Asian Queer Film Festival (AQFF) is a
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
for
LGBT
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The LGBT term ...
audiences held in
Tokyo
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,
Japan. It screens only Asian films. The festival began in 2007 and is held every second year.
2007
Date
*April 14–20, 2007
Place
*Cinema-Arton
Shimokitazawa
Films
*''
Love for Share'' (2005, Indonesia)
*''
Red Doors'' (2005, USA)
*''
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
''The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros'' ( fil, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros) is a 2005 Filipino coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Aureaus Solito in his directorial debut, based on a screenplay by Michiko Yamamoto. Set in the slum ...
'' (2006, Philippines)
2009
Date
*September 19–23, 2009
Place
*KINEATTIC in
Harajuku
is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Harajuku is the common name given to a geographic area spreading from Harajuku Station to Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 1 chōme to 4 chōme. In popular refere ...
(Mini Theater)
Films
*''
Seeds of Summer'' (2007, Israel)
*''
The World Unseen'' (2007, South Africa/UK)
2011
Date
*Date was changed due to
2011 Tōhoku earthquake. (May 20–22 & 27 - 29, 2011)
*July 8–10 & 15 - 17, 2011
Place
*Cinemart
Roppongi
Films
*''
The Panda Candy'' (2007, China)
*
''The Secrets'' (2007, Islaer/France)
*''
Yes or No, So I Love You'' (2010, Thailand)
See also
*
List of LGBT film festivals
References
External links
Asian Queer Film Festival Official Site
Film festivals established in 2007
LGBT culture in Tokyo
LGBT film festivals in Japan
Film festivals in Tokyo
Queer culture
2007 establishments in Japan
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