Press & Media

Our Press and Industry accreditation form for the 2023 Seattle Asian American Film Festival can be found here, and the deadline to submit is February 17, 2023. 

For screeners or interviews, contact us at info@seattleaaff.org

Media Mentions

February 21, 2022 – International Examiner: SAAFF film review: Magic, storytelling, and the magic of storytelling: “Marvelous and the Black Hole”

February 21, 2022 – International Examiner: SAAFF film review: “Free Chol Soo Lee”: The movement that started with a journalist searching for answers

February 21, 2022 – International Examiner: SAAFF film review: “Cane Fire” is an essential watch to understand the cyclic exploitation of the culture, land and Native Hawaiians of Kauai’i

February 22, 2022 – International Examiner: SAAFF film: Documentary “The Six” works to uncover the mystery of six Chinese men who survived the sinking of the Titanic

February 24, 2022 – Northwest Asian Weekly: SAAFF 10th anniversary

February 25, 2022 –  The Seattle Times: Seattle Asian American Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

February 25, 2022 – Union-Bulletin.com: Seattle Asian American Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

March 1, 2022 – The Stranger: Alex Liu Wants to Talk About Sex, Baby

March 3, 2022 – KNKX Public Radio: ‘Malihini’ explores Native Hawaiian identity and what it means to be homesick

March 3, 2022 – Do206: 10th Annual Seattle Asian American Film Festival at The Stonehouse Cafe

March 7, 2022 – International Examiner: “Manzanar, Diverted” is an intertwined story of Japanese American internment and Native American struggles for water rights

March 8, 2022 – South Seattle Emerald: Seattle Asian American Film Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary

March 17, 2022 – Northwest Asian Weekly: “After Yang”: Love, life, and other potent ponderables

August 18, 2022 – Northwest Asian Weekly: ‘The Girl from Another Galaxy’ returns to Seattle

February 22, 2018 – City Arts Magazine
February 21, 2018 – KUOW
February 21, 2018 – Seattle Weekly Arts Calendar: Film 
February 21, 2018 – KVRU “Heart & Soul” morning drive-time program
February 16, 2018 – North American Post
February 15, 2018 – Seattle Times
February 14, 2018 – Seattle Chinese Radio evening program interview
February 13, 2018 – Ethnic Seattle
February 13, 2018 – KOMO News – Facebook Live
February 13, 2018 – KOMO News – afternoon TV interview
February 9, 2018 – Jackson School of International Studies – Southeast Asian films shine in this year’s Seattle Asian American Film Festival
February 7, 2018 – International Examiner
February 4, 2018 – Capitol Hill Times
February 1, 2018 – New Day Northwest / KING-5
February 2018 – Alaska Beyond Magazine
January 24, 2018 – VCinemaShow.com

February 26, 2016 –KING 5 – New Day Northwest by Joseph Suttner
February 17, 2016 – Ethnic Seattle by Jacklyn Tran
February 18, 2016 – Seattle Times by Nicole Einbinder
February 18, 2016 – Northwest Asian Weekly by Andrew Hamlin
February 16, 2016 – KBCS Radio
February 12, 2016 – Seattle Globalist by LeiLani Nishime
February 12, 2016 – NBC News by Stephany Bai
February 11, 2016 – Angry Asian Man by Phil Yu
February 10, 2016 – International Examiner by Kayla Roberts
February 10, 2016 – Capitol Hill Times by Joe Veyera
February 9, 2016  – International Examiner by Cristy Acuna
February 6, 2016 – Asian Journal by Agnes Constante
February 5, 2016 – International Examiner by Yayoi Lena Winfrey