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Our film festival extends the values of Gold Standard Arts Foundation (GSAF) by championing Asian voices within multiple creative disciplines. Offering opportunities for collaboration, commissioning support, professional development, community building, and advocacy to build greater equity in the field of dance and the greater spectrum of the performing arts.

GSAF is proud to announce the continuation of our 10,000 Dreams Film Festival. With Co-Directors Jie-Hung Connie Shiau and Jesse Obremski, partnering with Gold Standard Arts Foundation, we are excited to welcome all submissions through the guidelines below.

The festival will select films into two programs which are The Touring Program and The Virtual Program. Additionally, there will be two cash prize awards: Choreography Award, and Performance Award. Finally, two Honorable Mentions acknowledged in Direction, Choreography, Cinematography, Costume Design, and Original Composition respectively.

Awards & Prizes

- CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD ($1,000 CASH PRIZE)
- PERFORMANCE AWARD ($,1000 CASH PRIZE)
- 2 HONORABLE MENTIONS ACKNOWLEDGED IN DIRECTION, CHOREOGRAPHY, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, AND ORIGINAL COMPOSITION RESPECTIVELY.

The Performance Award and the Choreographer Award will be granted in July 2026 after The Touring and Virtual Program.

Each awardee will receive $1,000, be partnered with a mentor in their medium, and receive an additional year of the Gold Standard Arts Foundation’s Membership for their awarded film submission.

The selected films will receive GSAF 10,000 Dreams Film Festival 2025-2026 "Official Selection" laurels.

The Honorable Mentions acknowledged in Direction, Choreography, Cinematography, Costume Design, and Original Composition respectively will receive "Honorable Mention" laurels.

Rules & Terms

- At least one principal creative artist (director, choreographer, and/or performer) must have an Asian-American identity or be an AAPI artist based in the United States. Their work needs to be clearly represented in the dance film. Please note that having more AAPI presence a part of your film supports your submission.
- Each submission must be no longer than 20 minutes (credits included).
- There is no age or artistic expression limitation.
- All dance films of any genre and physical language are accepted.
- Dance films should have been filmed after January 1st, 2020.
- An individual may submit more than one film. In doing so, the $25 submission fee is still required per submission.
- Submission fees are nonrefundable and must be paid at the time of submitting your film. Please note your paid submission fee grants you one (1) year of the Gold Standard Arts Foundation’s Membership.
- Individuals submitting must have copyright permissions for all submitted media and art connected to their film. Additionally, they must be able to demonstrate these rights upon request. By submitting, individuals understand they may be addressed when it comes to the rights of their submitted film(s) and guarantees to Gold Standard Arts Foundation that they have all of the rights and permissions for their film submission.
- All submissions must be downloadable and sent through Vimeo, YouTube, or Google Drive.

For additional questions, please contact info@goldstandardart.org at GSAF.