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If you see one holiday film this year, put SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE on your list and see it now! This new film from hailed Brit director Danny Boyle opens this week in New York and Los Angeles and will open nationally around Thanksgiving.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE gushes with color and vibrancy and keeps you enthralled from start to finish, as we go through the life of Jamal and his brother Malik - two orphaned boys who grow up on the streets of Mumbai after their mother is killed by anti-Muslim faction. The film starts with 18 year old Jamal who is now one question away of being the champion on the uber-popular television show WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? But, is he really that smart or is he a cheat?

Smart storytelling and great cinematography and excellent performances from newcomers DEV PATEL (Jamal) and FRIDA PINTO (Latika) make SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE one of the major highlights in this year's theatrical cinematic offerings. Inspirational and full of life and love, this film is destined to be a classic. Even the younger Jamal, Latika and Malik actors are amazing.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is distributed by Fox Searchlight and opens November 12 in New York and Los Angeles and other cities by Thanksgiving. Please check your local listings or go online to http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/

By all means, do not miss this film. 7 Stars! LOL
Reviewed at 2008 AFI FEST

The Chicago Filipino American Film Festival opens on November 7 with Ron Morales's "Santa Mesa" and closes on November 9 with Joanna Vasquez Arong's "Neo-Lounge." Click here for the full schedule.

From the official announcement:

NWAAFF Call for Entries
Deadline November 21st
The Northwest Asian American Film Festival (February 26-March 1, 2009) is now accepting entries for films on subjects related to the Asian Pacific American experience. Along with screenings of curated and selected works from the Pacific Northwest and North America, the four-day film festival will offer a variety of social events and programs relating to Asian American media.

Submission Format: DVD or URL link (to YouTube, Google Video etc.)
Genres: Short; Experimental; Documentary; Narrative
Screening Format: 35mm; 16mm; mini DV; DVD
Deadline: November 21, 2008

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION:

1) Complete and send the entry form to NWAAFF 2009 (form is available on our web site www.nwaaff.org)
• By email to info@nwaaff.org
• By mail to 1463 E. Republican St. #106, Seattle, WA 98112

2) Send your film to NWAAFF 2009:
• DVD sent by mail to NWAAFF, 1463 E. Republican St. #106, Seattle, WA 98112. Please indicate the film's title and contact information on the tape/disc.
OR
• As a URL where your film can be viewed online (e.g. YouTube, Google Video, etc.).

Please do not include additional promotional materials.

DEADLINES: Mailed entries must be postmarked and electronic entries must be sent no later than NOVEMBER 21, 2008. Receipt of entries will be confirmed via email. Final selections will be announced in late December/early January.

ENTRY FEE: There is no entry fee for this year's festival.

Questions? Email info@nwaaff.org
Web Site: www.nwaaff.org

From Jonald Reyes, the director of "That Asian Thing":

Hey Boys & Gals -

Just wanted to drop that tactful trinket of an event to tack onto your creatively cool calendars. Hope you'll join us at this casual gala of the Chicago Premiere for "That Asian Thing" documentary (http://www.thatasianthing.com), as part of the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival (http://www.cfaff.org). Here's the skinny:

WHAT: "That Asian Thing" Chicago Premiere! w/Q&A Discussion Panel to follow

WHERE: Portage Theater - 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60641

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 8th, 2008 @ 1 p.m.

MORE 411: $10/person - tix are available online in advance or you can buy the day of at the theater; parking/directions/public transportation info are on the website - http://www.cfaff.org

This is looking to be a marvelous marvel, so we're hoping many of you and your friends will jump into the festivities! Grab your popcorn and soda...or beer (yes, the Portage Theater sells spirits)...pop a squat with you and your buddies to get indulged by slick Asian-American artists & mainstream America.

Thanks and please pass this on! Let's rock the Portage!

From the official announcement:

Lights, Camera, Action, Vote!

Win a $100 gift card of your choice and the chance to be apart of an upcoming documentary!

Calling Videographers, Producers, Filmmakers, and Youtubers! November 4 is right around the corner. This nation is energized for the November 4th election and millions of new voters are eager to cast their first ballot. That's why APIAVote is inviting you to capture footage on all the voting activities.

APIAVote & CAAM wants you to help us - and AAPIs all over the nation - know what civic engagement looks like in your AAPI community. We want you to tell the stories of AAPIs new to the voting process and their experiences. We want to tell future AAPI voters why voting is important and how high the stakes are.

