Official Media Kit
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
OFFICIAL MEDIA KIT Presented by: Media Contact: Lauren Manalo PR & Communications Coordinator [email protected] Office: (619) 400-5906 Main Office: 2508 Historic Decatur Rd. Ste #140 Cell: (510) 754-3250 San Diego , CA 92106 15th Anniversary Facts Founded in 2000, the Festival has grown to become the largest exhibition of Asian cinema in the western United States, and the largest film festival in San Diego. The San Diego Asian Film Festival is organized by Pacific Arts Movement, a non-profit media arts organization dedicated to sharing Asian American and international films to inspire, entertain, and support a more compassionate society. Pacific Arts Movement is also celebrating 10 years of REEL VOICES, a summer documentary filmmaker program for local high school students. This year’s San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is showcasing: o 140 films from 21 countries o 6 West Coast Premieres (THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS, YASMINE, THE VANCOUVER ASAHI, STRAY DOGS, JOURNEY TO THE WEST) o 3 US Premieres (FROM WHAT IS BEFORE, THE SONGS OF RICE, DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART 2) o World Premiere: MY LIFE IN CHINA Program and Event Highlights OPENING NIGHT FILM: REVENGE OF THE OPENING NIGHT PARTY GREEN DRAGONS Thursday, November 6 at 9:30pm Thursday, November 6 at 7:00pm Bang Bang Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15 526 Market Street, Gaslamp 701 5th Ave San Diego, CA 92101 GALA AWARDS DINNER ** Co-directors Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo, Saturday, November 8 at 5:30pm Leonard Wu, Harry Shum, and Eugenia Yuan Town & Country Hotel, Mission Valley to attend 500 Hotel Circle North **Media badge does not guarantee red CENTERPIECE: WORLD PREMIERE, ABC’S carpet interviews. Contact Lauren Manalo at FRESH OFF THE BOAT PILOT EPISODE [email protected]. Saturday, November 8 at 1:30 PM USD Shiley Theatre MOVEfest 5998 Alcala Park Sunday, November 9 at 2:30 PM and 6:30 PM San Diego, CA 92110 San Diego School of Creative and Performing ** Executive Producers Nahnatchka Khan and Arts Melvin Mar to attend 2425 Dusk Drive San Diego, CA 92139 CLOSING NIGHT FILM: MEET THE PATELS ** Filharmonic and Galen Hooks to attend Friday, November 14 at 7pm Museum of Contemporary Arts, Sherwood CLOSING NIGHT PARTY Auditorium Friday, November 14 at 9pm 700 Prospect Street Museum of Contemporary Arts, Sherwood La Jolla, CA 92037 Auditorium ** Filmmakers Geeta Patel and Ravi Patel to 700 Prospect Street attend La Jolla, CA 92037 SCREENING LOCATIONS ULTRASTAR MISSION VALLEY ARCLIGHT CINEMAS LA JOLLA November 7-13 Wednesday, November 12 7510 Hazard Center, San Diego CA, 92108 4425 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92122 Home base of the San Diego Asian Film Site of the screenings of MY LIFE IN CHINA Festival, venue for most film screenings and FUKUCHAN OF FUKU-FUKU FLATS READING CINEMAS GASLAMP 15 UCSD VISUAL ARTS PRESENTATION LAB Thursday , November 6 at 7:00 PM November 13-15 701 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92110 Voigt Dr and Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093 Site for Opening Night screening of REVENGE Site of the landmark retrospective OF THE GREEN DRAGONS, in the heart of REMEMBERING QUEER KOREA Downtown San Diego and the Gaslamp Quarter SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM Friday, November 14 at 7 pm UCSD CALIT2 ATKINSON HALL AUDITORIUM 700 Prospect Street November 7-9, 12 La Jolla, CA 92037 2425 Dusk Drive, San