description Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Overview
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is an annual Los Angeles event established in 1983 by Visual Communications. It presents films by and about Asian and Pacific Islander communities from the United States and around the world, including narrative, documentary, and short-form work, and it also offers panels, seminars, guest appearances, and filmmaker awards. The festival serves Asian and Pacific Islander filmmakers, media professionals, and general audiences.
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When was the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival founded?
Visual Communications established the festival in 1983. It was created to promote Asian and Asian Pacific American cinema in Los Angeles and has since expanded to international films and filmmakers.
What kinds of films does the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival show?
The festival presents narrative features, documentaries, and short films by and about Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Its program includes work from the United States and from filmmakers around the world.
What is Visual Communications' role in the festival?
Visual Communications is the nonprofit media-arts organization that presents the festival. It was established to support more honest and accurate portrayals of Asian American and Pacific American communities through film and other media.
How large is the festival's history of programming?
Visual Communications says the festival has presented more than 6,000 films, videos, and digital media works. It also includes panels, seminars, filmmaker appearances, and awards alongside screenings.
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