Diamond Star Penang International Film Festival

We now ask that all entrants submit their films through FilmFreeway.

Film Will only need to submit 1 Entry on the Main Category such as " Feature Film" or " Short Film", if your film being official selected, all official films will be automatic competing all awards titles such as "Best Features" or " Best Director" etc.

All films must be submitted as either an online screener or Vimeo link for consideration. If links are password-protected, passwords must be valid through March 1st, 2022 or your submission will be considered INVALID and will be DISQUALIFIED with no refund.

After submitting, please check your FilmFreeway account to make sure that your submission meets our requirements and has been accepted for consideration. It is your responsibility to make sure all requirements are met and necessary information is given. Within one/two weeks after your submission date, you'll receive a confirmation email that we've received your submission, as well as any potential notifications of further information we need from you.

Films selected for the 2nd DSIFF will be announced no later than , June, 2022. Written feedback from our screening team will be provided post-festival for all films that pay to submit in full, if requested.

Productions made after June 1, 2018 may be submitted, with the exception of those works previously submitted to DSIFF. No works previously submitted to the festival will be considered.

All films under 45 minutes are considered short films.

Do not submit works in progress. Do not submit industrial or instructional works.
All feature films submitted must be available for exhibition in one of the following formats: DCP (preferably unencrypted) or as a DSIFF-approved ProRes digital file.

All short films submitted must be available for exhibition as a DSIFF-approved ProRes digital file. Short films will be transferred temporarily onto DSIFF’s secure and private hard drive system for presentation in one or more of our compiled short programs.
Filmmakers are responsible for the shipment of the exhibition copy to DSIFF by the requested deadline.

DSIFF reserves the right to use images from the films selected for marketing purposes (web, print media, and television).