Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival 2008

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A modern part of a forgotten history, 'Shiro's Head' takes us to the Pacific island of Guam, USA where outcast Vince Flores (Don Muna) struggles to come to terms with his family's history of secrets and a dark past of his own. Shunned from his family for the death of his father, his attempt to reconcile causes his family's past to catch up to him for the last time. Shiro's Head is the feature film debut produced, written and directed by brothers Don and Kel Muna. Their screenplay is adapted from their original short story entitled 'The Legend of Shiro'. Shot entirely on location in Guam, USA, the island naturally sets the framework for circumstances of life in a small town.
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A short experimental film that combines spoken word poetry and skateboarding. The poem focuses on the idea of the 'American Dream' and the definition of success in America, versus saying fuck it, getting high, tuning out, and being happy as a starving artist. This short was shot guerilla style, in one single 1:24min take by Andy Vu, skating backwards, in the parking structure of the Santa Ana Police Dept.
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Call For Entries Deadline Extended to June 30th

Due to overwhelming demand, we’ve extended our call for entries final postmark deadline to Tuesday, June 30th. Submissions are open to Asians and non-Asians filmmakers producing content by and/or about Asian Americans.

Click here for more details on submitting.
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THE ASIAN AMERICAN FILM LAB PRESENTS
THE 6TH ANNUAL 72 HOUR FILM SHOOTOUT
JUNE 26-29, 2009

New York, NY – The Asian American Film Lab (AAFilmLab), in association with Asian CineVision, is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout (“Shootout”) taking place this year from June 26-29, 2009. The Shootout is a nationwide competition where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to complete short films up to five minutes in length. Teams are given a common theme at the start of the competition to use creatively as they see fit. Teams compete for cash and prizes and the chance to have their films screened at film festivals.

For more info, visit: 72hourfilmshootout.com
72hourshootout
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Santa Mesa, the winner for Best Feature Film from our 2008 Film Festival, is now available on dvd. For more info, click here.

3rd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration

Join PAAFF at the APA Heritage Festival on Sat. May 30th 11am-5pm, details are below.
Find out about our upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and more.

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2009 Call for Entries/PAAFF Sponsors Philadelphia Cinefest

The 2nd Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF) is now accepting submissions for the following festival award categories:

Narrative Fiction (60 mins+)
Documentary (30 mins+)
Short Film (1-45 mins)

Final Postmark Deadline for submissions: June 13, 2009

Submit online: https://www.withoutabox.com/login/6998

For sponsorship information: click here

Check out the 2009 Festival Poster
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PAAFF is proud to be sponsoring the following films during the Philadelphia Cinefest:

Children of Invention, Directed by Tze Chun

Two Asian-American children are left to fend for themselves when their mother goes missing in director Tze Chun’s accomplished, semi-autobiographical feature.
Director will be in attendance for the Saturday screenings
Sat. March 28th, 2:30pm @ The Prince
Sat. April 4th, 12:30pm @ The Bridge
Sun. April 5th, 4:00pm @ the Black Box at The Prince

The Equation of Love and Death, Directed by Cao Baoping

Five characters — a tough lovelorn female cabbie, two inept smugglers from the countryside, a man of multiple personas and a baffled policeman are all caught up together in this fast-paced Chinese thriller. (Mandarin with English subtitles) East Coast Premiere, featured in World Focus section.
Sat. April 4th, 4:45pm @ Ritz 5
Sun. April 5th, 7:00pm @ Ritz 5

To see a full list of Asian and Asian American films that will be screening at the Cinefest, click here

For ticket info, click here

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