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Neo-South Independent Film Festival: Call for Submissions and Announcement of Awards & Prizes

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Welcome to the Neo-South Independent Film Festival, where independent filmmaking takes center stage. As a local production company run by a group of filmmakers, we are dedicated to showcasing up-and-coming talent and creating a welcoming environment for independent filmmakers. Our festival is a celebration of friendship and collaboration, aiming to bring exposure and attention to high-quality works in the Neo-Noir genre.

Join us for two nights of inventive and diverse storytelling this October. Be a part of the revolution by submitting your movie.

Awards & Prizes: The Neo-South Independent Film Festival is committed to

presenting the best in independent filmmaking. “Official Selections” will receive a high-resolution .png image of our festival honors for marketing purposes. A panel of judges will select the best film in each category and award a set number of Special Mentions for both feature and short film categories. Winners will receive a high- resolution .png image of our festival honors with the “Winner” or “Special Mention” title.

DESTAR AWARD (Asian & International Independent Feature / Shorties):

  • Best Picture

NEOSOUTH AWARD (Asian & International Independent Feature):

  • Best Director
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Film Editing

FILMUDA AWARD (Asian & International Independent Shorties):

  • Best Shorties
  • Best Director (Shorties)
  • Best Cinematography (Shorties)

YOUNG REBEL AWARD (First Time Malaysian Filmmaker): This special award is dedicated to aspiring young Malaysian filmmakers pursuing diploma studies within Malaysia. Winners will participate in the Neo-South Filmmaking Incubator and Apprenticeship Program for 12 weeks.

For more information about submissions, awards, and the festival itself, please visit https://neosouthfilmfest.wixsite.com/nsiff24 or contact Arrazin Arzali | NSIFF Liaison – +6013-2012163.

Join us at the Neo-South Independent Film Festival – where every story matters.

About the author

Panos Kotzathanasis

Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste of Cinema, and his texts can be found in a number of other publications including SIRP in Estonia, Film.sk in Slovakia, Asian Dialogue in the UK, Cinefil in Japan and Filmbuff in India.

Since 2019, he cooperates with Thessaloniki Cinematheque in Greece, curating various tributes to Asian cinema. He has participated, with video recordings and text, on a number of Asian movie releases, for Spectrum, Dekanalog and Error 4444. He has taken part as an expert on the Erasmus+ program, “Asian Cinema Education”, on the Asian Cinema Education International Journalism and Film Criticism Course.

Apart from a member of FIPRESCI and the Greek Cinema Critics Association, he is also a member of NETPAC, the Hellenic Film Academy and the Online Film Critics Association.

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