ups will remain anonymous until after a screening of selected films that have been reviewed by our distinguished panel of judges. Following the screening will be an award ceremony and Q&A session with the filmmakers.
Winner ($200) and runner-up ($100) prizes will be awarded for each of the following categories: Fiction | Documentary | Experimental
AAARI encourages all currently enrolled (or recently graduated in Spring/Fall 2016) CUNY undergraduate and graduate students, Asian and non-Asian, to participate in this great opportunity.
Submission Guidelines
Person submitting must be a currently enrolled CUNY undergraduate or graduate student, or recently graduated in Spring/Fall 2016. (Copy of CUNY College ID and current semester’s class schedule is required.)
Film must satisfy any one of the following criteria:
Production involving at least one CUNY Asian personnel – Director, Producer, Writer, or Editor
Asian American / Asian theme or narrative
Entry must be received by mail, or delivered in person, no later than 5:00PM on Monday, May 15, 2017. Anything received afterwards will not be accepted.
Submit all work to:
Asian American / Asian Research Institute
25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, NY 10036
Attn: 2017 CUNY AAFF
Submitter, or their authorized representative, must be available to attend (or send a representative) the Festival on May 26, 2017, or else they will forfeit their cash award prize.
All submission must meet the following requirements:
Submission can be in DVD or digital format (H.264, 4:3 or 16.9 ratio, 256kps AAC)
E-mail film description to wtam@aaari.info
Film length is limited to: (We reserve the rights to reject the screening of film due to length.)
- 30 minutes for Documentary
- 30 minutes for Fiction
- 10 minutes for Experimental
Submission must include the following title slates:
- 5 Second Black Video
- “2017 CUNY Asian American Film Festival”, Title of film, Category, Running Time (Title Slate for Download)
- Must include credits of all individuals working on the project.
Limit of one entry per person. All entries must be accompanied by an entry form. Missing material will result in disqualification.
Festival Chairman
Ryoya Terao
Panel of Judges
John Acosta, Patrick Chen, Russell Leong, Vinit Parmar, Ryoya Terao & Jennifer Betit Yen
Coordinator
William Tam
Technical Assistance
Antony Wong & Zhu-Hui Wu
