S. Leo Chiang talks about his film A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES screening at the 2010 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. The festival kicks off tomorrow. Be sure to check it out if you’re in SF. We’ll be there.
On the Clock – S. Leo Chiang
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Barry Jenkins talks about his short film TALL ENOUGH screening at the 2010 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in the Shorts Program, “WANDERING, WONDERING”. The festival kicks off in a few days. Be sure to check it out if you’re in SF.
On the Clock – Barry Jenkins
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As we get closer to the 2010 San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, this episode of On the Clock features director Valerie Soe. Her short documentary The Oak Park Story will be screened with MANILATOWN IS IN THE HEART. The film festival runs from March 11-21, 2010.
On the Clock – Nina Reyes Rosenberg
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A new Asian American Film Festival season is kicking off. The 2010 Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), which showcases the best Asian and Asian American films from around the globe takes place March 11-21, 2010 in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Festival’s presenting organization the Center for Asian America Media (CAAM). SFIAAFF is the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films. Here’s some of the highlights:
Opening Night Film: Today’s Special
Centerpiece Film: The People I’ve Slept With
Closing Night Film: Au Revoir Taipei
There is also a retrospective on director Lino Brocka, a spotlight on director and writer Freida Lee Mock, live events with The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi and film producer Karin Chien. Definitely a strong presence of Filipino and Filipino American films this year. For those who grew up in the San Francisco Area, we sure to see Manilatown is in the Heart and A Moment in Time.
Get more details on the film festival here. You can also win FREE tickets here. (Disclosure: we’re a sponsor for the film festival.)
2010 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival Trailer
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If you know the people behind the festival, you’ll spot festival director Chi-hui Yang in the trailer. Sadly, this will be his last year programming the festival. We wish him luck on his future endeavors.
During the 2009 San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF), there was a tribute to George Lin, a big supporter of Asian American films. He contributions can be felt coast to coast at the DC APA Film Festival as well as the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Sadly, he passed away last year. As part of this year’s SDAFF, filmmakers were asked to create short films to answer the question “How do you know you’re watching a bad movie?” Watch some of the shorts below. Our favorites include Boom and Lubed. BTW – George was a former forensic scientist, so you’ll see some references in the short to scientists.
George Lin Tribute videos
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Austin, get ready for the 2009 Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF). The film festival is slated to run November 12th through November 15th at the Alamo, South Lamar. The 2009 movie line-up includes 40 outstanding feature films and shorts selections from over 300 submissions from around the world. In addition, we have a wide variety of special events and film-festival related parties to pick from. See our picks here. You can see the full lineup here.
Besides films, you can party with other film goers a these events:
Thursday, November 12 : Opening night party @ KTV Silhouette Lounge
Friday, November 13 : Bollywood Blowout party @ Malverde
Saturday November 14: JenRO Live (West Coast hip-hop rapper, featured on MTV and VH-1) @ The Music Gym 10pm
If your pocketbook took a hit during this economy, there’s a few ways to enjoy the 2009 Austin Asian American Film Festival for FREE including an outdoor screening of Persepolis (Cannes Festival winner and Academy Award nominee) and Taking the AAAFF Challenge.
Check out their sensual trailer
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Another sensual trailer
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