Children of Invention, last year’s 10th Anniversary Closing Night Film, will be among five Sundance features to launch YouTube Rentals, the company’s new foray into online video-on-demand rentals. Writer-director Tze Chun, APA Film’s first recipient of the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award, is “very excited to be taking part in this initiative.” Read More »
Asian Pacific American and Asian filmmakers are making history again at this year’s 2010 Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals with a broad range of remarkable films. Additionally, we are doubly pleased to recognize both Cherry Sky Films on its fourth selection to Sundance; and Kim Yutani, on her recent promotion to the Sundance programming team. Please join Visual Communications (VC), Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Asian CineVision (ACV), San Diego Asian Film Foundation (SDAFF), Asian Pacific American Film, Inc., APA First Weekend Club, and David Magdael & Associates as we celebrate our filmmakers and our stories.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 • 1 PM – 4 PM
The Filmmaker Lodge Elks Building
550 Main St., 2nd Floor
Park City, Utah
Hosted by the organizers of the Asian Pacific American Filmmakers Reception
Learn more about funding, distribution and exhibition for Asian Pacific American films at our annual outreach and networking session.
For more info and program updates, visit:
http://asianpacificfilmexperience.blogspot.com
Sunday, January 24, 2010 • 4 PM – 6 PM
CHINA PANDA RESTAURANT
1776 Park Avenue
Park City, Utah
(435) 649-5593
(Behind the Yarrow Hotel and Albertson’s, and next door to Gard Sports; Free parking available in lot.)
Please join us at the original location of the APA Filmmakers’ Experience in Park City, where we will recognize all the Asian Pacific filmmakers with works screening at this year’s Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals. A chance to meet many of your fellow filmmakers and producers, and mingle with celebrities.
Tribeca All Access (TAA) is a year round networking and career development program of the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) that supports the work of filmmakers from traditionally under-represented communities within the industry by providing access to industry representatives looking for new projects in development. Approximately 20 qualified directors and screenwriters will be selected to participate in one-on-one meetings with key industry players in addition to networking and learning from dedicated panels and comprehensive workshops during the Tribeca Film Festival. Read More »
For those who wanted to see White on Rice during our festival but missed it, you are in luck!
The Embassy of Japan is hosting a special screening of White on Rice on November 19 at 6:30pm.
This event is free and open to the public but reservations are required. Seating is limited and granted on a first come, first served basis. Doors close at 7 p.m.
Please send your name, affiliation, and the number in your party to jiccrsvp@embjapan.org.
Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
Lafayette Centre III (lower level)
1155 21st Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
(Courtesy of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival)
From our friends at SFIAAFF, a great opportunity for students:
The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival is proud to continue its annual Student Delegate Program. Aimed to engage students with Asian and Asian American cinema, the program strives to cultivate the next generation of scholars, artists, administrators and activists invested in the field of Asian American media. Read More »
(Photo by Julie Kim)
All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
-Charles Kingsley (from a letter sent by the Lin family)
The City of San Diego declared October 13, 2009 George Lin Day, honoring the life and work of George C. Lin who made the DC Asian Pacific American Film, Inc. and the San Diego Asian Film Foundation the outstanding success it is today. The declaration was made by San Diego Councilmember Carl DeMaio at 10 a.m. at the City Council meeting. Read More »
The Asian Pacific American Coalition and award-winning Filipino American director Rik Cordero will be screening Inside a Change – winner, Best Film, 2009 HBO New York International Latino Film Festival, at George Mason University Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Harris Theatre. Read More »
(Photo by Ron Sanchez)
Why should you vote for us?
One reason is that we’re 100 percent run by volunteers. Yes, no one on our staff gets paid. We do it because of our love of films, particularly Asian Pacific American films. Read More »
Those POV kids sure made a great short flick (Photo by Laura Elizabeth Pohl)
Got the festival blues? If so relive the moment by checking out photos on our Flickr page. Read More »
What did movie blogger Allison Lyzenga think of our Closing Night films? She reviews the short Crocodile by Maura Milan and Tze Chun’s award-winning film Children of Invention. Read all about it at Allison’s Movie Blog.