2024 CUNY Asian American Film Festival

Submission Deadline: Monday, April 29, 2024

Submitter must be a currently enrolled or recently graduated CUNY student. (Copy of CUNY College ID and current semester’s class schedule, or proof of recent graduation Spring/Fall 2023 is required.)

Film must satisfy any one of the following criteria:

  • Production exclusively or majority-produced by CUNY personnel involving at least one Asian CUNY personnel in a key position, e.g. Director, Writer, or Editor
  • Contains an Asian American / Asian theme or narrative

Form must be submitted no later than 5pm EST on Monday, April 29, 2024. Anything received afterwards will not be accepted. In the event of a submission deadline extension, you may submit an updated version of your film for consideration.

Your film must meet the following requirements:

  • Film length is limited to 30 mins, minimum 5 mins (not a hard-set limit)
  • 30 second film trailer (not a set limit)
  • Film and trailer must be in downloadable .mp4 format
  • (H.264, 4:3 or 16.9 ratio, 256kps AAC)
  • Film must include the following title slates:
    1. Five Second Black Video
    2. 2024 CUNY Asian American Film Festival, Title of Film, Category, Running Time, Full Name, Your Production Role
    3. Front or end credits of all individuals who worked on the film

(We reserve the rights to reject the screening of film if it does not meet any of the requirements.)

Submitter, or their authorized representative, must be available to attend the Film Festival, or else they will forfeit their cash award.

If you have any issues with the form, please email info@aaari.info