The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) – formerly known as VC FilmFest – is an annual film festival presented by Visual Communications (VC)

Visual Communications (VC)

Visual Communications – also known as VC – is a community-based non-profit media arts organization in Los Angeles, dedicated to creating, preserving and presenting Asian Pacific American history and culture through the media arts...

. It was established in 1983 as a vehicle to promote Asian Pacific American

Asian Pacific American

Asian-Pacific American or Asian-Pacific Islander is a term sometimes used in the United States to include both Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans....

 and Asian international cinema. The festival fulfills a unique mission in illuminating the visions and voices of Asian Pacific peoples and heritage. The festival is held in Los Angeles in May, which is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month , officially proclaimed "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month" by President Barack Obama, is a celebration of the culture, traditions, and history of Asians Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States...

. Dates for the 27th edition are April 28th to May 7, 2011.

Events

• Screenings of Asian American
  Asian American
  Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
  
   and Asian international films
• Post-screening discussions with directors and cast members
• Industry panels on acting, directing, writing and cinematography
• Gala receptions and networking mixers

Awards

LAAPFF presents juried awards to selected films in the following categories:

• Narrative Feature
• Documentary Feature
• "Golden Reel" Award for short film
• "Linda Mabalot New Directors/New Visions" Award

The festival also presents an Audience Award for narrative feature.

Venues

• Directors Guild of America
  Directors Guild of America
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   theaters
• Laemmle Theatres
  Laemmle Theatres
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   Sunset 5
• (JANM
  Japanese American National Museum
  The opened its doors in 1992. The idea for the museum was originally thought up by Bruce Kaji with help from other notable Japanese American people at the time. The museum is located in the Little Tokyo an area near downtown Los Angeles, California. It is devoted to preserving the history and...
  
  ) National Center for the Preservation of Democracy
• Aratani/Japan America Theatre
• Pacific Amphitheatre, Orange County
• The Downtown Independent

External links

• LAAPFF website
• Visual Communications website
• LAAPFF on MySpace
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