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Contemporasian
At MoMA: CAMPAIGN (SENKYO)
Tix Giveaway!
In a new monthly film series Contemporasian,
MoMA, with support from ACV, is showcasing films that get
little exposure in the US, but which engage the various styles,
histories, and changes in Asian cinema. Presented in special
weeklong engagements, the films in the series include both
recent independent gems and little-seen classics.
CAMPAIGN
(SENKYO)
Director Kazuhiro Soda's debut feature, shot in cinéma
vérité style, follows his former Tokyo University
classmate Kazuhiko Yamauchi's run as a "parachute"
candidate for Japan's powerful Liberal Democratic Party in
a crucial local district. This fly-on-the-wall view of street-level
politics cleverly reveals much about the true nature of "democracy."
Soda will be on hand to introduce the film and lead a discussion
following the April 7, 7PM screening.
When: April 7-13
Where: MoMA,
11 W 53rd Street (btn 5th & 6th aves)
Tickets: Free ticket for first 10 guests
at each screening! Score a complimentary ticket to the
screening when you say "Asian CineVision" at the
door. Limited supply. First come, first served. ACV members
receive discount at box office.
Info: www.moma.org
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New Directors/New Films
Presented by the Film Society at Lincoln Center and MoMA
Dedicated to the discovery and support of emerging artists,
New Directors/New
Films showcases cutting-edge films handpicked by curators
of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern
Art. The festival's 26 features includes six films highlighting
the best of independent Asian cinema, raning from Japanese
director Naoko Ogigami's MEGANE to Filipino newcomer Brillante
Mendoza's FOSTER CHILD to Thai darling Aditya Assarat's WONDERFUL
TOWN.
When: Through April 6
Where: Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th
Street; MoMA, 11 West 53rd Street.
Tickets: Check program
for showtimes, locations, and prices.
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Women Make Movies
Spring Workshops
Special discount to workshops for ACV members!
ACV is proud to co-sponsor Women
Make Movies's Spring Workshops, which kick off with
"Sales Agents and the International Marketplace"
as Diana Holtzberg, a leading authority, guides you through
the ins and outs of foreign distribution. Upcoming workshops
include "The Secrets of Successful Proposals,"
"Your Fundraising Blueprint: Designing a Strategy That's
Right for Your Project," and "From Festivals to
Cinemas, From Broadcast to Digital and Beyond: Surveying
Your Distribution Options."
When: Wednesday, April 9, 6:30-8PM.
Where: Women
Make Movies, 462 Broadway (at Grand St), Suite 500WS
How to Register: Special discount to
workshops for ACV members! $40 (members), $50 (non-members).
Register here.
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M.A.T.H.
Club Picks:
DARK MATTER and NEVER FOREVER
Coming soon to a theater near you!
Rally the troops, M.A.T.H. Clubbers--we're off to the movies!
Come support the theatrical release of DARK
MATTER and NEVER
FOREVER. You saw them first at last year's AAIFF, now
bring your friends who missed out.
DARK
MATTER - 30th AAIFF Centerpiece Presentation
Best Narrative Emerging Director Award winner Chen Shi-Zheng's
stunning feature film debut becomes a compelling metaphor
for the gulf between what director Chen has called "the
idea of America and the America [that is] experienced."
The star-studded cast features Liu Ye (CURSE OF THE GOLDEN
FLOWER, BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS), Aidan
Quinn, and Meryl Streep.
Opens Friday, April 11 at Village
East Cinema. For more info, visit the official
website.
NEVER
FOREVER - 30th AAIFF Closing Night Presentation
Director Gina Kim uses melodrama as a starting board and reworks
the genre's formal qualities and tropes to create an exquisite
film about female desire and self-empowerment. Anchored by Vera
Farmiga's (THE DEPARTED) fearless and powerful performance,
the film is an unflinchingly honest look at interracial relationships
and sexuality.
Opens Friday, April 11 at the Landmark
Sunshine Theatre. For more info, visit the official
website.
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FIRE
UNDER THE SNOW
Tix giveaway!
ACV is proud to co-sponsor the world premiere
of FIRE
UNDER THE SNOW at the Tribeca Film Festival. This moving
documentary tells the story of Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan Buddhist
monk who was imprisoned and tortured by the Chinese Communist
Army for 33 years. The film seamlessly cuts back and forth
between Palden's life today as an exile and activist, his
haunting memories of prison, and his recurring nightmares.
When: April 24-May 4
Where: Check listings
for theater location.
Tickets: Free tickets to screenings for
ACV members! ACV is giving away a limited number of free
tickets to each screening. Email info[at]asiancinevion[dot]org
with FIRE UNDER THE SNOW in the subject heading. Please specify
1st and 2nd choice of screening date and time. First come,
first served. ACV members only.
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UP
THE YANGTZE Opens in NYC
Q&A with Director Yung Chang
ACV is proud to co-sponsor the New York premiere
of UP THE
YANGTZE (Official Selection Sundance Film Festival, Best
Canadian Documentary Vancouver International Film Festival).
The largest hydroelectric project in history, the Three Gorges
Dam, has transformed China's now infamous river and all the
life that surrounds it. Canadian documentary filmmaker Yung
Chang returns to the now-disappearing landscape of his grandfather's
youth to trace the surreal life of a "farewell cruise"
that traverses the gargantuan waterway.
AAIFF Festival Director Sonjia Hyon will moderate the Q&A
with Yung Chang following Saturday's screening.
When: Saturday, April 26, 3:15PM
Where: IFC
Center, 323 6th Avenue (at W. 3rd St)
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