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F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E Press Contact: Visual Communications (213) 680-4462 December 22, 2007 'CALL FOR ENTRIES' FOR 24th EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL EXTENDED to JANUARY 11, 2008Due to mailing difficulties caused by the holiday season, Visual Communications, the nation's premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, announced an extension for accepting entries for the twenty-fourth edition of The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, set for May 1 through 8, 2008. The Festival, presented by Visual Communications, was established in 1983 to promote and present the best in Asian Pacific cinema.
The Festival has presented the works of such groundbreaking Asian Pacific American artists as Gregg Araki, Timothy Linh Bui, Ertic Byler, Arthur Dong, Philip Kan Gotanda, Kayo Hatta, Eric Koyanagi, Justin Lin, Ang Lee, Chris Chan Lee, Rico Martinez, Freida Lee Mock, Greg Pak, Mina Shum, Renee Tajima-Peña, Rea Tajiri, Chris Tashima, Ham Tran, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Victor Vu, Wayne Wang, Bruce and Norman Yonemoto, Jessica Yu, and many others.
The Festival has also showcased the works of renowned Asian international filmmakers as Lino Brocka, Mabel Cheung, Dang Nhat Minh, Ann Hui, Im Kwon Taek, Chen Kaige, Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, Stanley Kwan, Alex Law, Lin Cheng-sheng, Mike DeLeon, Miike Takashi, and John Woo.
The Festival will present world and local premieres of major new works by Asian and Asian Pacific American filmmakers and video artists, workshops, media panels, and a wide variety of special events spotlighting the past, present and future of Asian Pacific independent cinema. The best and brightest of tomorrow's Asian Pacific filmmakers are recognized through filmmaker awards including the annual Grand Jury Awards for excellence in feature-length narrative and documentary film; and the Festival Golden Reel and Linda Mabalot New Directors/New Visions Awards for short film. These awards, in addition to the Audience Award for favorite feature-length film, are presented at the Festival's Closing Night on May 8, 2008 at the Aratani/JAT.
Productions for consideration include features and shorts in the following categories: dramatic/narrative, documentaries, experimental works and animation/graphic films; and 1-channel video works in all genres. Entries produced in 16mm and 35mm (film); and NTSC-format works (video) by and/or about Asian Pacific American and/or Asian international producers with themes involving, but NOT limited to, Asian Pacific culture, history and experiences are welcome and encouraged. Final postmarked deadline for entries is EXTENDED to January 11, 2008. Extended final deadline entry fees remain at $35.00 U.S. (domestic and international). Preview tapes must be submitted in DVD (region One or Zero) or 1/2" VHS format (NTSC or PAL). Notification of selection will be announced in mid-March 2008. For all U.S. entries, a self-addressed stamped mailer is required for return of preview DVDs and tapes.
Online entry is now available by logging on to www.Withoutabox.com. Additional entry materials and regulations are available by contacting the Festival Director, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, c/o Visual Communications, 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. For more information and entry forms call (213) 680-4462 x68 or fax (213) 687-4848; or visit the Festival website at www.vconline.org.
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