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SUMMARY:Oct 8th-12th: 20th Tasveer Film Festival & Market 2025
DESCRIPTION:The 20th Tasveer Film Festival & 2nd Tasveer Film Market (TFFM 2025) celebrates bold South Asian storytelling across features\, shorts\, and conversations — in Seattle and online. \nOct 8th-12th: 20th\, 2025
URL:https://tasveer.org/event/20th-tasveer-film-festival-market-2025/
LOCATION:Tasveer Film Center\, 4816 Rainier Ave South\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tasveer Film Festival & Market 2024
DESCRIPTION:19th edition of the Tasveer Film Festival\, now called the Tasveer Film Festival & Market (TFF&M’24)\, is taking place Oct. 15-20th\, 2024 in Seattle\, WA. \nTasveer announces the launch and partner sponsors for its inaugural film market\, taking place during the 19th edition of the Tasveer Film Festival.  The Tasveer Film Festival & Market (TFF&M’24) will be taking place Oct. 15-20th\, 2024 in Seattle\, WA. The Tasveer Film Festival is the first and only South Asian film festival whose winning films are eligible for the Academy Awards. In 2023\, the Tasveer Film Festival became the first and only South Asian film festival whose winning films are eligible for the Oscars®. The Tasveer Film Market is the first market\, launched outside of South Asia\, that facilitates diasporic representation and filmmaking on a global level. In the past\, Tasveer and Netflix’s combined funding has been able to provide grants to filmmakers totaling more than $150K. This never-been done before the unprecedented event will be game-changing and draw headlines for the entire film community. \nWith the theme of connecting creatives and creating opportunities\, TFF&M’24 will feature a Co-Production Market\, a producer’s lab\, industry panels and a work-in-progress lab. The Co-Production Market will invite director/producer teams to pitch long-form and short-form projects\, both scripted and unscripted\, to financiers\, investors\, and studio executives. Featured verticals will include a Feature\, Shorts & TV Series track with specific provisions for Narrative\, Documentary & LGBTQIA+ projects. \nThe market will cater to filmmakers\, producers\, distributors\, financiers\, sales agents\, legal\, talent managers\, festival directors\, and those looking to collaborate in the U.S. market and invest in projects from the diasporic community. This market will serve as a commerce hub for a wide range of buyers and sellers offering business opportunities for South Asian diaspora projects from Asia\, the UK\, South Africa\, Australia\, and other countries that have potential for commercial viability in the U.S. Other components will include a Work-in-Progress Lab and a Producers Mentor Lab. Selected filmmakers and editors will be invited to showcase rough cuts to industry executives and will receive strategic feedback and investment opportunities. Over three days of masterclasses\, panels\, mentoring sessions\, and networking events\, TFF&M’24 will facilitate informal conversations to help build industry connections and collaborations.
URL:https://tasveer.org/event/tasveer-film-festival-market-2024/
LOCATION:WA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191004T160000
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SUMMARY:TSAFF 2019- Film Day Symposium 3: South Asian Film & The Rise of Nationalism
DESCRIPTION:TSAFF 2019- Film Day Symposium\nDay 3- South Asian Film & The Rise of Nationalism\nThis symposium brings together filmmakers\, academics\, and activists who will together meditate on the challenges and opportunities of making films in the New South Asia. \nTopics include but are not limited to: \n\nFilmmaking and politics.\nThe role of independent and documentary cinema.\nThe popularity and challenges of digital film making platforms.\n\nPanelists are \nAnand Patwardhan (Reason): Anand Patwardhan has been making political documentaries for over four decades\, pursuing diverse issues that are at the crux of socio-political life in India. Many of his films were at one time or another banned by the censors and by State television channels and became the subject of litigation. Anand\, who successfully challenged these censorship rulings in court\, has also been active in movements for communal harmony as well as movements against unjust\, unsustainable development; casteism; militarism; and nuclear nationalism. \nRitu Sarin & Tenzing Sonam (The Sweet Requiem): Ritu Sarin finished her MFA in film and video from the California College of Arts. Tenzing was born in Darjeeling in northeastern India to Tibetan refugee parents. He studied broadcast journalism at the University of California\, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.  Their work has primarily focused on the subject of Tibet and has attempted to document\, question and reflect on the issues of exile\, identity\, culture and politics that confront the Tibetan people.  Ritu and Tenzing are the directors of the Dharamshala International Film Festival\, which they founded in 2012. \nSyed Muhammad Hassan Zaidi (Dunkey Following European Dreams): Hassan Zaidi is a filmmaker/ Lecturer at The Film and Television Department\, National College of Arts in Lahore. He is also completing his Masters in Multimedia Studies from the National College of Arts\, Lahore. \nFilm Day consists of panels and information curated for budding filmmakers and storytellers. What do you need to have in place in order to make your movie? How much can you prepare on your own as a filmmaker? Who do you need on your team? Come join us for this panel of creatives and curators to find out what it takes to have your work seen! Panelists include local and visiting directors\, producers and programmers who’ll speak of their experiences and expertise. \nThe Film Day Symposium is funded by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.
