2. Film or media must have an Asian or Asian American reference (at least one of the following requirements must be met):

- Production involving at least one Asian personnel (For example: Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, or Actors)   

- Have an Asian American theme (Cultural, Familial, Social, or Political) 

- Asian related topics (East, South & West Asia, and the Pacific Islands)

3. Length of film or media is limited to thirty minutes or less.

4. All work must be submitted on Mini-DV or VHS format.

5. No limit on the number of entries per person.

6. All work must include credits of the people working on the project.

7. All entries must be accompanied with the signed entry form. - Click Here For Entry Form
*When prompted, save file to computer, and then print out entry form.*

8. Artist must be available to attend the Film / Media Festival on the evening of Friday, May 27, 2005.

9. Artist can pick up their entries at the festival.  After the festival, all remaining entries will be discarded unless there is a separate agreed arrangement.

10. Submit all work to:     

Asian American / Asian Research Institute
25 West 43^rd Street, Room 1827
New York, NY 10036

There will be a winner ($200) and runner-up prize ($100) award for each category:

1. Fiction
2. Documentary
3. Experimental

 * AAARI is a non-profit organization whose mission is to become an intellectual and cultural center for Asian and Asian American communities.  Selected works will only be shown strictly at functions where AAARI participates.  All work shown will include artist's credits.