July 24-Aug. 2
New York City

The exciting lineup presents a total of 18 features and 33 shorts that are compiled into 5 short programs, ranging over 21 countries and regions, including Australia, Afghanistan, Canada, China, Hawaii, Iran, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, UK, and USA. Among the 18 feature films, 3 will make a North America Premiere, 1 will make a US Premiere, 11 will make an East Coast Premiere, and 3 will make a New York City Premiere. The filmmakers include award winning names such as Wu Tianming (1939-2014), Christine Choy, and Raya Martin, returning alumnae such as Ham Tran and Cho Li, and first-time feature filmmakers such as Hannah Espia and Henry Chan. In addition, AAIFF’14 also features the 72-Hour Shootout, Asian American International Screenplay Competition reading, Work-In-Progress workshop, stop-motion animation workshops and music events. Once again the Festival provides audiences a comprehensive picture of the very best Asian and Asian American media creators today.

The film screenings at the festival are taking place at multiple venues across the city: Asia Society (725 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021), City Cinema Village East (189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003), Made in NY Media Center by IFP (30 John St, New York, NY 11201) and Museum of Chinese in America (215 Centre St, New York, NY 10013). For more: http://aaiff.org.