FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Santa Ana, CA – February 3, 2025– The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA), proud organizers of Viet Film Fest, is thrilled to announce the official dates and the opening of the call for entries for Viet Film Fest 2025. This year, the festival will take place virtually from October 4 to 19, with in-person screenings and events happening on October 10, 11, and 12, 2025 at The Frida Cinema in Downtown Santa Ana.
“As the largest Vietnamese film festival in the diaspora, we are proud to invite filmmakers to share their work for VFF’s sixteenth edition,” said Eric Nong, Artistic Director of Viet Film Fest. “A half-century after the creation of the Vietnamese diaspora, we continue our legacy in celebrating our community’s varying and vibrant stories. We look forward to sharing some of the best of those stories to a worldwide audience.”
Call for Entries Details:
Viet Film Fest is looking for movies from filmmakers of Vietnamese descent and/or movies that speak to Vietnamese experiences for our 2025 film festival. Special discounted rates for students, with valid proof of ID.
Call for Entries Important Dates:
- Early Bird Deadline: April 15, 2025
- Regular Deadline: May 6, 2025
Submission Fees:
- Short Films:
- Early Bird: $25 (Standard), $20 (Student)
- Regular: $35 (Standard), $30 (Student)
- Feature Films:
- Early Bird: $45 (Standard), $35 (Student)
- Regular: $55 (Standard), $45 (Student)
Submissions are now open on FilmFreeway. For more information, visit https://filmfreeway.com/VietFilmFest.
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About Viet Film Fest: As the largest international Vietnamese film festival in the diaspora, Viet Film Fest showcases the best creative work by and about Vietnamese people. Our award-winning films have been screened in numerous cities and countries. Viet Film Fest was created in 2003 by the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) to celebrate the many stories about Vietnamese people. Now running successfully for over a decade, the festival has attracted thousands of national and international attention for its stunning showcase of shorts and features submitted from many corners of the world, including Australia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Demark, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam.
Through the universal language of film, Viet Film Fest brings together multiple perspectives to expand the horizons of Vietnamese cinema. Viet Film Fest provides a nurturing environment for artists and the public to engage in open dialogue across borders. As the hub of the Vietnamese movie industry, the festival hosts networking opportunities with prominent directors, media experts, and producers. We are proud to be a central platform for filmmakers of Vietnamese descent to tell their stories the way they want them to be told.
About VAALA:
VAALA was founded in 1991 by a group of Vietnamese American journalists, artists, and friends to fill a void in the community and provide a space for newly resettled immigrant artists to express themselves. VAALA’s mission is to connect and enrich communities through Vietnamese art and culture. Historically run entirely by volunteers, VAALA is a community-based non-profit organization. Over the years, VAALA has collaborated with diverse community partners to organize numerous cultural and artistic events. VAALA’s four core programs include the annual Viet Film Fest and Viet Book Fest, the Gallery Beyond Walls program featuring art exhibitions, and free art and film workshops for youth, such as Youth in Motion: A Filmmaking Workshop for Emerging Filmmakers.
Press Contact:
Corey Linh
VAALA Communication Specialist
info@vaala.org
Minh Pham
Viet Film Fest Public Relations Manager
press@vaala.org