A tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Showcasing films spanning across the Asian continent from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean to Japan and from Russia southwards to China, India and Indonesia
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OUR VISION
We Champion, Recognize, and Unite Through Cinema
The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) brings the best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles in order to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries.
Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration our festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia spanning from the Eastern shores of the Mediterranean to Japan and from Russia to Indonesia.
All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season, showcasing their foreign films to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and to all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. In 2016, AWFF was proud to screen 21 of the 89 submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film (the Oscar®).
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OUR DATES LOCATION AUDIENCE
Our festival is supported Wed October 25 - Culver City/West by patrons from a diverse Thurs November 2, 2017 Los Angeles, CA range of Asian-American and other Southern Californian communities, and focuses on people who love cinema, especially foreign and independent films.
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Wednesday October 25 Opening Night Film and Awards Gala
AWFF will host a Red Carpet Awards Gala following the Opening Night Film recognizing well-known foreign talent and filmmakers who have been major contributors throughout the Asian World film community (Location-TBA).
Thursday October 26 – Wednesday November 1 7 Days of Screenings
AWFF will showcase up to 50 screenings (two for each film) over the course of the festival. Selected films will be followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers and stars.
Date TBD Optional Centerpiece Event
Thursday November 2 Closing Night Awards Presentation and Film Cocktail Party
AWFF presentation of Festival Awards followed by the Closing Night Film.
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FESTIVAL AWARDS Competition: Best Picture Special Jury Prize Best Male Lead Best Female Lead Discretionary Jury Award (Ensemble Cast/Photography/Editing etc…) Audience Award Honorary Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award Rising Star Award Cinematic Legacy Award Sponsored Awards: Lighthouse Can Do Humanitarian Award ($10,000 cash) Best Music Award (Chicago Music Library) Murray Weismann Award for Movie Poster Art
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PAST FESTIVAL HONOREES: 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award: James Hong, Actor (Chinatown, Blade Runner, Mulan, Kung Fu Panda) Cinematic Achievement Award: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar® & Emmy Nominated Actress (House of Sand and Fog) Rising Star Award: Sumire Matsubara (Japan), Actress Courage to Dream Award (Red Cross): Kimberly Cheng, Reporter at KTLA Channel 5 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award: Tyrus Wong, Animation & Art Cinematic Achievement Award: Keon-Seop Park, Producer Rising Star Award: Justin Chon, Actor/Director/Writer (Twilight) Courage to Dream Award (Red Cross): Dr. Tae Yun Kim (Chairman & CEO Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions)
“Bambi” Artist and 2016 Honoree Tyrus Wong (October 25, 1910 – December 30, 2016)
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BOARD MEMBERS, SPONSORS AND CHARITY PARTICIPATION
The Festival's Advisory and Honorary Boards consist of industry leaders and cultural representatives from around the world, including Oscar® winning writer, producer and director Bobby Moresco, Emmy-winning director Jeremy Kagan, blockbuster producer Mario Kassar, award-winning director Jean-Marc Vallee, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, best-selling author Amin Maalouf and producer Andre Morgan.
The Asian World Film Festival partners with leading local and global sponsors and offers the opportunity for broad publicity, deeper brand integration and greater engagement with leading Asian filmmakers and Hollywood decision-makers. An association with AWFF will provide your organization with incomparable access to valuable public and industry audiences from Southern California and around the world.
AWFF seeks to engage local and global communities by partnering with international charity organizations and foreign ministries to build a coalition of support for Asian filmmaking. In order to achieve this we partner with Foundation and Educational Partners including embassies, consulates, tourism offices, charity organizations, universities, film schools, and Hollywood film industry organizations.
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COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR SUBMISSION: ASIAN WORLD REGION
AWFF accepts Oscar® and Golden Globe® submissions from over 50 countries across Asia (see official list below), in addition to outstanding films recognized on the international festival circuit. A maximum of two films from each country may be selected for the Festival Program.
