The 19th edition of the Tasveer Film Festival & Market will be held October 15-20 in Seattle, Washington. The festival will feature the exclusive premiere of Tasveer Film Market, the first of its kind outside of South Asia to facilitate South Asia, designed to facilitate global representation of the South Asian film industry while boosting the local creative economy of the region.
Tasveer is also bringing back the Tasveer Film Fund for the fifth cycle, supported by Netflix, with three $25,000 grants, totaling $258,000 awarded to date for underserved filmmakers.
In 2023, the festival became the first and only South Asian festival whose winning short films are eligible for an Oscar.
The TFF&M Launch Party will be held September 14 at Tagney Jones Hall in Seattle, where the full festival schedule, film selections, and program lineup will be revealed.
Tasveer’s executive director, Rita Meher, and the Tasveer team will present a preview of the lineup and unique offerings of this year’s Tasveer Film Festival and Market. Attendees will get an exclusive sneak peek at what to expect, including screenings, co-production market projects, industry panels, and networking opportunities designed to spotlight South Asian cinema on the international stage.
Meher said, "The goal of the Tasveer Film Market is to elevate South Asian filmmaking in the West and initiate a lucrative marketplace by tapping into the support of our creative community. We aspire to be the Sundance of South Asian film festivals. We look forward to welcoming filmmakers, producers, distributors, financiers, sales agents, talent managers, and others to inspire, equip, and showcase the larger diasporic filmmaker community on the global stage.”