Happy Lunar New Year, VC Friends! To help get you and yours into the swing of the Monkey Year, check out what's happening here at Visual Communications during February, from cultural celebrations, movie happenings, and more!
THIS THURSDAY: "Big Trouble" Brings F&F: TOKYO DRIFT
It goes down Thursday, Feb. 4! We team up once again with Japanese American National Museum, Angry Asian Man, and First Pond Entertainment to kick off the 2016 edition of "Big Trouble in Little Tokyo," with Justin Lin's game-changing THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT. Director Justin Lin, actor Sung Kang, and other surprise guests from the movie will appear. Event info can be had here and here. For ticket, hit this link.
Feb 6: Meet VC at the San Gabriel Lunar New Year Fest!
The Visual Communications team will be at the San Gabriel Lunar New Year Festival, Feb. 6 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse and Courtyard. Enjoy a full day of food, live entertainment, kids' activities, and much more! As part of the festivities, Visual Communications will present a program of recent short works from our Armed With a Camera Fellowship and Digital Histories:
ALL THE WAY by Alison Nakamura
REMEMBERING RAFU MANDOLIN CLUB by David Osako
FRANK AND KASS by Norbert Shieh
RESIGNATION by Rahat Mahajan
HELLO KITTY AND HER FANS by Frances Ito
6 WEDDINGS AND A DRESS by Steve Nagano
MY NAME IS ASIROH by Asiroh Cham
FOR THE LOVE OF UNICORNS by Genevieve Erin O'Brien
THE CUT THROUGH by Weldon Powers
Complete event info is available here. See you there!
VC Productions Represent at SAAFF Feb. 19-21, 2016
Visual Communications works from its Armed With a Camera Fellowship and Digital Histories will be featured throughout the upcoming
Seattle Asian American Film Festival, Feb. 19 through 21. Among the works selected are:
ALL THE WAY by Alison Nakamura
CONVERSATION WITH DAD by Angela Chen
THE CUT THROUGH by Weldon Powers
FRANK AND KASS by Norbert Shieh
JEANNIE WONG WANTS TO DO EVERYTHING by Jeff Man
OUR PLACE IN THE SKY by Yoko Okumura
REMEMBERING RAFU MANDOLIN CLUB by David Osako
A SUITCASE IN ONE HAND - A PAINTBRUSH IN THE OTHER by Michi Tanioka
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MOUNT MANZO NAGANO? by George Takaki
Complete program and ticket info for SAAFF 2016 can be had
here. Congrats to our filmmakers, Seattle come out and represent!
L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival 2016 is Looking for YOU!
It's not too late to support one of the premier showcases for Asian American and Pacific Islander cinema - the 2016 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, set for April 21 through 28. Complete
sponsorship opportunities and print and onscreen advertising can be found
here. We'd be happy to discuss customized sponsorship benefits and opportunities to engage our diverse audiences.
L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival Ticket Packages On Sale NOW
The Box Office of the 2016 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is now open to sell
multi-program TICKET PACKAGES in advance of its official opening in mid-March. Check out the link
here for details on how you can experience multiple Festival programs and reserve YOUR seats in advance of Opening Night. Single-program ticket information will be available starting mid-March. We're ready to serve you!
Hey VCers, win a pair of tickets to Emily Ting's award-winning
ALREADY TOMORROW IN HONG KONG, opening Feb. 12 at the
Laemmle's Playhouse 7...in time for Valentine's Day! Reply to
[email protected] with the subject line "VALENTINE'S DAY IN HK" and answer the following questions:
1) Name the reality TV show where the lead actress of the film got her start
2) Chocolate...or Roses? Or a Ring?
We will pick two lucky winners and announce them on Visual Communications' Facebook fan page. You have until next
Wednesday, Feb. 10 to enter. Good luck. And for more on the film, click
here.
Films by VC fans including Gena Hamamoto, Stacey Hayashi, Chris Tashima, and others will be screened as part of the fifth edition of "Films of Remembrance" set for Feb. 20, 2016. Download an event flyer; or visit the event Facebook page.
Sign Up for the VC Team at Firecracker 10K Run 2016
Run, walk, or bike a 5K, 10K, 20K, or even a 30K and support two organizations at the same time! Visual Communications is organizing a team to participate at the Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker Run/Walk/Bike Ride, Feb. 20 & 21, 2016 in Los Angeles Chinatown. Sign up, join the VC team at sign-up, and you will be supporting both VC and the Chinatown Firecracker 10K. To sign up, go here! For race-day details, go here.
Founded in 1970 by filmmaking pioneers, Visual Communications has grown into an organization whose mission is to develop and support the voices of Asian American & Pacific Islander filmmakers and media artists. Help us continue to carry our mission out.Become a VC Member!
