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Shamelessly biased news reports about the latest Asian American film happenings

2008.02.232008.02.23 - 02.24 - "Passing Poston" in NYC
2008.02.22Slant releases DVD of Asian American short films
2008.02.15Chu's "Step Up 2" playing now
2008.02.14San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival unveils program
2008.02.13Pak launches AsianAmericanComics.com
2008.02.02Byler interviewed by Entertainment Today
2008.01.30Eric Byler's "Tre" opens Friday in Los Angeles
2008.01.29Tad Nakamura and "Pilgrimage" profiled at CNN
2008.01.29More on AZN Television's demise
2008.01.26Fictional Asian Americans kiss on prime time!
2008.01.26Comcast drops AZN Television
2008.01.16San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival presents the Southwest Airlines I Luv Film Contest
2007.12.052007-12-5 - 12-14 - UNDOING at the Pioneer NYC
2007.10.292007-11-03 - 11-5 - New Wayne Wang Films at AFI FEST
2007.10.01Justin Lin's "Finishing the Game" opens October 5 in NYC
2007.07.27Wang debuts "Chasing Chan" blog
2007.07.24AAFilmLab announces 72 Hour Film Shootout winners
2007.07.20"Eve and the Fire Horse" debuts on Sundance Channel tonight
2007.07.052007.07.06 - "Colma: The Musical" opens at the Quad in NYC
2007.07.02OWL AND THE SPARROW WINS THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL 2007
2007.07.022007.07.09 - "Eve and the Firehorse" in LA - FREE!
2007.06.22APA FIRST WEEKEND NEWSLETTER - JUNE 22 2007 - SUMMER EDITION - COLMA OPENS SF THIS WEEKEND - GO SEE IT! EMBARCADERO ONE PEOPLE!
2007.06.07ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILMS HIT FRONT AND CENTER AT UPCOMING LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 18 - JULY 1, 2007 IN WESTWOOD
2007.05.27Ted Chung and Juli Kang among the winners at UCLA
2007.05.13VC FILMFEST 2007 ANNOUNCES WINNERS ON THE CLOSING NIGHT OF ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FESTIVALS TO DATE
2007.04.27Vote for Ahree Lee's "Me"!
2007.04.10"Life Tastes Good" out on DVD
2007.04.10Michael Kang's "West 32nd" premieres at Tribeca!
2007.04.10Bring "Journey to the Fall" to Los Angeles
2007.04.10Margaret Cho's new film
2007.04.03JOURNEY FROM THE FALL EXPANDS TO MORE THEATERS - SAN DIEGO, DC, LONG BEACH AND NORTH DALLAS HERE WE COME ON APRIL 6!
2007.04.03VC FILMFEST 2007 - THE LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFICI FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY HONDA ANNOUNCES LINE UP
2007.03.28Ham Tran's "Journey from the Fall" theatrical screening dates
2007.02.26SFIAAFF announces its lineup
2007.01.30Warner Home Video releases Georgia Lee's "Red Doors" on DVD today!
2007.01.172007 SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Call For Entries
2007.01.07"Red Doors" now available on DVD and for viewing online
2006.12.22Help "My Life Disoriented" become a series! Watch the pilot Dec. 26 and email your PBS affiliate today!
2006.12.07Slamdance taps Grace Lee's "American Zombie"
2006.11.30Lin and Araki play Park City at Midnight
2006.11.29Sundance announces competition lineup -- several Asian American features included
2006.11.28Asian Americans nominated for Independent Spirit Awards!
2006.11.10Interview with "Colma: the Musical" director Richard Wong
2006.11.07Wayne Wang returns to Asian American themes
2006.11.07Election Day!
2006.11.06PANG BROS - NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE - "RE-CYCLE" THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 - 9:45PM AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 @ 1:00 PM - ARCLIGHT CINEMAS - SUNSET AND VINE - HOLLYWOOD - AFI FEST 2006 PRESENTED BY AUDI
2006.11.05"Shanghai Kiss" and "Shanghai Baby" picked up by Arclight
2006.11.04Vancouver Asian Film Festival gets plug at 24Hours.com
2006.11.02FREIDA LEE MOCK'S ACCLAIMED - WRESTLING WITH ANGELS: PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER OPENS LA EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT NOVEMBER 3 - 11 AT THE NU ART THEATRE - MEET FREIDA LEE MOCK THIS WEEKEND!
