AAFilmLab Receives SOAR Grant from Asian American Arts Alliance and JP Morgan Chase
The Asian American Film Lab has received a grant from the Asian American Arts Alliance to produce The Sixth Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout, a competition for filmmaking teams nationwide to write, shoot, edit and produce short digital films
The Asian American Arts Alliance awarded grants to eleven New York City arts groups through the JP Morgan Chase Small Arts Organizations Regrant (SOAR) Program. Selected by an independent panel of community leaders, the grants support music, theater, literature, film, dance and interdisciplinary projects from groups who identify as Asian American, or who are working in collaboration with Asian American artists and on Asian American themes. “We are thrilled with the broad range of strong community-based projects we are able to support with this program” said Nico Daswani, the new Program Director of the Alliance.
The program is part of the Alliance’s mission to bring increased financial and other resources to Asian American artists and arts groups in New York City. The Alliance has been providing re-grants to artists and groups since 1994, and has worked in partnership with JP Morgan Chase Foundation since 1997 on this program to support small organizations in this community.
This Tuesday, 72 Hour Film Shootout Judge and editor extraordinaire Jean Tsien will conduct an editing workshop with the AAFilmLab. Jean’s editing credits include the 2001 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. Her recent editing credits include DIXIE CHICKS: SHUT UP AND SING, and the critically acclaimed, 2007 Silverdocs Sterling award winner, PLEASE VOTE FOR ME. She won a Golden Reel for CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON and she has been serving as the Programming Chair for Center for Asian American Media.
This is a free event for AAFilmLab Members and $5 for Non-Members.
RSVP to
with subject line:
EDITING WORKSHOP
Tues, Sept 30, 7:30pm
19 West 26th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY
“Since You’ve Been Ong” from the 4th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout
The Top 10 Films from the 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout
“Drain”
“Cold War”
“Miles, Apart”
“No Holding Back”
“First Goodbye Cleaning Agency”
“Killer Headline”
“Say Goodbye” (Team Cineasia)
“Say Goodbye” (Team Vision)
“Suspense’s How to Jedi Mind Trick the B*itches”
“A First Goodbye”
We congratulate all the filmmakers for their hard work and efforts.
For more information on the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, visit: http://www.phillyasianfilmfest.org/
Hai Ninh leaving AAFilmLab to join Obama Philadelphia Campaign
It is with both pride and sorrow to announce that AAFilmLab’s Fundraising Chair Hai Ninh has accepted a position as Field Organizer for the Obama Philadelphia Campaign. Hai has left New York City and will be in Philadelphia until the election in November. We are sorry to have Hai leave us but the Obama campaign is something that we have all known to be of great personal importance to Hai. With less than two months left before the election, we know that Hai’s days will be long and difficult but his character and work ethic will be a great asset to the Obama Campaign. The Asian American Film Lab wishes him well in his new professional and personal endeavor to have Barack Obama elected the next President of the United State.
AAFilmLab is back with the Film and Food Mixer, Tuesday, Sept 23, 7:30pm
AAFilmLab is welcomes everyone back from the summer with the Film and Food Mixer, Tuesday, Sept 23 at 7:30pm. Bring your film for screening and casual discussion. If you haven’t got a film, bring food instead. See old friends and meet new ones. This meeting is free and open to the public. Bringing a film or food is optional, but encouraged. RSVP to
with subject line: FILM AND FOOD. Specify if you will be bringing film or food. Please include a brief synopsis of your film. Films can be shorts, trailers, music videos or scenes from features in progress.
CONFIRMED FILMS:
KUNG FU GRANNY
AAFilmLab Member Myra Sito Velasquez’s “Kung Fu Granny” premiered last week at the Urbanworld Film Festival in NYC. The crew of “KUNG FU GRANNY” also included AAFilmLab members Sunah Kim (Producer), Peter Chin (Sound Recordist) and David Hou (1st AD).
GOOD, BYE
AAFilmLab Member Sean Tarjyoto’s “Good, Bye.” is a dramedy that chronicles the beginning and possible end of an interracial relationship in New York’s Chinatown.
LOVELESS
AAFilmLab Member Edde LeBron’s “Loveless” is a story of 2 lovers who discover each is married. Matters get worse when the couple decides to break the news to their respective spouses. Part one of the “Love in Chinatown” trilogy. In Cantonese with English Subtitles.
AAFilmLab Members at Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2008
AAFilmLab Members Zooey Park (director) and David Hou (actor) will have their short film “Popsicle Stick” make its Canadian premiere at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival on Nov 7. Two films from the 2007 72 Hour Film Shootout also make their Canadian premieres on Nov 7: “Since You’ve Been Ong” directed by Frank Yeean Chan; and “You’ve Got Male” directed by Christopher Nguyen and Ryan Kim. http://www.vaff.org/festival
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Korean American Film Festival NY
The Korean American Film Festival NY (KAFFNY) is a one-day New York showcase of works by emerging and established Korean filmmakers and performers.
KAFFNY 2009 seeks films that express the points of view of filmmakers / performers of ethnic Korean descent from around the world - to see what and how they see the world around them.
KAFFNY is now accepting short film submissions from filmmakers / performers of ethnic Korean descent, of any nationality. All genres are welcome: narrative, animation, music video, documentary, experimental etc.
There is no entry fee. Submission deadline is November 30. Please send DVD submissions, NTSC Region 0 or 1, to:
KAFFNY
c/o Barrel
23 W 36th Street, Suite 401
New York, NY 10018
KAFFNY is co-sponsored by New York University Tisch School of the Arts and The Korea Times.
Friday, October 10, 2008
AAFILMLAB MEMBER DISCOUNT: THE SPIRITED ACTOR Scene Study Course
TSA SCENE STUDY COURSE – TRACEY MOORE
TRACEY MOORE
October 22nd - December 10, 2008
WEDNSDAYS, 7PM-9PM – 8 WEEKS
Course Fee: $600.00
REGISTRATION: OCTOBER 15, 2008- 7PM
$300.00 Deposit Due October 15, 2008
$300.00 Balance Due October 22, 2008
Location: Cap 21, 18 W18th St (Btwn 5th & 6th Ave), 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011
CALL (212) 465-2580
Email:
AAFILMLAB MEMBERS RECEIVE A $50 DISCOUNT OFF PRICE OF COURSE. MENTION YOU ARE AN AAFILMLAB MEMBER WHEN REGISTERING AND PRESENT YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD IN PERSON AT TIME OF REGISTRATION.
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