Thank you for your support to Asian Film Awards, please note that the film submission deadline for the 16th Asian Film Awards (AFA16) has been extended to December 31, 2022.

All titles to be exhibited in theaters in the Asian region(s) and/or have received theatrical release and distribution in at least one Asian territory; or have premiered at international film festival(s); or have received national film awards between June 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022 will be eligible to participate in AFA16.

If you have already submitted an entry, thanks you! You can modify your submitted application by enter the reference ID (the reference ID will be generated after your first submission) and retrieve for modification up until 23:59 on December 31, 2022.

The early bird deadline has also been extended and the submission fee will be waived if you submit by October 31, 2022. For more details, please refer to below table.

Important Dates

EARLY BIRD

Deadline: March 31st, 2022

Submission fee: Free

REGULAR

Deadline: April 30st, 2022

Submission fee: USD80

(HKD500 if bank transfer inside Hong Kong)

LATE

Deadline: May 31st, 2022

Submission fee: USD150

(HKD900 if bank transfer inside Hong Kong)

*Once submission fee is paid, it will not be refunded under any circumstances

An eligible film participating in the Asian Film Awards must:

■ be feature length with a running time exceeding 60 minutes;

■ be in 35mm film or digital cinema format suitable for exhibition in commercial cinemas;

■ be fiction films in the “Asian region” (“Asian region” is based on the definition accepted by the United Nations at here and includes ALL countries and territories East of the Suez)

■ contain English subtitles in the case of non-English language works; and

■ be exhibited in theaters in the Asian region(s) between June 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022 and/or have received theatrical release and distribution in at least one Asian territory; or have premiered at international film festival(s); or have received national film awards.

Deadline for entry submission: December 31, 2022

Please see the Rules and Regulations page from www.afa-academy.com for more details.

We would like to thank you again for your support and understanding and we are still very much look forward to receiving your submissions.  In the meantime, if you have any questions, or if we can be helpful in any way, please reach out to the film submission team at filmlist@afa-academy.com.

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