30th Annual Asian American International Film Festival Kicks Off
The 30th annual AAIFF kicked off this past Thursday in New York City and will run through July 28th at the Asia Society. AAIFF is known as “The First Home to Asian American Cinema.” It was the nation’s first festival dedicated to screening works by media artists of Asian descent and about the Asian community. It continues to be a leading showcase for Asian American film and video. Founded in 1978, AAIFF was originally held at the Henry Street Art for Living Center in New York’s Lower East Side.
Some of the highlights for 2007 include:
– Opening Night Film, FINISHING THE GAME by Justin Lin;
– Centerpiece Presentation, DARK MATTER by Chen Shi-Zheng, and starring Liu Ye and Meryl Streep;
– Closing Night Film, NEVER FOREVER by Gina Kim with Vera Farmiga and Jung-Woo Ha;
– 25 new exciting features;
– over 90 shorts and music videos;
– retrospective on legendary HK New Wave director Patrick Tam;
– 70s theme party
It’s not too late if you’re in the NYC area to check out a few great films. For a complete listing, take a look here: http://aaiff.org/2007/
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