We’re not sure how often Asian action films make it out to North Carolina, but if you’re in the Asheville, NC area, check out Actionfest. Here’s more about this action pack film festival:

Action cinema finally has a home at Actionfest, the world’s only film festival devoted exclusively to action films. Actionfest celebrates the genre by showcasing the latest and the best in action cinema from all over the world for four wild days at the Carolina Asheville in beautiful, Asheville, NC. We’re out to show that action films can not only be art, but they’re one of the best forms of pure cinema there is. From crazy martial arts films from Thailand to British crime thrillers and to the latest in Hong Kong action, action films are a universal language, and we’re out to prove that they can excite any audience in any place in any language. Actionfest will bring to Asheville some of the most exciting, original, even daring action films being made today, in addition to screening new Hollywood blockbusters and fresh indies.

Some of the Asian films making their way to Actionfest include The Good, the Bad, and The Weird, Ong Bak 2, Vengeance, 14 BLADES, and more.  Get additional info and tickets here.

Actionfest Trailer