Austin, get ready for the 2009 Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF). The film festival is slated to run November 12th through November 15th at the Alamo, South Lamar. The 2009 movie line-up includes 40 outstanding feature films and shorts selections from over 300 submissions from around the world. In addition, we have a wide variety of special events and film-festival related parties to pick from. See our picks here. You can see the full lineup here.

Besides films, you can party with other film goers a these events:

Thursday, November 12 : Opening night party @ KTV Silhouette Lounge

Friday, November 13 : Bollywood Blowout party @ Malverde

Saturday November 14: JenRO Live (West Coast hip-hop rapper, featured on MTV and VH-1) @ The Music Gym 10pm

If your pocketbook took a hit during this economy, there’s a few ways to enjoy the 2009 Austin Asian American Film Festival for FREE including an outdoor screening of Persepolis (Cannes Festival winner and Academy Award nominee) and Taking the AAAFF Challenge.

Check out their sensual trailer

Another sensual trailer