The 2008 Asian Film & Television Festival is free five-day event that will showcase films of varying topics that will help to assist in bridging the gap between Asian and American cultures. Here’s where you can go to catch the free flix.

Date: Monday to Friday, May 12 to 16, 2008

Time: 2PM to 4PM; & 4PM to 6PM

Place: Chinese Community Center

64 Mott Street, Manhattan

The other goal of the Asian Film & Television Festival is get people to visit New York City’s Chinatown. Since September 11, 2001, Chinatown’s economy has suffered tremendously through the loss of jobs, businesses and traffic access in Lower Manhattan.

Later this week they are showing Rice Rhapsody: