Asian World Film Festival, a non-profit organization headquartered in the US, was founded in 2015 by Kyrgyz filmmaker Sadyk Sher-Niyaz and operates with approximately 30 employees. The organization reported $3.0M in revenue as of 2023. It functions as an annual film festival based in Los Angeles, California. In its inaugural year, the festival ran from October 26 to November 2, and its awards are known as "Snow Leopard" awards.