| Asian Film Festival of Dallas | |
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| Location | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Number of films | 50 |
| Language | International |
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The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) is a film festival held annually in July or August in Dallas, Texas. The festival programming consists of international films from Asia as well as Asian-American features and shorts. The festival is held primarily at Landmark Theatres' Magnolia Theatre in the West Village, Dallas, Texas. With a typical slate of 25-30 feature films and 20 short films, the week long festival is the largest Asian-themed film festival in the southwestern United States.
The festival presents jury prizes for best short and feature films entered in competition, as well as an Audience Award.
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The Asian Film Festival of Dallas began in March 2002 as a four day long curated festival presenting 12 features from 5 countries. Films screened in the first year included the Dallas premiere of Battle Royale (film) and repertory screenings of classic Asian films such as Raise the Red Lantern and Seven Samurai. [1] The festival was founded by Dallas local and aspiring filmmaker Mye Hoang as a way to share Asian films with Dallas audiences. [2]
The festival expanded to a week long event in 2003 and added a juried competition.