Movies by Indian-American Filmmakers at LA Asian Pacific Film Festival

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 25 April 2013, 18:54 IST
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Bangalore: LAAPFF, Southern California’s largest and most prestigious film festival will commence on May 2. The festival launches the celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month through this year’s slate of over 140 films from both Asian Pacific American and Asian international directors from over 20 countries.  Over the past 29 years, the Festival has presented more than 3,600 films and shorts by Asian American and Asian international artists.  This year, 33 feature films and 108 shorts will be showcased throughout the 10-day fest.

The Festival will feature many returning filmmakers and producers who continue to make films and still hold true to their own voices as exemplified by amazing curated programs, special presentations and sneak previews of upcoming commercial releases, and the launch of two new programs for the production of new Asian American content.  In addition, this year also offers an array of celebrated films from prestigious global film festivals including Sundance, Berlin, Toronto and Cannes Film Festival.



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