Māsima: Pacific Islands Film Tour is co-presented by the Utah Pacific Island Film Series, a program under Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources, and the Salt Lake Film Society. This is a week-long film festival showcasing Pacific Islander Films and Filmmakers.

As we enter our 4th year of programming we are even more excited to discover new Pacific Islander centered stories and voices to bring to our community here in Salt Lake City, Utah, which boasts one of the highest concentrated areas populated with Pacific Islanders. This is the perfect opportunity to share your films with those who would understand and benefit from them the most.

We have selected nearly 50 films across previous iterations of the festival which speak to the diversity of experience and Pasifika heritage that exists within our community. We hope you'll consider sharing your films with us and helping to enrich our community's film heritage with your impactful and varied stories.

Awards & Prizes

Each film officially selected to participate will receive a honorarium depending on film length. There is a $500 honorarium for selected feature films and a $200 honorarium for select short films with the opportunity for the amount to increase depending on the number of the festival selections per year and at the film committee's discretion.

Rules & Terms

All films submitted must be either created by a Pacific Islander Filmmaker or centering a Pacific Islander narrative. We will not be considering any films that do not feature a Pacific Islander in a key creative role or is not reflected in the story being told onscreen.

There are no submission fees, multiple films from filmmakers that fit within the guidelines will be considered. We welcome submissions regardless of age, experience level, or location.

Film honorariums will only be processed through PayPal for international films outside of the U.S. and Venmo will be available as an additional option for filmmakers residing within the U.S. By submitting your film you acknowledge that if selected you will be responsible for using one of these platforms to obtain your payment.