2006.11.01ASIAN FILMS AT AFI FEST 2006 - THIS WEEK IN LOS ANGELES
2006.10.27Eric Byler makes video for Jim Webb's Senate campaign
2006.10.23IFC picks up Eric Byler's "AMERICANese"
2006.10.21Claveria's "Han Sum" wins Best Mockumentary at NYIIFF
2006.10.21New book on Korean American actor Philip Ahn
2006.09.27Congrats to Michael Kang and the crew of "32nd Street"
2006.09.22AWARD WINNING FILM "BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS" OPENS NEW YORK ON SEPTEMBER 22 AND LOS ANGELES ON SEPTEMBER 29! IT'S THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO THE ACADEMY AWARDS FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM.
2006.09.22JET LI'S FEARLESS - HIS FINAL MARTIAL ARTS FILM SLAMS INTO THEATERS ON SEPTEMBER 22 - 1800 SCREENS!!! DON'T MISS IT
2006.09.19Vote for your favorite trailer at the DC APA Film Festival site
2006.09.18ATTN: FILMMAKERS - CURRENT TV - SEEDS OF TOLERANCE FILM COMPETITION DEADLINE LOOMING OCTOBER 2 - $100,000 PRIZE
2006.09.12"Red Doors" raises the roof in first weekend!
2006.09.05Georgia Lee's "Red Doors" opens September 8 in NYC
2006.07.31Michael Kang seeks locations, actors for new film
2006.07.26AAIFF announces awards
2006.07.25Meniscus interviews Frank Lin
2006.07.25Rest in peace, Mako
2006.07.23ANG LEE CASTS NEWCOMER TANG WEI TO STAR IN "LUST CAUTION" WITH TONY LEUNG!!!!!
2006.07.22APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB ---- HOT SUMMER 2006 ---- ASIAN AMERICAN FILMMAKERS ARE IN THEATERS NOW - M.NIGHT SHYAMALAN, JUSTIN LIN, MICHAEL KANG, GREG HATANAKA and MORE! Escape the Heat and See a Movie!
2006.07.01"Party" now out on DVD
2006.07.01Pakbuzz.com gives away "Robot Stories" DVDs and books
2006.07.01CAPE announces finalists for 2006 New Writers Award
2006.06.30APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - JULY 1 EDITION - SUMMER IS HERE - SUPPORT ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILMS!
2006.06.30Friday Linkfest!
2006.06.21CHRIS CHAN LEE'S "UNDOING" MAKES WORLD PREMIERE AT LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ON JUNE 24! AND JOIN APA FIRST WEEKEND FOR ALL OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN/ASIAN FILMS AT LAFF JUNE 22 - JULY 2 - IN WESTWOOD!
2006.06.17Asian CineVision promotes "The Motel"
2006.06.17"The Motel and the Furious" parody trailer
2006.06.10"Slow Jam King" now screening in New York
2006.06.10New Justin Lin interview
2006.06.07SDAFF Entry Deadline extended to June 14
2006.06.05Film Journal International interviews Justin Lin about "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"
2006.05.31Filmmakers: last minute deadlines!
2006.05.18Candido launches "Angpamana" website
2006.05.12MICHAEL KANG'S THE MOTEL WINS JURY PRIZE AT VC FILMFEST 2006 - "ASIAN STORIES BOOK 3" WINS FAVE AUDIENCE AWARD AND "QUEEN FROM VIRGINIA" WINS DOCU PRIZE
2006.04.21KOREAN AMERICAN FILMMAKERS WANTED NOW!!! KOREAN FILM COUNCIL LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE NEW FILMMAKERS DEVELOPMENT LAB
2006.04.14Asian CineVision launches fundraising drive
2006.04.13VC FILMFEST 2006 ANNOUNCES LINE UP! RECORD NUMBER OF ASIAN AMERICAN FILMS TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT AT LA ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL THIS YEAR
2006.04.07APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - APRIL 7 ASIAN AMERICAN ACTORS TAKE THE LEAD AT THE BOX OFFICE THIS WEEKEND!
