About
Established in 1978 by Asian CineVision, the Asian American International Film Festival is the nation’s first and longest running festival of its kind and the premier showcase for the best independent Asian, Asian diaspora and Pacific Islander cinema. AAIFF is committed to film and media as a tool for social change and to supporting diversity and inclusion in the media arts.
Asian CineVision (ACV) is a 501(c)(3) media arts nonprofit devoted to the development, exhibition, promotion, and preservation of Asian and Asian American experiences through storytelling. Our mission is to nurture and grow the community of makers and enthusiasts of Asian and Asian American independent film, television, and digital.
History
The first annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) opened in 1978 at the Henry Street Settlement in New York City’s Lower East Side. Since then, AAIFF has screened films from all over the world, representing 20-plus countries.
AAIFF has provided the U.S. premieres of acclaimed film directors including Wayne Wang, Mira Nair, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ang Lee. We’ve hosted films from well-known filmmakers to emerging artists. Even as it has grown in size, AAIFF remains true to its core mission of representing stories and storytellers from the Asian diaspora. Join us, this year, as we bring these powerful stories to the screens in your home in our first online edition of the film festival.
Board & Staff
Board of Directors
Junior Board
John Woo
Philip Lam
Daniel Chen
Jackie McCaffrey
Wynn Salisch
Judy Lei
Executive Director
Festival Director
Associate Director
John Woo
Kayla Wong
Eunice Chen
Grant Consultant
Legal Consultant
Shana Bhattacharya
Evan Lin
Development
Sponsorship Coordinators
Alice Zhang
Wylie Cheung
Yooyeon Shim
Community Engagement Coordinators
Chris Long
Jennifer Lo
Communications
Communications Manager
Branding Consultant
Keunrak “K-Rock” Kang
Shefali Lohia
Publicity Coordinators
Wan-Ling Yu
Beryl Liu
Yichen Qu
Social Media Lead
Social Media Coordinators
Charissa Isidro
Murielle Hsieh
Diana Xu
Email Marketing Lead
Jessina Wong
Copy Chief
Copy Editors
Editorial Coordinator
Irene Park
Jessica Chen
Allison Hsu
Raymond Mei
Operations
Senior Operations Manager
Administrative Manager
HR Manager
David Rances
Christopher Gultiano
Beryl Lin
Operations Associates
Jenny Ha
Anna Sang
Production Manager
Beau Blumenthal
Creative
Creative Manager
Nancy Choi
Lead Designer
Graphic Designers
Harmonie Tsai
Jamie Soohoo
Shing-Hay Wong
Ben Dumond
Sr Software Engineer
Software Engineer
Web Developer
UX Designer
Dennis Hu
Rafiluis De Los Santos
Alex Wen
Arnold Bustamante
Video Lead
Video Editor
Brett Kodama
Andy Do
Qian Li
Programming
Programming Manager
National Tour Coordinator
Wynton Wong
Jame Qiu
Features Programmer
Documentary Programmer
Shorts Programmers
Kris Montello
Elyse Wang
Milisa Burke
Chloe Lee
Wey Lin
Tara Dorje
Annie Ning
Events Programmers
Shannon Urabe
Pulkit Datta
Programming Assistants
Thanmye Lagudu
Brian Lau
Katie Do
Pop-Up Market Coordinators
Brett Kodama
Kelsey Chin
CineVue
Managing Editor
Staff Writer
Michelle Ahn
Saiya Floyd
Demi Guo
CineVue Contributor
Nathan Liu
Huizhu Lulu Pan
Kano Umezaki
Jeremy Lim