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Members of arts nonprofit group Tasveer staff as well as board and 4culture staff pose for a picture at Ark Lodge Cinemas now owned by Tasveer in Seattle
March 27, 2025

Tasveer purchased the Ark Lodge building Wednesday and plans to renovate and relaunch the space as the Tasveer Film Arts Center.

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Members of arts nonprofit group Tasveer staff as well as board and 4culture staff pose for a picture at Ark Lodge Cinemas now owned by Tasveer in Seattle
March 28, 2025

Tasveer announced plans to renovate the space, transforming it into the Tasveer Film Arts Center, a global hub of South Asian and world cinema.

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Cultural Event
Dec. 11, 2024

King County will send about $70 million in funding to 720 local arts, science, history and heritage nonprofits next year.

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Cultural Event
Sep. 24, 2024

The inaugural Tasveer Film Market has unveiled over 40 projects selected from more than 300 submissions across India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, the U.K., the U.S., Canada and Australia.

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The Spectator: Tasveer Film Festival Returns to In-Person Showings with Packed Theaters (Nov 16, 2022)

FORREEL: TSAFF 2022 | INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Rita Meher, Co-Founder and Festival Director (Nov 1, 2022)

FORREEL: TSAFF 2022 | INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Lucy Mukerjee, Programming Director (Nov 1, 2022)

Seattle Gay Scene: Tasveer South Asian Film Festival Showcases LGBTQ+ Short Films (Nov 2, 2022)

FORREEL: Now Covering: The 2022 Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (Nov 1, 2022)

KUOW: Not just more of the same, South Asian filmmakers break out of the mold (Nov 1, 2022)

FORBES: Young Pakistani Filmmaker Keeps An Eye On Climate Change (Oct 27, 2022)

Cision: 17TH ANNUAL TASVEER SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILM FUND MENTORS & LIVE PITCH JUDGES (Oct 25, 2022)

SGN: Tasveer South Asian Film Festival: Unapologetically South Asian (Oct 14, 2022)

Filmfestivals: Filmfestivals.com: Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (TSAFF) announces its largest slate of films for its 2022 edition (Oct 12, 2022)

Cision: 17TH ANNUAL TASVEER SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL REVEALS CELEBRITY GUESTS AND FULL FILM SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 3 – 20, 2022 (Oct 4, 2022)

Cision: The 17TH ANNUAL TASVEER SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL: Press Release (Sep 29, 2022)

Variety: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Adds ‘Superstore’ Star Nico Santos – Film News in Brief (June 14, 2022)

Chinook Observer: 2022 Tasveer Film Fund Launches With Increased Filmmaker Funding And New Track For Feature Films (June 7,2022)

Indian Star: Tasveer increases funding to support South Asian American filmmakers (Jun 9, 2022)

Netflix: 2022 Tasveer Film Fund Launches With Increased Filmmaker Funding And New Track For Feature Films (June 9, 2022)

Cision: Tasveer Film Fund Launches With Increased Filmmaker Funding And New Track For Feature Films (June 7, 2022)

Tasveer Film Festival Presents FREE Community Open Mic Night With Queer/Trans Comedian D’Lo

How Seattle-area arts groups are finding a new normal amid inflation, staffing shortages and more

Comedian D’Lo To Headline Tasveer’s First South Asian Community Storytelling Open Mic: Press Release

Tasveer received DEEL grant: DEEL Invests $1.5 Million to Advance Youth Leadership and Cultural Education

2022 Tasveer Film Fund Launches With Increased Filmmaker Funding And New Track For Feature Films

Tasveer Film Fund  Press Release

TSAFF 2022, Call for Submissions: Press Release

Seattle Times, April 14, 2022

Tasveer 5th Annual Gala with Mira Nair and Kal Penn: Press Release

KUOW, Jan 19, 2022

For more Tasveer FIlm Festival and Market press links visit: https://tasveerfestival.org/press