A new opportunity from the San Francisco Int'l Asian American Film Festival:

Up Close And Personal with the Asian American Film Industry

Special Live Events (90 mins)
SAT 03/13 1:00pm,
VIZ Cinema, $8

This workshop presents a rare opportunity to interface directly with leading Asian American filmmakers and industry professionals. Led by producer Karin Chien (THE MOTEL, UNDOING, ROBOT STORIES) and featuring acclaimed editor and documentary filmmaker Ruby Yang (BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT), and celebrated actress Tamlyn Tomita (THE JOY LUCK CLUB) this intimate session will create an interactive mentoring environment where the focus will be on guiding participants through individual and project specific challenges. Mentors will reveal how they started out in the business and talk honestly about the daily realities of working in the industry. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions about their own projects, whether they are related to financing, distribution, production, or even problems in the edit. Both narrative and documentary projects will be discussed. Filmmakers, professionals of all levels and the general public are welcome to attend and participate in this insider's view of how independent films are made. This workshop is part of a new mentoring initiative designed to grow the Asian American industry from within and is funded in part by the Academy Foundation. Filmmakers interested in having their projects workshopped and discussed at this session should send:

1. One-sentence bi of themselves
2. One-paragraph description of their project
3. Up to three questions related to their project
4. Email and phone contact information
to: mentorworkshop@asianamericanmedia.org.

http://filmguide.festival.asianamericanmedia.org/tixSYS/2010/xslguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=1112

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is holding a competition for short screenplays with the winner announced at the 2010 LAAPFF in May. Submission deadline is March 22.

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From the official announcement:

Hello from the Asian American International Film Festival office!

Just a quick note that January 27 marks the early deadline for submissions to the 33rd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF'10). Films submitted online and postmarked by today can still save on their submission fees. The categories now accepting submissions are:

* Narrative Features
* Documentary Features
* Short Films
* Music Video
* Screenplays
* Works-In-Progress
* Youth Films (by filmmakers under 20)

Early Deadline: January 27, 2010 (postmarked)
Final Deadline: February 24, 2010 (postmarked)

Submit through Withoutabox at www.withoutabox.com/login/5751 to receive $5 discount

For complete details please visit: http://www.asiancinevision.org

We are also holding a National Festival Tour Cinema Me short film contest for non-professional, aspiring, and emerging filmmakers to submit a short film - under five minutes - completed between the periods of November 9, 2009 and April 30, 2010. Contestants have chance to win a Grand Prize of $3,000 provided by Toyota. Finalists also have a chance for screening at the 33rd Asian American International Film Festival, New York City, July 2010. Deadline to enter is April 30, 2010.

For more information please visit: http://asiancinevision.org/nationaltour.html

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ABOUT ASIAN CINEVISION (ACV)

Asian CineVision, Inc. is a not-for-profit national media arts organization dedicated to the development, promotion and preservation of film and video arts by and about people of Asian descent. Founded in 1976 by Hong Kong cinema legend Tsui Hark, Oscar-nominated director Christine Choy, Danny Yung, and Peter Chow, ACV began as a media activism organization. The organization continues to serve the Asian American community by promoting the works of Asian and Asian American filmmakers, and providing a window to the diverse experiences and livelihoods of the Asian diaspora. For more information on ACV, please visit www.asiancinevision.org.

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ABOUT THE ASIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AAIFF)

AAIFF is the first and longest running festival in the country devoted to showcasing films created by media artists of Asian descent and about the Asian community. Founded in 1978, AAIFF continues to be a leading showcase for Asian American film and video. In addition to panels, workshops, and film receptions, this year's festival will feature the work of over 50 filmmakers during the weekend of July 23-26 across three locations: the Clearview Chelsea Cinemas, SVA Theater, & the newly renovated Museum of Chinese in America. For more information on AAIFF '09, please visit www.aaiff.org.
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Sincerely,

Asian CineVision, Inc.