URL:https://tasveer.org/event/tsaff-2019-film-day-symposium-3-south-asian-film-the-rise-of-nationalism/
LOCATION:Simpson Center for the Humanities Communications 120 (CMU 120)\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
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SUMMARY:TSAFF 2019- Film Day Symposium 2: Deep Dive Into Making Short Films
DESCRIPTION:TSAFF 2019- Film Day Symposium\nDay 2- Deep Dive Into Making Short Films\nJoin some of our visiting filmmakers who have short films playing at the festival\, as they pull the veil on everything that goes into making a short film. The filmmakers will discuss why they chose to tell their stories in this format\, how they raised funding\, and what they hope to accomplish by making short form content. Each filmmaker will also present a scene from their film and dissect what went into executing it – the uphill battles of pulling it off\, and the creative solutions they used. This discussion and workshop will present an honest look into what it truly takes to make a short film\, including delving into subjects of what things might cost\, and perhaps most importantly\, how to sustain oneself as a filmmaker while making your passion project. Moderated by Pulkit Datta. \nFilm Day consists of panels and information curated for budding filmmakers and storytellers. What do you need to have in place in order to make your movie? How much can you prepare on your own as a filmmaker? Who do you need on your team? Come join us for this panel of creatives and curators to find out what it takes to have your work seen! Panelists include local and visiting directors\, producers and programmers who’ll speak of their experiences and expertise. \nThe Film Day Symposium is funded by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.
URL:https://tasveer.org/event/tsaff-2019-film-day-symposium-2-deep-dive-into-making-short-films/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:TSAFF
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SUMMARY:TSAFF 2019- Film Day Symposium 1: SCREENWRITING DECONSTRUCTED
DESCRIPTION:TSAFF 2019- Film Day Symposium\nDay 1- SCREENWRITING DECONSTRUCTED\nScreenwriter Gazal Dhaliwal (Lipstick Under My Burkha\, Qarib Qarib Singlle\, and Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga) will talk about what goes into crafting a screenplay that tells a good story\, and is entertaining. The films she has written carry layered social commentary while also being commercially viable and entertaining. \nIn this unique\, interactive workshop\, Gazal will talk about her journey as a writer and how her life and experiences have influenced the stories she writes. Then\, she will deconstruct a few selected scenes from films she’s written for\, breaking down the writing process\, and the progression from page to screen. This workshop is great for filmmakers and writers who want to learn from an experienced screenwriter\, as well as for film enthusiasts who are curious about what goes into writing a film script. Moderated by Pulkit Datta. \nFilm Day consists of panels and information curated for budding filmmakers and storytellers. What do you need to have in place in order to make your movie? How much can you prepare on your own as a filmmaker? Who do you need on your team? Come join us for this panel of creatives and curators to find out what it takes to have your work seen! Panelists include local and visiting directors\, producers and programmers who’ll speak of their experiences and expertise. \nThe Film Day Symposium is funded by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.
URL:https://tasveer.org/event/tsaff-2019-film-day-symposium-1-screenwriting-deconstructed/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tasveer South Asian Film Festival - TSAFF
DESCRIPTION:Tasveer South Asian Film Festival is the largest South Asian film festival in the United States. Seeking to provide a counterpoint to the images and stories prevalent in main stream South Asia and Bollywood\, the festival encourages an atmosphere of thoughtful dialogue and creative inquiry\, where filmmakers and audiences engage in lively discussions\, forums\, and other collaborative interactive formats. In 2019\, the festival will screen over 60 films and welcome 5000 attendees over 11 days\, in 5 cities. India is the festival focus for 2019. TSAFF 2019 will include films–shorts\, experimental work\, documentaries\, and narratives of any length–on themes related to South Asia in its entirety: Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, India\, Maldives\, Nepal\, Pakistan\, Sri Lanka and the various diasporas across the world. Films with a focus on issues of human rights and social justice will be a highlight of the festival again this year.
URL:https://tasveer.org/event/tasveer-south-asian-film-festival-tsaff/
LOCATION:WA
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