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San Diego Asian Film Festival 2013

Posts by Brian

Brian Hu is the Artistic Director of Pacific Arts Movement.

  1. SDAFF Youth Day 2013

    Posted November 18th, 2013 by Brian in Uncategorized

    One of the little known events that we do at the SDAFF each year is that on every Tuesday during the Festival, we invite hundreds of local high school and middle school students to skip traditional classes and spend the school day at our theater in Mission Valley.   As you can imagine, we have no […]

  2. SDAFF through 12-year-old eyes: REEL VOICES

    Posted November 14th, 2013 by Brian in Uncategorized

    12-year-old Lianna Treitler is blogging about our festival! Here’s her second entry: On Sunday afternoon, I took a trip to Hazard Center to view a collection of short films called Reel Voices. These movies were made by teens across San Diego depicting a personal story that is close to their hearts. Each film was unique […]

  3. TBA screenings announced!

    Posted November 12th, 2013 by Brian in Announcements

    Added screenings: Wednesday, Nov. 13 8:45pm: MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER! 9:00pm: AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY: THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS Thursday, Nov. 14 5:15pm: BLIND DETECTIVE 6:20pm: WHEN I WALK Friday, Nov. 15 9:20pm: DOCUMENTED Tickets are now available online and at the box office.

  4. SDAFF through 12-year-old eyes: SHORTS FOR SHORTIES

    Posted November 12th, 2013 by Brian in Uncategorized

    12-year-old Lianna Treitler is blogging about our festival! Here’s her first entry: To kick off my FIRST EVER blog and my first ever San Diego Asian Film Festival experience, I saw a collection of 9 short films called Shorts for Shorties. Each of these short films, either animated or not, had a special lesson. Every […]

  5. Congratulations to the 2013 SDAFF winners!

    Posted November 11th, 2013 by Brian in Announcements

    The winners of this year’s 2013 San Diego Asian Film Festival were announced at last Saturday’s gala awards dinner. Congratulations to all of the winners! Grand Jury Award: Karaoke Girl, directed by Visra Vichit-Vadakan Narrative Feature: Sake-Bomb, directed by Junya Sakino Feature Documentary: Your Day is My Night, directed by Lynne Sachs Narrative Short: The […]

  6. Programmers’ Picks: Our favorite short films

    Posted November 5th, 2013 by Brian in Uncategorized

    Short films often have the biggest heart. They’re also the hardest to sort through since they don’t come with the reviews and accolades of the features. So to help you navigate this year’s shorts programs, here are some favorites from members of our programming team. Christina Ree THE LINE Intimate, domestic, and scary without anything […]

  7. Letter from Artistic Director

    Posted October 17th, 2013 by Brian in Uncategorized

    The New York Times recently paid tribute to 20 young directors to watch, and not surprisingly, the list featured two Pac-Arts favorites: Na Hong-jin (The Chaser) and Lixin Fan (Last Train Home). But the entry that struck me most was for 33-year-old Barry Jenkins of Medicine for Melancholy fame. In the accompanying interview, he talks […]

  8. Save the Date!

    Posted September 5th, 2013 by Brian in Announcements

    The 2013 San Diego Asian Film Festival is just around the corner! Now in its 14th edition, SDAFF promises more films in more places, from Encinitas to downtown, from public libraries to secret peep shows. The Digiplex Mission Valley (formerly UltraStar) continues to be home base, while the Birch North Park once again will be […]