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.
Oct
11
2009
From left to right: Frank Lin and Tze Chun (Photo by Ron Sanchez)
Tze Chun, writer-director of the award-winning film Children of Invention was the first recipient of the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Closing Night of the DC APA Film Festival in Washington D.C. Saturday night. Chun was awarded an original bronze sculpture from artist Chin Wen Chuang and also received a cash prize. Read More »
Oct
10
2009
Local Film Blogger Reviews ‘Machines, Dreams, and Screams’
at 01:53 pm Posted in Blog by: Ron Sanchez
What You Eat
Local film blogger Allison Lyzenga checked out our shorts program last night at the Goethe and reviewed the shorts on her movie site, Allison’s Movie Blog. Check it out!
Oct
10
2009
A Song for Ourselves - 2009 APA Film Best Short Documentary Winner
Thank you for helping us make our 10th anniversary a truly memorable one. We’ve had such a great time presenting the films and events to you and we’re thrilled that you’ve packed the venues on numerous occasions. Read More »
Oct
10
2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In conjunction with the 10th anniversary of its festival, D.C. Asian Pacific American Film announced that filmmaker Tze Chun has been selected the award recipient of the first ever George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award in recognition of his feature length film, Children of Invention. The film is a timely narrative of economic and family hardship about two children forced to fend for themselves when their mother gets embroiled in a pyramid scheme and disappears. The award recognizes the director for his talent and exemplary commitment to filmmaking within the Asian and Asian American media & arts genre. Read More »
Oct
08
2009
Only two days remain in our exciting, fun-filled, energizing and inspiring film festival. The films that we’ve shown will definitely elicit a plethora of emotions. If you still haven’t checked out a movie or shorts program, we still have some great ones on tap. Read More »
Oct
08
2009
(Photos by Ron Sanchez)
We’ve got some pretty cool merch at our screenings. Have you purchased one of our hipster-approved t-shirts yet? They come in purple, blue, brown, reddish/orange and teal/turqoise/cyan/light blue…okay, they’ve been called numerous colors and we’re still not quite sure what the official name is. All that we know is that the gals dig ‘em. They’re on sale for $10! Read More »
Oct
08
2009
Some days you just have to keep things pretty simple. Your humble blogger’s to do list:
(x) bucket of popcorn
(x) drink
(x) go see Honokaa Boy on the big screen at E Street Cinema Read More »
Oct
06
2009
Awesome shorts program and a great documentary at the Goethe Institut on Wednesday!
Shorts Program: From Place to Place, 7 p.m. at the Goethe Institut, 812 Seventh Street, NW
Whether trying to break out on their own or staying close to home, the characters in this collection of short films show us that where we want to go all depends on the place that we are in. —Melissa Bisagni Read More »
Oct
05
2009
We’re giving away free stuff on Tuesday. Hyphen magazine’s stuff. Free magazines, a free one-year subscription, a t-shirt and pins. We’ll raffle them off after the screenings. Read More »