In lieu of Lunar New Year, we are excited to announce that SHANGHAI CALLING, the Opening Night Presentation of AAIFF12, will return to New York City again next week, Friday 2/15 at The Quad Cinema for a theatrical release. At AAIFF12, Opening Night sold out within two hours, and the second encore screening sold out within two days! So what attracts audiences to this film?
Janet Yang accepts
AAIFF12 Asian American Media Award
Aside from the ensemble cast of amazing actors such as Eliza Coupe, Daniel Henney, Zhu Zhu, and Geng Le, director Daniel Hsia and producer Janet Yang have worked tirelessly to come up with a polished script and a well-coordinated pre-and-post production in America and in Asia. What we see on screen is the culmination of their hard work and talent.
It is a film you do not want to miss! To learn more, check out the film’s website. If you are on the west coast, it is opening in San Francisco on 2/8 at the Lee Neighborhood Theatres Presidio Theatre & in Los Angeles on 2/15 at TCL Chinese 6 Theaters at Hollywood & Highland Center and Laemmle’s Playhouse 7. It will also be available on demand starting 2/12 on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, Xbox, PSN, DirecTV, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FiOS, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, and more.
ABOUT THE FILM
SHANGHAI CALLING is a romantic comedy about modern-day American immigrants in an unfamiliar land – China. An ambitious New York attorney, Sam, is transferred to Shanghai on assignment, partially because he’s Chinese-American. A fish-out-of-water, he stumbles into a legal mess that could spell the end of his career. With help from a beautiful relocation specialist, a well-connected foreign businessman, a clever but unassuming journalist, and a street-smart assistant, Sam might just save his job, discover romance, and learn to appreciate the many wonders Shanghai has to offer.