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The 49th Asian American International Film Festival runs July 30–August 9 in NYC and online, opening with Indonesian Levitating, centering Isle Child, and closing with Hoop Like This.
Image: Asian CineVision / AAIFF49
AFFD’s 25th edition runs July 23–26 at Angelika Film Center Dallas, opening with Yeon Sang-ho’s Colony and closing with a Train to Busan anniversary night. Texas readers get a full Asian cinema weekend without flying to NYAFF.
Image: Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Na Hong-jin’s Hope lands in Ballroom 20 at 4:30 p.m. PT with Jung Ho-yeon introducing and exclusive footage ahead of Neon’s September 9 North American release. Same Thursday stage as Ramayana, different soft-power bet.
Image: Neon / Plus M Entertainment
Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Nitesh Tiwari, and Namit Malhotra bring Ramayana to Ballroom 20 for exclusive footage and a Comic-Con first look. Indian epic cinema is using the room the way tentpoles always have.
Image: Ramayana / PVR Pictures
Preview Night is underway in San Diego, but the anime story lands Thursday: Bandai unveils a new Gundam series in Room 6BCF, then carries the same news on a worldwide YouTube program. Badgeless fans still get a real open.
Image: SUNRISE / SOLA ANIMATION / Bandai Namco Filmworks
From July 23 through early August, North America stacks Comic-Con, Anime Matsuri, a West Coast Obon weekend, Toronto Chinatown, Vegas Japan expo, and Otakon. This Scene Report sorts the weekend by trip type so you pick one lane instead of doomscrolling five metros.
Image: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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