Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

ELIGIBILITY
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival accepts films and mediaworks that are principally made by and/or about Asian Pacific Islander individuals and communities around the world. All lengths and genres will be considered.

FILM COMPLETION DATE
All submitted works should have been completed on or after January 1, 2018.

EXHIBITION FORMATS
• FEATURE LENGTH - Digital; D-Cinema (DCP) with required Blu-Ray disc (NTSC)
• SHORTS - Digital; D-Cinema (DCP) with required .MOV file conforming to Apple ProRes 422 HQ (1920 x 1080 24p 48kHz)
• EPISODICS - Digital; D-Cinema (DCP) with required .MOV file conforming to Apple ProRes 422 HQ (1920 x 1080 24p 48kHz)
• TRANSMEDIA - ALL submissions for site-specific, virtual reality, and transmedia productions (including, but not limited to: multi-channel digital, video, and installation productions, cross-platform productions, image-mapping projections, and augmented-reality experiences) MUST BE accompanied by a detailed proposal for how the work should be exhibited.

PREVIEW FORMATS
Password-protected Vimeo (720p optimal) preferred, or secured online screener.

SUBMISSION MATERIALS
Please include a press kit with your entry, including (electronic version ONLY):
• Still images (300 dpi). Please provide captions and photo credits for all images.
• Synopsis
• Director’s biography
• Director’s filmography
• Director’s statement
• Cast and crew listing

If your film is selected for exhibition, the Festival will use your materials for print and online promotion. We may also request various other items (posters, etc.) to maximize exposure for your film.

ENTRY DEADLINE & FEES
Signed entry form, screener, press kit and entry fee must be filed via FilmFreeway.com; to be RECEIVED by one of these dates:

• EARLY DEADLINE - Monday, October 1, 2018 at 5 pm PST | $35 USD entry fee
• 2ND DEADLINE - Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 5pm PST | $45 USD entry fee
• FINAL DEADLINE - Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 5pm PST | $65 USD entry fee

**Visual Communications Members at the Filmmaker level submit for FREE! Limit one waived submission per member. Find out more about Visual Communications Membership at vcmedia.org/membership**

The Festival does not provide waivers other than for current Visual Communications Members at the Filmmaker level. We understand the severe financial restrictions among many of our artists. As a non-profit organization, we also operate under limitations on resources, and the entry fees sustains us to produce the best possible space to showcase your works. We encourage all artists to submit by the early deadline.

SHIPPING
Digital media of invited entries must be sent to the Festival pre-paid at a date to be determined prior to the Festival. Return or forward shipping will be covered by the Festival.

SUBTITLES
Invited entries in language(s) other than English must be subtitled in English.

RENTAL FEES
The Festival does not pay rental fees. Instead, we choose to invest our resources in producing the best possible showcase for your work, and promoting your work as widely as possible.

GRANT OF PERMISSION
Signatory of submission grants Visual Communications permission to screen the aforementioned work at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival if accepted, and warrants that all necessary steps have been taken to obtain the rights to use, exhibit and display the work. Signatory also gives Visual Communications permission to solicit and use stills, excerpts and other materials from such accepted work for promotional purposes.