Year 2020 - Film Festival is being held at the Cary Theater, Cary, NC on May 2, 2020

The goal of the South & East Asian Film Festival is three fold:
First & Foremost (60%) - Screen & promote films of South & East Asian Filmmakers living in the NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT who bring forth films of all different themes and backgrounds
Second (25%) - Screen & promote films by all North American filmmakers (Latino's, African American, Native Americans, Hispanics, Europeans, Asians) who present films of South & East Asian Themes
Lastly (15%) - Screen & promote films of South & East Asian Filmmakers living internationally

For the year 2020 - The Film Festival has three themes

"All themes" - 50% of the films

"Special Section - Screening of Spiritualism related Films of S. & E. Asian Diaspora" (50%)

The South Asian Film's showcases films of S. & East Asians representing the countries -
Afghanistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Christmas Island
East Timor
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Macau
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Phillipines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Tibet
Thailand
The Cocos (Keeling Islands)
Malaysia
Vietnam

Awards & Prizes

Certificates for:
Nominations for each category
Best Post Production
Best Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Screenplay
Best Full Feature film Production
Best Short Film Production
Best Actor
Best Actress
Audience Choice Award - Best Film

Special Website and Mention for Sponsors on our website
Special mention during Award Ceremony for Sponsors
Sponsors present award to Award Winners

Rules & Terms

FILM SCREENING CONDITIONS:
******* Please note we will need your film download on two USB and mailed to the address even for the selection process by July 15, 2019 for selection committee.

NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH & EAST ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
111 E. FRANKLIN STREET
LOUISBURG, NC 27549

"if your film is on youtube, netflix, Amazon, or any other site for sale, we will not screen your movie at our festival. This film festival is an opportunity for filmmakers who do not have any other avenue to showcase their films besides film festivals, additionally, your film must not screen within 100 miles of our location as soon as your film is a chosen film until the festival is over. If we notice any of the above, we will not screen your film and take it off our Agenda for the festival screening"

• North Carolina International South & East Asian Film Festival (NCISAFF) DOES NOT pay screening fee or travel for the filmmakers

• The producers or authorized person names agrees that excerpts of the film can be broadcast on the festival website or any

other publication for promotion purpose only, and the authorized person or producer gives permission to Founders/Directors

of NCISAFF to screen this movie at the film festival. You are still the owner of it; we have only the rights to screen in North Carolina.