The 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival will be presenting awards to its top films at a star-studded Gala Awards dinner on Saturday night, October 11 at the Town and Country Hotel Ballroom in Mission Valley. More than 700 people are expected to attend including actor John Cho (star of Harold & Kumar, and “Sulu” in the upcoming Star Trek prequel) who will present the lifetime achievement award to actor and humanitarian, Soon-Tek Oh, who has acted in American television and film since the 1960s.

A number of other celebrities are scheduled to attend including:

* John Cho, star of Harold & Kumar movies and Sulu in the upcoming Star Trek prequel

* Aaron Yoo, star of top grossing films, Nick and Nora, 21 and Disturbia

* Leonardo Nam, star of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1 &2, Perfect Score

* Smith Cho, star of NBC’s new show, Knight Rider

* Yul Kwon, winner from Survivor: Cook Islands

* Sheetal Sheth, lead actress from Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

* Marie Matiko, star of Sum of All Fears

* Karin Anna Cheung, lead actress of Better Luck Tomorrow

Opening night of the 2008 San Diego Asian Film Festival