Place: CUNY Graduate
Center - Martin E. Segal
Theatre
365 Fifth Avenue (Corner of
34th Street), Manhattan
Since 2004, the CUNY Asian
American Film Festival (AAFF)
has recognized and awarded
over $5,600 in cash prizes
to student filmmakers
enrolled at the City
University of New York,
including City College,
Brooklyn College, Hunter
College, and the College of
Staten Island. The CUNY AAFF
helps to promote the
artistic visual talents and
stimulate communication
among CUNY students who are
separated by the different
campuses spread across the
five boroughs, and serve as
a central location to
display their creative works
among colleagues involved in
the same field of study and
interest.
AAARI encourages all
currently enrolled (or
recently graduated in Fall
2009) CUNY
undergraduate and graduate
students, Asian and
non-Asian, to participate in
this great opportunity.
Winner ($200) and runner-up
($100) prizes
will be awarded for each of
the following categories:
Fiction
| Documentary | Experimental
On the evening of the
Festival, all winners and
runner-ups will remain
anonymous until after a
screening of selected films
that have been reviewed by
our distinguished panel of
judges. Following the
screening will be an award
ceremony and Q&A session
with the winners and
runner-ups.
Guest Speaker: Tze
Chun (Director-Writer,
Children of Invention)
Winners* of the 7th Annual CUNY Asian
American Film Festival will
also have the exciting
opportunity to have their
films screened at the 33rd
Asian
American International Film
Festival, organized by Asian CineVision, taking place in
July 2010.
* Winners may or may not
include Honorable Mention
recipients, depending on
time limit imposed by Asian
CineVision's Film Festival
schedule.
Person submitting
must be a currently enrolled (or recently graduated in Fall
2009) CUNY undergraduate or graduate
Student. (Photocopy of CUNY College ID is required)
Film must satisfy any one of the following criteria:
Production
involving at least one Asian personnel - Director, Producer, Writer
Themes dealing
with the Asian American / Asian Diaspora - Cultural, Familial, Social, Political
Entry must be received no later than 5PM on Friday, April 30,
2010. Anything received afterwards will not be accepted.
Submitter must be
available to attend the Festival on Friday, May 28, 2010.
All submission must meet the following requirements:
Submission must be
in Mini-DV tape and DVD in SP mode.
Film length is
limited to: (We reserve the rights to
reject the screening of film due to length.)
- 30 minutes for Documentary
- 20 minutes for Fiction
- 10 minutes for Experimental
Submission must
include the following title slates:
1) 5 second Black Video
2) "2010 CUNY Asian American Film Festival", title of film,
category, and running time
Must include
credits of all persons working on the project.
Limit of one entry
per person. All entries must
be accompanied by the entry form. Missing material will
result in disqualification.
