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New Screenings Announced, Thurs. Nov 13
Posted November 10th, 2014 by Brian in Blog
After a busy opening weekend, we are excited to announce our much anticipated TBA screenings. These Thursday night screenings are intentionally left empty until we have viewed audience ballots and attendance of opening weekend to give our audiences another chance to catch sold out One Night Only screenings they might have missed and re-play films […]
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15 Questions & 15 Answers with David Chai
Posted November 10th, 2014 by leeannkim in Blog
15 Questions and 15 Answers (in 15 words or less) with Director David Chai about his short animation, BEHIND MY BEHIND by Lee Ann Kim David Chai 1. Congrats on your latest short animation, BEHIND MY BEHIND. How would you describe what this film is about? A disheartened writer remembers inspiration is only as far away […]
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2014 SDAFF winners announced!
Posted November 9th, 2014 by Brian in Blog
At last night’s gala, the San Diego Asian Film Festival announced this year’s awards. Join us in congratulating the winners! Grand Jury: APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, directed by Desiree Akhavan Narrative Feature: MAN FROM RENO, directed by Dave Boyle Feature Documentary: MY LIFE IN CHINA, directed by Kenneth Eng Narrative Short: HYPEBEASTS, directed by Jessica dela […]
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15 Questions & 15 Answers with Desiree Akhavan
Posted November 5th, 2014 by Brian in Blog
15 Questions and 15 Answers with APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR’s Director-writer-actress, Desiree Akhavan 1. Give us your best 15-word pitch for APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. Woman struggles to win back her ex girlfriend and come out to her Iranian family. 2. A lot of people in film have moved on to web videos. What made you want to do the […]
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15 Questions & 15 Answers with David Au
Posted November 3rd, 2014 by leeannkim in Blog
15 Questions and 15 Answers (in 15 words or less) with Director David Au about his feature film, EAT WITH ME by Lee Ann Kim PHOTO from EAT WITH ME(DAVID AU NOT PICTURED) 1. How would you describe your film to a stranger? Foodie dramedy about Emma who escapes her marriage and crashes with her estranged […]
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Last Minute SDAFF Halloween Costume Ideas
Posted October 31st, 2014 by erwin in Blog
If you’re reading this, chances are you forgot it was Halloween and you didn’t think about your costume party or that you’re going trick-or-treating with the little ones tonight. We at Pacific Arts Movement & SDAFF feel like you can get over this minor problem. With all the films at the upcoming SDAFF, there should […]
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Follow Friday Vol.2
Posted October 31st, 2014 by erwin in Blog
Only 6 days until #15SDAFF and we’re starting to confirm which celebrities are going to be there. Be there and try to catch a selfie, but give yourself a better chance with an All-Festival Pass for front of the line privileges to panels and celebrity Q&As. Our festival is 10 days and there’s so much to see, but […]
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15 Questions & 15 Answers with Ryan Jameson
Posted October 31st, 2014 by Brian in Blog
15 Questions and 15 Answers (in 15 words or less) with Director Ryan Jameson, director of Suburbanite by Brian Hu 1. Give us your best 15-word pitch for SUBURBANITE. Grice, a twenty four year old Filipino, attempts to recreate his childhood film, “Drug Island”. 2. What inspired you to make a film about young adults in the suburbs? […]
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Programmers’ Picks: our favorite short films from SDAFF 2014
Posted October 30th, 2014 by Brian in Blog
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. Thomas Gentil GRAND CANAL The melancholic and sad tone creates […]
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The Inaugural MOVEfest at 15SDAFF
Posted October 28th, 2014 by erwin in Blog
YouTube and reality TV shows in the past decade like So You Think You Can Dance and the now off-air America’s Best Dance Crew have commanded a spotlight on a whole new generation of Asian-Pacific Islander (API) “movers and shakers.” MOVEfest’s inclusion into the 15th San Diego Asian Film Festival is a celebration of API contributions to […]
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15 Questions & 15 Answers with Jeff Fong
Posted October 27th, 2014 by leeannkim in Blog
15 Questions and 15 Answers (in 15 words or less) with Director Jeffrey Fong of the Asian American comedy, RU by Lee Ann Kim 1. Give us your best 15-word pitch for RU. Ru is about a nice guy who is in a family of assassins. 2. What inspired you to make a film about […]
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Follow Friday Blog
Posted October 24th, 2014 by erwin in Blog
Only 13 days until #15SDAFF and we’re starting to confirm which celebrities are going to be there. Be there and try to catch a selfie, but give yourself a better chance with an All-Access Pass for front of the line privileges to panels and celebrity Q&As. Our festival is 10 days and there’s so much to see, but […]
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15 Questions & 15 Answers with Leonard Wu
Posted October 22nd, 2014 by leeannkim in Blog
15 Questions and 15 Answers (in 15 words or less) with Actor Leonard Wu of SDAFF’s Opening Night Film, REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS by Lee Ann Kim 1. Congrats on being part of such a high profile film with all-star cast (Ray Liota, Justin Chon, Kev Jumba, Harry Shum, Eugenia Yuan)! How do you describe the […]
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Which San Diego Asian Film Festival Program Are You?
Posted October 21st, 2014 by Brian in Blog
Every year, we get tons of questions online and in real life of our film suggestions for the upcoming San Diego Asian Film Festival. Those questions really mean what films we love, but subconsciously (or maybe consciously) those films reflect us at those moments. In our film programs, we see a bit of ourselves projected onto […]
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AARP Sponsor Spotlight at SDAFF
Posted October 21st, 2014 by erwin in Blog
Film: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness For the past 15 years, we are thankful for the support of the people and community organizations that have helped grow our film festival into the largest film festival in San Diego. We are happy to partner with the AARP to help us present three films at this […]
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Filipino Films for the 15SDAFF
Posted October 16th, 2014 by erwin in Blog
Since 1988, October has been recognized as Filipino American History Month by the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS). The month of October was selected because the first Filipinos came ashore with Spanish sailors at Morro Bay, CA on October 18, 1587. Over the years here at the San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) we’ve supported some of […]
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Three Special Films at #15SDAFF
Posted October 15th, 2014 by erwin in Blog
Every year we have three films that carry a special energy alongside their on-screen stories. On these special nights years past we’ve featured stories like the Filipino man who was discovered on Youtube by legendary rock group Journey. This year Revenge of the Green Dragons, the world premiere of ABC’s Fresh off the Boat, with Meet the Patels […]
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The Online Premiere of the San Diego Asian Film Festival Trailer
Posted October 8th, 2014 by erwin in Blog
The San Diego Asian Film Festival season is here. We’d like to announce the premiere of our SDAFF Trailer hosted on our YouTube channel. Besides our festival trailer, we have the trailers for some of the films in this year’s SDAFF. Peruse, find something you love and see no limits. Chew The Scene started the season […]
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