The 41st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival taking place from May 1 to May 7, 2025 will open with the world premiere of Surrender, Jess Dang’s feature directorial debut, starring Andrea Bang and Keiko Agena.
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
SINCE: 1983
WHERE: Los Angeles (West Hollywood, Little Tokyo-downtown), CA
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Since 1983, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has presented over 5,000 films, videos, and digital mediaworks by Asian & Pacific Islander artists, and features seminars, panels, in-person guest appearances, and filmmaker awards. The Film Festival continues to be the largest festival of its kind in Southern California and is the premier showcase for the best and brightest of Asian Pacific cinema.
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is a proud Academy Award®-qualifying film festival for Short Film Awards. Recipient(s) of the Film Festival’s Golden Reel Award for Narrative/Animated Short Film will be eligible to submit in the Animated Short Film/Live-Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards®.
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival