Satellite TV, cable, TiVO, and DVDs are great, but there's nothing like going to the movies--especially when it comes to independent and foreign films.
FILMMATTERS is a national list of screenings, festivals, and related events that we at Giant Robot find important or worth noting. It's going to be handled by us as well as by friends of FILMMATTERS.
In the future, FILMMATTERS will also feature DVD reviews, original contributions from a panel of experts, and recurring departments. We will collect these resources at FILMMATTERS, which is under construction.
If you think we should mention a certain event or if you would like to contribute in any way, please contact us. We can use your help.
Also, if you'd like to keep receiving these emails (this is just the first one, and it will get better), be sure to reply to this email with the subject line "subscribe."
NOW PLAYING!!
MORNING SUN
Presented by NAATA Distribution, this documentary by Carma Hinton and her collaroletarian Cultural Revolution (c.1964-1976), as seen through the eyes of the high-school generation that was born around the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China and came of age in the 1960s.
SF: Roxie Cinema
link to Roxie.
link to NAATA.
link to Morning Sun.
SHAOLIN SOCCER
Stephen Chow's brilliant SHAOLIN SOCCER tells the story of ex-monks who use their martial arts skills on the field. With mind-blowing special effects and a truly unique sense of humor, it is Hong Kong's all-time hit.
link to Shaolin Soccer.
LA: NuWilshire, ArcLight
SF: Lumiere, Camera 7 (Campbell)
NY: AMC Empire 25, Sunshine
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING
Bad boy art film director Kim Ki-Duk ditches his usual themes of prostitution and murder to create a Buddhist study of the ages of man as seen in the lives of monks who live in a mountaintop temple. The film is a masterpiece of gorgeous settings, restrained acting, and subtle storytelling-with just enough dark humor and unsettling themes to let you know that Kim has not completely calmed down.
link to Sony Classics.
link to Kim Ki-Duk.
LA: Westside Pavilion, ArcLight, Laemmle Playhouse 7 (Pasadena)
NY: Angelika
TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION
Tibet's epic story finally told in this documentary directed by Tom Peosay and narrated by Martin Sheen. Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine remarkable journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. http://www.cryofthesnowlion.com
Madison, WI: Orpheum Theatre - 216 State Street - 608 255 6005
Tulsa, OK: AMC Southroads - 4923 East 41st - www.circlecinema.com
Coming Soon:
Monterey, CA April 9 - Osio Cinema - 350 Alvarado St. - www.osiocinemas.com
Rochester, NY Opens April 9 - Little Theatre - 240 East Ave. - www.little-theatre.com
Toronto, ON Opens April 9 - Cineplex Odeon Carlton Cinemas - 2 Carlton St. - 416 598 2309
Vancouver, BC Opens April 9 - Ridge Theatre - 3131 Arbutus St. - 604.738.6311
Irvine, CA Opens April 16 - Edwards University Town Center - www.edwardscinemas.com
LA Opens April 16 - Laemmle Monica 4 - Santa Monica - www.laemmle.com
Palm Desert, CA Opens April 16 - Cinemas Palme d'Or
Pasadena, CA Opens April 16 - Laemmle One Colorado - www.laemmle.com
Ottawa, ON Opens April 16 - Bytowne Cinema - 325 Rideau St. - 613 789 FILM
SF Opens April 18 - Red Vic Theater
Boise, ID Opens April 30 - The Flicks - 646 Fulton Street
Norfolk, VA Opens May 25 - Naro Cinema - 1507 Colley Ave - 757 625 6276 - www.narocinema.com
Cincinnati, OH Opens May 26 & 29 - www.cincinnatifilmsociety.com/filmsociety
CHECK IT OUT
DJ SHADOW VS. DJ SHADOW
The turntable god from the Bay Area gets the treatment from Hong's best director. Lensed by Christopher Doyle and starring Chen Chang (Happy Together, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Happy Together) and HK model Danielle Graham, it's got all the style you'd expect and more.
link to Wong Kar Wai + DJ Shadow.
COMING SOON!
April 16
CLOSE CALL
Close Call stars Annie Lee and opens in LA at the ArcLight, Beverly Center, Pasadena Pacific Theatres Paseo 14 and AMC 30 at the Block (OC). Premiere after party at Pearl on opening night.
link to Close Call.
link to Close Call Party.
