Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

Hep B Free Philadelphia “B A Hero” PSA Video Contest

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:00:36 +0000

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

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:27:58 +0000

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

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:17:17 +0000

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.
Click to view photos

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

Official Lineup for the 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Presented by HBO

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:07:25 +0000

The 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Presented by HBO will run from Wednesday, November 2nd to Tuesday, November 8th at the Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut Street), the Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street) and the Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut Street). We are proud to announce our lineup and schedule.

Online Schedule & Ticketing – Tickets: $8 General Admission / $6 Students or Seniors
Interactive Festival Program Guide
List of 2011 PAAFF Films & Events

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
LAUNCH NIGHT (FREE catered reception & B-boy demonstration)
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street, Phila. 19107)
7PM – Among B-Boys – Get Tickets
Among B-Boys is a documentary film about a movement in the Hmong American youth demographic who love the Hip Hop art of Bboying or Breakdancing.
-Director Christopher Woon will be in attendance for Q&A

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011
OPENING NIGHT FILM & FREE catered reception with OPEN BAR
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
7PM – Wedding Palace – Get Tickets
Pressured to get married by family and friends, 29 year-old advertising executive Jason Kim finds the woman of his dreams in cyberspace, 9000 miles away in Seoul, Korea. But when Na Young arrives in Los Angeles, Jason soon discovers that a relationship can sometimes be deeper online than in real life.
-Director Christine Yoo will be in attendance for Q&A

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
7PM – Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe – Get Tickets
Dirty Hands chronicles the life and career of famed street artist David Choe from 2000 to 2007 as documented by his close friend and director, Harry Kim
-Director Harry Kim will be in attendance for Q&A

Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
9:15PM – Saigon Electric – Get Tickets
Boldly fusing hip-hop dance battles, romance, and a cross-section of youth culture in contemporary Vietnam, Saigon Electric is a film bursting with energy, showcasing a strong, youthful artistic presence in the global metropolis of Saigon.
-Director Stephane Gauger will be in attendance for Q&A

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
2PM – Shorts Program 1 (FREE SCREENING!) – Get Tickets
Dark or quirky films with a modern feel
-Filmmakers will be in attendance for Q&A

Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
5PM – Suite Suite Chinatown (FREE EVENT!) – Get Tickets
A collaboratively produced, multi-genre cinematic vision of Chinatown, where anything is possible and the unexpected is just the tip of the iceberg! (Panel discussion will follow)
-Featuring a live performance from Jason Min

Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
7PM – Bang Bang – Get Tickets
Caught in the midst of teenage angst, gang life, and alienation, the two friends find themselves heading down two different paths of life. Bang Bang is a powerful, convincing, and terrifying look at teenage life and crime in Los Angeles.
-Director Byron Q will be in attendance for Q&A

CENTERPIECE FILM
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
9:30PM – The Girl from the Naked Eye – Get Tickets
Non-stop action. Murder. Sex. Beautiful women. A bad-ass antihero. Mystery. All of these elements combine to make the ultimate Asian-American neo-noir thriller in director David Ren’s (Shanghai Kiss) second feature film, The Girl from the Naked Eye.
-Action star Jason Yee and producer Henry Mu will be in attendance for Q&A

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
1PM – Shorts Program 2 (FREE SCREENING!) – Get Tickets
These films are short in length and long in vision
-Filmmakers will be in attendance for Q&A

Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
3:30PM – One Kine Day – Get Tickets
One Kine Day will take you on a journey to a side of paradise you’ve never seen.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
-Star Ryan Greer will be in attendance for Q&A

CLOSING NIGHT FILM & FREE Catered Reception with OPEN BAR
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
6PM – Almost Perfect – Get Tickets
A successful career woman meets an almost perfect man, but first has to contend with her not-so-perfect family in this winning romantic comedy starring Kelly Hu (X-Men 2), Edison Chen (Infernal Affairs), Roger Rees (The Prestige), Tina Chen (Golden Globe Nominee) and Ivan Shaw.
-Director Bertha Bay-Sa Pan and co-star Tina Chen will be in attendance for Q&A

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street, Phila. 19107)
6:30PM – I Am (FREE Reception!) – Get Tickets
I Am is a personal and revealing film that journeys to a landscape where being gay was, until recently, a criminal and punishable offense.
-Director Sonali Gulati will take part in a video Q&A

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut Street, Phila. 19110)
7PM – Enforcing the Silence (FREE SCREENING & RECEPTION!) – Get Tickets
Unlocking a thirty-year-old mystery surrounding the first Vietnamese American reportedly assassinated on U.S. soil, Enforcing the Silence explores how the Vietnam War continued in America.
-Director Tony Nguyen will be in attendance for Q&A