Diego, CA 92139 Site of the Closing Night film, MEET THE Site of the Taiwan Film Showcase and the PATELS , in La Jolla’s Museum of Wednesday screening of 9-MAN Contemporary Art USD SHILEY THEATRE LA PALOMA THEATRE Saturday, November 8 at 1:30 PM Saturday, November 15 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA Site of the Centerpiece screening of the world 92024 premiere pilot episode for FRESH OFF THE Historic theater and site of Saturday repeat BOAT, on campus at University of San Diego screenings and exclusive screening of UZUMASA LIMELIGHT SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS Friday, November 14 at 7pm 2425 Dusk Drive, San Diego, CA 92139 Site of MOVEfest, SDAFF’s first live contemporary and hip-hop dance event INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING MEDIA BADGES, IMAGES & INTERVIEWS MEDIA BADGES Accredited press and media will receive a MEDIA BADGE. Your media badge will give you access to all film screenings, except for screenings at the ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla. Badges can be picked up at the Media Check-In table at the following locations: NOVEMBER 6: Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15 701 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 NOVEMBER 7-13: UltraStar Mission Valley 7510 Hazard Center Drive #100, San Diego, CA 92108 The All-Fest Media badge allows entry before the general public, but only up to 15 minutes before the screening to secure your seats. After the general line is let in, seating is not guaranteed. Due to the high number of screenings, there are no seats reserved for media & press at each screening. Please keep in mind that the badge does allow you to get into films for review, but more popular films such as Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night we expect to sell out so we suggest arriving 30 minutes before to allow for parking For Images: Visit http://festival.sdaff.org/2014/press/media-center/ for photos and film stills For media interviews, contact: Lauren Manalo, PR & Communications Coordinator [email protected] Office: (619) 400-5906 Cell: (510) 754-3250 2014 Filmmakers and Guests Film / Type Name Role Screening 6 WEDDINGS AND A Steve Sat, 11/8, 12:50pm DRESS (Short) Nagano FILMMAKER UltraStar MV Sun, 11/9, 3:15pm UltraStar MV 9 MAN Ursula Wed, 11/12, 6:00pm (Feature) Liang DIRECTOR UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Sat, 11/8, 1:00pm UltraStar MV A FOX TALE Alexandre Wed, 11/12, 7:25pm (Short) Cazals FILMMAKER UltraStar MV APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR Desiree Sat, 11/8, 3:10pm (Feature) Akhavan DIRECTOR UltraStar MV Sat, 11/8, 1:00pm UltraStar MV BEHIND MY BEHIND Wed, 11/12, 7:25pm (Short) David Chai DIRECTOR UltraStar MV Hiroka Sun, 11/9, 5:25pm BELLA VISTA (Feature) Matsushima ACTOR UltraStar MV Vera BELLA VISTA Brunner- Sun, 11/9, 5:25pm (Feature) Sung DIRECTOR UltraStar MV BELLA VISTA Sun, 11/9, 5:25pm (Feature) Jeri Rafter PRODUCER UltraStar MV BINGO! Chicky (Short) Otani FILMMAKER Sat, 11/8, 1:10pm CANTONESE STYLE! Sat, 11/8, 7:30pm (Short) Bea Soong FILMMAKER UltraStar MV CICADA Dean Mon, 11/10, 6:30pm (Feature) Yamada DIRECTOR UltraStar MV Sat, 11/8, 1:00pm UltraStar MV DEAR MOM Qianyu Wed, 11/12, 7:25pm (Short) Zhou DIRECTOR UltraStar MV DISTANT LIGHT Alexander Fri, 11/7, 4:00pm (Short) Lau DIRECTOR UltraStar MV EAT WITH ME Fri, 11/7, 6:35pm (Feature) David Au DIRECTOR UltraStar MV EAT WITH ME Fri, 11/7, 6:35pm (Feature) Joyce Liu PRODUCER UltraStar MV FINGER RUNNING Tue, 11/11, 4:00pm (Short) Diana Li FILMMAKER UltraStar MV FOR THE