Love 4 ABQ: New Mexico Asian American Film Festival

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — This Saturday, you can support filmmakers at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque’s Nob Hill by catching short films at a price you can’t beat.

Lava Khonsuwon, with the New Mexico Asian American Film Festival, says this is the festival’s fourth year.

“We’re showing incredible stories of Asian Americans from across the U.S. And of course, we have some locally-made as well. But we have different stories that are short films and documentaries, just sharing our stories of the Asian-American diaspora. And these filmmakers can win some nice awards,” Khonsuwon said.

Khonsuwon said the big prize is a $15,000 “in-kind” gear grant from Panavision for a local New Mexico Asian filmmaker. The best short film will get professional software from DaVinci Resolve. There will be more prizes too.

This all started during the New Mexico Asian Expo a few years ago.

“Under the Asian Business Collaborative… they had created this idea of that we need an Asian film festival here and sure enough, the public agreed,” Khonsuwon said.

According to Khonsuwon, a lot of people buying up tickets.

“We’ve had a few seasons where it was standing room only,” she said. “I’m always pleased with the turnout… I suggest buying tickets ahead of time.”

Tickets are available at the Guild Cinema’s website for only $5. The event is from 4-8:30 p.m. You can also buy them at the Guild but online is the best, she said.

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