Heads up, New York film fans. The 36th Annual Asian American International Film Festival, the longest running festival in the country devoted to films by and about Asians and Asian Americans, recently announced its full lineup. The festival runs July 24 through August 3. Want to win some free tickets? Read your way down to the end of this post. First, here's the official AAIFF'13 trailer:
AAIFF'13 will showcase films with several themes, including: Asian American Achievements, Exploring Asian Filmscapes, LGBTQ spotlights, Taiwan Cinema Days, and a tribute to Philippine filmmaker Marilou Diaz-Abaya (1955-2012) as well as other female filmmakers. See the full lineup here.
The festival's special presentations include the Opening Night Presentation of Linsanity, directed by Evan Jackson Leong; the Centerpiece Presentation Soongava - Dance of the Orchids, directed by Subarna Thapa; and the Closing Night Presentation of Our Homeland, directed by Yang Yonghi. AAIFF's Opening and Closing Presentations will be followed by Gala receptions at the Asia Society. Tickets are on sale now.
But free is also good. So... anyone want to win some tickets to the film festival? As an official media sponsor of AAIFF'13, I'm giving three pairs of free tickets, good for all films except the Opening, Centerpiece and Closing Night screenings. Here's how to enter:
Step 1: Follow @angryasianman on Twitter.
Step 2: Tweet this message:
I want to win free #AAIFF tickets from @angryasianman! http://bit.ly/aam-aaiff2013
Step 3: I'll throw all the entries in a hat and pick some random winners, who will each receive a pair (2) of tickets to a festival screening of their choice (excluding Opening, Centerpiece and Closing Night presentations).
Please, only one entry per film per person/Twitter account. Cheaters will be publicly shamed. The giveaway ends on Monday, July 8th, 2013 at 11:59am PST. Winners will receive a Direct Message with further information. And please, don't be a flake -- enter the giveaway only if you plan on attending the festival screening.