2006.03.24SFIAAFF announces awards
2006.03.21Awards roundup
2006.03.15Eric Byler's "Americanese" wins two at SXSW!
2006.02.2324th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival Announces lineup
2006.01.25"Red Doors" secures distribution, television deal
2006.01.14APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 14 2006 - HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HAPPY MLK, JR. DAY! THIS WEEKEND ASIAN AMERICAN FILMMAKERS ARE EVERYWHERE - ANG LEE, JESSICA SANDERS AND WAYNE WANG ARE IN CINEMAS!
2006.01.12AFTER INNOCENCE - JESSICA SANDERS ACCLAIMED FILM OPENS LA, SACRAMENTO AND THEN THE BAY! SUPPORT OUR EMERGING ASIAN AMERICAN DOCUMENTARIAN!
2006.01.062006 SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Call For Entries
2005.12.13APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - DECEMBER 12 EDITION - ANG LEE MAKES HISTORY; GRACE LEE OPENS NEW YORK; AND GEISHA WOWS THE BOX OFFICE!
2005.12.13Romeo Candido's "Lolo's Child" on DVD
2005.12.01FILMMAKER ALERT: Dec. 1 info session for Tribeca All Access in NYC
2005.12.01"The Gene Generation" website goes live
2005.12.01Vote for Pak's "Mastermind Excello" comic book
2005.11.30SUNDANCE FILM FEST 2006 - SPECTRUM, MIDNIGHT AND FRONTIERS ANNOUNCED. CONGRATULATIONS TO HAM TRAN, FREIDA LEE MOCK, TANUJ CHOPRA AND RAMIN BAHRANI
2005.11.29SUNDANCE 2006 LINE UP ANNOUNCED!
2005.11.20MARK YOUR CALENDARS - THE AWARD WINNING ACCLAIMED "THE GRACE LEE PROJECT" WILL HAVE ITS THEATRICAL DEBUT ON DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 27 AT THE FILM FORUM IN NEW YORK CITY!!! TAKE YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND STRANGERS TO THIS GREAT NEW FILM FROM A NEW VOICE OF ASIAN AMERICAN CINEMA - DIRECTOR GRACE LEE!
2005.11.17Jenn Kao wins DGA Student Film Award
2005.11.17Daniel Dae Kim in the running for People's "Sexiest Man Alive" title
2005.11.17Alice Wu nominated for IFP Breakthrough Director award
2005.11.17Yamasato's "Blood of the Samurai" now on DVD
2005.11.16ImaginAsian TV to premiere in New York area on Nov. 17
2005.11.16Ekanayake's "Date Number One" profiled at IndieWire.com
2005.11.16Jon Moritsugu's "Scumrock" now on DVD
2005.11.14AFI ANNOUNCES 2005 WINNERS
2005.09.24ZHANG YIMOU, DIRECTOR OF ‘HERO’, WILL BE AT LOUIS VUITTON HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL !!!!!
2005.09.21THE MOTEL - A FILM BY MICHAEL KANG GETS PICKED UP BY PALM PICTURES!!!!!
2005.09.02APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 - LABOR DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL!
2005.09.02NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2006 CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW!!
2005.09.01September 2 deadline for Sundance shorts
2005.08.29NAATA PRESENTS - THE 24TH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2006 - CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW!!!!
2005.08.18YOU ARE INVITED!!! WORLD PREMIERE - AUGUST 24 - LOS ANGELES - MARGARET CHO: ASSASSIN! with MARGARET CHO - IN PERSON!!
2005.08.176th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival
2005.08.13APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - AUGUST 12! CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM!
2005.07.31AAIFF NYC winners
2005.07.29Memorial service for Kayo Hatta
2005.07.23ASIAN AMERICAN ACTORS AND ACTRESSES NEEDED FOR LEAD ROLES IN "FAST AND FURIOUS 3: TOKYO" DIRECTED BY JUSTIN LIN (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW) - DEADLINE IS JULY 29!!!!
2005.07.23THE YEAR OF THE YAO - NOW IN THEATERS NEAR YOU!
2005.07.09APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - JULY 8 2005 - MID YEAR MADNESS! GO SEE A MOVIE!!
2005.06.22"Red Doors" wins Special Jury Prize at CineVegas
2005.06.22"I'll Be There With You" website launches
2005.05.20Vote Harold and Kumar go to MTV Movie Awards
2005.05.1505.16 - early deadline for AAFilmLab Film Shootout
2005.05.15Kit Hui's "Missing" at Cannes
2005.05.15"Red Doors" wins at Tribeca
2005.05.15Darren Ng's "The Scapegoat" wins Fort Lee prize
2005.05.15"Tie a Yellow Ribbon" website live
2005.04.27INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION proudly joins Visual Communications in presenting some of the best documentaries from Asian American and Asian international filmmakers at the VC FILMFEST 2005 - THE 21ST LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL
2005.04.21LESBIAN AND GAY ASIAN FILMMAKERS DOMINATE AT VC FILMFEST 2005 PRESENTED AZN TELEVISION - THE 21ST ANNIVERSARY LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES WIDE ARRAY OF LGBT FILM GENRES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
2005.04.14VC FILMFEST 2005 ANNOUNCES GOLDEN REEL NOMINEES
2005.04.08VC FILM FEST 2005 - THE LOS ANGELES 21ST LA ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY AZN TELEVISIONIS SET TO GO OFF APRIL 28 - MAY 5!!! ALICE WU'S "SAVING FACE" WILL OPEN AND GEORGIA LEE'S " RED DOORS" WILL CLOSE THE FEST! TICKETS ON SALE
2005.04.01SDAFF Early Entry Deadline
2005.03.29SDAFF Reel Voices Teen Producer Internship
2005.03.28MICHAEL KANG'S "THE MOTEL" and QUENTIN LEE'S "ETHAN MAO" TO BOOKEND "CHICAGO ASIAN SHOWCASE" OPENING APRIL 1 IN CHI-TOWN!!!
2005.03.26NAATA SF INTERNATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS 2005!!!
2005.02.22APA FIRST WEEKEND - FEB 18, 2005 EDITION HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR! CELEBRATE AND SEE A FILM!
2005.02.11APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR - FEBRUARY 11, 2005 EDITION! SEE A FILM THIS WEEKEND!!
2005.02.10BRIDE AND PREJUDICE OPENS USA ON FEB 11! COME AND ENJOY THIS FUN FILM FROM OUR OWN GURINDER CHADHA!
2005.01.30Michael Kang and "The Motel" featured in the Washington Post
2005.01.29Bertha Pan's "Face" to open in NY and LA in March!
2005.01.03"The Motel" website goes live!
2005.01.02Harold and Kumar DVD Available on Jan. 4th
2004.12.10PlanetOut on B.D. Wong's "Social Grace"
2004.12.10Quentin Lee profiled by the Advocate
2004.12.10APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - DECEMBER 10, 2004 EDITION - HAPPY HOLIDAYZE!
2004.12.05HAPPY HOLIDAYZE FROM APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - DECMEBER 5, 2004 EDITION
2004.12.02Asian American Sequential Artists Resource Guide
2004.11.30Asian American films at Sundance 2005!
2004.11.29"Bunny & Clydo" number one action film at iFilm
2004.11.07Help bring "A Most Unlikely Hero" to PBS
2004.11.02Watching the elections?
2004.10.30JOIN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND THE APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB AT THE AFI FILM FESTIVAL 2004 - NOVEMBER 4-14 IN LOS ANGELES!
2004.10.26APA FIRST WEEKEND OCTOBER 26 EDITION! SUPPORT ASIAN FILM!!!
2004.10.18Boston Globe article about Silkscreens and Asian American film
2004.10.15FACE- A FILM BY BERTHA BAY SA PAN OPENS OCTOBER 15 IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA!!! SEE THIS FILM!
2004.10.13Get Out the Vote PSAs for Asian Americans
2004.09.27Cinema Paradise 2004 winners announced
2004.09.19"Forbidden Warrior" website live
2004.09.17Greg Pak's "Warlock" comic book hits stands
2004.09.15Sony Pictures Classics to distribute Alice Wu's "Saving Face"
2004.09.10Sam Chen's "Eternal Gaze" wins Audience Award at Bumbershoot
2004.09.09ACV casting call for PSAs
2004.09.02Asian American X-Man character Jubilee gets her own comic book
2004.09.02Backstage article on Asian American actors
2004.08.27Brocka's "Eating Out" nabs top prizes in Rhode Island, North Carolina
2004.08.27"Saving Face" and "Mysterious Skin" in Toronto!
