21st Tasveer Film Festival & Market | Press Launch September 22 at the Tasveer Film Center

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The 21st Tasveer Film Festival & Market Returns to Seattle October 13th-18th

The Only Oscar® Qualifying South Asian Film Festival in the World!

Press Launch September 22 at the Tasveer Film Center

More information coming soon!

For 21 years, Tasveer has been where South Asian cinema finds its audience. This October, it happens again.

Tasveer is North America's premier South Asian film gathering and the world's first and only Oscar ® ️ qualifying South Asian film festival. From October 13 to 18, 2026, the 21st annual edition brings together the Film Festival and the Film Market, amplifying stories from across South Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet, and the diaspora that carries them worldwide.

Tasveer Film Festival brings six days of bold cinema, post-screening conversations that run long, and workshops and panels that fill the rooms between films. This year's submissions carried a shift worth noting, women telling deeply personal stories in their own voices, animation arriving with real force, and a rise favoring films that show rather than tell. 

The Tasveer Film Market, North America’s first South Asian-focused global market, aims to transform the funding and distribution model for filmmakers. Featuring a Co-Production Market, Tasveer Film Fund pitches with Netflix, industry panels, networking sessions, and many more, this groundbreaking initiative seeks to empower filmmakers to thrive in a competitive landscape, while contributing to the growth and sustainability of the film industry ecosystem and boosting the creative economy. Our goal is to create a sustainable ecosystem for diverse storytelling while bridging industry gaps for historically marginalized voices.

Lineup and more information coming soon!

About Tasveer

Tasveer, a nonprofit that has spent over two decades amplifying South Asian voices through film, art, and storytelling. Since 2002, Tasveer has built a stage for stories on race, gender, caste, class, religion, and sexuality that do not always find a platform. In 2025, Tasveer acquired Ark lodge Cinema in Columbia city which transitioned into Tasveer Film Center in Seattle screening global cinema seven days a week. https://tasveerfestival.org 

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For all festival media inquiries, including interviews, film screeners, and additional information, please contact:

Ryan Davis | [email protected] | Phone: (206) 491.3738