The Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle wrapped its 21st edition with awards announced across multiple categories.
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Variety spotlights the third Tasveer Film Market, its Market Selects and Film Fund finalists, and $150,000 in grants supporting South Asian filmmakers.
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The Seattle Times looks at Tasveer’s growing success at the historic Columbia City theater, now home to the Tasveer Film Center and the organization’s annual festival.
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Variety unveiled the 21st Tasveer Film Festival & Market lineup, led by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s Berlinale Panorama title “Lali” as the opening-night film.
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The Times of India speaks with Tasveer co-founder Rita Meher about building an ecosystem for South Asian filmmakers through festivals, funding, mentorship and industry access.
Read More →Earlier Tasveer news and milestones from 2025 and 2024.
The 20th annual Tasveer film festival just took place in Seattle. This was a very special year for Tasveer as it marks the second year of the Tasveer market, and the second year of the Tasveer Film Center.
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Now, with the arrival of its 20th anniversary, South Asian arts organization Tasveer is ready to debut the Tasveer Film Center to the general public during its annual film festival and market, which runs Oct. 8–12.
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We open this weekend's warmup with a fun chat about the TASVEER FILM FESTIVAL.
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Representatives of some major production companies will be heading to Seattle next week for the second annual Tasveer Film Market, “North America’s first industry hub connecting South Asian stories with global executives.”
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Seattle-based nonprofit Tasveer is expanding its footprint with the launch of the Tasveer Producers Lab, a mentorship program designed to cultivate the next generation of South Asian producing talent.
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Rita Meher and the Tasveer Film Festival and Market have been awarded the 2025 Mayor’s Film Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film, the City of Seattle announced on Thursday.
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Rita Meher and Tasveer Film Festival and Market were awarded the 2025 Mayor’s Film Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film.
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Tasveer announced plans to renovate the space, transforming it into the Tasveer Film Arts Center, a global hub of South Asian and world cinema.
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Tasveer purchased the Ark Lodge building Wednesday and plans to renovate and relaunch the space as the Tasveer Film Arts Center.
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King County will send about $70 million in funding to 720 local arts, science, history and heritage nonprofits next year.
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The inaugural Tasveer Film Market has unveiled over 40 projects selected from more than 300 submissions across India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, the U.K., the U.S., Canada and Australia.
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October 2026From Film Festival to Film Center: Tasveer’s Next Chapter
September 2026Building the Infrastructure: Rita on Creating the First South Asian Oscar-Qualifying Film Festival
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September 2025Odia feature film LAHARI for Tasveer Film Festival
September 2025Odia film Lahari to shine on the global stage in Seattle
September 2025Tasveer Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years with Power-Packed Lineup & Global Expansion Through Groundbreaking Film Market
September 2025Tasveer Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years with Power-Packed Lineup and Global Expansion Through Groundbreaking Film Market
September 2025Tasveer Film Fest Celebrates 20 Years of South Asian Cinema
September 2025Odia Film Lahari To Be Screened At Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival Next Month
September 2025Odia film LAHARI selected at Oscar-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival
September 2025Two of Saket Saurabh’s films get selected at Tasveer, the world’s only South Asian Oscar-qualifying film festival
September 2025Festival Programmers Pick Their 19 Favorite New Films Still in Need of Distribution
April 2025Tasveer Film Fund Renewed for Fifth Year (EXCLUSIVE)
July 2024Tasveer Film Fund Returns with Netflix Support
July 2024Amazon, NBCUniversal Back Seattle-Based South Asian Film Market Tasveer Ahead of Cannes Launch
May 2024Tasveer Announces The First-ever International South Asian Film Market At The Cannes Film Festival
May 2024The Nush Corner with Rita Meher
May 2024Uniting Communities Through Film | Rita Meher
June 2024Podcast: Desi Roots & Routes: Rita Meher’s Journey: From Hate to Healing Through Film. listen
Nov 5, 2024: FUCHSIA Magazine: 5 Pakistani Films That Stood Out At The 19th Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 11, 2024: Seattle Times: Upcoming Seattle-area film festivals. read more
Oct 11, 2024: MSN: Tasveer Film Festival Announces Jury For 19th Edition. read more
Oct 11, 2024: Homegrown: Horror, Counter-Culture & Food Justice: Films To Watch At The Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 8, 2024: International Examiner: Tasveer Film Festival’s 2024 lineup highlights emergent South Asian cinema. read more
Oct 8, 2024: India Currents: Tasveer Film Festival Announces Jury For 19th Edition . read more
Oct 4, 2024: The Indian Panorama: Sole Oscar-qualifying South Asian Film Fest Returns To Seattle. read more
Oct 4, 2024: Times of India: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Hitflik: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Tellychakkar: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 3, 2024: FilmiBeat: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, Elham Ehsas Lead Jury. read more
