Asian Pop-Up Cinema 2025 Edition To Feature First-Ever Competitive Section
Festival Runs March 20 - April 13, 2025, Bringing Best of Asian Cinema to Chicago
Chicago, Illinois (January 15, 2025) – Asian Pop-Up Cinema today announced that the 19th edition of the Festival, unspooling March 20 - April 13, 2025 in Chicago, will feature a juried competition section for the first time in its 10 year history. Packages and individual tickets go on sale February 10, 2025 at www.asianpopupcinema.com.
For the first time in the organization’s history, competition selections will compete for the Grand Jury Feature Film Award in both narrative and documentary categories; the Best Short Film Award in narrative/animated and documentary categories; and the Francis Kwong Memorial Award, recognizing an emerging new director for their first or second feature film. The call for entries is open now, and closes January 22. More information is available online at the entry portal at: https://filmfreeway.com/APUC19-1stJuried
This year’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema Gala, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is set to be held April 5, 2025 at the CineCity Studios (2429 W. 14th St), with special guests and honorees to be announced.
As in past years, the Festival will explore and celebrate cinema from countries across the Asian continent. This year’s program, set to be announced February 24, 2025, will feature work from India, Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and more, with the majority of presentations being held at the Festival’s hub theater, AMC NEWCITY 14 (1500 N. Clybourn Ave.) in Chicago.
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ABOUT ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA
Chicago Asian Pop-Up Cinema, an annual Asian Film Festival, is the brainchild of Sophia Wong Boccio, founder of Sophia’s Choice, a Chicago-based 501(c)3 not-for-profit incorporated in 2015 with the multi-pronged mission of cultivating an interest in and understanding of Asian cultures via a diverse offering of Asian films; connecting the Asian film industry with local Chicago film professionals, educators, and students; and promoting Chicago as a destination for international visitors.