tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355048142011-09-11T13:31:18.129-04:00The Official DC Asian Pacific American Film BlogAPA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.comBlogger841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-2535757312139024612009-03-18T15:52:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:53:06.926-04:00

Early Deadline April 18, 2009Regular Deadline May 9, 2009Films must be directed, produced, or principally acted by Asians or Asian Pacific Americans, even if the subject matter is not Asian. Non-Asian Pacific Americans may enter films if the subject matter is Asian Pacific American or Asian Diaspora related. Preference is given to films produced in North America or in other Countries (outside

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You'll be sorry if you miss them. The films today, all documentaries, will challenge and hopefully inspire your thoughts on the power of film, the role of mass media, the representations of Asian people in this era of modern communication, and the importance of making the lives of Asians and Asian Americans heard in this world-- one of the core missions of film festivals such as ours.In The House

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Yes, there's a lot going on tonight-- hanging out with Foxes, Swedes, Nick & Norah, and Viggo. Surely you can fit in a 90 minute film screening into your evening. 62 Years and 6500 Miles Between is an emotional documentary that captures the passion and history behind the struggle for Taiwanese independence, through the story of one woman, nicknamed "Democratic Grandma" by her family.The Love on

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The secret's out. Thursday's shorts program "Endings" is our favorite shorts program. All six films in this series deal with facing the end-- the end of life, the end of relationships, the end of the world. These are the types of films that make you sigh and leave a lump in your throat. When was the last time you saw a film that did that? We are proud to include them in our festival and hope

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Do a double feature on Wednesday AND get a t-shirt, for just $20! At 6:45, Against the Grain: An Artist's Survival Guide to Peru screens at NMWA. It was voted Best Documentary of the festival. Read about the rest of the best docs of the fest here. Directly following it at 8:30, Sita Sings the Blues. This was featured in the Style section of the Post last week. It's a real feast for the eyes--

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Short film programs are so much better than features in many ways. You get to see 7, 8, 9, sometimes 10 different films in the same amount of time you would be seeing 1 feature length film. We're showing two great shorts programs today. Also later at the AFI is Flying on One Engine, one of the best documentaries of the festival, which was featured in the WP Express on Thursday. You won't want to

annanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-14030634409243816702008-09-27T11:05:00.008-04:002008-09-27T11:25:16.019-04:00

FOUR films today. Three of them are FREE and at the Freer (so it's a good excuse to come down to the Mall for the Book Festival + see a movie). The 2pm screening was highlighted in the Express on Thursday, Siamese Connection. The 6pm screening was a weekend pick in The Onion this week as well, Santa Mesa. The evening program is Kissing Cousins, and was featured at the happy hour last week. It's a

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You know you only want to see the good parts anyway. Come see the shorts program tonight. Lots of shorts films, many of them funny, about race and culture clash. Unlike the debate, you cant watch these films later, its the only time they will be shown in DC! And three filmmakers will be in town tonight that you can debate with!

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You have until 5:30PM ET on Thursday to get a ticket to Opening Night for $15 instead of $20 at the door. The inside scoop is that right now there are way fewer tickets available for door sales than there are for online sales, so you're better off buying online. You won't have to stand in line and risk a sell-out at the door. And you'll save money, what's easier than that?

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You can purchase Opening Night tickets in advance for $15 until Thursday afternoon. After that you can purchase at the door but you won't get the discount. For $15 you get to see the Best Narrative Film of the festival, meet the director and star of the film, and enjoy a fun reception afterwards with free appetizers and special drinks featuring Emperor's Vodka. Trust us, it's gooooood vodka.For

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We'll be doing raffles at almost every screening again this year. Your ticket purchase automatically enters you into the raffle. Prizes include gift certificates to the following places in DC:Alfio's Italian RestaurantModern Times CoffeehouseDC ImprovBambu Asian GourmetPING Charlie Chiang'sMore raffle items are being donated daily. If your restaurant or business wants to donate a gift certificate

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The grand prize winner for the 2008 Scion/DC APA Film Festival Trailer Contest is Chihwen Lo's frenetic example of the classic battle of "man vs. tape". It's a great reflection of the DIY style of many of the filmmakers in this year's festival and we're proud to have it represent us this year.Congratulations to Chihwen, Paul, and Jason for their terrific entries into the contest and thank you for

annanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-82679789797389427442008-09-19T10:40:00.007-04:002008-09-19T16:56:50.792-04:00

We don't announce the official winners for Best Short, Best Short Documentary, Best Narrative, and Best Documentary until tonight at the Kickoff Party. But we'll let you know now which ones were some of our favorites. Who will be the winners? You'll just have to come to the party and find out!Part Three: Best Narratives:Amal screens on Sept. 25th at 7:30pm at Landmark's E Street.

