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Asian American Film Festivals
2006
Asian American Village
Moving Image Presents Extensive Anna May Wong Retrospective Seven-Week Series
Includes Many Rare, Imported, And Restored Films
New York, NY
Sat. March 4–April 16, 2006
Embodying
flapper chic and challenging traditional ideals of Chinese womanhood, Los
Angeles-born Anna May Wong (1905–1961) achieved international stardom despite
the racism of her time. Wong subverted stereotypes by imbuing her characters
with power and self-sufficiency. This series spans the astonishing range of her
career; most of the films have not screened theatrically in New York since their
original release.
24th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
March 16 - 26, 2006
San Francisco / Berkeley / San Jose
San Francisco: March 16 - 23
Berkeley: March 17 - 25
San Jose: March 24 - 26
The largest event in North America dedicated to showcasing Asian American and
Asian cinema is just around the corner. Join filmmakers, actors, industry
guests, and one of the most enthusiastic audiences in the world for 11 days of
exciting cinema. The complete program lineup will be available starting February
14. Opening Night Gala: "Join director Eric Byler and the cast of
AMERICANese at the official Asian Art Museum-Cathay Pacific Opening Night Gala.
Experience a star-studded, first-class experience courtesy of Cathay Pacific
Airways, wander through the Asian Art Museum’s galleries of magnificent artwork,
mix and mingle with the Festival’s filmmakers and special guests, and enjoy
free-flowing food and libations."
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Eric Byler's
Americanese
kicks off SF and Chicago Fests' for gala openings
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From Novel to the Big Screen:
American Knees to AMERICANese
San Francisco, CA
Panel with director Eric Byler and author Shawn Wong
Sat. March 17, 2006
78th Annual Academy Awards Nominated Films: Short Animation,
Live Action & Documentary Short Categories
Portsmouth, NH
Mar 23, 2006 - 7:00 PM
The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., 03801, 603.436.2400
Terrific program of nominees in the categories most of us
never get to see before Oscar Night, including The Mushroom
Club, by Japanese-American filmmaker and past Oscar-winner
(for Days of Waiting) Steven Okazaki.
Kamikaze Girls
San Diego, CA
Mar 23, 2006
Showing kicks off series of special quarterly screenings from
the SDAAF, takes place at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center.
11th Chicago Asian American Film Festival
Chicago, IL
Fri. March 31 - April 13, 2006
Series of Chicago premieres of over 12 feature-length films kicks off March
31 with an opening-night reception and the Midwest premiere of most Eric Byler
’s Americanese, based on Shawn Wong's acclaimed novel, American Knees,
and runs for two weeks to close with Georgia Lee's first feature, Red Doors.
All programs at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street (at Randolph)
www.siskelfilmcenter.org. Tickets
available at the Film Center box office, (312) 846-2600, or in advance through
www.ticketmaster.com. For
complete schedule and details, see:
http://www.faaim.org/index01.htm. Not in Chicago? Send a
postcard
(PDF) to someone who is!
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Georgia Lee's
Red Doors
featured
in S.F., Chicago, Madison fests this month
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Asian American Film Series, Wisconsin Film Festival 2006
Madison, WI
Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2006
International film festival this year includes the Asian American
film series, "Y'all Gonna Learn Chinese," sponsored by the
UW-Madison Asian American Studies Program. In a release, AASP director
Leslie Bow said that "we chose the shorts and feature-length films in
the series in part because of the way that they challenge and play with
ideas that the dominant culture promotes about Asians. These films
expand our vision of what is 'Asian' and 'American'." Features
include Red Doors, The Grace Lee Project, Amu,
Asian American Screen Test, Mardi Gras: Made In China, and
No Sleep Til Shanghai. A number of
shorts will also be screened. Not included in the Asian American portion
of the festival but also of interest is the feature film
TRE, a film by Eric Byler, the director of Charlotte
Sometimes and Americanese.
Hawaii International Film Festival
Spring Showcase No. 9
Honolulu, HI
March 31 - April 6, 2006
Vietnamese
International Film Festival
Orange County, CA
April 7-10, 14-17, 2005
SLAP (Salt Lake Asian Pacific) Film Festival
SLC, UT
April 13-16, 2005
2006 Milwaukee Asian Film Festival
Milwaukee, WI
Apr 13 - 19, 2006
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Oscar winner Steven
Okazaki's latest,
The
Mushroom Club, tours with 2006 Oscar Shorts
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Sixth Annual Waves Asian American Film Festival
Iowa City, IA
April 14-16 2006
The University of Iowa, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
POLLEN @ NYC Downtown Short Film Festival
New York, NY
April 27, 8 PM
New film by director Chil Kong, produced by Nic Cha Kim, Chil Kong
and Erin Quill, plays at the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, sponsored
by the Multi-Cultural Arts Center. Description: Peter loves
Theresa. Theresa loves Peter. She thinks he's a writer. He thinks she's
an actress. Only Howard and John know the truth. Cast: Becky
Baehling (CD World, Beckstacy), Chil Kong (LOST,
Six Feet Under), Alec Mapa (Half & Half, M.Butterfly),
Felix Pire (12 Monkeys, Phatz Girlz)
78th Annual Academy Awards Nominated Films: Short Animation, Live Action &
Documentary Short Categories
Lincoln, NE
Fri. April 28 - Thu. May 11, 2006
Ross Media Center, 313 N. 13th St. - 402.472.5353
Terrific program of nominees in the categories most of us never get to see
before Oscar Night, including The Mushroom Club, by Japanese-American
filmmaker and past Oscar-winner (for Days of Waiting) Steven Okazaki.
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Thu. May 4 - Thu. May 11, 2006
Kayo Hatta's Fishbowl
"Independent Lens"
(Televised - PBS)
May 9, 2006
See link for local stations and showing times
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Fishbowl by Kayo Hatta broadcast nationally on PBS
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Silk
Screen: Asian American Film Festival
Pittsburgh, PA
May 12-20, 2006
The Grace Lee Project
Columbus, OH
May 31, 2006
Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University
3rd Annual Asian
American Association Film Festival
Davis, CA
Sometime in May 2006
Chemistry 194, UC Davis Campus
Slant:
Bold Asian American Images
Houston, TX
June 3-4, 2006
Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Dallas, TX
August 3-11, 2006
Late Entry Deadline: June 1, 2006
Boulder
Asian Film Festival
Boulder, CO
Sep 8-10, 2006
Independent South
Asian Film Festival
Seattle, WA
Sep 27 - Oct 1, 2006
Boston
Asian American Film Festival
Boston, MA
October 12-15, 2006
San Diego Asian Film Festival
San Diego, CA
October 12-19, 2006
Programs to be announced; submissions accepted through June 7. The
festival takes place at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center.
Hawaii International Film Festival
Oct 19 - Nov 5, 2006
10th Anniversary
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia
November 1-5, 2006
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
November 15-19, 2006
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