Hep B Free Philadelphia “B A Hero” PSA Video Contest
January 28, 2012
PAAFF is proud to team up with Hep B Free Philadelphia in promoting their “B A Hero” PSA contest. Full details are below:
Channel your creativity and skills for a good cause and win prizes!
Hep B Free Philadelphia and Hepatitis B Foundation invite you to create a 30-second Public Service Announcement (PSA) to raise awareness about hepatitis B. Finalists will receive prize money and the winner’s PSA will be shown at Hep B Free Philadelphia’s annual media event as well as **drum rolls** the 2012 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival! Thousands will get to see your creative brainchild!
Hepatitis B is a serious infection that affects about 2 million people in the United States. About 1 in 10 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are chronically infected with African immigrants approaching a similar ratio as well. About 1 in 4 of the chronically infected individuals will die of liver cancer or cirrhosis. Many infected individuals are not aware of their status because hepatitis B usually doesn’t produce symptoms for decades, and when the symptoms start showing it is often too late for treatment – it is a silent killer!
Help us raise awareness by entering the “B A Hero” PSA Video Contest and submitting a PSA made by you! Videos should highlight hepatitis B and include the “B A Hero” theme.
5 Easy Steps:
1. Make a 30-second video to raise awareness and B a hero
2. Check the fact sheet to make sure all the information is correct
3. Submit the PSA through Hep B Free Philly’s Facebook page (upload app will be up soon)
4. Get all your friends to vote for your PSA
5. Win prizes and B famous!
Submission deadlines: Round 1 – Feb 17, Round 2 – March 16, Round 3 – April 13
*Contest is limited to individuals who are physically located in the Greater Philadelphia region
For more info on registration, guidelines and more, please click here.
For the press release, please click here.
Questions? Please contact Hep B Free Philadelphia program manager Daniel Chen at Daniel.chen@hepb.org.
Three finalists will win $100 each!
One Grand Prize winner will win an additional $150
AND have their video shown at the 2012 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival!
B a hero! Make a PSA Video!
International Vision Awards & Lunar New Year Celebration – Fri. Jan. 27th
January 13, 2012
PAAFF is happy to announce that Festival Director Joe Kim (on behalf of PAAFF) along with four other community leaders including our friends Susan Jin Davis (Comcast) and Nina Ahmad (Mayor’s Commission on Asian American Affairs) will be receiving the International Vision Award on Friday, January 27th 6-7:30pm at the International House Philadelphia (3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia).
We hope you can attend the ceremony. The price of admission includes food, open bar, and the 10th Annual Lunar New Year Celebration following the award ceremony.
(Please note you can also attend just the Lunar New Year Celebration at 7:30pm which promises to be an exciting fun filled evening with performances and samplings of food)
2011 Festival Wrap & Awards
November 12, 2011
The 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Presented by HBO is a wrap!
Thanks to our staff, volunteers, attendees and sponsors for making this happen. Thanks also to our venue partners: International House, Asian Arts Initiative and Prince Music Theater.
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Festival Award Winners:
Best Narrative Feature Film: Saigon Electric
Best Documentary: Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe
Best Short Film: Digital Antiquities
Emerging Filmmaker Award: Bertha Bay-Sa Pan
Audience Awards:
Narrative Feature Film: Saigon Electric
Documentary: I Am
PAAFF’11 Free Launch Party
October 2, 2011
Come celebrate with friends, supporters and staff as we kick off the 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival with a special FREE Launch Party on Friday, October 7th from 6:30-9pm at the Prince Music Theater.
We will be screening previews from each of our films as well as special video messages from several of our filmmakers and the locally produced short films:
Converge – Dir. Sara Suleman
Happiness is Iraq in My Rearview Mirror – Dir. Peter Kim
Act of Fate – Dir. Joey Min
There will be FREE catered food (we love free food), a cash bar and we’ll be giving out a few All Access Festival Passes!
If you like good food, good drinks, good film and good people, come hang out with us at the Prince.
RSVP on Facebook >>HERE
