This March, the UK Asain Film Festival will be hosting a 12-day celebration of independent Asian film screenings and events in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leicester and London.
This year also marks 20 years of the People Act 1918, enabling women in the UK to vote for the first time which is why the screenings are female centred! The opening of the festival will feature a Gala Dinner and will take place on the 14th March. An awards presentation will honour all the heroines that have challenged stereotypes and stood up for females in order to make a difference. Along with well-known faces making appearances such as Mahira Khan and Mira Nair.
The festival provides a unique platform for Asians working in film and media around the world. The screenings and events include feature films, documentaries, short films, panel discussions, and educational and community screenings.
Founding directors Dr Pushpinder Chowdhry and Mrs Harvinder Nath created the festival in 1999. Pushpinder and Harvinder recognised the impact films can have on society, particularly those which tackle challenging issues.
This annual film festival has been going strong for over nineteen years specialising in arts and cinema, intertwining political and social messages with entertainment.
In the audience, you can expect to see a mixture of young people and cinema lovers. There will be director masterclasses, short film screenings and exclusive Q&A’s.
Listed here are over 40 events in 5 different cities celebrating this outstanding 12-day festival appreciating the art of moving image.
Book a table at the Gala Dinner and Awards Night:
Opening Gala Dinner and Awards Night
Walk the red carpet and mingle with our celebrity guests and patrons like the legendary chat show queen Simi Garewal and winner of the LSA best actress award Mahira Khan.
The event is a three-course meal, seated Black-tie dinner.
Asian Film Festival Events by Location:
Birmingham
Leicester
In Conversation with Mahira Khan – 15th March
I Am, Short Films – 16th March
Side A & Side B, Movie – 18th March
Kuch Bheege Alfaaz, Movie – 19th March
My Birthday Song, Movie – 21st March
Shalom Bollywood, Documentary – 23rd March
Light Arose, Movie – 29th March
Tikli & Laxmi Bomb, Movie – 22nd March
Insha’Allah Democracy – 28th March
London
Nostalgia For The Future, Short Film – 16th March
Unsilencing Sabeen, Short Film – 16th March
Victoria and Abdul, Movie – 16th March
India’s New Cinema Revolution – 17th March
Short Film Competition – 17th March
The Summer of Miracles, Movie – 17th March
Side A & Side B, Movie – 17th March
Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz, Movie – 18th March
Remembering Reshma – 18th March
My Birthday Song, Movie – 18th March
Memories Through Cinema 19th – 23rd March
Untold Story of Indian Cinema, UOL – 20th March
Untold Story of Indian Cinema, SOAS – 21st March
My Great Journey, Short Film – 20th March
Sangeeta Datta in Conversation – 20th March
Light Arose, Movie – 20th March
Tikli & Laxmi Bomb, Movie – 21st March
Insha’Allah Democracy, Documentary – 23rd March
Manchester
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