This is the election of a lifetime. Help APIAVote & CAAM document this historic election.

Entries will be displayed on APIAVote and CAAM's youtube channels as well as their website. Additionally, selected footage will contribute to a larger video piece about AAPIs and political participation.

Upload your edited or unedited clips (3-5 minutes) via sendspace.com, wikisend.com, etc. between October 31,2008 and November 5th ,2008. Send link to submissions and questions to Alvina Yeh: alvina@apiavote.org//202-725-5651.

Click here for the contest rules.

The Hawaii International Film Festival is co-presenting a screening series called American Immigrant Filmmakers on Profile in New York City from November 12 to 18. The series includes films by Christine Choy, Sherwood Lu, and Kai-Duc Luong. Read on for more information from the official press release.

THE VILCEK FOUNDATION PRESENTS
AMERICAN IMMIGRANT FILMMAKERS ON PROFILE

Six-Film Program Curated by the Hawaii International Film Festival

New York, November 3, 2008 - The Vilcek Foundation and the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) present the New York City premiere of American Immigrant Filmmakers on Profile (AIFP), a program that showcases the work of foreign-born directors and actors. This year's series includes three features and three documentaries, inspired by the unique experiences of immigrants from Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Samoa and Vietnam. The screenings will take place November 12-18 at the Vilcek Foundation's new headquarters and cultural space, 167 East 73rd Street.

Following the program's successful run at the 2008 Hawaii International Film Festival, the Vilcek Foundation is now inviting New York audiences to view the films as well.

"We look forward to introducing these films to a wider audience. The talented artists involved in these projects, both behind and in front of the camera, remind us how much the American filmmaking tradition owes to the contributions of immigrants to this country," said Rick Kinsel, Executive Director of the Vilcek Foundation.

The AIFP program was initiated by the Vilcek Foundation in 2007 in partnership with HIFF, as a way to advance the related missions of the two organizations. "No other medium is as effective in expanding and enriching our understanding of the lives of others, no matter how different," said Kinsel. "We know these films will go far in helping to achieve our goal, to increase public awareness of the importance of the immigrant influence on the arts and culture in the United States, and that of HIFF, to encourage a cultural exchange among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific, and North America through the medium of film."

The screenings are free of charge, but RSVP is required. Visit www.vilcek.org for show times, and to RSVP online. All film screenings will be followed by a Q&A session with the film's director and/or lead actor.

With great sadness, we share the tragic news of the passing of San Diego Asian Film Festival programmer George Lin. Please read SDAFF Executive Director Lee Ann Kim's beautiful tribute. And read on for information about George's memorial service and memorial fund.

GEORGE LIN MEMORIAL SERVICE

Saturday, October 25 at 2PM

7940 Rufus Court, San Diego, CA 92129

The family asks in lieu of flowers and gifts, that charitable donations be made to the George C. Lin Memorial Fund, which will provide grants to institutions that provide scholarships to students studying film, and for pheochromocytoma research and education. Please send checks to:

The San Diego Foundation
2508 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92106

Please write the name of the fund, George C. Lin Memorial Fund, on the memo line of your check.

From the official press release:

TAKE OUT
Opening in Los Angeles on September 19th
Laemmle Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Laemmle Playhouse 7, Pasadena
Laemmle Fallbrook 7, West Hills
Edwards Westpark 8, Irvine
Edwards Atlantic Palace 10, Alhambra

After a successful theatrical release in NY earlier this summer,
NY-based distribution company CAVU Pictures is set to release the
award-winning feature film "Take Out" in the Los Angeles market on
September 19th . The film is scheduled to open at the Laemmle Sunset
5 in West Hollywood, Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Edwards Westpark
8 in Irvine, Laemmle's Fallbrook 7 in West Hills, and at the Edwards
Atlantic Palace 10 in Alhambra, CA.

"Take Out" opened in NY on June 6th, and played there for 9 weeks, and
is now expanding into select markets nationwide this fall. "Take Out"
premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival, won the Grand Jury prize at
the Nashville Film Festival, and has played in over 30 film festivals
to date.

"Take Out" is a day-in-the-life of Ming Ding, an illegal Chinese
immigrant working as a deliveryman for a Chinese take-out shop in New
York City. Ming is behind with payments on his huge debt to the
smugglers who brought him to the US. The collectors have given him
until the end of the day to deliver the money that is due. After
borrowing most of the money from friends and relatives, Ming realizes
that the remainder must come from the day's delivery tips. In order to
do so, he must make more than double his average daily income. In a
social-realist style, the camera follows Ming on his deliveries
throughout the city.

