2026 Filmmaker Submissions
📆Festival Date: Saturday February 14th, 2026 @ 7PM PST
📍University of Washington
🐣Early Bird Submissions: Tuesday, October 141th, 2025
⌛Final Deadline submissions: Wednesday, December 31st, 2025
Submission Deadlines & Fees
| Categories | Early Bird Deadline October 14th, 2025 |
Final Deadline December 31, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Narrative Short Films under 30 minutes with fictional storytelling |
$15 | $25 |
| Documentary Short Non-fiction films under 40 minutes |
$15 | $25 |
| Documentary Full Length Non-fiction films over 40 minutes |
$20 | $35 |
| Narrative Full Length Films over 30 minutes with fictional storytelling |
$20 | $35 |
Submission Rules
Asian American Connection:
Films must have significant Asian American creative participation (director, writer, producer, or lead actor)
Premiere Status:
Priority Given to Pacific Northwest in United States
Completion Date
Films must be completed after October 31st, 2025
Technical Requirements
English Subtitles for non-English dialogue
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