ABOUT

Acknowledgement of Country

• The AAFFN acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, and pay respect to Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
• Our network home-base is in Meanjin (Brisbane) on the land of the Yugarabul, Yuggera Jagera and Turrbal Peoples
• We are on stolen land. Sovereignty was never ceded

Name:

Asian Australian Films, Forum & Network (AAFFN)
Founded 2011.

Vision: 

An online hub, forum and network dedicated to showcasing the Asian Australian screen scene, creative industries, writers, academics, activists and community workers.

Background:

The Asian Australian Film Forum and Network (AAFFN) began as a volunteer run network that aims to showcase Asian diasporic films and screen talent both on and behind the screen, including Asian diasporic actors, producers, directors, writers, screen artists and film scholars. In recent times, we have aimed to evolve to promote spaces, productions and broader exchanges of allyship and solidarity across Asian and non-Asian communities.  In particular, elevating on Twitter @aaffn the important and leading work of First Nations academics, creatives, activists, journalists and various media and voices of Indigenous Peoples.

Special thank you to Matt Huynh for our official artwork ‘Lion Dancers’ and ‘Audience’.

Image: AAFFN event, November 2011, Melbourne.

Inaugural Event in 2011

Read more about our inaugural event in 2011 here.

All images used for blog interviews are kindly supplied by the interviewees and credit is given to photographers when made available.  AAFFN is a volunteer project and makes no profit. If there is a credit missing or you have any enquiries please email us.

Who’s Involved:

AAFFN Facilitator (Current):

Dr Indigo Willing

Founding Team:

Dr Indigo Willing, Co-Founder. Academic. AAFFN Facilitator / Community Development / Web and Social Media

Dr Tseen Khoo, Co-Founder. Academic. Seed Funding / Event Co-Host

Dr Sukhmanhi Khorana, Former Co-Convener. Now Special Advisor.

Amadeo Marquez-Perez, Co-Founder. Former Co-Convener. Now Special Advisor.

Contact: 

Visit our page here.

Found out more about our team here.