"Take Out" was shot on location in NYC and stars Charles Jang,
Jeng-hua Yu, Wang-Thye Lee, and Justin Wan. Employing an ensemble cast
of both professional and nonprofessional actors, and filmed in an
actual take-out restaurant during operating hours, directors Sean
Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou utilize a cinema vérité style to paint a
distinctly human face on the lives of illegal immigrants lost in the
shadows of an uncaring city.

CAVU Pictures was started in 2001 by filmmakers Michael Sergio and
Isil Bagdadi to finance, develop, produce and distribute independent
films. Some of CAVU's releases include "Under Hellgate Bridge," "The
Holy Land," "The Real Dirt on Farmer John," "Trailer Park Boys: The
Movie", and the upcoming directorial debut of actor Robert Davi, "The
Dukes".

SEAN BAKER writer/producer/director of Take Out: "We set out to bring
the plight of the illegal Chinese immigrant to the screen as
realistically and responsibly as we could. We believe we have
succeeded in doing so. Making this film was truly one of the most
exhilarating, educational, and liberating experiences of our lives and
we're excited that CAVU Pictures is working with us in getting the
film out to audiences." Sean Baker's previous credits include the
film "Four Letter Words" (which premiered at the 2001 SXSW film
festival, and is being released by Vanguard Cinema). His most recent
film "Prince of Broadway", which he wrote and directed, won the 2008
Target Filmmaker Award at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival. It
was the only US film in competition at Locarno Film Festival where it
won the Special Jury Mention. Sean is also the co-creator of the cult
comedy TV show, Greg the Bunny.

Running Time: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Yet Rated
In Mandarin and English, with English subtitles

APA Film Presents the 9th Annual DC Asian Pacific American (APA) Film Festival Sept. 25 through Oct. 4, 2008 at locations throughout the Washington, D.C., area including Landmark's E Street Cinema, Navy Memorial Theater, Goethe-Institut, and Freer Gallery of Art. The festival will showcase 14 features and over 45 short films. A complete schedule of films and descriptions is available at http://www.apafilm.org.

APA Filmmaker Reception at Independent Film Week
Tuesday, September 19

White Rabbit Lounge
145 E. Houston St.
New York, NY

Mix and mingle with APA filmmakers and industry guests over delicious hors d'oeuvres & drinks. Held in conjunction with the 30th annual Independent Film Week in NYC (formerly IFP Market).

Sponsored by KIRIN BREWERY OF AMERICA

9/16/08 | 6:00pm - 8:30pm
RSVP: mediafund@asianamericanmedia.org ∗

Hosted by Center for Asian American Media with Asian CineVision

∗ Due to limited venue capacity, advance RSVP is strongly recommended.

From the official announcement:

INAUGURAL ID FILM FEST TO SHOWCASE FILMS
THAT FOCUS ON GLOBAL ASIAN IDENTITY, COMMUNITIES
SEPT. 25-28 AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

LOS ANGELES.--The inaugural ID Film Fest, a new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in the diverse Asian/Pacific Islander communities, will showcase an international line-up of new and first-time locally-screened features, documentaries and shorts from Thursday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Japanese American National Museum's Democracy Forum. The screenings are free to National Museum members and tickets are $5 for each film for non-members, with advanced ticket purchases recommended.

Organized by co-programmers Quentin Lee and the National Museum's Koji Sakai, the ID Film Fest will feature several Los Angeles premieres of features and documentaries that examine, explore or celebrate the identity crisis in our diverse global Asian community.

"What Ridley Scott has imagined in Blade Runner is already a reality. Los Angeles is a postmodern collage of cultures and identity. Even within the broader umbrella of the 'Asian American' community, there are Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian Americans, just to name a few. Further diversifying the community are the division between first generation immigrants and those who were born here. A crisis of identity is inevitable and necessary even though we fantasize a more utopian unity," observed Lee.

Opening night, Sept. 25, features the Los Angeles premiere of Michael Frank's rarely seen Ra Choi, a drama about four Asian street kids, torn by poverty and drug use, trying to make a life for themselves in Sydney. Preceding the feature is Aldo Velasco's hilarious short "Jenny Tran (Not Her Real Name)" based on a real life Asian American female ecstasy dealer.

