tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:41:51 +0000http://www.apafilm.org/blog/noreply@blogger.com (APA Film)Blogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-3261190305099285255Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:35:00 +00002008-08-18T14:41:51.996-04:00We're currently recruiting volunteers to help promote the DC APA Film Festival! We need help in marketing and promotions to help get the word out to the public about the great program of films we'll be showing at the end of Sept. We'll be showing short films, features, and documentaries, from all around the world, about issues from race and identity to activism and entertainment. Marketing is http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/08/help-wanted-with-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (APinDC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-3399812994297816336Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:38:00 +00002008-08-14T14:43:38.533-04:00Work well under pressure? You've got six days are left before the deadline of our 30 second festival trailer contest, sponsored by Scion. We've got a fantastic jury that is ready to judge the submissions and the public is ready to vote. Check out last year's finalists, read the rules and submission info for this year here. Good Luck!http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/08/trailer-contest-deadline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (APinDC)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-9149567437234731845Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:26:00 +00002008-07-01T17:38:42.277-04:00Submit your short film to be part of the Chinatown Film Project! The Chinatown Film Project of the Museum of Chinese in America will be one of the museum's inaugural exhibitions when it opens in its new space (designed by Maya Lin) in New York City in early 2009. The project is about re-seeing Chinatown through the eyes of filmmakers, and re-approaching Chinatown as a place to create and http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/07/chinatown-film-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-7089998295646029861Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:25:00 +00002008-04-15T14:32:20.000-04:00carsimportboostfastfuriousIn the spirit of Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift and Initial D, there is an event that is happening this Saturday for all you automotive enthusiasts. The country’s largest and most unique touring automotive lifestyle event series, Boost Mobile Hot Import Nights (HIN), will be making a stop at the Dulles Expo Center on Saturday, April 19 from 5 p.m. to midnight. HIN D.C. will mark the fourth http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/04/fast-and-furious-in-dc-hot-import.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Xian Oh)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-4373082160035356633Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:26:00 +00002008-04-09T23:50:04.242-04:00DC APA Film/Volunteer Open House Come get involved with DC's only Asian American Film Festival now in its 9th year! The 9th Annual DC APA Film Festival is just 6 months away, and we'd like to invite you to the Volunteer/Sponsor Open House on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at THE PARK from 6:30 to 9:30pm. This will be a good time to learn more about volunteer opportunities with the festival as well ashttp://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/04/additional-april-events.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-7115654890373774516Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:14:00 +00002008-04-03T01:49:00.508-04:00The staff of APA Film has recently come back from the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival re-energized and revitalized. We are now accepting submissions for its 9th annual film festival this fall. We will fairly consider all submissions that are directed by, written by, produced by, starring or about Asian Americans and Asian diaspora populations. We are offering submission http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/03/dc-apa-film-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-4111804501175477436Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:15:00 +00002008-03-20T01:12:04.375-04:00It's hard to believe that a week ago today, the SF Festival had not yet begun. At this time last week, most of us were still a good 12 hours from boarding our respective planes for the West Coast. Now, the festival remains just a memory, if still a fresh one, in our minds. Still there are plenty of digital photos to sort through, and who besides me is still pulling out rumpled ticket stubs from http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/03/san-fran-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Suevon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-6056736838506384568Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:22:00 +00002008-03-20T00:06:18.631-04:00So many movies to watch, so little time! That's why I gotta say, dear readers (all 3 of you), that I gotta apologize for not posting to this blog as regularly as I should while I'm here. I know you all want to know what's been happening in San Francisco the past several days. So far here's what I saw: "Blood Brothers", a John Woo-produced flick about greed and avarice set in 1930s Shanghai; a http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/03/day-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Suevon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1445973833284515094Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:19:00 +00002008-03-19T23:50:12.989-04:00 Greetings from San Francisco where the 26th annual San Francisco International Asian American festival has officially kicked off. Thirteen of us DC APA'ers arrived in town yesterday, although three of us barely made it. Mickey and I nearly missed our early morning Virgin America flight, boarding just as they were closing the gate. Guess that twenty helped. But that was nothing compared to http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/03/we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Suevon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-9038364155318229402Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:31:00 +00002008-03-26T12:13:42.757-04:00MEET THE FILMMAKERS RECEPTION Sunday, January 20, 2008* 4pm - 6pm China Panda Restaurant * 1776 Park Avenue, Park City (Behind the Yarrow Hotel and Albertson’s, next door to Gard Sports) * T: 435 649 5593 Please RSVP by Jan 17, Thursday to AsianPacificFilm [at] gmail.com. Please indicate "Park City RSVP" in subject line. Also, you can also meet us at the Filmmaker Lodge: MEET US AT THE LODGE http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2008/01/apa-film-at-sundance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1649889361831998523Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:41:00 +00002007-10-19T15:48:40.875-04:00Thanks to everyone who volunteered and came out to support the 8th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival! It was a great ten days and we couldn't have done it without the filmmakers, our sponsors, and the dedication of our staff! If you weren't able to make it out, check out some of the fun in the the pictures that were taken on Flickr. As an encore, here's a short that comes out of a http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/10/future-music-video-stars-of-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-6663510072339786324Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:34:00 +00002007-10-08T16:29:17.570-04:00Only one more day for the 8th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival and with that the last video of our online music video program. The final video is by Degue Fever, an indie band infused with Cambodian music influences which leads us to the free screenings at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery. APA Film is proud to present the documentaries VIEW FROM A GRAIN OF SAND and NEW YEAR BABY http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/10/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt_05.