April 23
TWILIGHT SAMURAI
Director Yoji Yamada, best known for his Tora-san comedy series, humanizes the typically superheroic samurai movie genre by adding themes of office politics, spousal abuse, and pacifism. Ex-action star Hiroyuki Sanada and idol-turned actress Rie Miyazawa give award-winning performances in this gripping and intelligent film. Nominated for Academy Award Best Foreign Film.
link to Twilight Samurai.
SLEEPING TIGERS
In pre-WWII Vancouver the Asahi baseball team was unbeatable, outplaying the taller Caucasian teams and winning the prestigious Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the Canadian government declared war against Japan and sent every person of Japanese descent, whether born in Canada or not, to internment camps. Faced with hardship and isolation, the former Asahi members survived by playing baseball. Soon attracting the interest of the RCMP and local townspeople, this quintessential North American game helped to break down racial and cultural barriers.
link to Sleeping Tigers.
FESTIVALS
9th ANNUAL CHICAGO ASIAN AMERICAN SHOWCASE
April 2 - 11
Art Show - Giant Robot and The Foundation for Asian American Independent Media (FAAIM) proudly presents COMING SOON, an art exhibit in conjunction with the 9th Annual Chicago Asian American Showcase at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 164 N. State Street
April 2 - June 30th
Jaishri Abichandani * Jung Mee Jamie Kim * Ann Poochareon * Fon Hing Buck * Tomoko Kawamaka-Ruben Sun * Drew Ee-Ann * Marie Lickteig * Howie Tsui * Anida Yoeu Esguerra * Laura Kina * Omar Vera * Greg Grucel * Suraiya Nathani * Amy Weng * Ciara Intengan * My-Linh Nguyen * Raymond Yang * Tim Hugh * Dale Parachelles * Chien Yuan * David Magdaleno * Hazel Mandujuano * Ray Potes * Youshi Li * Brendan Monroe * Pryor Praczukowski * Kiyoshi Nakazawa
link to FAAIM.
7th ANNUAL HIFF SPRING FLING
April 2-8
Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is proud to present a showcase of the latest and greatest independent cinema from Asia, the Pacific and beyond.
http://www.hiff.org
1st ANNUAL AUSTIN ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
April 14-18
AAFF will present over 30 films, including new feature releases, independently produced films, documentaries, experimental, and short subjects. Twilight Samurai, Oasis, Blind Shaft, Repatriation and more. Korean documentarian Sung-Hoo Jung, will attend to present her award winning A Tale of a Wife and a Mother, a tragic story depicting the reunion of families that were separated after the Korean War. Safina Oberoi, an Indian documentarian will reflect on her mother's journey to India from Australia in her film, My Mother India.
http://www.cinemaasiaaustin.org
INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES (IFFLA)
April 14-18 @ ArcLight
Watch documentaries, shorts, and dramas from India, including MAQBOOL, Vishal Bharadwaj's take on Macbeth!
http://www.indianfilmfestival.org
20th ANNUAL VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
April 29 - May 6 @ DGA, ArcLight, David Henry Hwang Theatre and Aratani Japan America Theatre
VC FILMFEST celebrates its 20th Anniversary by opening with Wayne Wang's CHAN IS MISSING and closing with Takeshi Kitano's ZATOICHI. . .and lots of great films in between including Takashi Miike's GOZU!
http://www.vconline.org
IFP LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
June 17 - 26
The Los Angeles Film Festival, held annually for ten days in June, showcases the best of American and International independent cinema.
http://www.lafilmfest.com
27th ASIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by Asian Cinevision (ACV) in association with Asia Society
July 16 - 24, NYC
http://www.asiancinevision.org
CALL-FOR-ENTRIES
24th Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) Call-For-Entries 2004 Now Open!
is now open! The festival is accepting film submissions from all genres - features, shorts, documentaries, animation and music videos - for the upcoming fall festival. The dates for this year's festival are October 28–November 7 on Oahu and November 7 - 9 on the Neighbor Islands.
http://www.hiff.org/
5th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) Call-For-Entries!
