HBO APA Visionaries Short Film Competition

The deadline to enter is November 7.



Attention, filmmakers! HBO invites you to submit your short film to the Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Film Competition. HBO's first initiative of its kind, the contest seeks to identify new voices in APA cinema and provide emerging director an opportunity to showcase their work.

Here's Jimmy O. Yang of HBO's Silicon Valley with the call for submissions:

Submit your work to the 1st annual ISA Digital Film Shootout

Wong Fu, Far East Movement and ISA are searching for the next generation of digital creators.



Hey, filmmakers! Are you ready to show your stuff? Wong Fu Productions, Far East Movement, and International Secret Agents are proud to present the 1st annual ISA Digital Film Shootout.

To discover and support the next generation of digital creators, they're putting out an open call to individuals around the nation to submit their work in a variety of short categories, including narrative drama, narrative comedy, documentary, vlogger/personality and music video.

Here's a video with some more information:

YOMYOMF re-launches "Interpretations" short film initiative

Submit a short film for a chance to make a film produced by Justin Lin.



Hey filmmakers! Justin Lin's YOMYOMF recently announced the relaunch of the "Interpretations" short film initiative -- a unique filmmaking competition to find the next generation of Asian American filmmakers, in partnership with Comcast and NBCUniversal.

The challenge: produce and shoot a three-minute short film using a prescribed four-line script. For this edition of the initiative, the four lines are supplied by one of our greatest American writers, none other than acclaimed Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang.

Here's the script:

Call for Submissions: New Voices Award 2015

Lee & Low Books is accepting children's picture book manuscripts by writers of color.



Lee & Low Books, award-winning publisher of children's books, is accepting submissions for the sixteenth annual New Voices Award, to be given for a children's picture book manuscript by a writer of color. The contest encourages writers of color to submit their work to a publisher that takes pride in nurturing new talent.

The Award winner receives a cash prize of $1000 and Lee & Low's standard publication contract, including our basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $500. Past winners include Juna's Jar by Jane Bahk and It Jes' Happened by Don Tate.

Here are some more details about eligibility and submission guidelines:

Call for Submissions: Angryversary Banner Art

Submit your interpretation of the Angry Asian Man banner/logo to be featured during the month of February.



Hello, good readers! Calling all artists, illustrators, designers, doodlers and other folks of creative inclination. Next month marks another anniversary of this blog. Last year, to celebrate, we conducted a month-long Angryversary Art project, and it was a rousing success. So we're doing it again.

I've invited a handful of artists friends to submit their interpretations of the "Angry Asian Man" banner that sits up at the top of this website. So, every day next month, there will be a different artist's rendition of the banner.

But I need your help. In addition to the artists I've enlisted, I need more banners to fill in the rest of February's 28 days. So how about it? I know there are more than a few artistically talented readers out there. I invite you to submit your own Angryversary banner art, to be showcased at the top of this website.

Here are some specifications:

Call for Submissions: Angry Asian Anniversary Banner Art

Submit your interpretation the Angry Asian Man banner/logo to be featured during the month of February.



Hollaaaa. Trying to get this new year started off with a contest. Believe it or not, next month marks another anniversary of this blog, and to celebrate, we're doing an art project. I've invited a handful of artist friends to submit their interpretation of the "Angry Asian Man" banner that sits up at the top of this website. So, every day (or maybe every other day?) next month, there will be a different artist's rendition of the banner.

But I need your help. I've got several great artists participating, but I need more works to fill in the rest of February's 28 days. So I'm throwing it out to you, good readers. I'm inviting you to submit your own interpretation of the Angry Asian Man banner/logo, to be showcased up top (where it says "Angry Asian Man").

Here are some specifications:

Enter the "Advancing Justice is..." Photo Contest

Win a free registration to the Advancing Justice Conference, November 14-16 in Los Angeles.



The 5th Advancing Justice Conference, the first and only national conference that focuses on civil rights and social justice in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, is happening November 14-16 in Los Angeles. Want to win a free registration? Then enter the "Advancing Justice is..." Photo Contest.

All you have to do is print out the "Advancing Justice is..." sign, fill in your response and send in a photo of yourself holding up the sign by October 11. They'll post an album of the photo submissions, and you'll have the opportunities to drum up "likes" for your photo. Winners will get a free registration to the Advancing Justice conference. Here are some more details:

Enter ISA's Fly Away & Trick Photo Contest

Take your best trick photo and enter to win a trip to see Far East Movement in Florida



Just helping our friends Wong Fu and Far East Movement spread the word about their contest... ISA invites you to enter the Fly Away & Trick Photo Contest for a chance to win a special X-mini prize pack. An X-mini, for your information, is a pretty awesome little capsule speaker.

But wait, there's more! One lucky Grand Prize winner from all the entries will receive two tickets to see Far East Movement at Scream Fest in Sunrise, Florida -- flight, accommodations and backstage passes included. Awesome, right? But you'll have to take some photos... and you'll have to be creative.

Watch this video:

Play the Verizon Linsanity The Movie Sweepstakes

Win a trip to the Los Angeles theatrical premiere of Linsanity.



The feature documentary Linsanity opens in theaters everywhere on October 4. Want to win a trip to the Los Angeles Premiere on September 19? Then enter Verizon's Linsanity The Movie Sweepstakes for your chance to win a trip to the premiere of Linsanity and a meet-and-greet with Jeremy Lin himself.

Just passing this along -- I have no vested interest or ties with Verizon for this promotion. It just sounds cool. The grand prize includes airfare and transportation for two, a VIP experience at the premiere, two nights hotel and a Droid Ultra and Maxx by Motorola. Here's some more information:

Take Your Shot: Make a Film with Wong Fu, Freddie Wong and Jon Chu

Hey filmmakers! Check out this awesome opportunity... AT&T and ISAtv recently launched Take Your Shot, calling on aspiring Asian filmmakers to enter to win a unique opportunity to collaborate with Asian American filmmakers Wong Fu Productions, Freddie Wong or Jon M. Chu. Three finalists will be paired up with one of the mentors to create their short films to debut in the AT&T Mobile Film Festival online in October.

Here's a video with some more information on the contest:

Win a VIP Trip to KCON 2013

K-POP FANS. This one's for you. KCON is back. The first-ever large-scale convention dedicated to "All Things Hallyu" returns for its second year. It's happening August 24 and 25 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

The convention was launched as a flagship pop culture event for American K-Pop fans to connect with each other as well as artists and professionals in the K-pop industry. culminating in a star-studded concert featuring some of your favorite Korean pop acts. This year's lineup includes EXO, 2AM, TEEN TOP, and F(x).

Want to go? You could win a VIP trip to KCON 2013.

Retrofit Republic presents the Immigrant Dreams Lookbook Photoshoot Contest

Our stylin' friends at Retrofit Republic have launched their latest socially conscious fashion contest, the Immigrant Dreams Lookbook Photoshoot. With the ongoing national conversation on immigration, and all eyes on the federal immigration reform bill, they're centering their next lookbook on compelling immigrant stories. Here's the Facebook graphic with more information:

Lee & Low Books 2013 New Voices Award Writing Contest

Hey, writers! Lee & Low Books, an independent children's book publisher focusing on diversity, is currently accepting submissions for the fourteenth annual New Voices Award writing contest.

The Award is given annually for a children's picture book manuscript by a writer of color. The contest encourages writers of color to submit their work to a publisher that takes pride in nurturing new talent.

The winner receive a cash prize of $1000 and a publication contract, including Lee & Low's basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $500.

Here are some more details about the contest:

Compete in the 2013 72 Hour Shootout!

Attention, filmmakers! Professional, amateur, and everything in between. Do you want to put your skills and passion to the test? Then register to compete in the Ninth Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout, presented by the Asian American Film Lab. It's going down June 1-3. Filmmaking glory awaits.

The Shootout is a worldwide competition in which filmmaking teams have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and complete a five-minute short film based on a prescribed theme. You could win cash, prizes and the chance to have your film screened at the Asian American International Film Festival in New York.

Here the blurb from AAFilmLab:

Enter the A3M Public Service Announcement Contest

It's time to pick up your video camera for a good cause. Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M) has announced a Public Service Announcement Contest with the aim of getting the word out about the need for more Asian American bone marrow donors, ages 18-44.

Let's be real: when it comes to bone marrow donor registration, our community sucks. So start brainstorming and produce a public service announcement urging folks to join the Be The Match Registry. Be creative, and think about the impact your video could make -- you could help save a life. The grand prize winner will receive $1000, and a runner-up winner will get $200.

Here are some submission requirements:

enter daniel dae kim's #ivoted contest and win a trip to the set of hawaii five-0

[UPDATE: Crap. The contest is canceled. See below.]

Check it. In an effort to encourage everyone to vote, Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim is holding a little online contest called #iVOTED, where the winner will win a trip to Hawaii and a visit to the set of Hawaii Five-0. All you have to do to enter is show everybody, via Twitter photo, that you voted. Here are some more details on how to enter:

Contest: Make your own Evil Chinese Professor parody

Last week, the internet was buzzin' over that crazy-ass political ad, "Chinese Professor," from an organization calling itself Citizens Against Government Waste, depicting a future in which America has crumbled -- and China now laughs at the United States' downfall. It's basically one of the most racist and xenophobic pieces of fear-mongering propaganda I've ever seen. Here it is again: