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
Associate Board
John Woo
Philip Lam
Daniel Chen
Wynn Salisch
Judy Lei
Andrew Kung
Executive Director
Associate Director/Development
Programs/Festival Director
John Woo
Eunice Chen
Kayla Wong
Legal Consultant
Evan Lin
Development
Sponsorship Coordinator
Jennifer Lo
Community Engagement Coordinator
Amanda Zhang
Communications
Communications Manager
Keunrak “K-Rock” Kang
Public Relations Lead
Publicity Coordinators
Wan-Ling Yu
Beryl Liu
Yichen Qu
Content Strategy Lead
Irene Park
Social Media Lead
Social Media Coordinators
Charissa Isidro
Murielle Hsieh
Wallace Huang
Email Marketing Lead
Jessina Wong
Marketing Data Analyst
Marketing Assistant
Young Chen
Jessica Chen
Operations
Sr. Operations Manager
Administrative Manager
HR Manager
Production Manager
David Rances
Christopher Gultiano
Beryl Lin
Beau Blumenthal
Operations Associates
Hospitality Associate
Events
Elizabeth Bigelow
Jenny Ha
Anna Sang
Isabella Nicdao
Yu Hai Shen
Claire Yoo
Creative
Creative Manager
Nancy Choi
Lead Designer
Graphic Designers
Program Book Designer
Harmonie Tsai
Shing-Hay Wong
Hannah Rose Cooper
Sr Software Engineer
Lead Web Developer
Web Developer
Assistant Web Developer
Interactive Webpage / AR Designer
UX Design Lead
UX Designers
Dennis Hu
Alex Wen
Andy Do
Daniel Park
David Koh
Arnold Bustamante
Marek Matthew Getter
Carl Anthony Vital
Video Lead
Video Editor
Video Editor & Media Partner
Editorial Coordinator
Editorial Assistant
Brett Kodama
Qian Li
Vic Yuen/Take 21 Media
Allison Hsu
Raymond Mei
Programming
Sr. Programming Manager
Wynton Wong
Film Programmers
Kris Montello
Milisa Burke
Annie Ning
Elyse Wang
VR/Interactive Programmer
Chloe Lee
Screeners Committee
Screeners
Brian Lau
Ernest Lesmana
Craig Nisperos
Claire Yoo
Amanda Zhang
CineVue
Managing Editor
Staff Writers
Michelle Ahn
Nathan Liu
Demi Guo
CineVue Contributors
Kyubin Kim
Huizhu Lulu Pan
Jeremy Lim
Aditya (Deets) Sharma
Kano Umezaki