In New York? Love Korean film? This weekend, Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) 2010 will screen original feature films, short films, documentaries, and other works by artists from throughout the world. The program will be followed by a Q&A session and awards announcement. More »

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The 4th annual Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) is scheduled for Feb. 27, 2010 at The Times Center! KAFFNY is a one-day New York festival screening works by emerging Korean American filmmakers. The program features films of all genres and lengths, from a variety of Korean and American perspectives. More »

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JAPAN CUTS returns for the third year in a row! Known for being the only large-scale annual Japanese film festival in North America, JAPAN CUTS brings Japan’s newest films to New York City with 27 screenings, 18 premiere films, 7 special guests, and 2 parties. Presented by Japan Society from June 30-July 12, JAPAN CUTS is chock full of exclusive Q&As with filmmakers, special events and more. Films screened between July 1-5 are co-presented with the New York Asian Film Festival and the awesome team at Subway Cinema. More »

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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… More »

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The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival kicks off Thursday nite, April 30, with one of Ningin’s film favorites CHILDREN OF INVENTION. Directed by Tze Chu, COI has been garnering praise film festival after film festival. No doubt you can expect it to be showing at a theater near you after it’s incredible festival run. So Yong Kim’s endearing TREELESS MOUNTAIN will be the centerpiece spotlight film, and the Oscar-winning Japanese film DEPARTURES will close the festival. In between those great films will be over 175 other features, shorts and documentaries showcasing the best Asian cinematic talent. More »

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Bradley Rust Gray’s latest feature film THE EXPLODING GIRL has its North American premiere Thursday night in New York City as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Credits include producers Karin Chien (THE MOTEL, W32nd) and So Yong Kim (IN BETWEEN DAYS, TREELESS MOUNTAIN), cinematographer Eric Lin, unit production manager David Hou (yours truly), key grip Douglas Seok, grip Kevin Lee, and production assistants Miranda Xu and Krista Carter. Not to mention special thanks to Mynette Louie from CHILDREN OF INVENTION and Ningin’s own Eddie Lebron of MEGAMAN fame. More »

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The Korean Film Festival DC 2009 starts tomorrow, April 17, and runs weekly until June 10. The long list of films and dates are mostly weekend screenings, in case you were wondering how the festival could run for almost 2 months. Programming blocks are New, Classic, and Women Directors of Korean Cinema. Don’t worry English-speakers. All the films are subtitled. I recommend BREATHLESS and TREELESS MOUNTAIN. Monster list below of films, times and synopsis. More »

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

Narrative Fiction (70 mins+) Documentary (35 mins+) Short Film (1-30 mins) More »

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The Fourth Annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon returns this April 17-19 with three days of films, workshops, parties, panels and special guests. Tze Chun’s acclaimed feature film “Children of Invention” will open this year’s festival. Film director Dave Boyle (of DisOrient 2008’s “Big Dreams, Little Tokyo”) and actor Hiroshi Watanabe (”Letters from Iwo Jima”) will attend with their latest film “White On Rice” for DisOrient’s closing night. More »

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The 3rd Annual Korean American Film Festival New York, or KAFFNY as we New Yorkers like to say, is this Saturday, February 28! KAFFNY showcases emerging and award-winning Korean and Korean American filmmakers. This year the festival moves to the prestigious TheTimesCenter, located at 41st St (btwn 7th and 8th ave). This year’s festival consists of two shorts programs, both followed by a short Q&A session with filmmakers. More »

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The 9th Annual Slant: Bold Asian American Images film festival is now calling for short film entries! In an effort to combat Asian stereotypes in the American media, Slant showcases an eclectic mix of the best emerging Asian American filmmakers. All genres are accepted. Entries must be postmarked by February 23. This year’s festival will be held May 30 & 31 at the The Aurora Picture Show in Houston, TX. More »

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The 10th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival is looking for Asian and Asian American films!

The first San Diego Asian Film Festival was in August 2000 at the University of San Diego. It was founded by Lee Ann Kim as an event of the San Diego chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. That first festival attracted nearly 3,500 film fans with nearly 60 films including THE DEBUT, by Gene Cajayon, and the closing night feature, GIRLFIGHT by Karyn Kusama (which also won the Sundance Audience Award). More »

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