The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) is an annual film festival that takes place in July or August in Dallas, Texas.
[2] Its first edition was in March 2002, as a four-day-long curated festival presenting 12 features from five countries.
Films screened in the first year included the Dallas premiere of Battle Royale and repertory screenings of classic Asian films, such as Raise the Red Lantern and Seven Samurai.
[3] The festival was founded by Dallas local and aspiring filmmaker Mye Hoang as a way to share Asian films with Dallas audiences.
[4] The festival expanded to a week-long event in 2003 and added a juried competition.