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Check out the video from last year's festival here.

Filmmakers: Click here for an application form to submit your film to the premiere film festival for South Asian films.

Deadline for Submissions is July 15, 2008.

Excitement, buzz, celebrities, filmmakers, actors, industry, media

Opening Night Gala Screening and Dinner at Lincoln Center Jazz

Closing Night Screening and Awards Ceremony at the Walter Reade Theatre.

Red carpets

Post-screening discussions after every screening with director & cast followed by a Q&A with the audience

Nightly networking parties

Amazing media attention

Visibility and connection to distributors, sales agents, casting directors, festival scouts, industry professionals, media

IFP Panels. Click here for details.

NYWIFT Panels. Click here for details.

Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Doc, Best Short, Best Screenplay

Award Ceremony immediately after Closing Night Screening

Award decisions monitored by KPMG

Master Classes by Mira Nair, Shyam Benegal, Aparna Sen, Buddhadeb Das Gupta.

Scriptlink organized by IIFW

About the MIAAC Film Festival: Founded in the aftermath of 9/11 in response to an urgent plea by Mayor Guiliani to help revive New York City, the MIAAC Film Festival provides South Asian Independent & Diaspora filmmakers with an exclusive, quality platform to showcase their creative talents, builds an awareness of South Asian Independent & Diaspora films in North America, and actively encourages industry professionals to view, distribute, buy these films. For further information about this year’s festival, please visit www.iaac.us/MIAAC2008/index.htm. For past festivals, please visit www.iaac.us/film.htm.

Sponsors: Please click here for sponsor benefits. The IAAC is a 501©3 not-for-profit arts organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. For sponsorship details and customized packages, please contact aroon@iaac.us.

Advertisers: Please click here to advertise in the Festival Brochure.

About IAAC: The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is a 501©3 not-for-profit arts organization passionately dedicated to promoting, showcasing and building an awareness of Indian artists in the performing arts, visual arts, and literary arts.
All donations to the IAAC are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.

Information: Indo-American Arts Council Inc, 146West 29th St, Suite 7R3, New York, NY 10001. Phone: 212 594 3685 Email admin@iaac.us Web: www.iaac.us

About The Mahindra Group: The US $6.7 billion Mahindra Group is among the top 10 industrial houses in India. Mahindra & Mahindra is the only Indian company among the top tractor brands in the world. Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector has recently won the Japan Quality Medal, the only tractor company worldwide to be bestowed this honour. It also holds the distinction of being the only tractor company worldwide to win the Deming Prize. Mahindra is the market leader in multi-utility vehicles in India. It made a milestone entry into the passenger car segment with the Logan. The Group has a leading presence in key sectors of the Indian economy, including the financial services, trade and logistics, automotive components, after-market, information technology, and infrastructure development.

Single word responses to MIAAC Film Festivals: WOW! AMAZING! AWESOME! WINNER! WOA! GLAMOROUS! EXCITING! THRILLS! CHILLS! BRILLIANT! FUN!

IAAC Honorees: Ismail Merchant, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta, Shabana Azmi, Shashi Tharoor, Madhur Jaffrey, Gurinder Chadha.

To join the IAAC mailing list, become a member, volunteer for events, intern, sponsor an event or make a tax-deductible contribution to help promote, showcase and build an awareness of Indian artists please visit www.iaac.us or email admin@iaac.us.

Participate in a momentous cinematic event