AAIFF PROGRAMME 2021
This year AAIFF will be streamed online! Tune in to enjoy our great selection of films from home, as well as our opening night speech, director Q&As, and the award ceremony.
Get your tickets HERE and check out the programme below.
Please note that all time is Manila, the Philippines (GMT+8) time.
24th November, Wednesday – OPENING NIGHT
| Time | Film | Category | Duration | Country |
| 08:00pm‘(Philippines) 01:00pm (CET) |
Welcoming Speech from Scott Hillier, President of AAIFF | 0:10:00 | ||
| 08:10pm (Philippines) 01:10pm (CET) |
WAO | Dramatic Short | 0:25:00 | Japan |
| 08:35pm (Philippines) 01:35pm (CET) |
Anton | Animated Film | 0:02:50 | USA |
| 08:37pm‘(Philippines) 01:37pm (CET) |
My Beloved | Dramatic Short | 0:09:27 | China |
| 08:47pm‘(Philippines) 01:47pm (CET) |
A Will To Dream | Documentary Film | 1:31:00 | Canada/Philippines |
| 10:18pm (Philippines) 03:18pm (CET) |
Director’s Q&A | 0:15:00 | ||
| 10:33pm (Philippines) 03:33pm (CET) |
Closing speech | 0:03:00 |
25th November, Thursday – SESSION 1
| Time | Film | Category | Duration | Country |
| 08:00pm‘(Philippines) 01:00pm (CET) |
Welcome to Day 2 | 0:05:00 | ||
| 08:05pm‘(Philippines) 01:05pm (CET) |
Stars for My Dog | Experimental Film | 0:07:42 | USA |
| 08:12pm (Philippines) 01:12pm (CET) |
Felinity | Dramatic Short | 0:07:59 | China |
| 08:20 (Philippines) 01:20pm (CET) |
Otonashi | Experimental Film | 0:10:00 | Germany/Japan |
| 08:30 (Philippines) 01:30pm (CET) |
Release | Student Film | 0:27:30 | China |
| 08:58pm‘(Philippines) 01:58pm (CET) |
The Clouds Know | Dramatic Feature | 1:44:00 | China |
| 10:42pm (Philippines) 03:42pm (CET) |
Director’s Q&A | 0:15:00 | ||
| 10:57pm (Philippines) 03:57pm (CET) |
Closing speech | 0:03:00 |
26th November, Friday – SESSION 2
| Time | Film | Category | Duration | Country |
| 08:00pm‘(Philippines) 01:00pm (CET) |
Welcome to Day 3 | 0:05:00 | ||
| 08:05pm‘(Philippines) 01:05pm (CET) |
Wasabia Japonica | Documentary Film | 0:06:41 | Hong Kong |
| 08:11pm‘(Philippines) 01:11pm (CET) |
Low-end Population | Dramatic Short | 0:29:58 | China |
| 08:41pm‘(Philippines) 01:41pm (CET) |
Diary of a Mad Black Werewolf |
Animated Film | 0:02:00 | USA |
| 08:43pm‘(Philippines) 01:43pm (CET) |
Man And Trees – Plum Tree |
Documentary Film | 0:48:25 | Taiwan |
| 09:32pm‘(Philippines) 02:32pm (CET) |
A Letter to A’ma | Documentary Film | 1:45:18 | Taiwan |
| 11:17pm‘(Philippines) 04:17pm (CET) |
Director’s Q&A | 0:15:00 | ||
| 11:32pm‘(Philippines) 04:32pm (CET) |
Closing speech | 0:03:00 |
27th November, Saturday – SESSION 3
| Time | Film | Category | Duration | Country |
| 08:00pm‘(Philippines) 01:00pm (CET) |
Welcome to Day 4 | 0:05:00 | ||
| 08:05pm‘(Philippines) 01:05pm (CET) |
The Elevator of Life |
Experimental Film | 0:02:52 | China |
| 08:07pm‘(Philippines) 01:07pm (CET) |
The Journey With | Animated Film | 0:03:22 | Japan |
| 08:10pm‘(Philippines) 01:10pm (CET) |
The Road To Eden | Dramatic Feature | 2:00:00 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 10:10pm‘(Philippines) 03:10pm (CET) |
Director’s Q&A | 0:15:00 | ||
| 10:25pm‘(Philippines) 03:25pm (CET) |
Closing speech | 0:03:00 |
28th November, Sunday – CLOSING NIGHT
| Time | Film | Category | Duration | Country |
| 08:00pm‘(Philippines) 01:00pm (CET) |
Welcome to Day 5 | 0:05:00 | ||
| 08:05pm‘(Philippines) 01:05pm (CET) |
The Guppy’s Death | Student Film | 0:16:11 | China |
| 08:21pm‘(Philippines) 01:21pm (CET) |
Demons | Student Film | 0:09:07 | Philippines |
| 08:30pm‘(Philippines) 01:30pm (CET) |
Circular Ruins | Experimental Film | 0:18:11 | China |
| 08:48pm‘(Philippines) 01:48pm (CET) |
A Girl in the Elevator | Dramatic Short | 0:10:30 | Japan |
| 08:58pm‘(Philippines) 01:58pm (CET) |
Restart | Dramatic Short | 0:18:48 | China |
| 9:17pm‘(Philippines) 02:17pm (CET) |
Director’s Q&A | 0:15:00 | ||
| 9:32pm‘(Philippines) 02:32pm (CET) |
Award Ceremony | 0:30:00 |