Historic 2017 Asian Pacific Film Festival Hosts Entrees from 31 Countries; First Year as Academy Qualifying Festival in the Animated Short/Live Action Short Film Categories; 25TH Anniversary of The Los Angeles Uprising

 The Festival is is proud to be partnering with our following screening venues across Los Angeles and Southern California

Egyptian Theatre – (Hollywood)

 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA  90028

●Aratani Theatre @ JACCC – Little Tokyo (DTLA)

244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA  90012

 

●Art Share LA  - (DTLA – Arts District)

801 E. 4TH Place, Los Angeles, CA  90013

 

●Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ Japanese American National Museum – Little Tokyo

111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

  

Downtown Independent – Downtown LA (DTLA)

251 S. Main Street, (between 3rd and 2nd Streets), Los Angeles, CA  90012

●CGV Cinemas – Koreatown – Mid-Wilshire

621 Western Avenue (between 6th Street and Wilshire Blvd.), Los Angeles, CA 90005

●CGV Buena Park 8 Cinemas – Buena Park (Orange County)

6988 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA  90621

●The Great Company – Downtown LA (DTLA)

1917 Bay Street (between Wilson and Mateo Streets), Los Angeles, CA  90021

●Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (DTLA – Little Tokyo)

152 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA  90012

●Directors Guild of America – West Hollywood

7920 Sunset Blvd. (at Hayworth), West Hollywood, CA  90046

The 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is sponsored by:

●PLATINUM: Comcast NBCUniversal; HBO

● GOLD: Directors Guild of America; Nielsen; LAIKA; UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

●SILVER: Little Tokyo Service Center; Pechanga; Sony Pictures

●BRONZE: Motion Pictures Editors Guild; SAG-AFTRA; SAGindie; Taiwan Academy; The Famous Group; Hawaiian Airlines; Korean Film Council; Union Bank; Writers Guild of America, West

●STAR: Cathay Bank; Metro

●GOVERNMENT: Dept. of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Arts Commission; California Arts Council; National Endowment for the Arts

●FOUNDATION: Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences; Aratani Foundation; Asian Pacific Community Fund; Screen Actors Guild-Producers Industry Advancement & Cooperative Fund

●MEDIA: Angry Asian Man; LA18 KSCI-TV

●IN KIND/RECEPTION: Asahi; Brewyard; Found Coffee; Far Bar; First Street Catering; Nature's Bakery; The Park's Finest

●VENUE:  ArtShare L.A; Chinese American Museum; CGV Cinemas; Downtown Independent; Directors Guild of America; Geffen Contemporary at MOCA; Japanese American Cultural & Community Center; Japanese American National Museum; The Great Company

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