In our continued work to create spaces for expression, engagement, and empowerment, Visual Communications is proud to present the 40th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) from May 1 to May 10, 2024. The Festival will feature a robust lineup of in-person programming, along with virtual programming for our audiences at home in Southern California and beyond.

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®.

If you are an artist/filmmaker and our renewal intentions and values resonate with you, we invite you to share your work with us. If you are a funder and partner, we invite you to support our practice and not just the product. We look forward to building a community with you.

Early deadline is November 1, 2023 @ 11:59PM PST
Final deadline is December 1, 2023 @ 11:59PM PST

Thank you for sharing your film with us! The Call for Entries is now closed. Filmmakers will be notified of their film status in March.

FESTIVAL PROGRAM LAUNCH
April 4, 2024

PRE-SALE TICKETING OPENS
April 8, 2024

GENERAL TICKETING OPENS
April 15, 2024

ABOUT THE ART

 

We are thrilled to dedicate this year’s festival artwork in loving memory of Steve Tatsukawa (1949-1985) as we commemorate the 40th Anniversary of his passing. Steve was Visual Communications’ (VC) founding Executive Director and beloved community activist. Through stories and shared memories, we keep alive the memory of Steve Tatsukawa, ensuring that his legacy will be passed on for generations to come.

 

HISTORY

Learn more about how Visual Communications established the Film Festival and who has been showcased through the years

TIMELINE

A brief rundown of every edition of the Film Festival, from its humble beginnings in 1983 through the present

AWARD WINNERS

A roster of films and filmmakers who have been recognized through the years

PAST FESTIVALS

See past editions of the Film Festival