Press

2024

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Tasveer Film Fund Renewed for Fifth Year (EXCLUSIVE)

Tasveer Film Fund Returns with Netflix Support

Amazon, NBCUniversal Back Seattle-Based South Asian Film Market Tasveer Ahead of Cannes Launch

Tasveer Announces The First-ever International South Asian Film Market At The Cannes Film Festival

The Nush Corner with Rita Meher

Uniting Comminities Through Film | Rita Meher

2023

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View All 18th Tasveer Festival Press Releases

2022

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The Spectator: Tasveer Film Festival Returns to In-Person Showings with Packed Theaters (Nov 16, 2022)

FORREEL: TSAFF 2022 | INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Rita Meher, Co-Founder and Festival Director (Nov 1, 2022)

FORREEL: TSAFF 2022 | INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Lucy Mukerjee, Programming Director (Nov 1, 2022)

Seattle Gay Scene: Tasveer South Asian Film Festival Showcases LGBTQ+ Short Films (Nov 2, 2022)

FORREEL: Now Covering: The 2022 Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (Nov 1, 2022)

KUOW: Not just more of the same, South Asian filmmakers break out of the mold (Nov 1, 2022)

FORBES: Young Pakistani Filmmaker Keeps An Eye On Climate Change (Oct 27, 2022)

Cision: 17TH ANNUAL TASVEER SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILM FUND MENTORS & LIVE PITCH JUDGES (Oct 25, 2022)

SGN: Tasveer South Asian Film Festival: Unapologetically South Asian (Oct 14, 2022)

Filmfestivals: Filmfestivals.com: Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (TSAFF) announces its largest slate of films for its 2022 edition (Oct 12, 2022)

Cision: 17TH ANNUAL TASVEER SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL REVEALS CELEBRITY GUESTS AND FULL FILM SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 3 – 20, 2022 (Oct 4, 2022)

Cision: The 17TH ANNUAL TASVEER SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL: Press Release (Sep 29, 2022)

Variety: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Adds ‘Superstore’ Star Nico Santos – Film News in Brief (June 14, 2022)

Chinook Observer: 2022 Tasveer Film Fund Launches With Increased Filmmaker Funding And New Track For Feature Films (June 7,2022)

Indian Star: Tasveer increases funding to support South Asian American filmmakers (Jun 9, 2022)

Netflix: 2022 Tasveer Film Fund Launches With Increased Filmmaker Funding And New Track For Feature Films (June 9, 2022)

Cision: Tasveer Film Fund Launches With Increased Filmmaker Funding And New Track For Feature Films (June 7, 2022)

Tasveer Film Festival Presents FREE Community Open Mic Night With Queer/Trans Comedian D’Lo

How Seattle-area arts groups are finding a new normal amid inflation, staffing shortages and more

Comedian D’Lo To Headline Tasveer’s First South Asian Community Storytelling Open Mic: Press Release

Tasveer received DEEL grant: DEEL Invests $1.5 Million to Advance Youth Leadership and Cultural Education

2022 Tasveer Film Fund Launches With Increased Filmmaker Funding And New Track For Feature Films

Tasveer Film Fund  Press Release

TSAFF 2022, Call for Submissions: Press Release

Seattle Times, April 14, 2022

Tasveer 5th Annual Gala with Mira Nair and Kal Penn: Press Release

KUOW, Jan 19, 2022

2021

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Fund Triples Filmmaker Funding

Benzinga: Tasveer Film Fund Triples in Second Year

FilmFestival.com: Tasveer Festival In-Person and Virtual Events going hybrid this fall

Crosscut: Fall Arts | 35 art shows and festivals to see in Seattle

Seattle Patch: Tasveer Festival Showcases the best in South Asian arts

What’s Up NW: Upcoming Event: 16th Annual Tasveer Festival

Seattle Times: Love movies? Check out these Seattle-area film festivals in fall 2021

Seattle PI: Seattle’s South Asian arts festival celebrates community through food

Goltune: Watch | Read | Talk : Theme of This Year’s Tasveer Festival

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