ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA CHICAGO (20TH EDITION) FESTIVAL WILL RETURN MARCH 19 TO APRIL 12, 2026!
Call for Entries NOW OPEN for #APUC20!
Asian Pop-Up Cinema, Chicago’s only Pan-Asian film festival, is preparing for its landmark 20th edition! After a decade of operations, showcasing over 400 films and welcoming filmmakers from across Asia, we are thrilled to continue our mission of bridging East and West through the power of storytelling.
Filmmakers of Asian descent, as well as films exploring Asian and Asian diasporic cultures, are invited to submit. We look forward to discovering your work!
Submit by December 12 to take advantage of our reduced Earlybird rate ➤ filmfreeway.com/APUC

Oct. 11 & 12, 2025
Mid-Autumn Chinese Film Festival
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SEPT. 18-20, 2025
Cinéma Cineplex Forum et VIP
2313 St. Catherine St. West Suite 101
Montreal, Quebec,Canada
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Asian Pop-Up Cinema
19th Edition
March 20 - April 13, 2025
Chicago, Illinois
Our tenth year of spotlighting the best of Asian cinema!
ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA 2025 AWARD WINNERS
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
FESTIVAL TRAILER
The majority of the films was screened at AMC NEWCITY14 in Chicago. We also held special community screenings at Alliance Française de Chicago, Chinese American Museum of Chicago, Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology’s Michael Paul Galvin Tower.
OUR AWARDEES
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Chen Bo-Lin - Bright Star Award
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Michelle Wai - Extraordinary Actors Award
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Keizo Murase - Lifetime Achievement Award
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Buffy Chen Yan-fei - Bright Star Award