Deadline for Call-for-Entries is May 30th; Special 5-year anniversary REEL SHORT FILM CONTEST (55 seconds or less - deadline August 15) for CASH. Check website for all the rules and entry forms.
http://www.sdaff.org
8th Annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Reel Asian is accepting submissions for its festival November 24-28, 2004. FINAL DEADLINE: June 1. ENTRY FEE: $10. Entry fee waived for submissions postmarked before May 1 early deadline. Work from first-time and student directors welcome! Visit www.reelasian.com for entry forms and more details. Or email info@reelasian.com.
Asian American International Film Festival 04 Screenplay Competition
Deadline: Friday, April 16, 2004
The 27th AAIFF is now accepting screenplay submissions for its 4th Annual Screenplay Competition. Screenplays must not have been produced or optioned before and [one of the] writer[s] must be of Asian decent. A staged reading of the winning screenplay will be presented at the festival.
For complete entry rules and form: http://www.asiancinevision.org/pdf/screenwritingappl2004.pdf
Questions: Call 212 989 1422 or email screenplay@asiancinevision.org
MORE SCREENINGS
LOS ANGELES
NEW BEVERLY CINEMA - Revival theatre in Los Angeles - 7165 West Beverly Blvd., LA - 323 938 4038
April 11 - 13
CHUNGKING EXPRESS and FALLEN ANGELS is the ultimate Wong Kar-Wai double feature. His films ooze style and no one comes close to making the dirty streets of Hong Kong look so good. Go alone, go with friends, or go with a date. These two together are like mochi and ice cream.
April 18 - 20
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE and TOKYO GODFATHERS. While children might enjoy these excellent animated films, they will not have the same appreciation for the brilliant characterization and storytelling that adults will have. The first is from France, the second from Japan. Tokyo Godfathers is a throwback to the screwball comedies lensed through three homeless folks in Japan.
THE NUART - West LA's finest - 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., LA - 310 478 6379
April 2 - 8
TAMALA 2010
The sweet aesthetic of Hello Kitty and craziness of David Lynch collide in this hallucinogenic and hyperactive black and while animated film by the Tree of Life collective.
June 11 @ midnight
GHOST IN THE SHELL
Don't miss a midnight screening of Mamoru Oshii's GHOST IN THE SHELL. There are only a few anime features worth seeing on the big screen and this, the Citizen Kane of cyber punk, is one of them
NEW YORK
NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS
March 24 - April 4
The 33rd New Directors/New Films presented by The Department of Film & Media, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Film Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall, The Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center and MoMA Film at The Gramercy Theatre at 23rd Street features 22 films from around the world, including South Korea's UNTOLD SCANDAL by E J-Yong and SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER… AND SPRING by Kim Ki-Duk.
http://www.filmlinc.com/ndnf/ndnf.htm
DC AREA
The rare Ozu Yasuhiro retrospective is continuing to play at several venues in the DC area.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center - The AFI Silver is located in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, at 8633 Colesville Road (between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street).
http://silver.afi.com
March 5 - April 3
Yasujiro Ozu is a master, and he's had several retrospectives in the past. This is yet another. The double feature on Saturday, April 3 has two silent classics. THAT NIGHT'S WIFE (1930) is Ozu's suspenseful tale of a father's robbery to pay for his daughter's medicine. WOMAN OF TOKYO (1933) is the story of a brother's discovery that his sister has prostituted herself. Both will be presented with live organ accompaniment.
Film Series: Yasujiro Ozu
National Gallery of Art
Thru April 10
http://www.nga.gov/programs/flmozu.htm
Freer and Sackler Galleries
http://www.asia.si.edu/events/films.asp
If you love Hirokazu Kore-Eda's After Life as much as other fans do, you'll want to drag your friends to this double feature. The much-loved AFTER LIFE depicts heaven as an office where the recently departed sort through their memories. MABOROSI is a minimalist portait of a woman who is overcome by loss. Her sadness is framed by painterly and beautiful cinematography.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
April 3
ROBOT STORIES
Greg Pak's sci-fi anthology is rolling out across the country. From robot babies to virtual immortality, the vignettes cover it all in a Twilight Zone-like fashion.
