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Tasveer Producers Lab Launches With First Cohort
Aug 4, 2025
Amazon MGM Studios-Backed South Asian-Themed Tasveer Producers Lab Launches With First Cohort

Seattle-based nonprofit Tasveer is expanding its footprint with the launch of the Tasveer Producers Lab, a mentorship program designed to cultivate the next generation of South Asian producing talent.

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Rita Meher Mayor’s Award
May 16, 2025
Rita Meher, Tasveer Film Festival honored with 2025 Mayor’s Film Award

Rita Meher and the Tasveer Film Festival and Market have been awarded the 2025 Mayor’s Film Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film, the City of Seattle announced on Thursday.

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Rita Meher Mayor’s Award
May 15, 2025
Rita Meher and Tasveer Film Festival and Market Honored with 2025 Mayor’s Film Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film

Rita Meher and Tasveer Film Festival and Market were awarded the 2025 Mayor’s Film Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film.

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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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Podcast: Desi Roots & Routes: Rita Meher’s Journey: From Hate to Healing Through Film. listen

Nov 5, 2024: FUCHSIA Magazine: 5 Pakistani Films That Stood Out At The 19th Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 11, 2024: Seattle Times: Upcoming Seattle-area film festivals. read more

Oct 11, 2024: MSN: Tasveer Film Festival Announces Jury For 19th Edition. read more

Oct 11, 2024: Homegrown: Horror, Counter-Culture & Food Justice: Films To Watch At The Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 8, 2024: International Examiner: Tasveer Film Festival’s 2024 lineup highlights emergent South Asian cinema. read more

Oct 8, 2024: India Currents: Tasveer Film Festival Announces Jury For 19th Edition . read more

Oct 4, 2024: The Indian Panorama: Sole Oscar-qualifying South Asian Film Fest Returns To Seattle. read more

Oct 4, 2024: Times of India: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Hitflik: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Tellychakkar: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 3, 2024: FilmiBeat: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, Elham Ehsas Lead Jury. read more

Oct 3, 2024: The Daily Star: ‘Not a Fiction’ earns second Oscar-qualifying spot at Tasveer Film Festival 2024. read more

Oct 3, 2024: News Drum: Shaunak Sen to lead jury for 19th Tasveer Film Fest. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Pune Times Mirror: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Pragativadi: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Firstpost: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 3, 2024: The Telegraph: All That Breathes helmer Shaunak Sen to lead jury at 19th Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Devdiscourse: Shaunak Sen to Lead Tasveer Film Festival Jury. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Moneycontrol: Shaunak Sen, the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary “All That Breathes”, will serve as the jury head for the 19th edition of Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Press Trust of India: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shaunak Sen to head Tasveer Film Festival jury. read more

Oct 3, 2024: INDIANtelevision: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shaunak Sen to head Tasveer Film Festival jury. read more

Oct 3, 2024: CineBlitz: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 3, 2024: Take One: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more

Oct 2, 2024: Tasveer: Tasveer Unveils its High-Powered Jury led by Oscar-nominated Shaunak Sen for the 19th Edition Oscar-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival (TFF), 2024. read more

Sep 24, 2024: Variety: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more

Sep 24, 2024: Take One: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more

Sep 24, 2024: AOL: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more

Sep 24, 2024: AdGully: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more

Sep 24, 2024: PunjabKesari: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more

Sep 24, 2024: SamayBhaskar: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more

Sep 24, 2024: Hitflik: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more

Sep 24, 2024: FilmiBeat: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more

Sep 22, 2024: Dawn: Songs of the Sufi selection in Tasveer resonating with Pakistan’s leading daily, DAWN.  read more

Sep 16, 2024: Bollywoodhelpline: Tasveer Film Festival Returns This October with Exciting New Features.  read more

Sep 16, 2024: AmericanKahani: Tasveer Film Festival Aims to Champion Social Change Through Power of South Asian Storytelling. read more

Sep 14, 2024: TimesofIndia: Tasveer Film Festival Aims to Champion Social Change Through Power of South Asian Storytelling. read more

Sep 14, 2024: SamayBhaskar: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns With A Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market. read more

Sep 14, 2024: Mathrubhumi: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns With A Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market. read more

Sep 14, 2024: DAWN: Oscar-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival and Market to open with Pakistani film Wakhri. read more

Sep 13, 2024: TakeoneDigitalNetwork: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns with a Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market, October 15-20, 2024. read more

Sep 13, 2024: Dainik Savera Times: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns with a Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market, October 15-20, 2024. read more

Sep 13, 2024: Bollywood Hungama: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns with a Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market, October 15-20, 2024. read more

Sep 13, 2024: TellyMagic: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Makes History: North America First South AsianFocused Film Market. read more

Sep 13, 2024: CineTalkes: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Makes History: North America First South AsianFocused Film Market. read more

Sep 13, 2024: Press Trust of India: Tasveer Film Festival to be held from Oct 15-20 in Seattle, to host inaugural film market . read more

Sep 13, 2024: Filmibeat: Tasveer Film Festival to be held from Oct 15-20 in Seattle, to host inaugural film market . read more

Sep 13, 2024: Hitflik: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns with a Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market, October 15-20, 2024. read more

Sep 13, 2024: The Week: Tasveer Film Festival to be held from Oct 15-20 in Seattle to host inaugural film market. read more

Sep 13, 2024: NDTV: Tasveer Film Festival to be held from Oct 15-20 in Seattle to host inaugural film market. read more

Sep 13, 2024: Portadaestrela: Dettagli su data, luogo e mercato cinematografico inaugurale. read more

Sep 13, 2024: Amar Ujala: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more

Sep 13, 2024: Cineblitz: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more

Sep 13, 2024: The Print: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more

Sep 13, 2024: One Arabia: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more

Sep 13, 2024: Indian Television: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more

May 14, 2024: Variety: Amazon, NBCUniversal Back Seattle-Based South Asian Film Market Tasveer Ahead of Cannes Launch. read more

May 14, 2024: Tasveer: Tasveer Announces The First-ever International South Asian Film Market At The Cannes Film Festival. read more

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