In our continued work to create spaces for expression, engagement, and empowerment, Visual Communications is proud to present the 39th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) from May 4 to May 13, 2023. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Linda Mabalot’s (former VC Executive Director) passing. We are thrilled to rededicate our renewed work and upcoming Festival to Linda and her everlasting values. We continue to uplift Linda’s regenerative impact and cultural abundance to VC and our communities. The Festival’s Renewal towards joy and wellness reflect Linda's vision of creating community with Artists and Allies. 

This year’s Festival will feature a robust lineup of in-person programming, along with virtual programming for our audiences at home in Southern California and beyond. As we plan for this event, we will continue to follow guidelines and directives from our local, state, and federal health agencies.

Since 1983, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has presented over 5,000 films, videos, and digital mediaworks by Asian & Pacific Islander artists, and features seminars, panels, in-person guest appearances, and filmmaker awards. The Film Festival continues to be the largest festival of its kind in Southern California and is the premier showcase for the best and brightest of Asian Pacific cinema.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is a proud Academy Award®-qualifying film festival for Short Film Awards. Recipient(s) of the Film Festival’s Golden Reel Award for Narrative/Animated Short Film will be eligible to submit in the Animated Short Film/Live-Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards®.