April 2 - 8, St. Louis, MO
April 9 - 15, Pittsburgh, PA
April 16 - 22, San Francisco and Berkeley, CA
April 22 - 25, Ithaca, NY
April 23 - 29, Portland, OR
April 30 - May 6, Philadelphia, PA
May 7 - 13, Austin, TX
May 11, Birmingham, AL (one screening only!)
http://www.robotstories.net
EVENTS
Pacific Media Expo
May 29 - 31, Anaheim
The hottest anime from Japan, the coolest DJ's from Asia, and the most creative combination of sports and martial arts in Hong Kong history- under one roof!
DVD release party of "1st Testament: CIA Vengeance"
April 8, 8pm @ Wilshire Galleria, 3240 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor (Suite 200), LA
Please RSVP to aaron@ellipticmovies.com
"1st Testament" is being released by Elliptic Entertainment, the DVD distribution company founded by Aaron Pugliese and John Ta. For more info about future releases go to www.ellipticmovies.com "1st Testament" is the first film by Young Man Kang to be released on DVD in the U.S.. For more info go to
http://www.youngmankang.com
Markets and Value Film Series - Artists' Videos
April 14, 7:30 pm @ The Getty (must RSVP) - 1200 Getty Center Dr, LA - 310 440 7300
Following the introduction of the affordable, consumer-grade video camera in the mid-1960s, many artists began to experiment with video as an artistic medium. This program presents a selection of artists' video shorts from the past 35 years, including works by Nam June Paik, Richard Serra, Chris Burden, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, and Alex Bag, who appears in person to discuss the works. Harold M. Williams Auditorium
http://www.getty.edu
Members Only Screening
April 15, 7:30 pm @ SilverScreen Theatre at the Pacific Design Center - 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood - INFO 213/633-5367 or http://www.moca.org/museum/ifp.org
Presented by MOCA and IFP/LA, New Film Works will feature a screening, Q & A, and a reception. Free to MOCA and IFP/LA members only on a first-come, first-served basis. Members may bring one guest each. Film TBA. New Films Works screenings occur the third Thursday of each month through March 2005 (no screening in June & December 2004). New Film Works has been made possible in part and is hosted by the Pacific Design Center.
FILMMATTERS is a national list of screenings, festivals, and related events that we at Giant Robot find important or worth noting. It's going to be handled by us as well as by friends of FILMMATTERS.
In the future, FILMMATTERS will also feature DVD reviews, original contributions from a panel of experts, and recurring departments. We will collect these resources at FILMMATTERS, which is under construction.
If you think we should mention a certain event or if you would like to contribute in any way, please contact us. We can use your help.
Also, if you'd like to keep receiving these emails (this is just the first one, and it will get better), be sure to reply to this email with the subject line "subscribe."
NOW PLAYING!!
MORNING SUN
Presented by NAATA Distribution, this documentary by Carma Hinton and her collaroletarian Cultural Revolution (c.1964-1976), as seen through the eyes of the high-school generation that was born around the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China and came of age in the 1960s.
SF: Roxie Cinema
link to Roxie.
link to NAATA.
link to Morning Sun.
SHAOLIN SOCCER
Stephen Chow's brilliant SHAOLIN SOCCER tells the story of ex-monks who use their martial arts skills on the field. With mind-blowing special effects and a truly unique sense of humor, it is Hong Kong's all-time hit.
link to Shaolin Soccer.
LA: NuWilshire, ArcLight
SF: Lumiere, Camera 7 (Campbell)
NY: AMC Empire 25, Sunshine
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING
Bad boy art film director Kim Ki-Duk ditches his usual themes of prostitution and murder to create a Buddhist study of the ages of man as seen in the lives of monks who live in a mountaintop temple. The film is a masterpiece of gorgeous settings, restrained acting, and subtle storytelling-with just enough dark humor and unsettling themes to let you know that Kim has not completely calmed down.
link to Sony Classics.
link to Kim Ki-Duk.
