Beginning March 10, 2021 with the closing evening gala happening March 15.
The Sixth Annual Asian World Film Festival has been rescheduled to begin March 10, 2021 with the closing evening gala happening March 15, to be able to tie in with THE ACADEMY AWARDS set for April 25. Most of the AWFF movies are Asian Oscar ® or Golden Globe ® submissions. The Seventh Annual AWFF will return to its regular November date (11.Three-11, 2021). Both editions of the competition will probably be held in Culver City, as regular.
“We are pleased to lock in our new dates in March to support world-class Asian films in the awards season with full attention to all safety and health requirements as needed. Our panels and screenings leading up to the festival will build a community eager for cinema from this part of the world,” stated Georges N. Chamchoum, government director and co-founder.An upcoming AWFF panel, entitled “Trailblazers,” options Asian-American actors Lisa Lu, Nancy Kwan, France Nuyen, Kieu Chinh and Irene Tsu, reminiscing on their 60 to 70 years working in Hollywood. Free tickets for the digital panel on October 17 at 5 PM PST will be discovered right here.The AWFF is in the meantime concerned in numerous screenings and occasions. A program of on-line screenings will characteristic sneak screenings of potential Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture, Foreign
Language, respectively.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, working in tandem with the AWFF, is having particular on-line screenings of one of the best Asian international language movies adopted by Q&As with the filmmakers. They embody Hive from Turkey 2020, directed by Eylem Kaftan, Better Days from China 2019 directed by Derek Tsang and Wet Season from Singapore 2019 directed by Anthony Chen in addition to Redha from Malaysia, directed by Tunku Mona Riza, and 3000 Nights from Palestine, directed by Mai Masri that are a part of the Best of the Fest program. More screenings are to be introduced. Quite a lot of high Asian movies have already been screened with Q&As.Also deliberate is a chat by Arthur Dong about his espresso desk guide Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films; a Master Class by Jeremy Kagan, the award-profitable director, screenwriter and producer; and a brand new Tribute Program honoring greats throughout the Asian movie trade. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association may also lead a panel exploring their function, aims and philanthropic actions.Related Articles
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