For our readers in the Dallas, TX area, drop by the 2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) from July 23-29, 2010 for the latest in Asian and Asian American films. The schedule is slated to have 33 feature films and 21 shorts for its 9th Annual Film Festival taking place at Landmark’s Magnolia Theatre and Angelika Film Center Dallas.

With films from 10 countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, the 2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas will include a variety of genres and film styles, from action epics and crime dramas to charming romantic comedies and eclectic ruminations on the meaning of life. This year’s festival contains something to please every interest: gangsters, ninja, geisha, aliens, monstrous wildlife, sexy ladies, math geniuses, taxi drivers, shipyard workers, farmers, sharks, young lovers, ghosts, pickpockets, zombies, ballet dancers, wolves…and a man stuck in a room with no doors. This year’s roster of films includes 6 North American Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres and 16 Southwest Premieres. The festival offers a wide range of films from the family-friendly SUMMER WARS and A TALE OF ULULU’S WONDERFUL FOREST, to more mature titles like NIGHT & FOG and AT THE END OF DAYBREAK, and everything in between.

Here’s some of the festival highlights:
Opening Night Film: Au Revoir Taipei (FREE Pinkberry after the film)
Centerpiece Film: Ip Man 2
Closing Night Film: The People I’ve Slept With

Other films of note: 9500 Liberty, Empire of Silver, Clash, and Mao’s Last Dancer.

For the full schedule and ticket information, visit the 2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas website here.

2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas