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CAAM’S MUSLIM YOUTH VOICES FILMS COMING TO PHILADELPHIA

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We’re excited to be sharing this news with the Center for Asian American Media!   This just in! CAAM’s Muslim Youth Voices Project is coming to the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival with the World Premiere of the films created by Muslim American youth in Philadelphia from summer 2015. The premiere takes place Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 11:30am. The short films, written and directed by Muslim youth in Philly, will be presented with youth filmmakers in attendance. The screening will be followed by a discussion with award-winning filmmaker Musa Syeed, lead instructor of the MYVP, and other panelists about Muslim Americans and the media. The panel will be moderated by Kar Yin Tham, an independent filmmaker based in San Francisco and Kuala Lumpur and former Associate Director at the Center for Asian American Media, who coordinated the summer workshops.

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Angry Asian Man: PAAFF Showcasing 23 features & over 30 shorts from 17 countries

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Thanks Angry Asian Man! This is a great overview of films in our festival this year. It’s film festival season, you guys. And I am sucker for film festivals. Philadelphia, this one’s for you. The 8th Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is going down next week, November 12-22, showcasing a slate 23 features and over 30 shorts from 17 countries. The festival promises to be the biggest one yet, kicking off with the Opening Night presentation of Benson Lee’s teen comedy Seoul Searching.

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Broad Street Review: The east coast’s biggest Asian-American film festival opens in Philly

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Nice shout out from Broad Street Review! Films and fun are featured during the 8th annualPhiladelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF). The event, running November 12 through 22, includes more than 60 films on a variety of topics from 17 countries, discussions with filmmakers, and programs focusing on food, music, and culture. PAAFF is the largest Asian-American film festival on the East Coast and focuses on exploring Asian identity via a contemporary lens.

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Philadelphia Weekly: Philadelphia’s Jewish & Asian American film fests start soon

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Philadelphia’s Jewish Film Festival starts on Nov 7-21 and Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival starts on Nov 12-22. Thanks for the write up Philadelphia Weekly!   “We’re proud to say we’re now the largest Asian-American Film Festival on the East coast,” Buscher adds, having surpassed Asian CineVision’s New York-based Asian American International Film Festival, both in the number of films and programs, and PAAFF’s commitment to presenting multi-faceted portrayals of Asian Americans is evident this year. There are films from various genres, including horror, documentary and even music video, but Buscher is especially excited about PAAFF’s opening presentation, Seoul Searching, a John Hughes-style teen comedy in which a group of largely unsupervised Korean-American teens are sent to Korea by their parents to connect with their culture. “Anyone who has gone through adolescence will relate to this film,” he says. “It doesn’t matter what culture you come from.”

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Philly Voice: Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival gears up for eighth year

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Thanks Philly Voice for the write up! Week includes over 60 films, panel discussions, parties The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival returns for its eighth exciting year Thursday, Nov. 12 for over 60 screenings, panel discussions, special guest appearances and more. Though this year’s festival doesn’t have an overall theme, its selections will focus on exploring the Asian American identity from contemporary perspectives. Presented by Comcast, NBC10, Telemundo 62 and Comcast Spectator, the festival brings together Asian American artists, filmmakers, actors and industry leaders from all over the world.   

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Examiner.com: Lia Chang and Garth Kravits star in ‘Hide and Seek’

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Thanks for the mention Examiner.com! Bev’s Girl Films’ short film “Hide and Seek,” starring Lia Chang and Garth Kravits will have its Philadelphia premiere as an Official Selection at this year’s Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF15) on Saturday, November 21, 2015. “Hide and Seek” will screen in the Women’s Shorts Program at Asian Arts Initiative on 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 at 2:15pm. The Women’s Shorts Program presents a free series of shorts that have either been produced by women, star women in central roles, or deal with women’s issues. Filmmakers Lia Chang and Garth Kravits will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. The four minute short film was produced, conceived and written by Lia Chang and Garth Kravits. Kravits directed, edited the film, and composed original music with Tyler Kent. Here’s the synopsis: Determined to fulfill the requirements of what society has deemed ‘beautiful’, a woman transforms herself to find happiness and acceptance. When she strips away all of these false layers, she begins to truly see and accept the beauty underneath.