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The Kickoff Party for the festival is tonight. We'll be announcing the trailer contest winner, film award winners, and giving away program books and festival schedules. Come by 9:30 to see a music video program by APA musicians and directors. The videos we'll be screening are:Exit Clov's "MK Ultra"Kid Koala's "Floor Kids" by Jonathan Ng"Silence" by Kurt Nishimura"Drive" by Ahree Lee"You Will

annanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-84458659363614129202008-09-17T15:09:00.010-04:002008-09-19T12:28:34.589-04:00

We don't announce the official winners for Best Short, Best Short Documentary, Best Narrative, and Best Documentary until this Friday at the Kickoff Party. But we'll let you know now which ones were some of our favorites. Who will be the winners? You'll just have to come to the party and find out!Part Two: Best DocumentariesThe Siamese Connection screens on Sat, 9/27 at 2:00 at the Freer/Sackler

annanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-32959052176916016272008-09-15T19:25:00.016-04:002008-09-19T12:26:51.132-04:00

We don't announce the official winners for Best Short, Best Short Documentary, Best Narrative, and Best Documentary until this Friday at the Kickoff Party. But we'll let you know now which ones were some of our favorites. Who will be the winners? You'll just have to come to the party and find out!Part One: Best ShortsSouthern Exposure screens on Fri, 9/26 at 7:00pm at the Goethe-Institut in

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It's Monday morning and you're making your plans for happy hour this week. Why not plan to meet your friends at our Sneak Preview Happy Hour at Circle Boutique on Thursday? I challenge you to find a better deal. We're giving away samples of Emperor's Vodka, free nibbles, and projecting clips from films onto the wall of a hip boutique that is frequented by beautiful people. And it's metro

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Like entering contests? We're doing a ticket giveaway contest with Washington CityPaper for the 9/27 screening of Kissing Cousins. Enter to win a pair of tickets at the CP's website. If you're usually unlucky with these sorts of things, just go buy a discounted advance ticket online. Even better, find five other people and get a group of 6 tickets for just $7 each. This is going to be a big, fun

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We've posted our complete schedule of films for the festival here. It may take you awhile to read through everything, but the lineup of films is outstanding. There's something different every day, and depending on the shorts program, there could be something different every 5 to 15 minutes. These films were lovingly (and sometime contentiously!) picked by our all-volunteer staff of film

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The voting polls are now open for the Scion/DC APA Film Trailer Contest! It's easy-- watch the three finalists on our website, then vote for your favorite one. The winner will be announced at our Festival Kickoff Party and their trailer will get to be shown before every screening during the festival. They also get a sweet cash prize to put towards their career in filmmaking. There's no spinning,

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You'll have 6 different venues to choose from this year to see films. The Opening Night film on Sept 25th, AMAL, will be at Landmark's E St theater, in downtown near Metro Center. Over the weekend, we'll be at Goethe-Institut in Chinatown, the Freer/Sackler Galleries on the Mall, the Burke Theater at the Navy Memorial in Penn Quarter, and the AFI Silver in Silver Spring. The second week of the

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Last week, you got the sneak preview, but now it's official: the films for the Ninth Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival have been announced! The 2008 festival press release follows, with links to the films added for easy browsing.August 21, 2008 - Washington, D.C. APA Film Presents the 9th Annual DC Asian Pacific American (APA) Film Festival Sept. 25 through Oct. 4, 2008 at locations

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For loyal readers of our blog, here's a list of this year's features scheduled to appear at the festival, listed in the order they will appear at the festival. Check out the links to the websites of the films so you can get a head start on finding out what they're all about and mark your calendars. You won't want to miss their one-time-only screenings in our area!thursday AMAL (OPENING NIGHT,

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We love short film programs-- in 90 minutes you can see a doc, animated films, an experimental piece, a musical, a comedy, and an artsy drama-- oh the variety! Here's the list of short films that are scheduled to appear at the festival this year. We'll let you know our staff picks in our next newsletter. You won't want to miss any of the FIVE short film programs that we have planned for this year

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Center for Asian American Media Presents 27TH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL March 12 - 22, 2009*** CALL FOR ENTRIES ***Postmark Deadlines:Early -- September 5, 2008Late -- October 3, 2008ATTENTION ALL FILMMAKERS:The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Festival. A presentation of the Center for

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We'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

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Work 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!

