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Hey folks, it’s us here at Visual Communications, L.A.’s very own Asian Pacific American media arts center. It’s summer, and that means screenings on tap for the coming months, so be sure to visit our website for updates.
A photo gallery of Festival Week highlights is now online on our Facebook page and Film Festival website, so be sure to check it out and relive all the wonderful memories. A complete wrap-up of the Film Festival, complete with a run-down of all the award recipients and other cool surprises, is also coming online.
AND, for those of you who are looking for opportunities to network, enter your work in other festivals, or improve your craft, check out what’s on tap in our extended listing of upcoming festivals and events — watch the deadlines!
Here’s a run-down of continuing and upcoming screening events. Do make it out! And if you see us, come on up and say “hello.” As always, please share this e-letter with all your online friends; THANK YOU for supporting our activities, and we look forward to seeing you at the movies!
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GO SEE AWARD-WINNING “UP THE YANGTZE”
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Opening Soon in San Diego & No. Cal.
 Attention, VCers in San Diego and the SF Bay area! Yung Chang’s award-winning UP THE YANGTZE is set to open in your neck of the woods this coming weekend. Winner of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Best Documentary Film, UP THE YANGTZE is a poetic yet urgent look at the communities whose lives are upended by the completion of China’s massive Three Gorges Dam Project, focussing on the child of one such family who is forced to postpone an education for work on a tourist boat that trawls past now-flooded villages and towns.
For more info on the film and where it’s going to play next, click on the link below.
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JUNE 26, 29: VC Supports QUEEN RAQUELA
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Award-Winning Docu Plays the L.A. Film Festival
 Visual Communications teams up with the APA First Weekend Club to co-present the award-winning THE AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA, by director Olaf De Fleur Johannesson, as part of the L.A. Film Festival set for June 19-29. Here’s a synopsis of the film:
“A sparkling amalgamation of documentary, neo-realism and classic fairy tale, director Olaf De Fleur Johannesson’s story of a Filipina transsexual sex worker longing for true romance and a better life is transfixing, wholly unique and brimming with humanity. As Raquela travels from the familiar but precarious streets of the tropical hometown she’s never left to an Icelandic factory town and then on to the Paris she’s always dreamt of, Johannesson’s camera relishes the subtle beauty of her journey, capturing Raquela’s delight as she finds empowerment in the most unlikely places.”
QUEEN RAQUELA will screen on the following dates; plan on coming out and joining us!
Thursday, June 26, 9:45 p.m.
Mann Festival Theatre (Westwood Village)
10887 Lindbrook Dr., L.A., CA 90024
Sunday, June 29, 4:30 p.m.
The Landmark (West Los Angeles)
10850 West Pico Blvd. @ Westwood Blvd., L.A., CA 90064
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JULY 10: VC Co-Presents LOVE MY LIFE
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Save-the-Date for Romantic Family Comedy at Outfest 2008
 The Visual Communications crew is excited to co-present the Japanese comedy LOVE MY LIFE on Thursday, July 10, 2008; the film will be presented as part of OutFest, L.A.’s very own lesbian and gay film festival.
LOVE MY LIFE is a highly entertaining Japanese romantic comedy about two college girls in love and all the obstacles they encounter. When one of the girls goes to tell her father about her girlfriend, her father has the bigger bombshell…her parents are both gay!
The program schedule for OutFest — set this year for July 9-21 — is now live; just click on the link to order your tickets. We highly recommend LOVE MY LIFE — it’s a great summer date movie, and we look forward to seeing all of you there. Here’s the theatre info below:
LOVE MY LIFE
Thursday, July 10, Showtime 7:00 p.m.
Regency Fairfax Theatre
7907 Beverly Blvd. @ Fairfax, L.A., CA 90048
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COMING UP…
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Filmmaker Opportunities, Festival Deadlines, And More
Attention, aspiring screenwriters and those seeking to improve your skills: Writers on the Verge (WOTV), NBC’s 10-week writing fellowship aimed at readying writers for staffing on a television series, is now taking applications for its third cycle. Complete info and applications for Writers on the Verge can be found here; the deadline to submit is June 30, 2008.
Students of Asian descent with a knack for creating digital media are invited to compete in a new global series produced by MTV called Engine Room, about undertaking creative challenges and intended to showcase the talents of students and schools on an international level. Participants chosen to compete will be flown to New York City and will be put up during the contest. There is also a prize worth $400,000 USD going to the winning team. Deadline to apply is June 30, 2008; for entry info, click here.
The final Call-for-Entries for the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival (Oct. 9-19, 2008) has now been extended to July 4, 2008, so filmmakers, submit those entries! Complete information and entry materials can be found here.
Entries are being sought for the 1st ID Film Festival, set for Sept. 25-28, 2008 at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in Los Angeles Little Tokyo. ID Film Fest will showcase film and video works of all lengths and genres that deal with identity and identity crisis within the Pan Asia and Asian American communities. SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: July 1, 2008. No entry fee required. For more info, contact: Japanese American National Museum, ATTN: Koji Steven Sakai, at: events@janm.org.
Submissions are now being accepted for the 1st Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, set for Oct. 24 – 30, 2008. The Film Festival is dedicated to supporting Asian American films and filmmakers by education, interaction, and participation throughout the Philadelphia area. To be eligible, short and feature productions must be directed by, produced by, or starring Asian Americans, or with subject matter concerning Asian American issues. SUBMISSION DEADLINES: July 7 (early); August 11 (final). Enter your entry electronically through Withoutabox.com.
Submissions are now being taken for the 8th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, November 5-9, 2008. The MIAAC Film Festival 2008 is the pre-eminent South Asian Film Festival in North America and offers network with new and established filmmakers, media, distributors, industry and film buffs. Films may be submitted in either of the following two sections:
- South Asian Diaspora Films: Films made by filmmakers of South Asian origin; or by non-South Asians with South Asian content, cast or crew.
- Independent Films: Innovative and independent projects from the Indian Subcontinent with a unique voice/message.
More information on the MIAAC Film Festival is available here. DEADLINE: July 15, 2008. |
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