2020 CUNY Asian American Film Festival

Since 2004, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival (AAFF) has recognized and awarded over $12,800 in cash prizes to student filmmakers enrolled at the City University of New York, including City College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Lehman College, College of Staten Island, and Queens College.

The CUNY AAFF helps to promote the artistic visual talents and stimulate communication among CUNY students who are separated by the different campuses, and serve as a central location to display their creative works. Past films have also been screened at the Asian American International Film Festival.

Select films will be screened on Friday, May 22, 2020 (Tentative) at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Films must either involve key Asian personnel from CUNY, or contain an Asian American / Asian theme or narrative. Winner ($200) and runner-up ($100) prizes will be awarded for each of the following categories: Fiction | Documentary