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Submit 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

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In 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 stop

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DC APA Film/Volunteer Open HouseCome 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 as to

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The 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

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-41118045011754774362008-03-20T00:15:00.003-04:002008-03-20T01:12:04.375-04:00

It'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

Suevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754631383632450136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-60567368385063845682008-03-16T16:22:00.004-04:002008-03-20T00:06:18.631-04:00

So 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

Suevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754631383632450136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-14459738332845150942008-03-14T19:19:00.011-04:002008-03-19T23:50:12.989-04:00

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

Suevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754631383632450136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-90383641553182294022008-01-17T01:31:00.001-05:002008-03-26T12:13:42.757-04:00

MEET THE FILMMAKERS RECEPTIONSunday, January 20, 2008*4pm - 6pmChina Panda Restaurant * 1776 Park Avenue, Park City (Behind the Yarrow Hotel and Albertson’s, next door to Gard Sports)* T: 435 649 5593Please 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 LODGESaturday,

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Thanks 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

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-66635100723397863242007-10-05T10:34:00.001-04:002007-10-08T16:29:17.570-04:00

Only 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

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-28085757484837715252007-10-04T13:58:00.000-04:002007-10-04T14:03:32.214-04:00

The 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

Jenny Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664942680786138683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-54587957735340465102007-10-04T01:03:00.000-04:002007-10-05T10:13:28.174-04:00

Since 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: MEN

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-70579976348604363202007-10-03T11:30:00.000-04:002007-10-04T09:34:01.473-04:00

In 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 of

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-40747891050139557542007-10-02T17:14:00.000-04:002007-10-02T17:18:16.872-04:00

Catch Roger Fan's (of Finishing the Game) blog entry about the DC APA Film Festival.http://www.alivenotdead.com/34319/viewspace_33430.htmlGrassroots 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 like

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Local 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 presents

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-30179600089667872352007-10-01T09:45:00.000-04:002007-10-01T19:12:18.868-04:00

Today'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

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-13302981230113831072007-09-30T11:27:00.000-04:002007-10-01T10:04:46.109-04:00

As 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

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-68678794112712381342007-09-29T14:29:00.000-04:002007-09-29T14:56:49.071-04:00

By 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

Suevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754631383632450136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-8279969859730491922007-09-29T09:32:00.000-04:002007-09-29T13:27:20.724-04:00

After 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

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-87452053930757663212007-09-28T11:10:00.000-04:002007-09-29T13:27:58.490-04:00

Thanks 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.

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-88626872700315873342007-09-27T11:14:00.000-04:002007-09-28T14:23:08.790-04:00

Opening 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

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-5845907094702323932007-09-26T01:02:00.000-04:002007-09-28T10:52:20.425-04:00

The 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 the

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-5450108239965527742007-09-25T15:32:00.000-04:002007-09-25T17:49:13.846-04:00

The 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

annanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-3110101916288699722007-09-21T01:01:00.000-04:002007-09-23T15:57:56.205-04:00

We're expecting a great turnout by filmmakers and cast members at this year's festival, but why keep it to ourselves? A number of individuals are scheduled to be in town next week to attend the 8th annual festival.Director Justin Lin and cast members Roger Fan and Sung Kang of FINISHING THE GAME will be around Opening Night. For those Roger and Sung fans unable to catch the opener at AFI Silver

Suevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754631383632450136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-90182480642604432262007-09-04T14:49:00.000-04:002007-09-04T14:52:27.994-04:00

Week 5 was truly whirlwind as we wrapped up shooting on location atthe Georgetown Day School Campus. Since this was our 2nd and finalday of shooting, the pressure was on for all the POV students to give110% and to stay on schedule. Amanda, Vivian, Joanne, and Gracearrived a bit early, so we decided to just review the productionschedule and make sure we had everything prepared. They soon

NguyenPOVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012927255891671715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-41025773871451992442007-07-26T16:01:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:03:51.633-04:00

2nd Blog EntryPOV WorkshopThe 2nd week of the POV workshop went by like a flash. Our teacher, Chris Tsou began the day by explaining a typical real world production schedule. He then broke-down what theproduction schedule for the workshop would be. Next, I brought out the boom mics and cameras and demonstrated how to record sound. For 45 minutes, the students worked in groups of two on a

NguyenPOVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012927255891671715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-28458567118308760582007-07-20T16:17:00.000-04:002007-07-20T16:42:31.440-04:00

What do you get when you put eight, young aspiring filmmakers together in a room for a summer workshop? Over the next six weeks, we'll see what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. This, after all, is their Point of View... Bright and early last Saturday morning, eight students from the greater DC area , ranging in age from 16 and 19, met for the first time at APA Film's

Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838931522699121779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-11835579917919741552007-06-26T00:23:00.001-04:002007-06-26T00:38:32.082-04:00

Now that school's out and summer's finally here, APA Film has decided there's no better time to reach out to area youth and launch a new pilot workshop that will put a camera in their hands, and a story in their minds. The P.O.V. workshop--short for Point of View--is designed to empower and give voice to local Asian Pacific American youth by exposing them to the art of filmmaking, taught by some

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-86729085276092519372007-06-14T10:51:00.000-04:002007-06-21T15:03:13.338-04:00

APA Film is co-sponsoring a couple of interesting films next week. Come out to support!Missed Closing Night last year? Join us in welcoming back Julia Kwan and EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE, which premiered in DC last fall at the 2006 festival. This event is co-sponsored by the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the World Bank.EVE AND THE FIRE HORSEThursday, June 21, 2007 - 8-10 PMAdmission:

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-14556883708623628992007-06-08T00:58:00.000-04:002007-06-12T23:04:18.665-04:00

Think you're a filmmaker? A writer? Actor? PROVE IT.Announcing the 4th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout! Now in it's 4th year, The Shootout is a nationwide competition where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit and produce short digital films up to five minutes on a common theme. The intention of this competition is to create opportunities for Asian Americans to demonstrate their

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-72015454212988499872007-06-01T00:35:00.000-04:002007-06-01T22:31:26.332-04:00

The submission deadline has been extended to June 15th and we are still currently accepting films to be in consideration for the 8th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. Log onto Withoutabox and register to submit your film to our festival!http://www.withoutabox.com/login/5151If you do not want to use WithoutABox, download the submission form here! Please circulate this announcement to

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-72594523093557923932007-05-22T15:51:00.000-04:002007-05-22T21:40:15.360-04:00

APA Film is already working on the 8th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival for this fall. That doesn't mean you have to wait until then to see a film. Help celebrate Asian Heritage Month by going out and supporting Asian American cinema!!!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Eve & the Fire Horse, the 2006 DC APA Film Festival closing night

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-40753322438383226382007-05-02T00:55:00.000-04:002007-05-13T23:49:09.346-04:00

Working for an Asian American film festival, I occasionally have to explain what Asian American film is and that such a genre actually exists. In this short ABC News segment, producer Karin Chien gives a little background on Asian American film and attempts to answer the question:Why Aren't There Asian-American Stars?

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-85842659838585087422007-04-20T17:06:00.000-04:002007-05-14T12:18:55.826-04:00

Since Washington, DC is in relative close proximity to Virginia Tech, a number of members within our organization have been contacted to comment on the events that occurred at Virginia Tech. After a film festival meeting, a reporter for CNN came to interview several Korean-Americans in our organization and get their viewpoints. Though I haven't seen the finished video segment, the following blog

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-21248178263983241092007-04-03T23:26:00.000-04:002007-04-10T11:49:26.183-04:00

Asian Pacific American Film (APA Film) is currently accepting submissions for the 8th Annual DC APA Film Festival scheduled to take place September 27 through October 6, 2007 at locations throughout the DC area including the Landmark E Street, Goethe Institut, Canadian Embassy, and National Museum of Women in the Arts.The fest's mission is to bring attention to the creative output from Asian

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-73654514070184043182007-03-26T13:50:00.001-04:002007-03-27T12:06:15.879-04:00

Nine of us DC’ers traveled to the West Coast last weekend to attend the 25th annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.The festival this year offered a bounty (100+ films) of narrative features, shorts programs, documentaries, panel discussions and of course, the opportunity to meet the industry’s latest directors and actors, as well as up-and-coming and emerging voices in

Suevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754631383632450136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-4126528018465662122007-03-08T15:29:00.000-05:002007-03-08T16:06:08.107-05:00

March 1, Washington--For someone whose career is built around movies, it's no surprise Korean director Bong Joon-ho's first impression of the Lincoln Memorial evokes memories of Tim Burton."The size of it was impressive but at the same time it reminded me of the last scene of 'Planet of the Apes'," he said, referring to the movie's end when a monument to Ape General Thade has replaced Lincoln's

Suevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754631383632450136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-61529583743843861362007-02-23T03:29:00.001-05:002007-02-23T03:29:30.739-05:00

"Hurry up, I want to get a good seat," a young South Asian woman urged her lagging companion as she crossed New York Avenue in order to reach the entrance to the National Museum of Women in the Arts in downtown DC. "I'm so excited to see this film."The excitement was palpable in the air long before the lights dimmed and the opening credits to Mira Nair's latest film flashed across the screen in

Suevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754631383632450136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-42040687680272906302007-02-15T23:20:00.000-05:002007-02-16T10:49:09.201-05:00

Film submissions are now being accepted for the 8th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival between September 27 and October 6. This year's film festival will be held at the Landmark E Street theater, the Smithsonian Institute, and other venues across the Washington, DC area. Register on our website and send in your film for review!Films must be directed, produced, or principally acted by

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-43757693144368616952007-01-31T12:47:00.001-05:002007-02-01T13:17:24.531-05:00

There's a multitude of reasons why you may not have been able to attend the DC APA Film Festival the past couple years but it's not too late to see some of the amazing films you may have missed."The Motel" - A wonderful coming-of-age story by director Michael Kang and the Opening Night Film of the 2005 DC APA Film Festival can be ordered on DVD from Amazon.com."Cavite" - A riveting thriller shot

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1168378950312480202007-01-09T16:38:00.000-05:002007-01-09T16:42:30.353-05:00

I've run into the APA DC Asian American Film Festival gang at various Asian American film festivals over the year and the've gently tried to woo us into coming to their festival. It was an easy decision to come. Not only are Christian and his programmers and staff wonderful people, they also do a wickedly energetic rendition of Violent Femmes, BLISTER IN THE SUN, that I witnessed at a New York

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1162828074533587182006-11-06T10:46:00.000-05:002006-11-06T16:10:13.640-05:00

It's been a few weeks since Demetrius Wren and I attended the DC APAFilm Festival. And in all honesty, it's been very difficult to getthe experience out of my mind. It was truly one of the best festivalexperiences of my life.Asian American media has always been very important to us. I don'tneed to explain how Asians have been stereotyped into either the kungfu karate kids or the wimpy nerds or

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1161895465829428792006-10-26T14:51:00.000-04:002006-10-26T16:44:25.906-04:00

Even though our festival just ended, our staff is busy keeping their eyes and ears open for new films for next year. Fortunately for us (and for your cinephile friends in other cities) there's an Asian film festival going on almost every other month of the year across the US that we can either attend or work with to check out films that we might want to show here in DC. Coming up in November:

annanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1161125340018843672006-10-17T18:27:00.000-04:002006-10-18T16:47:33.190-04:00

On the Friday before Closing Night it was cold and damp, but we had great turnout for the shorts programs at the Goethe-Institut, which in my opinion were some of the best shorts we’ve ever shown, especially the dark comedy 6 Ft in 7 Min, which programmers voted Best Short of the festival.I was running late and when I got to the theater for Closing Night, there were already people milling around

annanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1160166964438874922006-10-06T16:02:00.000-04:002006-10-06T16:40:21.016-04:00

Sorry, I took soo long to post. Being president of the this year's festival has got me running around all over chasing alligators and putting out fires. That being said, this festival has been monumental!!! Last Friday, I had the pleasure of being event manager for our much anticipated VA screening of The Queen from VA. Director David Ngo and his mother were present as well. But the star of the

Xian Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895319112749558451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1160164007065374762006-10-06T15:46:00.000-04:002006-10-06T16:33:27.863-04:00

It was an exciting night to be downtown and back at the E St. Cinema for our two features "American Fusion" and "Waterborne." I was volunteering for the event, ripping raffle tickets, handing out program books, eating pizza, and helping people find their way around the theater. As you may have gathered from Wyman's post on this blog about this evening, E St. also just happened to be screening

Francohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13143926747308618108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1160150675445493122006-10-06T11:58:00.000-04:002006-10-09T13:59:05.886-04:00

Who said that Washington, DC wasn't a film town? On my way to the screening of American Fusion, I had trouble finding a parking space around the Landmark E Street theater because of all the movie trailers taking up the street parking. Apparently, Antoine Fuqua was shooting his latest film, Shooter, with Mark Wahlberg and Danny Glover a couple blocks away. After circling the block a few times, I

Wymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455882479034390658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1160078824754823482006-10-05T14:02:00.000-04:002006-10-16T17:59:06.596-04:00

Last night was our second night at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. That's a mouthful, but so is NMWA (Nim-wha). So call it what you want, it's a beautiful museum where I've seen some amazing exhibits and I'm really glad we joined with them this year to screen films. I called them on a whim two years ago to inquire about a partnership and was told to call back in the spring when they

annanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159986923911591802006-10-04T14:35:00.000-04:002006-10-04T14:35:23.913-04:00

Half way through the festival and more great films are yet to come. The films in this year’s festival are some of the best we’ve ever shown. Over 30 feature length films were submitted to us this year. Unfortunately, we had several venue issues and were not able to show all the films that really deserved to be in this festival. With generous support from the community, we’ll continue to grow and

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159986879387287952006-10-04T14:34:00.000-04:002006-10-04T14:34:39.390-04:00

Josh here. I’d like to share my thoughts a couple days after digesting the screening of “The Widow Colony.” Let me start with the statement that I firmly believe in the power of film to stimulate social progress, especially for segments of humanity that are marginalized, and giving a voice to people that otherwise have none. “The Widow Colony” is a prime example; bringing the story of these

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159986820858012252006-10-04T14:25:00.000-04:002006-10-04T14:36:45.146-04:00

We here at DC APA like to torture ourselves by doing what we call “marathon screenings”. This entails either viewing hours of films during the screening/programming process and/or presenting hours of films all in one day during the festival. Doesn’t sound so bad, right? All you’re doing is watching movies, you say. Well, have you ever actually tried to watch four movies back to back? If you were

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159986270321668432006-10-04T14:20:00.001-04:002006-10-04T14:24:30.326-04:00

I’m not sure what was more fun: the turnout and enthusiasm at the “I for India” screening on Friday night or the after-party at International Student House. The former had the film, but the latter had food! And beer. Sweet sweet beer.The turnout for “I for India” at the Freer was a resounding success for us staffers. We filled the theater to a nice capacity, even to the point of running out of

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159986039160900642006-10-04T14:20:00.000-04:002006-10-04T14:20:39.163-04:00

Read the original post at Eric Byler’s MySpace Opening Night went about as good as possible. Packed house for the screening. Sound and projection were perfect. Good q/a and GREAT PARTY afterwards. I’ll try to come up with some photos. Several people promised to email me some. There was a thunder storm tonight. When we left from Gainesville, VA, my parents and I were concerned that we might be

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159986013328695712006-10-04T14:19:00.000-04:002006-10-04T14:20:13.340-04:00

View this post on Eric Byler’s personal MySpace Now that the alcohol is wearing off, my thoughts return to an incident at the end of the evening. Once the lights went up at Chloe — the club that hosted the after party for the Americanese Opening Night premiere — many of us migrated down the street to a pizza joint renowned for gigantic yummy slices. Because of the festival, the place was

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159985970319656242006-10-04T14:18:00.000-04:002006-10-04T14:19:30.340-04:00

We kicked started this year’s film festival with an amazing screening with Americanese and an outstanding party at Chloe! We gave out gift bags and a video iPod! Big thanks to Verizon and all our sponsors! More films and panels this weekend where several prizes will be given out. Fri 9/29: THE QUEEN OF VIRGINIA, Arlington Arts Center, 7:00 PM, $5Pre-screening reception at Arlington Arts Center, 5

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159985844565264192006-10-04T14:14:00.000-04:002006-10-04T14:17:24.570-04:00

Well, it’s finally here.After months of meetings, screening films, calling up sponsors, designing postcards, and flyering the nation’s capital, the seventh annual DC APA Film Festival kicked off with a flurry of activity. Revelers and film fest groupies who showed up at the Eyebar last Thursday night found wall-to-wall Asians, thumping beats, free cocktails, a trailer contest, if you were quick

APA Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514652957936287227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35504814.post-1159985634213685812006-10-04T14:12:00.000-04:002006-10-04T14:13:54.216-04:00

Tickets for the 7th Annual DC Asian Pacific American film festival are available now. Get tickets to opening night of the festival on Thursday, September 28th at 7:30 pm. So many things going on for opening night. Winner of the Trailer contest will be announced. Director Eric Byler will be present for a Q&A. Free giveaways. Party at Chloe in Adams Morgan after the film. Purchase online to reserve

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