LOVE OF Genevieve Sat, 11/8, 11:00am UNICORNS (Short) Erin O'Brien DIRECTOR UltraStar MV Sat, 11/8, 1:30pm Fresh off the Boat Ivan Chen ACTOR UCSD Shiley Theatre Sat, 11/8, 1:30pm Fresh Off the Boat Forrest Wheeler ACTOR UCSD Shiley Theatre Sat, 11/8, 1:30pm Fresh Off the Boat Randall Park ACTOR UCSD Shiley Theatre Sat, 11/8, 1:30pm Fresh Off the Boat Hudson Yang ACTOR UCSD Shiley Theatre EXECUTIVE Fresh Off the Boat / PRODUCER Sat, 11/8, 1:30pm ABC Nahnatchka Kahn & WRITER UCSD Shiley Theatre Fresh Off the Boat / EXECUTIVE Sat, 11/8, 1:30pm ABC Melvin Mar PRODUCER UCSD Shiley Theatre Sat, 11/8, 1:30pm Gala Emcee Leonardo Nam ACTOR UCSD Shiley Theatre Gala Presenter Lynn Chen ACTOR Tue, 11/11, 4:00pm GRANDMA (Short) Yu Chen FILMMAKER UltraStar MV Tue, 11/11, 4:00pm H7N3 (Short) Iris Shim DIRECTOR UltraStar MV HUNGRY MONSTER DIRECTOR Sat, 11/8, 11:00am (Short) Karen Lin & PRODUCER UltraStar MV Jessica Dela Sun, 11/9, 3:00pm HYPEBEASTS (Short) Merced DIRECTOR UltraStar MV Sat, 11/8, 1:00pm UltraStar MV JIMMY LOVES JUICE Wed, 11/12, 7:25pm (Short) David Yee DIRECTOR UltraStar MV Fri, 11/7, 6:45pm UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Wed, 11/12, 6:40pm KANO (Feature) Umin Boya DIRECTOR UltraStar MV Fri, 11/7, 6:45pm UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Wed, 11/12, 6:40pm KANO (Feature) Christa Chen PRODUCER UltraStar MV KEN MIURA: DIRECTOR Mon, 11/10, 6:30pm UNHEARD OF (Short) Raymond Lai & PRODUCER UltraStar MV Sun, 11/9, 2:30pm KUMU HINA Joe Wilson FILMMAKER UltraStar MV Sun, 11/9, 2:30pm KUMU HINA (Feature) Dean Hamer FILMMAKER UltraStar MV Hinaleimoana DOCUMENTARY Sun, 11/9, 2:30pm KUMU HINA (Feature) Wong-Kalu SUBJECT UltraStar MV MAN FROM RENO Sun, 11/9, 4:45pm (Feature) Mye Hoang FILMMAKER UltraStar MV MAN FROM RENO Sun, 11/9, 4:45pm (Feature) Dave Boyle DIRECTOR UltraStar MV MAN FROM RENO Sun, 11/9, 4:45pm (Feature) Pepe Serna ACTOR UltraStar MV Nancy Wang Sat, 11/8, 3:20pm MASS CONFUCIAN (Short) Yuen PRODUCER UltraStar MV MEET THE PATELS Fri, 11/14, 7:00pm (Feature) Ravi Patel FILMMAKER MoCA, Sherwood Auditorium WRITER, DIRECTOR Sun, 11/9, 3:00pm MY BROTHER (Short) Vu Pham & PRODUCER UltraStar MV Sun, 11/9, 1:20pm UltraStar MV MY LIFE IN CHINA Wed, 11/12, 6:30pm (Feature) Kenneth Eng DIRECTOR ArcLight La Jolla WRITER Sun, 11/9, 3:00pm NAMI (Short) Masami Kawai & DIRECTOR UltraStar MV Sat, 11/8, 7:30pm NO NO, HOMO (Short) Jerell Rosales FILMMAKER UltraStar MV Revenge of the Green Thu, 11/6, 7:00pm Dragons (Feature) Andrew Loo DIRECTOR Reading Cinemas Gaslamp Revenge of the Green Thu, 11/6, 7:00pm Dragons (Feature) Harry Shum ACTOR Reading Cinemas Gaslamp Revenge of the Green Thu, 11/6, 7:00pm Dragons (Feature) Leonard Wu ACTOR Reading Cinemas Gaslamp Revenge of the Green Thu, 11/6, 7:00pm Dragons (Feature) Eugenia Yuan ACTOR Reading Cinemas Gaslamp DIRECTOR Sat, 11/8, 5:35pm RU (Feature) Jeff Fong & PRODUCER UltraStar MV Fri, 11/14, 7:00pm SHAMELESS (Short) Geeta Malik FILMMAKER MoCA, Sherwood Auditorium Sat, 11/8, 7:30pm SQUARED (Short) Hieu Tran FILMMAKER UltraStar MV DIRECTOR Mon, 11/10, 8:30pm SUBURBANITE (Feature) Ryan Jameson & PRODUCER UltraStar MV DIRECTOR Sun, 11/9, 1:00pm TELOS (Feature) Kyung Lee & PRODUCER UltraStar MV DOCUMENTARY Sun, 11/9, 1:00pm TELOS (Feature) Eugene Tssui SUBJECT UltraStar MV THE BADDEST PART Fri, 11/7, 4:00pm (Short) Adam Azimov DIRECTOR UltraStar MV THE BADDEST PART ACTOR Fri, 11/7, 4:00pm (Short) Ellen Wong & FILMMAKER UltraStar MV TO SIT WITH HER Sat, 11/8, 7:30pm (Short) Nicole Miyahara DIRECTOR UltraStar MV TRANSFORMERS: THE PREMAKE Sat, 11/8, 3:20pm (Short) Kevin B.