Afghanistan Jordan Saudi Arabia Armenia Kazakhstan Singapore Azerbaijan Kuwait South Korea Bahrain Kyrgyzstan Sri Lanka Bangladesh Laos Syria Bhutan Lebanon Taiwan Brunei Macau Tajikistan Burma Malaysia Thailand Cambodia Maldives Timor-Leste China Mongolia Turkey Cyprus Nepal Turkmenistan Hong Kong Oman United Arab Emirates India Pakistan Uzbekistan Indonesia Palestine Vietnam Iran Philippines Yemen Iraq Qatar Israel Republic of Georgia Japan Russia
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FACTS AND STATISTICS
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LOS ANGELES: One of the most multicultural cities in the world…
With over 140 nationalities speaking 86 languages, the city is a melting pot with no majority population.
Of the Top 12 Countries for Foreign-Born Arrivals, 9 are located in Asia:
Mexico ...... 1,417,013 El Salvador ...... 260,182 The Philippines ...... 235,591
Guatemala...... 166,490 South Korea ...... 161,896
China ...... 134,137
Iran ...... 103,751
Vietnam ...... 96,015
Taiwan ...... 68,214
Armenia ...... 57,105
India ...... 47,221
Japan ...... 41,054
Source: US Census data and LAMAG.com, October 2016
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MARKETING / ADVERTISING / AUDIENCE DATA
2016 Festival Cinema & Event Demographics
Total Festival Audience: >8,000 attendees
2016 Festival Media Partner
Asian World Film Festival Media Partner - Variety
Reach: 12,500,000 monthly unique visitors >12,500,000 monthly page views
Additional reach from secondary Media Partners 50% of audience living in top DMAs
2016 Media Audience Demographics
2016 Festival Program
2016 Festival Program incl. Sponsor Promotion and Advertising link
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MARKETING / ADVERTISING / AUDIENCE DATA contd.
2016 Asian World Film Festival Media Pickup
a) Audience i. Total Potential Audience: 88.5 million visitors/day ii. Total Est. Online News Audience: 24.4 million globally
b) By Industry i. Media, Entertainment & Information: 86% ii. Technology: 5% iii. Financial: 5% iv. Retail/Consumer/Other 4%
c) By Type i. Broadcast Media, News & Information Services: 42% ii. Newspapers: 42% iii. Trade Publications: 6% iv. Other 10%
d) TV/Other Sample Coverage i. Opening Night Event Television Coverage Oct 24, 2016 link KTLA 5 Los Angeles - Est. Audience 155,688
ii. Getty Images - Opening Night Event Photo Selection link
iii. Variety Article, October 20, 2016: “Asian World Film Festival Fights Euro Odds in Oscar’s Backyard” link
iv. Variety Article, October 21, 2016: “Bambi’ Pioneer Tyrus Wong Gets Two Tributes for 106th Birthday” link
v. Variety Article, November 1, 2016: “Four Asian-American Women Share Their Experiences Working in Hollywood” link
vi. Asian World Film Festival Announces Industry Panels link
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ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2016 KEY PARTNERS
PRODUCED BY:
The film production company ‘Aitysh Film’ was founded by the public figure, producer and director Sadyk Sher-Niyaz in 2006 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan as a branch of Aitysh Public Fund. The purpose of the film company is the development of Kyrgyz cinema by supporting the creativity of ® talented young people. The company produces art-house, animation and documentary films.
MEDIA PARTNER:
Variety is a weekly American entertainment trade magazine and website owned by Penske Media Corporation. Variety.com features breaking entertainment news, reviews, box office results,
cover stories, videos, photo galleries and more, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905.
PRESENTING PARTNERS:
CJ Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment
company which is involved in film production, investment, distribution and exhibition. It is the largest entertainment company in South Korea and a subsidiary of CJ Group.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions is the world’s leading supplier of leading edge contamination monitoring systems. Lighthouse systems have become the standard for many companies, such as Seagate, Samsung, Medtronic Hewlett Packard, Motorola, Hitachi, Lockheed Martin, Fujitsu and many more.