On Friday, Sept. 26, the Los Angeles premiere of Quentin Lee's first documentary feature, 0506HK, will be screened. The documentary takes a humorous and touching study of the vanishing identity of his generation of "Hong Kong people" who were all born when it was still a colony of Great Britain. Since the 1997 handover, that Hong Kong has ceased to exist. The evening will also feature three shorts--"All of Me", "Reverse Discri-Mission" and "Dimsum & Racetrack"--as part of the program, "Conflicting Passions".

Wee Li Lin's comedic drama, Gone Shopping (Los Angeles premiere), will highlight the screenings on Saturday, Sept. 27. This presentation centers on a Singaporean housewife who faces her mid-life crisis by escaping to a 24-hour shopping mall. The evening also features Ann Kaneko's comical and experimental sci-fi short, "Outer Limits Redux", which will be shown first.

To close the inaugural festival with the theme, "Fiction/Non-Fiction", Tony Toka's energetic skate poetry short, "Skate Free", will open the evening's program. That will be followed by three half-hour documentaries (all Los Angeles premieres), including Marlyn M. Bilas' "Shanti", one of the first films about Fiji Indian Americans and the story of a 21-year-old prearranged bride who is diagnosed with cancer; "Running Dragon", exploring the life of an aspiring Vietnamese Los Angeles actor who was adopted as an infant by an American family; and, Ling Liu's "Officer Tsukamoto", a gripping documentary that follows the cold case investigation of the murder of Japanese American police officer Ron Tsukamoto, who was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in Berkeley in the 1970s.

"In America, we tend to lump different Asians into one group, both for the informed and uniformed. This festival is founded to explore both the complexity and diversity of the global Asian identities," explained Sakai, who is public program manager at the Japanese American National Museum. "We are proud to present the first edition of the festival and its films in our Democracy Forum."

All screenings begin at 7:30 p.m. every night at the Democracy Forum in the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. The building is located at 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (directly across the National Museum's courtyard). Tickets can be purchased on-site. For more information, call the Japanese American National Museum at (213) 625-0414 or go to www.janm.org.

The new comedy from Oscar winner Jessica Yu - PING PONG PLAYA opens September 5th in SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE, BERKELEY, LOS ANGELES, GLENDALE, ALHAMBRA, IRVINE and NEW YORK.

On September 12, the film opens in SEATTLE and HOUSTON! Please spread the word and send email blasts!

It's an exciting time--but here's where you can get involved. The movie can speak for itself (if the reactions of people who have seen the movie is any indication, you won't be disappointed), but your help is needed to spread the word about the release of the film.

Independent movies don't have the marketing budget to compete against the mammoth studio movies, but what the film does have have is intense, strong word-of-mouth (just check out any of a number of the film's reviews--from outlets large and small, from critics, bloggers, and chat room posters alike).

We are encouraging groups of people to buy out blocks of seats on our first opening weekend in each of these cities.

Bring your friends, your family and your neighbors. The film is for all ages.

In San Francisco - on Saturday, September 6 - we have some groups of people buying out seats.

In Los Angeles there will be groups coming to the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood, the Edwards Atlantic Palace 10 in Alhambra, the Mann Exchange in Glendale and the Edwards University Town Center in Irvine. We could use more people buying out seats on all of the other cities and every theater.

The website: www.pingpongplaya.com

And if you know of any friends w/ websites or blogs that want to support the film by putting up our banner ads, please download here:
www.pingpongplaya.com/PPP_FlashUnits.zip

Please help continue to spread the word and come check out the movie opening weekend (Sept 5--LA/SF/NY; Sept 12--Seattle/Houston).

HERE ARE THE LIST OF THEATERS - PLEASE CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR TIMES AND TO BUY TICKETS. SOME THEATERS WILL OFFER DISCOUNTS FOR GROUP SALES - PLEASE CHECK WITH THEM.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)

REGAL E-WALK (TIMES SQUARE)
247 W. 42ND STREET (AT 8TH AVENUE)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON FANDANGO.COM
http://www.fandango.com/10036_movietheatershowtimes?date=9/5/2008

AMC LOEWS VILLAGE 7
66 THIRD AVENUE (AT 11TH STREET)
NEW YORK, NY 10003
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON FANDANGO.COM
http://www.fandango.com/TheaterPage.aspx?wssac=58&tid=AABQF&wssaffid=11480_LoewsTheatresWebsite