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-2808575748483771525Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:58:00 +00002007-10-04T14:03:32.214-04:00The Washington DC APA Film Festival is a really intimate festival. Run entirely on a staff of passionate volunteers, the festival really goes out of its way to welcome and take care of its participating filmmakers. I was honoured (yes, we spell it that way in Canada) this year to be part of such a great line up of films, most notably "Finishing the Game" and "Osaka Love Thief" along with all the http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/10/jonathan-ng-of-asthma-tech.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenny Kim)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-5458795773534046510Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:03:00 +00002007-10-05T10:13:28.174-04:00Since we'll be showing films at two different venues on Friday night, I decided to present a music video double feature. As one of many Asian Americans artists who go overseas to make a living in entertainment, Yuna Ito sings "Mahaloha" in her latest video, shot in her home state of Hawaii. If you can't get enough of the Hawaiian scenery in the video, come out to our screening of NA KAMALEI: MENhttp://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/10/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt_04.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-7057997634860436320Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:30:00 +00002007-10-04T09:34:01.473-04:00In this next video by Magnetic North, a young man deals with the tribulations that life brings as does the lead character in our next screening. This Thursday, we will be showing DARK MATTER starring Meryl Streep and Liu Ye, who recently completed the film Blood Brothers with Daniel Wu, at the Landmark E Street theater. As our Centerpiece presentation, this film which played at Sundance is one ofhttp://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/10/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-4074789105013955754Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:14:00 +00002007-10-02T17:18:16.872-04:00Catch Roger Fan's (of Finishing the Game) blog entry about the DC APA Film Festival. http://www.alivenotdead.com/34319/viewspace_33430.html Grassroots Day 4 - A Pot Belly in Washington D.C. Saturday, Sep 29, 2007 3:33AM / Standard Entry 12 comments / Add a comment After only 3 hours of sleep Justin, Julie, Sung, and I caught an early morning train to Washington D.C. We had to run http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/10/roger-fans-blog-entry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenny Kim)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-3367133361437099468Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:58:00 +00002007-10-02T13:04:51.495-04:00Local band Exit Clov can be found playing at several venues in the Washington, DC area over the course of the year. And since Eric Byler has moved to the DC area shortly after his film AMERICANESE opened the 7th Annual DC APA Film Festival, you may also run into him at political events around town. You can definitely run into him on Wednesday night at George Washington University when he presentshttp://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/10/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt_02.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-3017960008966787235Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:45:00 +00002007-10-01T19:12:18.868-04:00Today's music video selection is from Maia Hirasawa, a Swedish-Japanese musician, and has an elaborate dance sequence at the end that is somewhat reminiscent of the party we had at Eyebar this weekend. If you didn't know, Sweden is located just north of Germany and coincidently, our film festival will be showing 2 shorts programs at the Goethe-Institut, the German cultural and information center http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/10/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1330298123011383107Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:27:00 +00002007-10-01T10:04:46.109-04:00As Eric Byler's YouTube activism workshop showed yesterday, individuals and communities can make their voices heard using the technology available to us now. In today's music video, Blue Scholars use hip hop as a medium to express their views and make a statement. On Monday night, A DREAM IN DOUBT and the short documentary preceding it will provide a window into very personal experiences http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/09/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-6867879411271238134Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:29:00 +00002007-09-29T14:56:49.071-04:00By many accounts, Opening Night of the 8th annual APA film festival was a success. We couldn’t have asked for a better opening venue than downtown Silver Spring’s AFI Silver Theater, where Justin Lin’s Sundance-debuting feature mockumentary, FINISHING THE GAME, screened to a receptive, enthusiastic audience. The crowd, consisting of students, professionals and fellow filmmakers, took the http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/09/festivals-opening-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Suevon)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-827996985973049192Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:32:00 +00002007-09-29T13:27:20.724-04:00After starting out with several male Asian American artists, the next video in our lineup is from the female fronted band Asobi Seksu and directed by So Yong Kim and Bradley Rust Grey, the creative team behind the feature, In Between Days. Asian American female directors have been producing some outstanding films and this weekend, we are showcasing several including AMERICAN ZOMBIE, directed by http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/09/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt_29.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-8745205393075766321Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:10:00 +00002007-09-29T13:27:58.490-04:00Thanks to all the people who were able to make it out to Opening Night and if you missed Finishing the Game, you can get it On Demand on October 5th. The next video in our series of music videos is by Jin who performed here as part of our film festival two years ago. With a track from his first album in Cantonese, Jin raps about dim sum along with several familiar faces from Finishing the Game. http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/09/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-8862687270031587334Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:14:00 +00002007-09-28T14:23:08.790-04:00Opening Night is closing in and is bound to be an amazing event. I'm already thinking about the first shorts program we're screening the next night which leads me to the second video in our online music video program, "Floor Kids : B-Boy O-Live vs. B-Boy Nugs" with music by Kid Koala and animation by Jonathan Ng. If you like this, come out to the IT'S THE HARD-KNOCK LIFE shorts program on Friday http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/09/future-music-video-stars-of-america-pt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-584590709470232393Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:02:00 +00002007-09-28T10:52:20.425-04:00The 8th Annual DC Asian American Film Festival is about to kick off Opening Night with Finishing the Game, Justin Lin's comedy about finding a replacement for the late Bruce Lee. Come out to the AFI Silver theater for a great film and go to the Gallery afterwards to party with the cast and crew, including Justin Lin, Sung Kang, and Roger Fan. In conjunction with film screenings occurring over http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/09/future-music-video-stars-of-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wyman)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-545010823996552774Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:32:00 +00002007-09-25T17:49:13.846-04:00The year has flown by and it's festival time again. Although we're most known for the festival in the fall, we hosted several programs earlier in the year in addition to co-sponsoring some events with other APA and film-related groups in town. The most notable was our youth filmmaking workshop held this summer, called POV. Young adults from our own backyard spent the summer learning about http://www.apafilm.org/blog/2007/09/two-more-days-to-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (APinDC)