LA: Westside Pavilion, ArcLight, Laemmle Playhouse 7 (Pasadena)
NY: Angelika
TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION
Tibet's epic story finally told in this documentary directed by Tom Peosay and narrated by Martin Sheen. Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine remarkable journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. http://www.cryofthesnowlion.com
Madison, WI: Orpheum Theatre - 216 State Street - 608 255 6005
Tulsa, OK: AMC Southroads - 4923 East 41st - www.circlecinema.com
Coming Soon:
Monterey, CA April 9 - Osio Cinema - 350 Alvarado St. - www.osiocinemas.com
Rochester, NY Opens April 9 - Little Theatre - 240 East Ave. - www.little-theatre.com
Toronto, ON Opens April 9 - Cineplex Odeon Carlton Cinemas - 2 Carlton St. - 416 598 2309
Vancouver, BC Opens April 9 - Ridge Theatre - 3131 Arbutus St. - 604.738.6311
Irvine, CA Opens April 16 - Edwards University Town Center - www.edwardscinemas.com
LA Opens April 16 - Laemmle Monica 4 - Santa Monica - www.laemmle.com
Palm Desert, CA Opens April 16 - Cinemas Palme d'Or
Pasadena, CA Opens April 16 - Laemmle One Colorado - www.laemmle.com
Ottawa, ON Opens April 16 - Bytowne Cinema - 325 Rideau St. - 613 789 FILM
SF Opens April 18 - Red Vic Theater
Boise, ID Opens April 30 - The Flicks - 646 Fulton Street
Norfolk, VA Opens May 25 - Naro Cinema - 1507 Colley Ave - 757 625 6276 - www.narocinema.com
Cincinnati, OH Opens May 26 & 29 - www.cincinnatifilmsociety.com/filmsociety
CHECK IT OUT
DJ SHADOW VS. DJ SHADOW
The turntable god from the Bay Area gets the treatment from Hong's best director. Lensed by Christopher Doyle and starring Chen Chang (Happy Together, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Happy Together) and HK model Danielle Graham, it's got all the style you'd expect and more.
link to Wong Kar Wai + DJ Shadow.
COMING SOON!
April 16
CLOSE CALL
Close Call stars Annie Lee and opens in LA at the ArcLight, Beverly Center, Pasadena Pacific Theatres Paseo 14 and AMC 30 at the Block (OC). Premiere after party at Pearl on opening night.
link to Close Call.
link to Close Call Party.
April 23
TWILIGHT SAMURAI
Director Yoji Yamada, best known for his Tora-san comedy series, humanizes the typically superheroic samurai movie genre by adding themes of office politics, spousal abuse, and pacifism. Ex-action star Hiroyuki Sanada and idol-turned actress Rie Miyazawa give award-winning performances in this gripping and intelligent film. Nominated for Academy Award Best Foreign Film.
link to Twilight Samurai.
SLEEPING TIGERS
In pre-WWII Vancouver the Asahi baseball team was unbeatable, outplaying the taller Caucasian teams and winning the prestigious Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the Canadian government declared war against Japan and sent every person of Japanese descent, whether born in Canada or not, to internment camps. Faced with hardship and isolation, the former Asahi members survived by playing baseball. Soon attracting the interest of the RCMP and local townspeople, this quintessential North American game helped to break down racial and cultural barriers.
link to Sleeping Tigers.
FESTIVALS
9th ANNUAL CHICAGO ASIAN AMERICAN SHOWCASE
April 2 - 11
Art Show - Giant Robot and The Foundation for Asian American Independent Media (FAAIM) proudly presents COMING SOON, an art exhibit in conjunction with the 9th Annual Chicago Asian American Showcase at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 164 N. State Street
April 2 - June 30th
Jaishri Abichandani * Jung Mee Jamie Kim * Ann Poochareon * Fon Hing Buck * Tomoko Kawamaka-Ruben Sun * Drew Ee-Ann * Marie Lickteig * Howie Tsui * Anida Yoeu Esguerra * Laura Kina * Omar Vera * Greg Grucel * Suraiya Nathani * Amy Weng * Ciara Intengan * My-Linh Nguyen * Raymond Yang * Tim Hugh * Dale Parachelles * Chien Yuan * David Magdaleno * Hazel Mandujuano * Ray Potes * Youshi Li * Brendan Monroe * Pryor Praczukowski * Kiyoshi Nakazawa
link to FAAIM.