LOS ANGELES

ALHAMBRA/PASADENA/SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
EDWARDS ATLANTIC PALACE 10
700 MAIN STREET
ATLANTIC AT MAIN STREET
ALHAMBRA, CA 91801
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON FANDANGO.COM
http://www.fandango.com/edwardsatlanticpalace10_aaedc/theaterpage?date=9/5/2008

GLENDALE
MANN GLENDALE EXCHANGE 10
128 MARYLAND AVENUE
GLENDALE, CA 91205
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON MOVIEFONE.COM
http://www.moviefone.com/theater/mann-glendale-exchange-10/391/showtimes

HOLLYWOOD
MANN CHINESE 6 THEATERS
HOLLYWOOD AND HIGHLAND
6801 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS ON MOVIETICKETS.COM
http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=806

IRVINE
EDWARDS UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER 6
4245 CAMPUS DRIVE
IRVINE, CA 92612
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS AT FANDANGO.COM
http://www.fandango.com/TheaterPage.aspx?tid=AABHI

SAN FRANCISCO
AMC LOEWS METREON 16
101 4TH STREET AT MISSION
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94013
BUY ADVANCE TCKETS AT FANDANGO.COM
http://www.fandango.com/amcloewsmetreon16withimax_aanem/theaterpage

BERKELEY
LANDMARK SHATTUCK CINEMAS
2230 SHATTUCK AVENUE
BERKELEY, CA 94704
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS AT LANDMARKTHEATRES.COM
https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Landmark.aspx?TheatreID=200

SAN JOSE
CAMERA 12 DOWNTOWN
201 SOUTH SECOND STREET
SAN JOSE, CA 95113
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS AT CAMERACINEMAS.COM
http://www.cameracinemas.com/cgi-bin/movies.cgi?cmd=np&f=c12

Please check the www.pingpongplaya.com website often for updates. There are already two parties taking place with the opening of the film.

Friday, September 5 - Los Angeles with Climax Global - check our website for more details and address - meet the director and stars of PING PONG PLAYA
Bring y our ticket stub!

Saturday, September 6 - San Francisco - Hyphen Magazine and Center for Asian American Media are creating an evening party for all ticket stub holders. Meet the director and stars of PING PONG PLAYA! Bring your ticket stub!

Again, make sure you check the wesbsite for current info and breaking news!

Please spread the word and let's sell out the weekend!

The Asian Film Festival of Dallas continues today and tomorrow. Click here for Monday's schedule and click here for Tuesday's schedule.

From the official announcement:

Philadelphia Asian American Film and Filmmakers is now accepting submissions for its 1st Annual Asian American Film Festival. Held from October 9 - 12, 2008, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is dedicated to supporting Asian American films and filmmakers by education, interaction, and participation throughout the Philadelphia area.

To be eligible, short and feature productions must be directed by, produced by, or starring Asian Americans, or with subject matter concerning Asian American issues. The selected entries will be screened during the festival.

Deadlines for submissions are July 7th for early and August 25 for final. Discounts are also available for any early and electronic entries through Withoutabox.com.

Our link for electronic submissions and more detailed guidelines for entries can be found online on the official PAAFF website, www.phillyasianfilmfest.org (click "Festival"). Any questions regarding submissions can also be directed to programming@phillyasianfilmfest.org.

From the official announcement:

The Chicago Filipino American Film Festival (http://www.cfaff.org) is now accepting submissions of feature-length, documentary and short films. We also accept animated films and music videos. Click the link to download our 2008 entry form (http://www.cfaff.org/2008Site/2008_CFAFF_Entry.pdf) .

Please note that the deadline for the 2008 Festival is September 15, 2008. For more information about submission and selection requirements, please see the Submissions page (http://cfaff.org/2008Site/about.htm) or contact Jonathan Laxamana, JLaxamana@cfaff.org.

Music Video Contest

Music videos have come into its own; and with the advance of digital cameras and computer editing software, music video production is within reach for more people.

To celebrate our 5th anniversary, CFAFF is inaugurating a juried music video segment. We invite all Filipino musicians, bands or filmmakers to submit their music video of original or properly licensed material. For more information, please see the Submissions page or contact JLaxamana@cfaff.org.

Directed by controversial and openly gay filmmaker Leesong Hee-il, NO REGRET is a classic romance tale interwoven with the realistic depiction of class conflict and contemporary Korean gay life.

