Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific, a Southeast Asian Film Producers' association co-founded by Mr. Run Run Shaw, chairman of Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited and a renowned filmmaker and philanthropist, held the first "Southeast Asia Film Festival" in Tokyo, Japan, the following year. in 1983, Australia and New Zealand joined the association, so it was renamed "Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific". As a non-government, non-profit international civil organization, the alliance's members are not countries but Film and television cultural societies in cities in the Asia-Pacific region, and its annual event has been renamed the Asian Pacific Film Festival.
"Asian Pacific Film Festival" is one of the core activities of the alliance. It is the only international film festival in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia Pacific Film Festival is held annually and rotates among the member's representative cities. It features films from Asia and the Pacific region. The aim of the Asia Pacific Film Festival is to raise the standards of film art in the Asia Pacific region, and to promote friendly relations among urban areas through the dissemination and exchange of films in the Asia Pacific region.