The 12th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival will be taking place from Oct. 20 to Oct. 28 at the Mission Valley UltraStar Cinemas.
As one of the largest film exhibitions of its kind in North America, more than 160 films will premiere from 21 countries. More than a hundred filmmakers, actors, and industry guests are scheduled to attend including Kelly Hu (THE SCORPION KING, ALMOST PERFECT), Hong Kong Actor/Singer Edison Chen, Sung Kang (FAST FIVE), Harry Shum Jr (GLEE), IAMME Dance Crew (2011 Winners of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew), CS Lee (DEXTER), and many more.
The opening night film is the romantic comedy “Almost Perfect” starring Kelly Hu, who will attend the screening along with director Bertha Bay-Sa Pan. The closing night film will be the documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” directed by David Gelb.
“Knots,” a new film by Michael Kang and written by Kimberly-Rose Wolter will be shown on Oct. 21. Read the feature story about the film in the October 2011 issue of KoreAm.
The Gala Awards event is set for Saturday, Oct. 22 and pioneer Asian American actress Nancy Kwan (Flower Drum Song) is set to receive a lifetime achievement award.
Discounted pre-sale tickets are available online through Oct. 16 (Member $7.50 | General $9). Tickets can be purchased at the Hazard Center UltraStar box office starting Oct. 18 (Member $7.50 | General $11). Student/Military/Senior/and Group discounts are available. For ticketing info, full film details, and schedule, please visit www.SDAFF.org or contact 619.400.5911 | info@sdaff.org
KoreAm is proud to be a media sponsor of this event and to show our appreciation to our readers, we are offering two (2) four-packs of tickets meaning you and three friends will receive passes for the ENTIRE festival (not including the awards gala). To win, please leave a comment below stating your favorite Asian or Asian American film. The deadline to enter is Friday, Oct. 14 at 5pm PST.
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I enjoyed last year’s movie Harmony!
I liked the movie Taegukgi! It can be a real tear jerker but I am drawn to dramatic films that portray history in a different light. I also like the family unit theme in the movie as it follows the relationship of the two brothers after the war. The writer did a good job of integrating both the story/history and relationships. I also loved the OST! Looking forward to see some amazing films at the festival.
My favorite is “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring” by Kim Ki Duk. Awesome movie with its didactic lessons on life.
My favorite Asian-American movie has to be “Friend” (or “Chingoo”). I watched this a while back, but now I want to watch it again!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chingoo
Favorite movie so far has been Silmido (실미도) as it still pertains to present day North and South Korea tensions.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387596/
the one movie that really sticks in my mind is “welcome to dongmakgol.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475783/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Dongmakgol
it was funny, heartwarming, and heart-breaking, all at the same time. it showed what humanity means in the midst of the war. it’s not just one of my favorite “asian”‘ movies, but one of my favorite movies.
I love this movie and it brought me to tears. This movie was creative and enlightening. It reveals one of the number one subjects in korean culture: cosmetic surgery.
200 Pounds Beauty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200_pounds_beauty
I know there are ton’s of good asian films out there, but only there are just a handful of the great ones that stick in your mind forever. OLD BOY (올드보이) is one of those movies. Put this one on your TO DO LIST if you haven’t seen it yet. I think Choi Min Shik is one of the best actors in Korea too!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy
my favorite asian-american film is “the motel” by michael kang so i’m amped about his new film “knots”