7th ANNUAL HIFF SPRING FLING
April 2-8
Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is proud to present a showcase of the latest and greatest independent cinema from Asia, the Pacific and beyond.
http://www.hiff.org
1st ANNUAL AUSTIN ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
April 14-18
AAFF will present over 30 films, including new feature releases, independently produced films, documentaries, experimental, and short subjects. Twilight Samurai, Oasis, Blind Shaft, Repatriation and more. Korean documentarian Sung-Hoo Jung, will attend to present her award winning A Tale of a Wife and a Mother, a tragic story depicting the reunion of families that were separated after the Korean War. Safina Oberoi, an Indian documentarian will reflect on her mother's journey to India from Australia in her film, My Mother India.
http://www.cinemaasiaaustin.org
INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES (IFFLA)
April 14-18 @ ArcLight
Watch documentaries, shorts, and dramas from India, including MAQBOOL, Vishal Bharadwaj's take on Macbeth!
http://www.indianfilmfestival.org
20th ANNUAL VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
April 29 - May 6 @ DGA, ArcLight, David Henry Hwang Theatre and Aratani Japan America Theatre
VC FILMFEST celebrates its 20th Anniversary by opening with Wayne Wang's CHAN IS MISSING and closing with Takeshi Kitano's ZATOICHI. . .and lots of great films in between including Takashi Miike's GOZU!
http://www.vconline.org
IFP LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
June 17 - 26
The Los Angeles Film Festival, held annually for ten days in June, showcases the best of American and International independent cinema.
http://www.lafilmfest.com
27th ASIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by Asian Cinevision (ACV) in association with Asia Society
July 16 - 24, NYC
http://www.asiancinevision.org
CALL-FOR-ENTRIES
24th Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) Call-For-Entries 2004 Now Open!
is now open! The festival is accepting film submissions from all genres - features, shorts, documentaries, animation and music videos - for the upcoming fall festival. The dates for this year's festival are October 28–November 7 on Oahu and November 7 - 9 on the Neighbor Islands.
http://www.hiff.org/
5th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) Call-For-Entries!
Deadline for Call-for-Entries is May 30th; Special 5-year anniversary REEL SHORT FILM CONTEST (55 seconds or less - deadline August 15) for CASH. Check website for all the rules and entry forms.
http://www.sdaff.org
8th Annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Reel Asian is accepting submissions for its festival November 24-28, 2004. FINAL DEADLINE: June 1. ENTRY FEE: $10. Entry fee waived for submissions postmarked before May 1 early deadline. Work from first-time and student directors welcome! Visit www.reelasian.com for entry forms and more details. Or email info@reelasian.com.
Asian American International Film Festival 04 Screenplay Competition
Deadline: Friday, April 16, 2004
The 27th AAIFF is now accepting screenplay submissions for its 4th Annual Screenplay Competition. Screenplays must not have been produced or optioned before and [one of the] writer[s] must be of Asian decent. A staged reading of the winning screenplay will be presented at the festival.
For complete entry rules and form: http://www.asiancinevision.org/pdf/screenwritingappl2004.pdf
Questions: Call 212 989 1422 or email screenplay@asiancinevision.org
MORE SCREENINGS
LOS ANGELES
NEW BEVERLY CINEMA - Revival theatre in Los Angeles - 7165 West Beverly Blvd., LA - 323 938 4038
April 11 - 13
CHUNGKING EXPRESS and FALLEN ANGELS is the ultimate Wong Kar-Wai double feature. His films ooze style and no one comes close to making the dirty streets of Hong Kong look so good. Go alone, go with friends, or go with a date. These two together are like mochi and ice cream.
April 18 - 20
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE and TOKYO GODFATHERS. While children might enjoy these excellent animated films, they will not have the same appreciation for the brilliant characterization and storytelling that adults will have. The first is from France, the second from Japan. Tokyo Godfathers is a throwback to the screwball comedies lensed through three homeless folks in Japan.
THE NUART - West LA's finest - 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., LA - 310 478 6379
April 2 - 8
TAMALA 2010
The sweet aesthetic of Hello Kitty and craziness of David Lynch collide in this hallucinogenic and hyperactive black and while animated film by the Tree of Life collective.
