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JoySauce Film Festival
Festival opportunity. Deadline: 2026-12-20
- Type
- Festival
- Organizer
- JoySauce
- Deadline
- 20 December 2026
- Where
- Los Angeles, United States
- Compensation
- Prizes include Best Feature, Best Short, Best Series/Pilot Episode (determined by jury), and Fan Favorite (determined by online poll for streaming films). Winners screen at the Los Angeles showcase on February 20, 2027.
- Disciplines
- Film, Short Film, Feature Film, Series/Pilot
About this opportunity
The JoySauce Film Festival is an inaugural celebration of AAPI filmmakers and storytelling, welcoming short films, features, and series/pilots with Asian or AAPI creatives in key roles or majority casts. Submissions are free and open globally, with selections announced January 20, 2027, and winners honored at a live showcase in Los Angeles on February 20, 2027. The digital festival runs from February 6–27, 2027, with voting for Fan Favorite among streamed films.
Who can apply
- Films must have an Asian or AAPI filmmaker in a key creative role (director, writer, or producer) or an Asian or AAPI lead or majority cast.
- Films must be completed by the submission deadline.
- Shorts must be 40 minutes or less; features 41 minutes or more; series/pilots 20–60 minutes.
- Non-English films must include English subtitles.
- Submissions are free and open to filmmakers worldwide.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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