Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest

10/10/2026

09/25/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝗩𝗔𝗣𝗙𝗙? 🎬

Because the film is only the beginning.

Come for stories that move you. Stay for the conversations that bring filmmakers and audiences together. Leave with new perspectives, new connections, and a deeper sense of community.

That’s the connecting power of film. ✨

This year, experience 85 films, including 55% from Bay Area filmmakers, plus filmmaker Q&As, conversations, and opportunities to connect throughout the festival.

📅 October 22–October 25 | In-Person film festival
📅 October 26–November 1 | Online film festival
🎟️ Early-Bird Tickets: Save 25% through September 30
Use code: svapff-eb25

Get tickets at https://svapfilmfest.org/

09/19/2026

🌹 SVAPFF 2026 Opening Night film is The Rose: Come Back to Me.

Get a glimpse of our Opening Night Film in this trailer, then join us Thursday, October 22 for a special evening celebrating film, art, community and the healing power of the arts.

🎬 Watch the acclaimed documentary The Rose: Come Back to Me, followed by a live Q&A with Director Eugene Yi and Producer Diane Quon.

🎨 Your Opening Night experience also includes the opening of the Euphrat Museum of Art’s new exhibit, Threads of Resilience, exploring the intersection of the arts, well-being and healing.

Plus, enjoy an evening with NBC Bay Area Emmy Award-winning journalists Robert Handa and Janelle Wang, a VIP reception, dessert reception—and free lightsticks! 🌹✨

📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
📍 De Anza Visual Performing Arts Center, Cupertino
🎟️ Tickets: svapfilmfest.org

💫 Early-Bird Discount: Save 25% with code svapff-eb25 through September 30.

And the celebration continues all weekend!
🎥 SVAPFF 2026: October 23–25 at AMC Sunnyvale Theatres
💻 Virtual Festival: October 26–November 1

The Healing Power of the Arts.

09/11/2026

🎬 The 12th Annual Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest returns October 22–November 1, 2026! 👆 SWIPE for the early-bird discount code or see below.

Experience the connecting power of film through 85 films—including 55% from Bay Area filmmakers—with four days of in-person screenings and celebrations followed by seven days of online viewing.

📍 October 22: Opening Night Film & Celebration at the De Anza Visual & Performing Arts Center
📍 October 23–25: In-Person Weekend Festival at AMC Sunnyvale 12
💻 October 26–November 1: Online Film Festival via Eventive

✨ Save 25% on early-bird tickets through September 30 with code: svapff-eb25

Info and tickets at
https://svapfilmfest2026.eventive.org/schedule

09/02/2026

SAVE THE DATES 🎬 The 12th Annual Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest is coming this fall.

📅 October 22–November 1, 2026

The festival kicks off with Opening Night on October 22 at De Anza Visual Performing Arts Center, followed by the in-person weekend festival October 23–25 at AMC Sunnyvale 12, then continues online October 26–November 1.

This year’s theme, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙢, celebrates the stories, filmmakers, and communities that bring us together through cinema.

🎟️ 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬-𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥: 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟮𝟱% 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬!
Use code: 𝗦𝗩𝗔𝗣𝗙𝗙-𝗘𝗕𝟮𝟱

Get tickets at: svapfilmfest2026.eventive.org

03/31/2026

👀 As we look ahead to the 12th Annual Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival (SVAPFF) this October, we’re looking back at some of the highlights from last year’s festival.

From screenings and live performances to book signings, filmmaker conversations, and shared community moments, SVAPFF 2025 was a vibrant celebration of AAPI storytelling through film.

Thank you to the filmmakers, audiences, volunteers, sponsors, donors, community partners, and media partners who helped make it all possible. We couldn’t do it without you. 🫶

If you’re a filmmaker, we’re still accepting films for 2026. Head to https://svapfilmfest.org/

See you in October 2026!

03/27/2026

🎬 Now Online!

Catch the comedic drama 𝙂𝙤𝙙 & 𝘽𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙖 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 (GABAF), which screened at our 2025 Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival (SVAPFF). It’s now available to watch free online over at Omeleto’s YouTube channel (head to our IG Stories for the link to watch it)! It’s presented by .

🌟 𝗦𝗩𝗔𝗣𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗡𝗜 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 🌟
GABAF is written and directed by Anthony Ma. He’s an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and voiceover artist based in Los Angeles, and the film recently won Best Narrative Short and Best Short Screenplay at the Studio City International Film Festival.

God & Buddha Are Friends: A young Taiwanese American boy falls into an existential crisis when a charismatic pastor comes in between him and his overprotective mother.

If you missed GABAF at our film festival in October, or want to revisit it, now’s your chance. Check it out and celebrate and support independent AAPI storytelling.

🔗 Link to GABAF film is in our IG Story (Alumni Spotlight IG Highlight).

02/17/2026

We’re proud to share and support the 15th Annual “Films of Remembrance” presented by the Nichi Bei Foundation. 🎟️ Tickets and information: https://2026.filmsofremembrance.org/

📍 Feb. 21–22 — San Francisco | San Jose
📍 Mar. 28–29 — Los Angeles | Gardena

The 2026 program features works by filmmakers including Tadashi Nakamura, Emiko Omori, Kayla Jem Ling, Chris Jones, Rachel Michiko Whitney, Jeff Mizushima, Bruce Tetsuya, Glenn Mitsui, Koji Lau-Ozawa, Barre Fong, Willie Ito, Tony Tarantini, Sharon Yamato, and Evan Kodani.

02/04/2026

🎥 Film submissions are now open for the 2026 Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival!

SVAPFF invites filmmakers with an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) connection through story, cast, or creative team to submit their work for consideration.

📍 In person: October 23–25, 2026
AMC DINE-IN Theatres, Sunnyvale, CA
💻 Online: October 23 – November 1, 2026

🎞️ Submit your film via FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/SiliconValleyAsianPacificFilmFest

We can’t wait to discover and celebrate your work.

12/29/2025

🥁 Drumroll, please…

We’re excited to announce the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 🏆

This year’s honorees reflect the power, depth, and diversity of AAPI storytelling — from deeply personal journeys to stories that spark dialogue and change.

🎬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀

🏆 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘵
🏆 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆: MĀHŪ: 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴-𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳
🏆 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴
🏆 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘞𝘢𝘷𝘦
🏆 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝘐𝘬𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘪
🏆 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺
🏆 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢
🏆 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦
🏆 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵
🏆 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦

Thank you to our filmmakers, judges and jurors, audiences, and community for making SVAPFF 2025 unforgettable. 🧡