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OFFICIAL FESTIVAL AIRLINE AND PREMIERE PARTNER:
Etihad Airways, the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates has developed into one of the fastest growing airlines in the history of commercial aviation. The airline seeks to reflect the best of Arabian hospitality - cultured, considerate, warm and generous - as well as enhance the prestige of Abu Dhabi as a center of hospitality between East and West.
GOLD PARTNERS:
SILVER PARTNERS:
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FOUNDATION, EDUCATIONAL & SUPPORTING PARTNERS
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OUR TEAM
Founder & Chairman of AWFF - Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz is a successful public figure, producer and director who followed his dream to attend film school in Moscow at the age of 38. He is the Chairman of the Union of Filmmakers of Kyrgyzstan, the founder of the Aitysh Public Fund, which includes Aitysh Film and the Kalemger Literary Club, and one of the founders of the Ak Ilbers Film Awards. In 2011 he established the International Film Festival 'Kyrgyzstan - Land of Short Films' which is held every December in the capital of Bishkek. In 2015, his directorial debut film 'Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains', was Kyrgyzstan's official Oscar submission and gained critical acclaim and wide audience appreciation. The awards season campaign launched a sold-out red carpet awards screening introduced by Sharon Stone, garnering awards buzz and reaching the rank of #12 out of 83 foreign films. The film was also featured at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Executive & Program Director - Georges N. Chamchoum Emmy and multiple Award-Winning Film Director & Producer born in Niger West Africa of Lebanese origin. Entered the film industry in 1968 after graduating from the Conservatoire du Cinema Francais in Paris. Directed & Produced over 35 features in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Canada & the USA, with many screened at various International Film Festivals and universities. Georges has organized numerous film festivals since 1982, most notably as Jury Delegate for Festival du Film Fantastique et de Science Fiction de Paris (France) and also as Executive & Program Director of the Monaco Charity Film Festival. Currently International Director of the Yakutsk International Film Festival (Yakutia, Sakha Republic) & International Relations Executive for Notre Dame University International Film Festival (Lebanon). Co-founder of Film Festivals Cinergy, a union of film festivals around the world to promote and champion talent in filmmaking. Georges has lived in Los Angeles for the past 26 years.
Director of Development and Philanthropy - Lani Netter
Lani Netter, born and raised in Malibu, California, is a documentary filmmaker; her most recent project a documentary on the Holocaust. An active philanthropist, Netter sits on several non-profit boards including Red Cross Tiffany Circle, Arrow Child and Family Foundation, Alpha Youth, Alpha Southern California and the Film Advisory Board at Pepperdine University's Center for Entertainment, Media and Culture. In addition to her film projects, Netter is working in partnership with the Pepperdine's Graduate School of Education and Psychology to develop a comprehensive ethics curriculum. Netter has collaborated with Georges Chamchoum on two film festivals. She is married to Producer Gil Netter, most well- known for his Academy Award-winning work on Life of Pi and The Blind Side, among others. Gil and Lani are currently completing post-production on their new film The Shack, due for release later in 2017.
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FESTIVAL TEAM - CONTACT US
MAIN OFFICE Asian World Film Festival 1801 Century Park East, Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90067
FESTIVAL TEAM Sadyk Sher-Niyaz: Founder and Chairman
Georges N. Chamchoum: Executive & Program Director [email protected]
Asel Sherniyazova: Co-Founder & Managing Director [email protected]
Lani Netter: Director of Development & Philanthropy [email protected]
Jaseon Ma: Celebrities & International Relations [email protected]
Robert Smith: Director of Marketing & Sponsorship [email protected] Mobile: 310-500-5132
Charles Choe: Co-Director of Marketing [email protected] Mobile: 661-425 8428
George Ohan: Social Media & Sponsorship [email protected] Mobile: 559-451 1370
Takhee Han: Director of Development [email protected]
Rick Ambros: Director of Industry Relations [email protected]
Ellie Partovi: Executive Consultant & Sponsorship [email protected] Mobile: 213-949-2663
PR Firm: Weissman/Markovitz PR Firm: Weissman/Markovitzwww.publicity4all.com www.publicity4all.com Tel: 818-731 3513
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