Oct 3, 2024: The Daily Star: ‘Not a Fiction’ earns second Oscar-qualifying spot at Tasveer Film Festival 2024. read more
Oct 3, 2024: News Drum: Shaunak Sen to lead jury for 19th Tasveer Film Fest. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Pune Times Mirror: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Pragativadi: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Firstpost: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 3, 2024: The Telegraph: All That Breathes helmer Shaunak Sen to lead jury at 19th Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Devdiscourse: Shaunak Sen to Lead Tasveer Film Festival Jury. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Moneycontrol: Shaunak Sen, the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary “All That Breathes”, will serve as the jury head for the 19th edition of Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Press Trust of India: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shaunak Sen to head Tasveer Film Festival jury. read more
Oct 3, 2024: INDIANtelevision: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shaunak Sen to head Tasveer Film Festival jury. read more
Oct 3, 2024: CineBlitz: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 3, 2024: Take One: Shaunak Sen, Geeta Patel, Omi Vaidya, and Elham Ehsas Lead Jury for The 19th edition of Oscar-Qualifying Tasveer Film Festival. read more
Oct 2, 2024: Tasveer: Tasveer Unveils its High-Powered Jury led by Oscar-nominated Shaunak Sen for the 19th Edition Oscar-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival (TFF), 2024. read more
Sep 24, 2024: Variety: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more
Sep 24, 2024: Take One: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more
Sep 24, 2024: AOL: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more
Sep 24, 2024: AdGully: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more
Sep 24, 2024: PunjabKesari: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more
Sep 24, 2024: SamayBhaskar: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more
Sep 24, 2024: Hitflik: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more
Sep 24, 2024: FilmiBeat: Tasveer Film Market launches with 40+ South Asian projects. read more
Sep 22, 2024: Dawn: Songs of the Sufi selection in Tasveer resonating with Pakistan’s leading daily, DAWN. read more
Sep 16, 2024: Bollywoodhelpline: Tasveer Film Festival Returns This October with Exciting New Features. read more
Sep 16, 2024: AmericanKahani: Tasveer Film Festival Aims to Champion Social Change Through Power of South Asian Storytelling. read more
Sep 14, 2024: TimesofIndia: Tasveer Film Festival Aims to Champion Social Change Through Power of South Asian Storytelling. read more
Sep 14, 2024: SamayBhaskar: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns With A Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market. read more
Sep 14, 2024: Mathrubhumi: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns With A Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market. read more
Sep 14, 2024: DAWN: Oscar-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival and Market to open with Pakistani film Wakhri. read more
Sep 13, 2024: TakeoneDigitalNetwork: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns with a Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market, October 15-20, 2024. read more
Sep 13, 2024: Dainik Savera Times: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns with a Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market, October 15-20, 2024. read more
Sep 13, 2024: Bollywood Hungama: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns with a Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market, October 15-20, 2024. read more
Sep 13, 2024: TellyMagic: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Makes History: North America First South AsianFocused Film Market. read more
Sep 13, 2024: CineTalkes: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Makes History: North America First South AsianFocused Film Market. read more
Sep 13, 2024: Press Trust of India: Tasveer Film Festival to be held from Oct 15-20 in Seattle, to host inaugural film market . read more
Sep 13, 2024: Filmibeat: Tasveer Film Festival to be held from Oct 15-20 in Seattle, to host inaugural film market . read more
Sep 13, 2024: Hitflik: 19th Tasveer Film Festival Returns with a Groundbreaking Initiative – North America’s First South Asian-Focused Global Film Market, October 15-20, 2024. read more
Sep 13, 2024: The Week: Tasveer Film Festival to be held from Oct 15-20 in Seattle to host inaugural film market. read more
Sep 13, 2024: NDTV: Tasveer Film Festival to be held from Oct 15-20 in Seattle to host inaugural film market. read more
Sep 13, 2024: Portadaestrela: Dettagli su data, luogo e mercato cinematografico inaugurale. read more
Sep 13, 2024: Amar Ujala: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more
Sep 13, 2024: Cineblitz: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more
Sep 13, 2024: The Print: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more
Sep 13, 2024: One Arabia: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more
Sep 13, 2024: Indian Television: Tasveer Film Festival 2024: Details Of Date, Venue And Inaugural Film Market. read more
May 14, 2024: Variety: Amazon, NBCUniversal Back Seattle-Based South Asian Film Market Tasveer Ahead of Cannes Launch. read more
May 14, 2024: Tasveer: Tasveer Announces The First-ever International South Asian Film Market At The Cannes Film Festival. read more
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)
SGN: Tasveer South Asian Film Festival: Unapologetically South Asian (Oct 14, 2022)
Cision: The 17TH ANNUAL TASVEER SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL: Press Release (Sep 29, 2022)
Indian Star: Tasveer increases funding to support South Asian American filmmakers (Jun 9, 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
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
Tasveer 5th Annual Gala with Mira Nair and Kal Penn: Press Release
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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