San Diego, CA – November 11, 2018 –
Winners of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) were announced at a star-studded gala awards ceremony on Saturday night, November 10 at the Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier. More than 500 people attended, as the festival announced the following winners:
● Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcus Hu
● Community Legacy Award: Tony Olaes
● George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Christopher Makoto Yogi, director of August At Akiko’S
● Grand Jury Prize: June, directed by Huay-Bing Law
● Special Jury Award: Origin Story, directed by Kulap Vilaysack
● Best Narrative Feature: Bitter Melon, directed by H.P. Mendoza
● Best Documentary Feature: Blowin’ Up, directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal
● Best Narrative Short: First Generation, directed by Jeannie Nguyen ● Best Documentary Short: Nai Nai, directed by Jeannie Nguyen
● Best Animated Short: Yoko, directed by Wesley Fuh
The Sdaff Awards Gala is part of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, taking place at the...
Winners of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) were announced at a star-studded gala awards ceremony on Saturday night, November 10 at the Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier. More than 500 people attended, as the festival announced the following winners:
● Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcus Hu
● Community Legacy Award: Tony Olaes
● George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Christopher Makoto Yogi, director of August At Akiko’S
● Grand Jury Prize: June, directed by Huay-Bing Law
● Special Jury Award: Origin Story, directed by Kulap Vilaysack
● Best Narrative Feature: Bitter Melon, directed by H.P. Mendoza
● Best Documentary Feature: Blowin’ Up, directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal
● Best Narrative Short: First Generation, directed by Jeannie Nguyen ● Best Documentary Short: Nai Nai, directed by Jeannie Nguyen
● Best Animated Short: Yoko, directed by Wesley Fuh
The Sdaff Awards Gala is part of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, taking place at the...
- 11/14/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nine finalists on Tuesday for the 2018 BAFTA Student Film Awards. The finalists were selected from 469 submissions by students at film schools in 35 countries, including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Russia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Animation
“Augenblicke,” Kiana Naghshineh, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg “Inanimate,” Lucia Bulgheroni, National Film and Television School “In a Heartbeat,” Beth David and Esteban Bravo, Ringling College of Art and Design
Documentary
“Blood Island,” Lindsey Parietti, University of the West of England “Hale,” Brad Bailey, University of California-Berkeley “Love in 35mm,” Federica Gargarella, Goldsmiths, University of London,
Live Action
“Birthright,” Mauritz Brekke Solberg and Daniel Fure Schwarz, Kristiania University College “June,” Huay-Bing Law, The University of Texas at Austin “My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, New York University
BAFTA also announced that the Global Student Accommodation (Gsa) Group, an international university student accommodation...
Animation
“Augenblicke,” Kiana Naghshineh, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg “Inanimate,” Lucia Bulgheroni, National Film and Television School “In a Heartbeat,” Beth David and Esteban Bravo, Ringling College of Art and Design
Documentary
“Blood Island,” Lindsey Parietti, University of the West of England “Hale,” Brad Bailey, University of California-Berkeley “Love in 35mm,” Federica Gargarella, Goldsmiths, University of London,
Live Action
“Birthright,” Mauritz Brekke Solberg and Daniel Fure Schwarz, Kristiania University College “June,” Huay-Bing Law, The University of Texas at Austin “My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, New York University
BAFTA also announced that the Global Student Accommodation (Gsa) Group, an international university student accommodation...
- 5/22/2018
- by Ellis Clopton
- Variety Film + TV
HBOAccess has announced the top 20 semi-finalists for their 2018 Directing Fellowship. The program supports directors who are interested in a career in television by giving them the opportunity to shoot a pilot presentation which will air on HBO, HBO Go, and HBO Now.
HBO received over 1,000 submissions when it opened its application portal in February. “There are so many talented new directors doing great work. Getting this list down to only three fellows will be difficult,” remarked President of HBO Films Len Amato, “but we gladly accept that challenge and are excited to support and give a platform to new voices and artists with vision.”
The 2018 HBOAccess semi-finalists are:
Alicia J. Rose
Carey Williams
Damon Russell
Dinh Thai
Dubois Ashong
Erika Bagnarello
Huay-Bing Law
Jacqueline Dow
Kaitlin Fontana
Mary Gulino
Maureen Bharoocha
Michael Olmos
Mylissa Fitzsimmons
Olivia Clare Newman
Ryan Richmond
Ryan Zaragoza
Tanuj Chopra
Tarik Jackson
Thembi Banks
Zao Wang...
HBO received over 1,000 submissions when it opened its application portal in February. “There are so many talented new directors doing great work. Getting this list down to only three fellows will be difficult,” remarked President of HBO Films Len Amato, “but we gladly accept that challenge and are excited to support and give a platform to new voices and artists with vision.”
The 2018 HBOAccess semi-finalists are:
Alicia J. Rose
Carey Williams
Damon Russell
Dinh Thai
Dubois Ashong
Erika Bagnarello
Huay-Bing Law
Jacqueline Dow
Kaitlin Fontana
Mary Gulino
Maureen Bharoocha
Michael Olmos
Mylissa Fitzsimmons
Olivia Clare Newman
Ryan Richmond
Ryan Zaragoza
Tanuj Chopra
Tarik Jackson
Thembi Banks
Zao Wang...
- 4/11/2018
- by Sean McAloon
- Age of the Nerd
In today’s roundup, Lifetime released the trailer for new thriller series “You,” and the CW announced the return dates for several summer shows.
Frist Looks
Lifetime released the first official trailer of thriller series “You” based on the best-selling book of the same name by Caroline Kepnes. From executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, the show follows a twisted, obsessive love story about a man who uses the hyper-connectivity of today’s world to make a woman fall for him. “You” stars Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Shay Mitchell, Luca Padovan, and Zach Cherry, with a special guest appearance by John Stamos. It premieres September 9 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. Watch the trailer below.
Casting
Undefeated boxing champion Andre “Son of God” Ward will host Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series “The Contender.” Freddie Roach and Naazim Richardson have also joined the series as trainers. The 12-episode season will...
Frist Looks
Lifetime released the first official trailer of thriller series “You” based on the best-selling book of the same name by Caroline Kepnes. From executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, the show follows a twisted, obsessive love story about a man who uses the hyper-connectivity of today’s world to make a woman fall for him. “You” stars Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Shay Mitchell, Luca Padovan, and Zach Cherry, with a special guest appearance by John Stamos. It premieres September 9 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. Watch the trailer below.
Casting
Undefeated boxing champion Andre “Son of God” Ward will host Mark Burnett’s boxing competition series “The Contender.” Freddie Roach and Naazim Richardson have also joined the series as trainers. The 12-episode season will...
- 4/10/2018
- by Ariana Brockington
- Variety Film + TV
Thirty-five students from 20 U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Academy members will view the finalists. films at special screenings and vote to select the winners. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 respectively, may be presented in each of four categories: Alternative, Animation, Documentary and Narrative. Winners will be brought to Los Angeles, along with the international student winners in the Foreign Student Film category, for a week of industry activities and social events that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 9, at 6 p.m. at the Academy.s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
“Falconer,” Micah Robert Barber, University of Texas at Austin
“In Between Shadows,” Tianran Duan, University of Southern California
“Last Remarks,...
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
“Falconer,” Micah Robert Barber, University of Texas at Austin
“In Between Shadows,” Tianran Duan, University of Southern California
“Last Remarks,...
- 5/2/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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