Vancouver Asian Film Festival happening this weekend.
Vancouver Asian Film Festival started on Thursday. I was sorry to miss the opening gala, as I have attended on many occasions in the past. It's just a very busy week!
Highlights at this year's festival included director Justin Lin – director of the Sundance hit film BETTER LUCK TOMMORROW and the Hollywood action hit THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT. In 1997,
Justin attended the 1st VAFF along with Quentin Lee with their film SHOPPING FOR FANGS. On Opening Night, Justin returns to the 11th VAFF to screen FINISHING THE GAME,
a comedy about producers attempting to complete Bruce Lee’s unfinished
final film. Also screening will be Anson Ho’s documentary BUILDING A JOURNEY, which follows Justin and his crew behind the scenes. Justin will also speak to VAFF audiences in the special program IN THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR WITH JUSTIN LIN,
sharing his journey from indie filmmaker to Hollywood success and on
being an Asian-American filmmaking pioneer. In attendance will be actor
Roger Fan, star of FINISHING THE GAME and many of Justin’s films.
a comedy about producers attempting to complete Bruce Lee’s unfinished
final film. Also screening will be Anson Ho’s documentary BUILDING A JOURNEY, which follows Justin and his crew behind the scenes. Justin will also speak to VAFF audiences in the special program IN THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR WITH JUSTIN LIN,
sharing his journey from indie filmmaker to Hollywood success and on
being an Asian-American filmmaking pioneer. In attendance will be actor
Roger Fan, star of FINISHING THE GAME and many of Justin’s films.
Check out these events for Saturday and Sunday:
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| Film Title | Director(s) | buy at the door |
| Falling For Grace | Fay Ann Lee | |
| Remember The Days | Dennis Luu | |
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| Film Title | Director(s) | buy at the door |
| Shanghai Kiss | Kern Konwiser, David Ren | |
| BrainFart | Ty Philips | |
| Mouse, A Love Story | Michael Kim | |
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| Film Title | Director(s) | buy at the door |
| Pilgrimage | Tadashi Nakamura | |
| Bystanding: The Beginning of an American Lifetime | Karen Lin | |
| art/film/revolution | Valerie Soe | |
| Officer Tsukamoto | Ling Liu | |
| Panel Discussion The Art of Revolution | ||
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| Film Title | Director(s) | buy at the door |
| Bai Ri Meng | Jennifer Tippins | |
| Hello Faye | Norman Lup-Man Yeung | |
| Lead Role Father | P.J. Raval | |
| The Last Vacation | Jae-Ho Chang | |
| Blue | Adam Mars | |
| The Birthday | Kabir Shaukat Ali | |
| My Father's Chinese Wife | Franklin Peterson | |
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| Film Title | Director(s) | buy at the door |
| Confessions Of A Salesman | Ho Tam | |
| Special Q & A with Ho Tam | Ho Tam | |
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| Film Title | Director(s) | buy at the door |
| 0506HK | Quentin Lee | |
| Special Q & A with Quentin Lee | Quentin Lee | |