Fourth Annual Asian World Film Festival to begin October 24

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Fri, 06/15/2018 - 11:24 -- Nick Dager

The Fourth Annual Asian World Film Festival will once again be held in Culver City, California with opening night scheduled for October 24 and closing night November 1. This year's theme will focus on the female empowerment, said the festival’s executive director Georges N. Chamchoum.

"It has been an amazing four years since the Asian World Film Festival began," said Chamchoum. "We are growing incrementally, attracting major motion pictures from across the Asian continent and audiences from around the world. We are proud to honor filmmakers for their cinematic portrayals giving us unique windows into their worlds."

This year the AWFF will also spotlight the achievements of women "because of their ongoing contribution and impact in World Cinema since the Silent Era," added Chamchoum. "We look forward to another successful milestone year."

Considered the window to Asian world cinema, the film festival champions films from more than 50 countries across Asia, spanning from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean to Japan, and from Russia to China & India. AWFF draws greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers while strengthening ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries.

All films selected by their countries as Oscar or Golden Globes contenders are automatically invited to participate. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizes these showings as the required official screenings for their members who vote on the Golden Globes.

The Asian World Film Festival www.AsianWorldFilmFest.org