AWFF 2024 Short Film Program (1 of 2) - 6 Finalists w/ Q&A
AWFF is proud and honored to present its first open submission Short Film Program for 2024, where filmmakers from around the world can submit their short films for consideration through FilmFreeway, the industry's leading film festival and indie film marketplace. The Program is dedicated to supporting and promoting filmmaking in Asia and the work of Asian/Asian-American/Multiracial-Asian filmmakers globally. Our mission is to showcase the diverse and talented voices of Asian filmmakers and provide a platform for their creative expression.
1. Fort, da? by Rita Younes (Lebanon)
2. BORN A CELEBRITY by Luay Awwad (Palestine)
3. Is anyone alive? by Omar Elemawi (Palestine)
4. Mar Mama by Majdi El Omari (Palestine)
5. The Deer's Tooth by Saif Hammash (Palestine)
6. The First Dinner by Thekra ZOHIR MAKALDE (Palestine)
Date
Asian World Film Festival
The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz and overseen by Executive & Program Director Georges N. Chamchoum, brings the very best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries. Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, the Festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia, spanning from Turkey to Japan and from Russia to India and South-East Asia. The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language respectively. All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season and showcased to members of the Motion Picture Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. AWFF is a non-profit organization under Aitysh USA.