The goal of the South & East Asian Film Festival is three fold:
First & Foremost (75%) - Screen & promote films of South & East Asian Filmmakers 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

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

& 25% of the films from different parts of the world that are non Asian

Awards & Prizes

5 Best Film Awards in different Categories - Documentary, Drama, & others
5 Nominees
5 Special Mentions

Rules & Terms

FILM SCREENING CONDITIONS:

"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.

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  • Sai Karan Talwar

    Thank you to NC South & East International Asian Film Festival for including our film GHANIMAH, we are very grateful to be a part of the event.

    May 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for sharing the story and for your feedback.

  • Richard E Haywood

    It was a great festival, I can't wait for next year!

    May 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much for your feedback and we appreciate you sharing the story.

  • Kumar Raj ( Rajendrakumar M. R. )

    Our special comments :
    We are very proud & glad for our feature film " Tara the journey of love & passion " film team to be part of your prestigious film festival .
    We have suggestions which we would like to put forward for positive improvement of our film festival to grow & become worlds no1 film festival & we will be happy to contribute positive suggestions in the growth of your film festival .
    a) PRESS INCLUDING TV , RADIO , FILM MAGAZINES , ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINES , EVENT COMPANIES , MAGAZINES , E -NEWS PAPERS has to be invited by your festival coordinator has to send our invitations to entire press to cover the event . regular press releases send before and after the event .
    b) The consulates of all countries to be invited
    c) Govt officials , minsters to be invited
    d) Big sponsors to be invited
    e) The tourism ministry & tourism department to be notified in advance to include the film festivals in all their publicity & printouts
    f) There has to be advertisement / publicity in local news papaers & on billboards which are sponsored .
    g) Big names in show biz in the country have to be invited to make the event successful
    h) Tie up with colleges & schools to ensure all seats are filled up during all screenings and award function no seat should be empty .
    i ) Have interns for the film festival taken from media colleges where by you have 30 interns to help during the film festival
    j) There should be photographers interns from photography college . there should be 25 photographers clicking pics .
    k) Red carpers have to be bigger
    l) The publicity boards for taking pix in front have to be bigger & better
    m) The directors -producers & lead actress have to be sponsored to fly down for film festival with help of big sponsors .
    n) Sponsors you have to tie up with biggest advertising companies , event management companies radio , billboard & tv companies for big sponsorship tie ups
    o) You can get sponsors form various consulates , govt bodies , event management companies , film commissions etc .
    Good luck i can keep going on
    Would love you to succeed in very big way & become no 1 in world , we are there to stand by you all the time we promise you .
    Good luck
    God bless you
    Best regards
    Kumar Raj ( Producer & Director )
    E: kumarrajproductions@yahoo.com
    Umair Siddiqui ( Film Festival Director For Feature Film Tara )
    C: +919773503615
    E: umairfilmfestivaldirector@gmail.com
    Kumar Raj Productons

    November 2016
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    Response from festival:

    We appreciate your feedback and love the film.

  • Steven Adam Renkovish

    Excellent festival, wonderful people! Recommended highly.

    May 2016
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Adam.