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The managing editor will work closely with a senior editor, online media manager, photo editor, and art director to produce 12 issues a year, plus content for the our website/blog, iamKoreAm.com.
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by Emily Kim
Tim Kang, best known for his role as Kimball Cho on CBS’ “The Mentalist,” recently launched his own film production company, One Shoot Films (OSF). OSF is currently accepting story idea submissions for its 2012 Short Film Competition. All story ideas are limited to topics related to child abduction and/or child exploitation.
The winning writer/director will have a chance to see their idea come to life through a $15,000 production budget to shoot the film, which will be overseen and produced by OSF, which will also cover all of the winner’s pre- and post-production housing expenses. Kang and his team will work to push the winner’s film to be entered into nationwide film festivals.
Kang, who was “disconcerted” with the the majority of films presently available to audiences, started One Shoot Films in order to “go back to the basics” of film making. Through his company, Kang hopes to tell “the most interesting, most poignant” stories with casts consisting of people that “actually represent what we see and experience.” Through these films, he hopes to prove that it is possible to produce films that are both “entertaining and engaging” with a $15,000 short film budget.
Through this film competition, Kang hopes to reach out to the vast pool of writers located in the United States.
“There’s a lot of untapped potential out there,” Kang told iamKoreAm.com. “A lot of writers out there are fantastic, but have no idea how to plug themselves in. They don’t know how to get their stuff read.”
The Los Angeles-based actor is certain that there are a lot of amazing stories to be told, but the only thing holding writers back is the lack of resources.
“That’s why we’re providing all of the production services. They don’t have to do a thing. They get $15,000 to shoot the film, and all they have to do is come in and be creative.”
The topic of the film is limited to child abduction/exploitation because Kang is an avid supporter of and current spokesperson for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
“When my daughter was born, she became the most precious thing in my life,” said Kang. “And when I thought, ‘What would be the worst thing that could happen to me?’ It was to lose her.”
OSF began accepting submissions for the competition on Jan. 24 and has already began to receive many submissions. Because of the positive response, Kang is optimistic that he and his company will “slowly [be] making headway” toward getting their films noticed and creating buzz for the winning writer.
Scripts must be submitted online here. Contestants must be 21 and older, and only U.S. entries will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 12, 2012.
by Monica Y. Hong
And then there were five. Holy guacamole we’ve been tuning into Top Chef Texas for three months now! And Ed is still alive. He deserves a giant piece of cake and a huge glass of milk. Insert your favorite snack here and offer it to chef Edward Lee!
The episode starts off with Ed throwing off the covers, getting out of bed wearing a suit jacket and a button down shirt with crazy wolverine hair saying, “It’s all about business today.” Wolfman Jack has the right attitude, but he needs to put some pants on! His silliness helps preface an episode which stars guest judge Pee-Wee Herman! I know you are, but what am I?
For the quickfire challenge, the five remaining “cheftestants” have 20 minutes to serve up some of their most creative and delicious pancakes for Pee-Wee and Padma. Ed decides to draw from his favorite parts of the breakfast treat by making little crispy drizzles of batter rather than a whole silver dollar or full-pan pancake. He plates these scrumptious buttery bits with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, bacon and brûléed marshmallow. Hand it over!
Ed impresses Pee-Wee with his whimsical play on pancakes, beats out some predictable lemon ricotta offerings and wins his first quickfire! And five grand! We can officially say we are proud of Ed for bringing home the bacon. Continue Reading »
by Gwang-lip Moon/Korea Daily
The African American community in Dallas has been protesting a gas station run by a Korean-born U.S. citizen in a predominately black neighborhood in South Dallas for over a month, taking issue with what they claim were racial remarks by the station’s owner.
The Korean government dispatched the consul general of the Korean Consulate General in Houston to the area yesterday to help resolve the issue, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
“We made emergent contact with the Korean community, requesting that its members restrain from an emotional response and examine their relationship with other communities,” an official of the ministry said.
According to the ministry and the local Korean community, the conflict occurred on Dec. 9, 2011, between the Korean-American owner of a gas station in southern Dallas and a black customer over the sale of gas.
The customer, complaining that the price of gas at the station was much higher than at other stations, demanded he be able to buy gas by smaller amounts than what the owner set as the minimum sales unit. The owner refused and told him to go to another station, to which the customer responded by telling the owner to go back to his country. The owner responded by telling the customer to go back to Africa. Continue Reading »
by Monica Y. Hong
This week on Top Chef we put all our weight behind Chef Edward Lee, our last Korean American hopeful. Six chefs remain in San Antonio and with last week’s near perfect meal, the “cheftestants” cannot screw this up. Roll tape. Check out this week’s misfires.
Cut to the quickfire challenge where the chefs are tested on their precision and ability to think, well, quick. They have to prepare a dish highlighting the ingredients of shrimp, corn and pasta in 40 minutes. There is, of course, a catch. Within that 40 minutes, they have to peel, de-vein and butterfly two pounds of shrimp, shuck a crate of corn and make a pound of fettuccine from scratch.
To make sure everything is done perfectly, judge Emeril Lagasse and guest judge Cat Cora are there to check their work. Whatever time remains once all the prep is finished is the time they’ll have to cook their dish.
The chefs make three teams of two and Ed is paired with Paul. As soon as the clock starts, Ed begins making the fresh pasta while Paul shucks the corn.
“Whenever Ed and I are on a team, I’m bad luck for him,” says Paul. Cue menacing sound effect. Continue Reading »
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