After a year and a half of virtual presentations, we brought back the 37th annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications, to in-person theatres and celebrated the works of seasoned and emerging artists from September 23 to October 2, 2021. The largest Festival of its kind in Southern California and an Academy Award® qualifying Festival for the Short Film Awards, LAAPFF was a 10-day Festival that recognized the works of more than 140 artists, 19 countries, and 34 languages.

We understand that this Festival presentation was not what our artists had imagined when they began creating their projects, with a dream to openly celebrate their films with our communities. To create the Festival’s in-person moments to connect and converge, we are highly focused on protocols and procedures to keep us all safe. We ask you to be mindful and protective of each other. Let us be graceful to one another.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented annually by Visual Communications, today announced the first set of films that will screen as part of the 37th edition of the Festival, which will be a hybrid event taking place virtually and in person at select cinemas in the Los Angeles area from September 23 to October 2, 2021.

Visual Communications is proud to continue our partnership with HBO for the 5th annual HBO APA Visionaries Short Film Competition. Congratulations to this year's finalists: Urvashi Pathania (UNMOTHERED) and Jesse Gi (NEH)! Their films on the theme "Taking the Lead" will premiere at the 2021 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on Sep 25, and debut on HBO Max on Sep 27.