Asian cinema is back on the calendar and AAAFF celebrates its filmmakers By Richard Whittaker, Fri., June 14, 2019 Tweet print write a letter Nguyen Phuong Tra My, star of Austin Asian American Film Festival closing night feature The Third Wife From Southeast Asia to Asia Minor, from Vietnam to Switzerland, the Austin Asian American Film Festival celebrates the diversity of the global Asian experience. Now it returns after an 18-month hiatus, and Programming Director Jenny Nulf describes this year’s lineup as one of its strongest. In part, the delay was in response to internal changes, with several staffers leaving around the same time and new staff coming on board; pushing back six months from their normal December date meant more time to make the return something really special. However, the move also allows the festival to expand its programming. The previous slot was in a peculiar space in the calendar – at the tail end of fall festival runs for many films, and just at the start of awards season, when it could be harder and more expensive to book buzzy titles. Moreover, if an independent film opened in the U.S. at an earlier festival, like Sundance or San… Read full this story
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