The 15th edition of Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF) welcomes entries for International and Korean Competition sections. Any short films completed after June 2016, in any type or genre with a maximum of 30 minutes in length can be submitted. For all submissions, only Korean Premiere (unveiled in Korea for the first time, excluding a school graduation film festival) will be accepted.   

The application is available, as well as the option to upload the preview of the film at online submission sites, www.shortfilmdepot.com or festhome.com. It is also possible to download the application form from the official website and to send the preview link and all the required materials via email (program1@aisff.org). The submission deadline is July 31st, 2017. 

For the International Competition, AISFF will give a USD 15,000 cash prize and two round trip flight tickets to the Grand Prize winner, a USD 5,000 cash prize to the Special Jury Award winner and a USD 3,000 cash prize to the AISFF Rock Award winner. In addition, a USD 5,000 cash prize and two round trip flight tickets will go to the Grand Prize winner and a USD 3,000 cash prize to the Special Jury Award winner for the Korean Competition. The KAFA Award, AISFF Public Jury Award and Face in Shorts Award will be given jointly with the International and Korean Competition sections. The festival will grant a USD 3,000 cash prize to the KAFA Award winner, which was newly established this year, and USD 1,000 cash prizes to the rest of each category.   

Meanwhile, this year’s AISFF will take place at the Cinecube in Gwanghwamun, Seoul for six days from November 2nd to 7th. For more information, please visit the festival’s official website (http://www.aisff.org) or call +82 2 723 6520.