SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The San Diego Asian Film Festival unveiled its lineup for the 2023 edition of the event during a launch party in National City Tuesday evening.
ABC 10News Anchor Wale Aliyu spoke to Brian Hu, the festival's art director, about what attendees can expect from this display of a wide variety of Asian cultures.
The 10-day festival beings on Nov. 2 and wraps up by Nov. 11, highlighting more than 150 films from 30 countries in 30 languages.
Tuesday's launch party was held at the Market on 8th Food Hall in National City from 6 to 10 p.m.
The festival's opening picture is "Quiz Lady," a comedy in which two sisters work together to get on a trivia game show in order to cover their mother's gambling debts. Awkwafina plays the trivia-obsessed straight man, while Sandra Oh pushes the sibling hijinks to the limit.
"Quiz Lady" will play at the San Diego Natural History Museum at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2.
Head to the festival's website for the full lineup of more than 160 films.
Learn more about one of the featured films, Pandemic Bread, by following this link. The Pacific Arts Movementorganized the film festival.
If you'd like to purchase tickets for the event, you can do so here.
