AAAFF 2025 Badges Now On Sale

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AAAFF 2025 Badges Now On Sale ☀

AAAFF 2025 All-Access Badges Now on SALE!

A very limited number of All-Access Badges are now available for sale for a discounted early rate of $135. Regular pricing will be $160 once early badges are sold out.

You will not only get access to all films and badge-exclusive special events but also receive a swag bag of goodies like AAAFF merch and badge-exclusive swag/products! AAAFF Badges have sold out for 3 years in a row now, so make sure to snag yours early.

AAAFF 2025 Badges Now On Sale

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AAAFF 2025 Badges Now On Sale ☀

All-Access Badge Perks

  • Priority Access to ALL film programs and screenings to grab the best seats in the house

  • Exclusive discounts from nearby Asian American businesses

  • Limited Edition exclusive merch and swag full of goodies to fuel your 5 days at AAAFF

  • Entry and priority to ALL events and lobby activations (1-2 daily!)

  • Discounts to Individual ticket sales for screenings Wed-Fri to bring along badge-less friends

  • Discount to festival merchandise on sale at Box Office during the event

  • BADGEHOLDER FOOD PERKS (While supplies last)

    • Jun 25 - Drink/Candy ticket @ AFS Cinema, Opening Night Afterparty @ DAM-A KBBQ

    • Jun 26 - Texas Shorts Reception @ AFS Cinema

    • Jun 27 - Drink/Candy ticket @ AFS Cinema, Priority Entry to Centerpiece Party @ St. John Studios

    • Jun 28 - Morning Matcha or Chai from Central Matcha, Priority for onigiris from Asahi Imports during Onigiri Break @ AFS Cinema

    • Jun 29 - Badgeholders Brunch @ Mochinut Linc w/ Boba drinks from Happy Lemon Linc, Priority for Samosa Break w/ Indie Meme @ AFS Cinema

  • Discounts to local businesses from June 25-29, 2025

    • DAM-A: $5 off AYCE or 1 Free Margarita

    • Donkey Mo’s: 20% off

    • Soupleaf Hop Pot: 25% off AYCE hot pot

    • Sazan Ramen: 15% off

    • Oribello’s Kitchen & Bar: 15% off

    • Yellow Ranger: 50% off bottled sauces & chili crisp gift bag collection

  • Additional Discounts for All! YOU + YOUR FRIENDS

    • Postmates - Use code: AAAFF25 at checkout to get $20 off your order 6/25-7/2, Min. order $20 required

    • Shanghai - Use code: 2529 at checkout to get 20% off your order online from bit.ly/shanghaiatx

    • Clean Cause - Use code: AAAFF2025 for 25% off Entire order at Cleancause.com

**2025 merch & swag bag products will be updated soon!

Badge holder special events and activations are to be announced with full lineup in late May.

Questions? Check out our Terms & FAQs page to see if that answers them.

Curious what’s playing? The Headlining films are now announced in next week in our Press Release

AAAFF25 Poster Reveal

For the last several years, AAAFF has been committed to partnering with a local AAPI artist to design our annual film festival poster.

We’ve had some stellar designs year after year with each artist bringing their own perspective and interpretation to add on the to work we do.

This year’s artist received a thematic challenge of Playful Rebellion using their iconic style.

About the Artist - Kengo Hioki

Kengo Hioki, better known as Peelander-Yellow is a muralist, painter, designer, and musician who has brightened the Austin Music Experience for over twenty years.

Yellow was born in Japan (or the Z area of Planet Peelander depending on who you ask). He studied Art at Osaka University before moving to New York City but he eventually fell in love with Austin after he came to see his friend’s band play at SXSW 2002. The following year, his band, Peelander-Z made their SXSW debut.

When he’s not hurling himself into sweaty fans, Yellow is a painter. Eastside hired him to paint a mural on their food truck in 2011, and since then, his stylings have become iconic.

Hioki says he wanted to be like the color yellow because it’s the color of the sun, and the sun makes people happy.