2004.08.21APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 20, 2004 SUPPORT ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN CINEMA!
2004.08.11EVEN QUENTIN TARANTINO LOVES HAROLD AND KUMAR... SPECIAL APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB MID WEEK REPORT
2004.08.11"Slow Jam King" and "Travelers and Magicians" win AAIFF Emerging Director Award
2004.08.05PRIVATE MESSAGE FROM ACTOR KAL PENN - "KUMAR" in the hit film "HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE"
2004.08.04SPECIAL LETTER FROM JOHN CHO - "HAROLD" OF HAROLD AND KUMAR
2004.07.29APA FIRST WEEKEND FILIM CLUB - JULY 30 2004 EDITION... HISTORIC HAROLD & KUMAR WEEKEND!!!
2004.07.28APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - SPECIAL EDITION A CALL TO ACTION - THIS WEEKEND JULY 30! SUPPORT JOHN CHO AND KAL PENN IN "HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE"
2004.07.28Ellie Lee and Va-Megn Thoj score Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowships
2004.07.28Cho/Penn interview up at AngryAsianMan.com
2004.07.26VOTE FOR THE APL SONG - PATRICIO GINELSA'S VIDEO ON TRL - MTV NOW! LOG ON TO MTV.COM AND VOTE!!!
2004.07.24APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - JUNE 23, 2004 SUPPORT ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN FILM!
2004.07.23Danny Yoon's "Post Concussion" now on DVD!
2004.07.16APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - JULY 16, 2004 EDITION!
2004.07.08APA FIRST WEEKEND SPECIAL EDITION - OUTFEST - LA GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL OPENS JULY 8!!
2004.07.03HAROLD AND KUMAR LOOK ALIKE CONTEST IS ON NOW! WIN YOUR OWN PRIVATE SCREENING OF THE FILM "HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE"
2004.07.02Q. Allan Brocka wins $10,000 prize for "Eating Out"
2004.06.29Academy unveils list of folks invited to become members
2004.06.28Aaron Yamasato's "Ninja EX" hits Hawaii cable
2004.06.26Will Yun Lee slated to play villain in "Elektra"
2004.06.25Susan Arakawa wins award for screenplay about Japanese sushi chef
2004.06.22Michael Sandoval teaches a screenwriting workshop at AAWW in NYC
2004.06.20"Picture Bride" and "freshmen" now on DVD!
2004.06.18IFP LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL IS ON NOW! JUNE 17 - 26, IN HOLLYWOOD BABY! ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!
2004.06.17Kimi Takesue wins in Brooklyn!
2004.06.17"Tie a Yellow Ribbon" casting notice
2004.06.15Asian winners at the Student Academy Awards
2004.06.15DC APA Film Festival seeks interns
2004.06.15Michelle Chen's "Tea" now screening online at iFilm.com
2004.06.12APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - JUNE 11 ISSUE - SUMMER ALREADY!
2004.06.0908.30 deadline for SDAFF LIVE@5 short film competition
2004.06.09Katie Leung is Cho Chang
2004.06.08New website monitors depictions of mixed race people in the media
2004.06.08Downtime tonight
2004.06.07Minute Movies section updated
2004.06.04Whatcha think of the site revamp?
2004.06.04"Take Out" and other Asian American films win in Nashville
2004.06.04"Hold the Rice" and "Fighting Grandpa" win in Fort Lee
2004.06.04Allan Brocka's "Eating Out" wins top prize at Honolulu Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2004.06.03Krutin Patel's ABCD released on DVD
2004.06.03New format for AsianAmericanFilm.com -- please be patient while we work out the kinks!
2004.05.07VC FILM FESTIVAL 2004 ANNOUNCES WINNERS!!! -
2004.05.05FINALISTS FOR STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS ANNOUNCED!!
2004.05.01APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - APRIL 30 EDITION!!! LOTS OF STUFF
2004.04.29Asian American projects selected for Tribeca All Access
2004.04.22Representations of Asians on network television decrease
2004.04.20Asian American Male Broadcasters Representing
2004.04.19Wanted: Writers and Ideas for Feature Articles
2004.04.12VC FILM FEST 2004 - LA ASIAN PACIFIC FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE UP FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY!
