Dear Friends of ACV, Asian CineVision stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Please join us and our API entertainment and media collaborators as we pledge to become better allies, holding our leaders, systems, and selves accountable i ...
Closing APAHM with art that has inspired us
This Asian Pacific American History Month (APAHM) has given us a wave of media content featuring our community. We got documentaries that gave us broad overviews of our history (PBS’s series “Asian Americans”) and ones that had a more hyper-focused approa ...
Open For Submissions
Submissions for the 44th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF44) are open! This year’s festival will be from August 11-22, in the form of a hybrid festival: virtual with in-person events in NYC with safety protocols in-mind. Submission categ ...
AAIFF43 Awards Results
AAISC Screenplay Competition Finalists Nominees Case Unsolved Written by C.J. Arellano American Born Written by Jane Pak Oh, Gwydhar Gebien, Nathan Ellis Descendants of the Dragon Written by Alan Sim Winner Case Unsolved Written by C.J. Arellano Emergin ...
AAIFF43 Announcement
Dear Friends of ACV, Asian CineVision is excited to announce that the 43rd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF43) will take place October 1st-11th, 2020, in an entirely online format for the very first time! This is a challenging ...
WATCH: A Q&A with the cast and creators of ‘Ms. Purple’
On July 27th, the 42nd Asian American International Film Festival presented its centerpiece presentation with the New York premiere of Justin Chon's sophomore film "Ms. Purple." Afterwards, a panel was conducted with the filmmakers and talent in atten ...
A conversation with the filmmakers in AAIFF’s ‘Shorts: Beyond Queer’ block
On July 27th, the 42nd Asian American International Film Festival held a special presentation of carefully curated shorts titled "Shorts: Beyond Queer." The program not only highlighted notable queer filmmakers, but also important subjects and themes rel ...
A conversation with the creators of ‘Rituals of Resistance’ and ‘The Little Goddess’
On July 28th, "Rituals of Resistance" screened at the Asia Society in New York for the 42nd Asian American International Film Festival. The screening was preceded by the short film "The Little Goddess." After the screening, there was a panel with the dir ...
A conversation with the creators of ‘Happy Cleaners’
On August 3rd, "Happy Cleaners" closed the 42nd Asian American International Film Festival with a special presentation at the Asia Society in New York City. After the screening, Vivian Lee moderated a panel with the cast and crew. Vivian Lee is an anchor ...