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The Third Murder on Soy Paper
Posted April 29th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on Soy Paper In the latest film from Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda, a top attorney takes on the defense of a murder suspect. His chances of winning are slim, when his client admits his guilt, despite facing the death penalty. As he digs deeper into the case, the once confident attorney begins to doubt […]
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Omotenashi on Soy Paper
Posted April 29th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on Soy Paper When the moon no longer shines, the beautiful yet obsolete Bright Moon Ryokan in Kyoto is acquired by the innkeeper’s Taiwanese former lover, who sends his son to supervise the renovation. Unaware of his hidden agenda, the innkeeper suggests that he learns “omotenashi,” the virtue of traditional Japan. Filmmaker and cast […]
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Jimami Tofu on Soy Paper
Posted April 29th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on Soy Paper JIMAMI TOFU is a love story between a Chinese Singaporean chef and a beautiful Japanese food critic, woven around the 100-year-old Okinawa Ryukyu Dynastic cuisine that holds the life medicine their broken hearts need to mend. Filmmakers in attendance. Part of the LA Times Food Bowl and LA Asian Pacific Film […]
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CCA senior Perry Chen to receive honors at Carnegie Hall Award Ceremony
Posted April 25th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on Del Mar Times Canyon Crest Academy senior Perry Chen, 18, has won a Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Gold Medal in Film & Animation for his directorial debut Changyou’s Journey, after winning multiple 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Western Regional Awards on Jan. 30 (a Gold Key Award for the same film, […]
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626 Night Market x The 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Posted April 24th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on 626 Night Market 626 Night Market is a proud community partner of the 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. LAAPFF is a key highlight of the annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month activities and one of the ways we aim to unite and empower the community by showcasing the arts. Presented by Visual […]
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New Feature Film Chronicles Cambodian Family with Melody of Sin Sisamuth Song
Posted April 20th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
By Hong Chenda and VOA Khmer on Voa Cambodia WASHINGTON DC — A Khmer pop song of the 1960s is the pulse of a new feature film about three generations of a Cambodian family that will premiere in Los Angeles in early May. The film, “In the Life of Music,” tells the story of a […]
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Taiwan productions nominated for awards at Los Angeles film festival
Posted April 17th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on Taiwan Today Two Taiwan-produced features are shortlisted for grand jury awards at this year’s Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival running May 3-12. “Late Life: The Chien-ming Wang Story” by Taiwan-Canadian filmmaker Frank W. Chen is nominated for International Documentary, while drama “Omotenashi” by Taiwan-American director Jay Chern will compete in the International […]
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Kuleana Holds Strong – Honored By La Mayor’s Office For Diversity In Casting
Posted April 17th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
By BWW News Desk on Broadway World Hawaii The award-winning film KULEANA enters its fourth week on Regal Cinema’s island screens, including Pearl Highlands on Oahu, Maui Mall Megaplex in Kahului, and Keauhou Stadium 10 in Kona. Despite being the first Hawaii feature in almost a decade to make it to the big screen statewide, […]
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Fiction & Other Realities At Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and CAAMFEST 2018
Posted April 16th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
By Chris P on Korean Indie If you’ve been listening (and you should) to the Ktown Cowboys podcast, Danny Cho has been keeping it alive with the help of Bobby Choy aka Big Phony. It’s one of the best perspectives about South Korea from a frequent-visitor-now-resident view with Bobby living there for around seven years and Danny soon to be passing […]
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Chien-Ming Wang documentary to be featured at LAAPFF
Posted April 16th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
By Edward Tsao and Evelyn Kao on Focus Taiwan Los Angeles, April 15 (CNA) A documentary following the later years of Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang’s (王建民) professional baseball career will be featured in the international documentary competition lineup for the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) and will receive its global premiere at LAAPFF […]
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VC announces LAAPFF program
Posted April 13th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on Project 13 Magazine LOS ANGELES, CA (APRIL 2018) Visual Communications (VC), the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, announced its outstanding program of films and events for the upcoming 34th edition of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) running MAY 3 – MAY 12, 2018. The all encompassing annual […]
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‘Kuleana’ Opens for One-Week Engagement on Lāna‘i
Posted April 12th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on MauiNow The Maui-made film KULEANA continues its run in island theaters–including the opening of a one-week engagement in the Lānaʻi Theater starting this Friday, April 13, 2018. Writer/Director Brian Kohne and actor Bill Hensley, who is a resident of Lānaʻi, will represent the production with free commemorative posters for the Lānaʻi opening. KULEANA was held over in […]
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‘Kuleana’ to debut on Lanai, in L.A.
Posted April 11th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on the Maui News “Kuleana,” a film shot on Maui, will open a one-week engagement at Lana’i Theater on Friday and make its Los Angeles premiere May 5 at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, writer and director Brian Kohne said Monday. Actor Branscombe Richmond, editor Adi Ell-Ad and Kohne will be attending the […]
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34TH LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL FILM SCREENING: “JIMAMI TOFU”
Posted April 10th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
Posted on LA Food Bowl 34TH LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL FILM SCREENING: “JIMAMI TOFU” May 09, 2018 Los Angeles / Regal L.A. Live The 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival will host the Los Angeles premiere of “Jimami Tofu,” a Japanese-Singaporean film that highlights traditional Okinawan cuisine and was written and directed […]
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Jimami Tofu LA Premiere May 9th @ LAAPFF 2018
Posted April 10th, 2018 by Visual Communications in Press
By: BananaMana Films on Vimeo Award-Winning Okinawa Food Romance Feature Film Jimami Tofu will have its Los Angeles Premiere Wed, May 9th 2018, 6:30PM at REGAL L.A. LIVE ONE NIGHT ONLY! MAY 9th 2018 BOOK TICKETS NOW: http://bit.ly/JimamiLA Synopsis Winner of the Audience Choice Award at its World Premiere at the 37th Hawaii International Film […]
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