2004.04.09APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB NEWSLETTER - APRIL 9 HAPPY EASTER!!!
2004.03.26"MC Beer Bong" screens this spring in multiple festivals
2004.03.24Details magazine publishes outrageous anti-Asian, anti-gay feature
2004.03.17HOLLYWOOD GALA PREMIERE - RED TROUSERS - A FILM BY ROBIN SHOU - MARCH 19 at ArcLight Hollywood!!
2004.03.16Evil spammers
2004.03.11APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - SPECIAL EDITION MARCH 11, 2004 - ASIAN AMERICAN FILMMAKERS SELF DISTRIBUTE!
2004.03.05APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - MARCH 4, 2004 - BIG WEEKEND FOR APA FILMMAKERS!!!
2004.02.26"Robot Stories" wins six awards in one weekend
2004.02.2602.26 - VC FilmFest announces opening and closing features
2004.02.26APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - SPECIAL EDITION - ROBOT STORIES WOWS EM IN NY AND DC - HITTING BOSTON THIS WEEKEND!!!
2004.02.22Brocka's "Eating Out" wins two awards in Phoenix
2004.02.13APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB - FEB 12, 2004 EDITION - SUPPORT ASIAN CINEMA NOW!
2004.02.13APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB NEWSLETTER - FEB 12, 2004 - SUPPORT ASIAN CINEMA!
2004.01.27Asians nominated for Oscars! (We ain't kidding).
2004.01.25Evil spammers attack AsianAmericanFilm.com
2004.01.16Revamped "Minute Movies" section features "Robot Stories" trailer and "Asian Squat"!
2003.12.17"Robot Stories" announces theatrical release - Feb. 13 in NYC, Feb. 20 in DC - seeks coordinator, volunteers
2003.12.16"Better Luck Tomorrow" gets IFP Spirit Award nomination
2003.12.16Asian Americans with projects at Sundance
2003.12.16Slamdance to screen a few Asian American projects
2003.12.16Sundance writers lab announces taps
2003.12.12URGENT: Dec. 12 final postmark deadline for VC Film Fest 2004!
2003.12.08Northwest Asian American Film Festival announces audience award winners
2003.11.05"Robot Stories" wins Best Film at the San Francisco Korean American Media Arts Festival
2003.11.05Lily Mariye wins Best Voice of Color Screenplay in Ohio Independent Screenplay Competition
2003.11.05Arthur Dong's "Stories from the War on Homosexuality" now available on DVD
2003.11.05Nathan Kurosawa's "The Ride" draws 15,000 to outdoor screening in Hawaii
2003.10.28URGENT: Color of Film Festival in Berkeley seeks films - 10/31 deadline!
2003.10.27"Refugee" picks up two awards at the Hamptons
2003.10.24"Robot Stories" wins Audience Award at Boston Fantastic
2003.10.21"Better Luck Tomorrow" wins Prism Award
2003.10.21"Robot Stories" wins Best Narrative Feature at DC APA Film Festival
2003.10.07Seven Asian American filmmakers tapped for Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowships
2003.10.05"Refugee" takes Grand Prize at San Diego Asian Film Festival
2003.10.01Screenwriting workshop with Michael Kang in NYC, 10.15 - 11.19
2003.10.01"Robot Stories" wins seven awards in two weeks
2003.09.08Gene Cajayon's "The Debut" comes out on DVD September 9
2003.09.08Asian American writers among finalists in Slamdance Screenplay Competition
2003.08.13"Robot Stories" and "Nisei Farmer" win top awards at Rhode Island International Film Festival
2003.07.20"Robot Stories" wins Best Director and Best Actress Awards at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
2003.06.30"Robot Stories" wins Emerging Director Award at the Asian American International Film Festival
2003.06.16Sam Chen's "Eternal Gaze" gets Best Animated Short prize in Atlanta
2003.06.12Three Asian Americans make Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Indie Film list
2003.06.04Film Movement picks up "Long Life Happiness and Prosperity"
2003.06.04"Vision Test" and "Asian Pride Porn" go online at BadCulture.com
2003.06.03"American Adobo" available on DVD May 27
2003.05.26"Waterboys" and "Robot Stories" win at Asian Film Festival of Dallas
2003.05.21"Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision" makes its DVD debut on May 27
2003.05.20In Memorium: Linda Mabalot, Executive Director of Visual Communications in Los Angeles
2003.05.14Meet Mark! AsianAmericanFilm.com's New Associate Editor
2003.05.13AsianAmericanFilm.com website gets upgrade
2003.04.29Jude Narita Wins Best Actress at the Method Fest
2003.04.20BLT has great second weekend, gets expansion
2003.04.13Justin Lin's "Better Luck Tomorrow" hits $30,000 per screen jackpot opening weekend!