SYNOPSIS:

NO REGRET marks the first true gay film from Korea, centers on Sumin (Lee Young-Hoon), a poor 18 year-old orphan who seeks his fortune in the bright lights of Seoul. After losing a series of jobs, he is forced to work as a prostitute in a gay karaoke bar. A wealthy and powerful industrialist, Jaemin, (Lee Han) falls passionately in love with the boy and seduces him. Their relationship soon begins to interfere with Jaemin's pending nuptials and his promotion to a high-profile job at his father's company. Vengeful after becoming ignored, Sumin sets off on a destructive course of action that brings the film to a powerful and emotional moment of truth. "No Regret" is as uplifting and bittersweet as it is compelling and surprising.

www.noregret-themovie.com

From the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival announcement:

We're quite busy preparing for the upcoming 9th Annual DC APA Film Festival, but we still need a promotional trailer! If you have access to a camera and think you can get down and creative for us, make a thirty second trailer and send it in. If the jury likes it, you're a finalist. If the public loves it, you're a grand prize winner. To make it worth your while, we're giving away cash prizes and screen time for the winning trailer during the festival. All submissions must be in our mailbox by August 20, 2008, so hurry! Click here for details.

From the San Diego Asian Film Festival announcement:

Shoot a Voting PSA to Win $1000 Plus a Sony HD Camcorder

Check out these sample PSAs produced by the SDAFF. If we could do these in 2 hours, so can you!

If you have access to a video camera and a good idea, the San Diego Asian Film Foundation wants you to create a 30-second public service announcement encouraging Asian Pacific Islanders to get registered and vote! Did you know Asian Pacific Islander Americans have the lowest rates of voter participation among all ethnic groups?

Send us your video by July 31, and if we choose yours as the most creative, you'll win $1000 PLUS a $3000 Sony HD Camcorder!

From the official announcement:

THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008, 8pm
10 Mighty Mountain Warriors and iatv present the Los Angeles Premiere of
"Mighty Warriors of Comedy"
(produced by Kibi Anderson and Sung H. Kim)

The Emmy-Winning documentary about the funniest sketch comedy troupe you've never heard of!

Using a combination of personal interviews and live concert footage, "The Mighty Warriors of Comedy" takes a look at the members of this innovative all Asian American comedy troupe from the Bay Area as they struggle for success and deal with the ups and downs of life.

The ImaginAsian Center, 251 South Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 (between 2nd and 3rd Street, Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles)
$12 general admission; $10 each for groups of 10 or more

info/reservations: 818-754-4500 or email 18mightymountainwarriors@gmail.com
or order tickets ONLINE at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/38124 (sorry group tickets not available online. Please email or phone)

Including:
* MC Tamlyn Tomita
* Live performance by 18mmw
* a special collaboration with the TNkat/Tuesday Night Cafe featuring Keiko Agena, Alison De La Cruz, Shin Kawasaki, and traci kato-kiriyama.

portion of the proceeds will benefit the Little Tokyo Recreation Center.

DVD copies of the film will also be available for purchase
the night of the screening or online at
www.mightywarriorsofcomedy.com

From the official announcement:

U.S. THEATRICAL PREMIERE OF "ASIAN STORIES"

July 25-31
IMAGINASIAN CENTER, LOS ANGELES
251 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
www.theimaginasian.com/la

Directed By Ron Oda & Kris Chin
Cast: James Kyson Lee, Kirt Kishita, Kathy Uyen, Lauren Mary Kim
Distributor: Cinema Epoch

Jim is a young closefisted Chinese American living in LA who desperately finds himself with a stack of white flower themed disposable cameras, fleur-de-lis invitations, a number of champagne bottles, and a ten-thousand dollar engagement ring bill. The only thing missing is a bride. In financial debt and miserable for having his fiancé leave two weeks prior to Valentine's day, Jim tries to resurface his dignity and wash away his wretchedness by asking his best friend, a Japanese hitman whose passion for cooking fancy entrees extends far beyond his kitchen, to kill him just in time to miss the Hallmark holiday. With less than four days to live, Jim, while wearing his wedding tuxedo the entire time, treks to the mountains to find his fate, meet a pizza delivery boy with lucky charms, the funeral spot of his choice, and a girl.

ASIAN STORIES won the Audience Award at the VC Film Festival/Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and has screened to sold-out audiences at other festivals in San Diego, Hawaii and Chicago.

Filmmakers Ron Oda & Kris Chin and cast members James Kyson Lee, Kirt Kishita, and Kathy Uyen will be in attendance for the film's opening night screening Friday, July 25. After party to follow.