The 7th Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival (Thailand) is accepting short films for the ASEAN Short Film Competition; and feature-film projects from Southeast Asia for the SEAPITCH. The general deadline is July 31st, 2021.

About the festival:
The Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2021, organized by Thailand’s Ministry of Culture, aims to promote the film of Southeast Asia to acquire a more prominent status in the international film community and to foster a co-operation between the regional film industry and other film industries around the world.

ASEAN Short Film Competition
– Directors or producers MUST be from Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam).
– Films should be 30 minutes or less. Running time includes end credits.
– All genres are accepted.
– Films must have been completed no earlier than 1 June 2020.
– Films must at least be a Thailand premiere, meaning entries must not have been broadcasted on TV, made available on the Internet or screened publicly in Thailand prior to the Festival.
– Films in any other language other than English must have English subtitles.
– The festival gives cash awards.
– Submission must be done via the official website (see link below).
– Submission Fee: FREE
– Deadline: July 31st, 2021 (6:00 pm GMT+7)
– Notification Date: Mid-August 2021

SEAPITCH (Southeast Asian Project Pitch)
– Only feature-film projects can submit to the Pitch.
– The producer and director must be based in the Southeast Asian countries (Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam).
– The director must be developing their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd feature film projects.
– The project must be represented by both a producer and a director. A director cannot apply as the producer of his/her own film project.
– Applications can only submit one projects.
– Applications must be completed in English.
– Applicants and selected participants must speak English (all meetings are in English).
– Submission Fee: FRE
– Deadline: July 31st, 2021 (6:00 pm GMT+7)
– Notification Date: August 12th, 2021

To read the full Rules and Regulations & to submit please go here: https://www.baff.go.th

We remind readers that the 7th Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival will take place from September 1 to 6, 2021.

To see other Call for Entries please follow the next link: “Call for Entries”