2003.04.05Memorial service in New Jersey for former ACV director Bill Gee
2003.03.18"Robot Stories" wins Special Jury Award from Florida Film Festival
2003.02.11Stephen T. Maing's "Little Hearts" wins Slamdance Audience Award
2003.02.11Daughter from Danang" gets Oscar nom
2003.01.18Michael Kang wins NHK/Sundance prize for "The Motel"
2002.12.11Charlotte Sometimes" scores two Independent Spirit Award nominations
2002.12.10Asian American films at Slamdance
2002.12.09Asian American shorts at Sundance
2002.12.03Asian Canadian and Asian British films at Sundance
2002.11.26Lee and Suh win CAPE writing awards
2002.11.15Nakamura's Toyo Miyatake doc wins at Savannah
2002.11.13David Maquiling joins the DGA
2002.11.08"Roberta Loved" wins best film prize in Italy
2002.11.08Hawaii IFF announces award winners
2002.10.20"Robot Stories" wins Best Screenplay at the Hamptons
2002.10.06SDAFF announces award winners
2002.10.04Greg Pak wins IFP Pipedream screenplay award for "Rio Chino
2002.09.26Bertha Bay-Sa Pan nominated for IFP Open Palm award
2002.09.25Big Bear Lake Asian American Award Winners
2002.08.16Pan and Lee rack up awards
2002.08.16Asian Americans at the IFP Market
2002.05.31VC FilmFest announces short film winners of 2002 festival
2002.01.27Justin Lin's "Better Luck Tomorrow" picked up by MTV Films
2001.11.14The 2001 Ammy Awards
2001.06.11Seeking Works-in-Progress of AA films
2001.03.20Indian-American film "American Desi" Hits Top 25 in weekend box office
2001.03.19James T. Yee, Former Executive Director of Independent Television Service (ITVS), Dies at Age 53
2001.02.22ACV announces deadlines for entries to the 2001 Asian American Int'l Film Festival
2001.02.13"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" scores ten Oscar nominations
2000.10.08 A Media announces Ammy Awards
2000.08.12San Diego Asian Film Festival announces award winners
2000.07.30 Don't miss your chance to vote -- aOnline's AMMY Awards online voting period ends August 1
2000.07.22Workshops rock at the Asian American International Film Festival
2000.06.28 Asian CineVision announces lineup for the 23rd Asian American Int'l Film Festival
2000.06.18San Diego Asian Film Festival announces selections
2000.06.14"Catfish" does well in opening weekend -- but more Asian audience members needed!
2000.05.25VC FilmFest 2000 announces Golden Reel and Audience Award winners
2000.05.23"Conscience and the Constitution" premieres at the VC FilmFest 2000
2000.04.20 Visual Communications unveils lineup for film fest 2000
2000.04.16Press Release - First Ever Pakistani North American Film Festival
2000.04.09Asian CineVision announces May 1 entry deadline for the 2000 Asian American International Film Festival
2000.04.01"The Pink Palace" animated series debuts tonight on Oxygen
2000.03.15"Asian Pride Porn" makes the AtomFilms SXSW page
2000.03.15"Three Seasons" nabs Independent Spirit Awards cinematography nod
2000.03.11SFIAAFF delves into the digital
2000.02.18NAATA debuts San Francisco festival website, announcing films and schedule
2000.02.16Asian Cinevision to run bi-monthlly screening series
2000.02.16Chicago announces line-up
2000.02.16Shyamalan gets Oscar nods



 
 
 

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