The 2009 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival closed on Thursday night with a screening of the Oscar winning film DEPARTURES (directed by Yojiro Takita). The winners of this year’s 25th festival were also announced and it was a lineup of the usual suspects who have been cleaning up at Asian film festivals throughout 2009…

Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Prize – Outstanding Film
Children Of Invention
Director: Tze Chun

Outstanding Director
Treeless Mountain
Director: So Yong Kim

Outstanding First Film
All About Dad
Director: Mark Tran

Outstanding Screenplay
David Boyle And Joel Clark, White On Rice

Acting Awards New Talent To Watch
Michael Chen, Children Of Invention
Crystal Chiu, Children Of Invention
Hee Yeon Kim, Treeless Mountain
Song Hee Kim, Treeless Mountain
Justin “Bob” Kwong, White On Rice

Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Prize – Outstanding Documentary
Whatever It Takes
Director: Christopher Wong

Special Jury Prize
The Real Shaolin
Director: Alexander Lee

Short Film Prizes
Golden Reel Award – Outstanding Short Film
A Green Mountain In Her Drawer
Director: Lee Hwa June

Linda Mabalot New Directors/New Visions
Wet Season
Director: Michael Tay

Audience Awards
Fiction Film
Karma Calling
Director: Sarba Das

Documentary Film
Whatever It Takes
Director: Christopher Wong

White On Rice trailer!
“If I meet a Japanese girl, it reminds me of Utada.” — FTW!!!