2006 EVENT LISTINGS

ONE ON ONE WITH SANDRA OH

Moderated by Touré

If you missed our incredible evening with award-winning actor Sandra Oh, you can catch the entire conversation here. Sandra recently won a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for her role on the hit TV show, Grey’s Anatomy. On the big screen, she wowed audiences in Sideways and will talk about her upcoming projects to hit theaters soon. On stage, Sandra is currently starring in the world premiere of Satellites at the Public Theater. The conversation will be hosted by Touré, author of Never Drank the Kool-Aid, a collection of his magazine work, mostly for Rolling Stone, profiling such figures as Prince, Eminem, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Al Sharpton, and Jay-Z. You may recognize him as a correspondent for BET or on CNN’s American Morning as their pop culture correspondent. This is a rare night not to be missed!

When: Monday, June 19, 7:00pm
Where: Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th Street, NYC
Price: $10/ACV & co-sponsor members, seniors and students*; $12/general

*ACV members and co-sponsoring organization members please use provided discount codes to receive discount rates. ACV members and co-sponsor members must present membership card upon ticket pickup. Students must present valid student ID.
All tickets will be held at WILL CALL at the Cantor Film Center.

The One on One is an annual event organized by Asian CineVision. It features a live interview onstage between a moderator and an acclaimed Asian/Asian American media artist. An in depth conversation about the artist’s career will take place with screenings of film/tv works, and a Q&A with the audience follows. Previous guests have included internationally renowned directors like Zhang Yimou, Wayne Wang, Mira Nair and Chen Kaige, and actors like HK superstar Maggie Cheung.

Co-sponsored by

SLOW JAM KING OPENS JUNE 9

Asian Cinevision and the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) are extremely excited to announce the theatrical release of SLOW JAM KING, the feature film debut by Steven E. Mallorca. Winner of the AAIFF Emerging Director Award, SLOW JAM KING has simultaneously entertained and defied definition, being described as a “genuinely moving”, “weird-ass magnum opus” that is “somewhat revolutionary in that there's nothing else out there in the wide world of film quite like it.” SLOW JAM KING is a true testament to the do-it-yourself aesthetic. The feature film debut of Steven E. Mallorca, who wrote, directed, produced, photographed and edited the film as well as composing and performing most of the film’s featured music, is an auteur in the old-fashioned sense of the word.

Click here for the trailer and more info!

Dir. Steve Mallorca
USA | 2004 | 109 min | English
When: Friday, June 9, 8PM
Opening Night Screening followed by concert by Steven E. Mallorca & the SJK Band
Where: The Imaginasian Theater, 239 E. 59th St. (btn 2/3 Ave)

ACV & AMC INVITE YOU AND A FRIEND
TO THE RED CARPET PREMIERE SCREENING OF

JOIN THE STARS AND CREATIVE TEAM AT THE PREMIERE including Academy Award® Winner Robert Duvall, Academy Award® nominee Thomas Haden Church, Emmy Award Winner Greta Scacchi, Gwendoline Yeo, Olivia Cheng, Valerie Tian, Jadyn Wong, Caroline Chan and Donald Fong. The two-part, four-hour miniseries premieres Sunday, June 25 and Monday, June 26 at 8 PM ET/PT on AMC.

BROKEN TRAIL is the first major television miniseries to raise awareness of the atrocity of importing and enslaving young Chinese girls as prostitutes in the mining towns of the American Old West. Through sensitivity, the dramatized depictions of the plight endured by the Chinese characters in BROKEN TRAIL offers a rare glimpse into human trafficking that were commonplace and yet, through the passage of time, have been largely forgotten.

Please RSVP to 212.989.1422 or info[at]asiancinevision[dot]org (with subject line "Broken Trail") at Asian CineVision. This invitation is non-transferable. Photo ID required at check-in.

Dir. Walter Hill
USA | 2006 | 90 min | Color | Drama

When: Tuesday, June 13, 7:00PM
Where: Loews Lincoln Square, 1998 Broadway, NYC

ACV INVTES YOU AND A GUEST TO THE SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING OF

Welcome to the tense era of teenage outcasts living in a world of explosive, white-knuckled street racing, deeply entrenched in Tokyo’s hidden racing scene. This distinctive, Japanese style of driving defines a new type of driver whose technique must blend effortlessly with daring speed, where control in the realm of no control is more important than crossing the finish line first. In theaters June 16.