June 11 @ midnight
GHOST IN THE SHELL
Don't miss a midnight screening of Mamoru Oshii's GHOST IN THE SHELL. There are only a few anime features worth seeing on the big screen and this, the Citizen Kane of cyber punk, is one of them
NEW YORK
NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS
March 24 - April 4
The 33rd New Directors/New Films presented by The Department of Film & Media, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Film Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall, The Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center and MoMA Film at The Gramercy Theatre at 23rd Street features 22 films from around the world, including South Korea's UNTOLD SCANDAL by E J-Yong and SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER… AND SPRING by Kim Ki-Duk.
http://www.filmlinc.com/ndnf/ndnf.htm
DC AREA
The rare Ozu Yasuhiro retrospective is continuing to play at several venues in the DC area.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center - The AFI Silver is located in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, at 8633 Colesville Road (between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street).
http://silver.afi.com
March 5 - April 3
Yasujiro Ozu is a master, and he's had several retrospectives in the past. This is yet another. The double feature on Saturday, April 3 has two silent classics. THAT NIGHT'S WIFE (1930) is Ozu's suspenseful tale of a father's robbery to pay for his daughter's medicine. WOMAN OF TOKYO (1933) is the story of a brother's discovery that his sister has prostituted herself. Both will be presented with live organ accompaniment.
Film Series: Yasujiro Ozu
National Gallery of Art
Thru April 10
http://www.nga.gov/programs/flmozu.htm
Freer and Sackler Galleries
http://www.asia.si.edu/events/films.asp
If you love Hirokazu Kore-Eda's After Life as much as other fans do, you'll want to drag your friends to this double feature. The much-loved AFTER LIFE depicts heaven as an office where the recently departed sort through their memories. MABOROSI is a minimalist portait of a woman who is overcome by loss. Her sadness is framed by painterly and beautiful cinematography.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
April 3
ROBOT STORIES
Greg Pak's sci-fi anthology is rolling out across the country. From robot babies to virtual immortality, the vignettes cover it all in a Twilight Zone-like fashion.
April 2 - 8, St. Louis, MO
April 9 - 15, Pittsburgh, PA
April 16 - 22, San Francisco and Berkeley, CA
April 22 - 25, Ithaca, NY
April 23 - 29, Portland, OR
April 30 - May 6, Philadelphia, PA
May 7 - 13, Austin, TX
May 11, Birmingham, AL (one screening only!)
http://www.robotstories.net
EVENTS
Pacific Media Expo
May 29 - 31, Anaheim
The hottest anime from Japan, the coolest DJ's from Asia, and the most creative combination of sports and martial arts in Hong Kong history- under one roof!
DVD release party of "1st Testament: CIA Vengeance"
April 8, 8pm @ Wilshire Galleria, 3240 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor (Suite 200), LA
Please RSVP to aaron@ellipticmovies.com
"1st Testament" is being released by Elliptic Entertainment, the DVD distribution company founded by Aaron Pugliese and John Ta. For more info about future releases go to www.ellipticmovies.com "1st Testament" is the first film by Young Man Kang to be released on DVD in the U.S.. For more info go to
http://www.youngmankang.com
Markets and Value Film Series - Artists' Videos
April 14, 7:30 pm @ The Getty (must RSVP) - 1200 Getty Center Dr, LA - 310 440 7300
Following the introduction of the affordable, consumer-grade video camera in the mid-1960s, many artists began to experiment with video as an artistic medium. This program presents a selection of artists' video shorts from the past 35 years, including works by Nam June Paik, Richard Serra, Chris Burden, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, and Alex Bag, who appears in person to discuss the works. Harold M. Williams Auditorium
http://www.getty.edu
Members Only Screening
April 15, 7:30 pm @ SilverScreen Theatre at the Pacific Design Center - 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood - INFO 213/633-5367 or http://www.moca.org/museum/ifp.org
Presented by MOCA and IFP/LA, New Film Works will feature a screening, Q & A, and a reception. Free to MOCA and IFP/LA members only on a first-come, first-served basis. Members may bring one guest each. Film TBA. New Films Works screenings occur the third Thursday of each month through March 2005 (no screening in June & December 2004). New Film Works has been made possible in part and is hosted by the Pacific Design Center.
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