Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2020 announces a call for entry for this fall 2020. BAFF is organized by Thailand's Ministry of Culture. It aims to promote the films of Southeast Asia to help them acquire a more prominent status in the international film community and to foster a co-operation between the regional film industry and other film industries around the world. The 6th edition of the festival will take place from September 3 to 6, 2020.
The festival will adjust the format and will present a hybrid event comprising of both on-site and online activities, to comply with the social distancing norm but also to maintain our goal of promoting and strengthening filmmakers from Southeast Asia.
Besides from the usual film screenings, the festival this year invites filmmakers from the region to submit short films and feature-length projects to the following activities:
​ASEAN SHORT FILM COMPETITION – The festival opens for submission of short films made by filmmakers in Southeast Asia. The film must be under 30 minutes and must be completed no earlier than 1 June 2019, and has not been shown in Thailand before. Selected films will be screened in a competition and winners will receive cash prizes.