You must RSVP to info[@]asiancinevision[dot]org (with subject line "Fast and Furious") to gain entry. Please arrive 1/2 hour before the start of the screening to check in and line up. Seats are not guaranteed and limited to theater capacity. First come first serve.

Click here to catch exclusive interviews with director Justin Lin, the cast and crew, and much more!

Dir. Justin Lin
USA | 2006 | 90 min | Color | Action

WHEN: Wednesday, June 14 @ 7:30PM
WHERE: AMC Empire 25, 234 West 42nd Street and 8th Ave

ACV & PROJECT BY PROJECT INVITE YOU
TO THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF OUR 2006 SUMMER FILM SERIES:

Shot in a bleak black & white photography, After the Apocalypse is a futuristic fable about coming back to life. Four men and one woman have survived a third World War. They have lost everything, their past lives and the use of their tongue. Now, they must give meaning to their "new world" and restore the basics of communication. A philosophic meditation of rare beauty and simplicity. Join the director Yasuaki Nakajima in a Q&A following the screening.

Dir: Yasuaki Nakajima
USA | 2004 | 72 min | BW | Sci-Fi, Drama

WHEN: June 15, Thursday, 7PM
WHERE: The Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. (bet Ave. A and B)
TICKET: $6.50/ACV & PbP members; $9/general
*Must bring ACV membership cards when picking up tickets

How far will a man go in the name of revenge? In the waters off of South Asia, a treacherous scheme is being carried out that will result in the death of millions across the Korean Peninsula.

From South Korea’s leading director, Kwak Kyung-Taek, comes TYPHOON, a full-tilt action film about two men who may have been friends under different circumstance but are forced to become enemies. Shot in Korea, Russia and Thailand, Kwak brings his impressive blend of realism and empathy to create a film where multiple storylines intertwine. Presented by Paramount Classics and CJ Entertainment. In theaters Friday, June 2nd. Be the first to catch TYPHOON!

You must RSVP to info[@]asiancinevision[dot]org (with subject line "Typhoon") to gain entry. Please arrive 1/2 hour before the start of the screening to check in and line up. Seats are not guaranteed and limited to theater capacity. First come first serve.

Dir. Kwak Kyung-Taek
Korea | 105 min | Korean w/ English Subtitles

WHEN: Thursday, June 1 @ 8:30
WHERE: AMC Empire Theater at 42nd & 8th Avenue

ACV ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR THE 2005-06 ABC NEW TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Asian CineVision is proud to present its finalists for the 2005-2006 New Talent Development Program. The finalists are: J.P. Chan for his screenplay, CHINOS Y NEGROS, and Rehana Mirza for her screenplay BHANGING IT.

J.P. Chan’s CHINOS Y NEGROS is a feature screenplay about the clash of race, class, and identity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood. It is an exploration of two little explored aspects of New York City life: the rapid spread of gentrification since the mid-1990s and the enduring yet fluid tribalism of its citizens. J.P. is a filmmaker and playwright living in Brooklyn and a member of the Ma-Yi Writers Lab.

Rehana Mirza’s BHANGING IT is a feature length screenplay that explores the hot Bhangra dance scene. A young college freshman, Anita Prasad, gets an introduction to the world of Bhangra dance competition and discovers more about herself and her friendships along the way. Rehana is a screenwriter and a playwright and co-founder of Desipina & Company, a fusion arts organization that exists to acknowledge the unique differences that exist within the Asian American communities and to tell stories that would otherwise go unheard.

The panel consisted of three industry professionals: Anne del Castillo , Associate Director of Development and Special Projects at P.O.V; Senior Producer Lee Skaife has spent the past 10 years working in on-air promotions and public service announcements at National Basketball Association Entertainment; Sikay Tang makes photographs and videos and works as a video editor and colorist in the film industry in NYC.

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all applicants who submitted! Good luck in the final rounds with ABC!

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