RULES & REGULATIONS OF PARTICIPATING
IN 22ND THIRD EYE ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Asia is the world’s largest continent and also the world’s most diverse in cultural and artistic traditions. As such, Asia presents rich and multitudinous themes for cinematic creations. Many Asian countries today have a proud and well-developed tradition in filmmaking. India itself is a prime example. We produce the largest number of films each year in various regional languages.
Vision: Asian Film Foundation has taken initiative to create adequate awareness and appreciation of Asian Cinema. Third Eye Asian Film Festival is a major event organized by Asian Film Foundation to showcase Asian Cinema and honor the artists who devote their life to Cinema.
The first Third Eye Asian Film Festival was held on August 3, 2002. The Asian Film Festival has been organised in Mumbai for the past twenty-one years with the support of the Government of Maharashtra.
The entries for the films in various categories to be screened in the festival are invited from Asian countries. Selected films will be officially announced on the website of the Asian Film Foundation.
Festival Sections
1] Spectrum Asia (Non-Competitive)
2] Contemporary Indian Cinema – (Competitive)
3] Contemporary Marathi Cinema - (Competitive)
4] Country Focus
5] Retrospective
Awards & Prizes
Awards Competition Sections and Awards
1] Indian Cinema Competition Awards
Best Film – Cash Prize, Certificate and Trophy
Best Director- Certificate and Trophy
Best Actor [Male] - Certificate and Trophy
Best Actor [Female] - Certificate and Trophy
2] Contemporary Marathi Cinema Competition Awards
Best Film- Cash Prize, Certificate and Trophy
Best Director- Certificate and Trophy
Best Actor [Male] - Certificate and Trophy
Best Actor [Female] - Certificate and Trophy
3] Asian Film Culture Award
This award is conferred on an eminent director from an Asian Country. Certificate and Trophy
4] Satyajit Ray Memorial Award
This award is conferred on a Film Society activist and artist who has contributed to spreading film culture in India. Certificate and Trophy
5] Late Sudhir Nandgaonkar Memorial Award for Film Critic in India
Cash Prize, Certificate and Trophy
Rules & Terms
Rules & Regulations
• The last submission date via Film Freeway is 30 November 2025. For Online submission of entries, please log in to www.filmfreeway.com
• All the films in the given categories must be completed after 1st August 2024. • The minimum Duration of the Film should be more than 70 minutes.
• The Films other than English language must have English Subtitles.
• After submission of entries, kindly check your FilmFreeway account to make sure that your submission is correct and it meets our requirements. Until and unless participant entries are considered invalid.
• Filmmakers can send multiple numbers of entries with separate entry forms and fees.
• NOC from the Filmmaker of the selected film for downloading & screening during the Asian Film Festival is mandatory. • Entry Fee is non-refundable.
• All the officially selected films must use the Asian Festival’s Laurel Icon on their promotional materials, like Print Media, Digital & Social Media, etc.
• Participants of Selected films will receive a confirmation email from the Asian Film Festival.
• Once the film is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn for any reason or circumstance.
• Expenses will be taken care by participants only, which is related to their film. For Example, Courier Expense, Promotion of the film and its promotional material, etc.
• Locations and Dates of Screenings will be informed by Third Eye Asian Film Festival
upon final selection of films.
• All the decisions about Selection of Films, Locations & Dates for Screening will be taken by the Official Selection Committee.
• Only online screeners will be accepted as preview material.
• Preview Screener Deadline: 30th November 2025
• For International films, where no proof of completion date is available, the date of the first theatrical screening will be considered.
• For all Indian films, the date on the certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification will be considered. If no certificate is available, a signed affidavit on Rs. 200 Stamp Paper stating the date of completion of the film will be considered. Theatrical screening dates will not apply to Indian Films. A censor certificate/affidavit should be submitted while applying.
• Films or revised versions of films submitted in a previous edition of the festival will not be considered for inclusion in the festival.
• For all films without a Certification from the CBFC, the Festival will apply for an exemption to the I&B Ministry, Government of India, for the period of the Festival. The film will be screened, subject to receiving this exemption.
• Regarding Indian Films, the producer can produce a CBFC Certificate within a stipulated time given by the festival, failing which the film will be removed from the festival.
• The Festival Director has a special right to waive any condition for participation in the festival.
• Decision of the Jury panel will be final.