JoySauce Film Festival 2027 (inaugural)

Open for submissions

About

Inaugural JoySauce Film Festival: selected films stream on JoySauce FAST channels and on demand (6–27 Feb 2027; voting 6–13 Feb) and screen at an awards night for 1,000 guests in Los Angeles on 20 Feb 2027. Shorts (≤40 min) and features (41+ min). Submissions via FilmFreeway.

Location

Los Angeles, USA

Festival dates

6 February 2027 – 20 February 2027

Deadlines

30 November 2026 · Free entry window ends
21 December 2026 · Second window
10 January 2027 · Final deadline

Fees

Free 15 Oct–30 Nov 2026; paid tiers 1–21 Dec and 22 Dec 2026–10 Jan 2027 (amounts on FilmFreeway); fee waivers via partners.

Eligibility

Asian or AAPI filmmaker in a key creative role (director, writer or producer), or Asian/AAPI lead or majority cast; finished by 10 Jan 2027; PG-13 content; agree to a 21-day non-exclusive US streaming licence.

Categories

Fiction, Documentary, Short

Region

North America

Details checked on

13 October 2026

Details are shown in the original language of the organizer.

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