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Bev’s Girl Films: PAAFF ’15 Festival Kick Off with Seoul Searching

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Great review of this year’s festival line up from Bev’s Girl Films.   The 2015 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival presented by Comcast NBC10 Telemundo62 Comcast Spectator today announced their full slate of films for the 2015 edition of this Philadelphia cultural treasure. For the 8th edition, the festival will open with the Philadelphia premiere of Benson Lee’s Seoul Searching, starring Justin Chon, Jessika Van, In-Pyo Cha, Teo Yoo, and Esteban Ahn, screening at the International House’s Ibrahim Theater. Director Lee will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. The screening will be followed by the PAAFF’15 Opening Night Reception featuring a 1980s dance music and costume contest (free to all ticket and badge holders). This year’s festival is comprised of 23 features and over 30 shorts from 17 countries spread over 4 continents and of these, 5 are East Coast premieres and 14 Philadelphia premieres, with a special presentation of Center for Asian American Media’s Muslim Youth Voices project featuring world premieres of short films produced by local Muslim youth.

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qFLIX Philadelphia- July 7th-20th, 2015

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qFLIX Film Festival July 7th-12th, 2015 Founded in 2014 as a new festival, with new media and a new attitude, qFLIXphiladelphia is rooted in 20 years of LGBTQ film festival leadership. We believe that experiencing our voices, stories and visions on film from around the world, from birth to death, from the loved to the loveless, from youth to maturity, helps lift us forward as individuals and as a community. Film as an international language allows qFLIXphiladelphia to foster, support, and give access to independent filmmakers and to encourage and nurture younger ones in the art of filmmaking. Queer film inspires the imagination and encourages the journey of discovery and acceptance by both the ever-growing region’s LGBTQ and the mainstream communities. To buy tickets, click the “Buy Tickets” button below.

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PAAFF’15 Fundraiser Banquet- September 11th, 2015

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PAAFF’15 Fundraiser Banquet Friday, September 11th, 6pm-8:30PM Ocean City Restaurant 234 N 9th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 General Admission: $60 Student Admission (25 and under with I.D.): $30 Join PAAFF for an evening of food and fun to support the 2015 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival! Featuring a delicious multiple course Chinese dinner, live music, a cash bar, a silent auction, raffles and door prizes![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_text_separator title=”Special Guests” title_align=”separator_align_center” color=”grey”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Mistress of Ceremonies: Cynthia Gouw Award Winning Journalist and TV Spokesperson for Clarisonic A L’Oreal Company www.cynthiagouw.com [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Hanjie (Hollis) Liu Liu is a long time violin enthusiast. He’s been playing the violin for more than 10 years. He currently plays the first violin in the Drexel University Orchestra. He is also a part of the chamber string ensemble at Drexel. In 2014, he took a master class with the concertmaster of Philadelphia Orchestra, David Kim. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_text_separator title=”Tickets” title_align=”separator_align_center” color=”grey”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY FRI. SEPT 5TH. IF YOU WANT TO PAY AT THE DOOR, YOU MUST EMAIL RSVP BY FRI. SEPT 4TH to [email protected]. Checks should be made payable to: “PAAFF” Please note meals are NOT tax-deductible. To donate an item for our silent auction, please e-mail Festival Director, Rob Buscher at [email protected] To view photos from our 2014 fundraiser, please Click Here. Note: We will provide guests with assigned tables upon arrival, unless your group has reserved a table. If you cannot attend but want to support the festival, please consider sponsoring a seat/table for a student or local artist. (To do this, when making a payment, type “Donation” for ticket holder’s name) To buy tickets to this event, click on the “Buy Tickets” button below. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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