Asian World Film Festival-American Girl Q&A w/ Director Fiona Feng-I Roan and Producer Clifford Miu
Автор: Asian World Film Festival
Загружено: 2022-07-06
Просмотров: 186
Описание:
The Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, in partnership with the Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) and in association with Asia Society Southern California, will present a Taiwan Film Day special Red Carpet screening of "American Girl" on Sunday June 5th 2022 at the Landmark Theater, Westwood.
The award-winning family drama, set against the outbreak of the SARS virus in 2003, centers around thirteen-year-old Fen, who is uprooted from her life in Los Angeles when her mother is diagnosed with cancer. As Fen struggles to adapt to her new life and school in Taipei and reconnects with her long-separated father, her turbulent relationship with her mother worsens.
The film, which stars award-winning newcomer Caitlin Fang, award-winning actress Karena Lam and award-winning actor Kaiser Chuang, was an Official Selection in the 2021 Tokyo International Film Festival's Asian Future Competition section and has won five Golden Horse Awards, including Best New Performer (Caitlin Fang), Best New Director (Feng-I Fiona Roan), Best Cinematography (Giorgos Valsamis), Audience Choice Award and the FIPRESCI Prize.
Synopsis:
Winter, 2003.
Uprooted from Los Angeles after her mother is stricken with breast cancer, thirteen year old Fen struggles to adjust to life in Taipei. As Fen navigates her way through school and reconnects with her long-separated father, her turbulent bond with her mother worsens. Fen drifts further away from her mother through a series of rebellious acts before her younger sister is misdiagnosed with SARS, pushing Fen and her mother towards a heated, long-gestating confrontation.
Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles (TECO-LA):
Taiwan Academy of TECO-LA is a nonprofit governmental institute, which is an overseas branch of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China (Taiwan). As a cultural bridge of Taiwan, Taiwan Academy of TECO-LA not only presents Taiwanese arts to the global stage, but also seeks to build long-term partnership with major art and culture institutions, organizations, art festivals on the West Coast of North America to showcase film, literature, performing arts, visual arts, comic and animation, design and cultural creative contents from Taiwan.
Website: https://la.us.taiwan.culture.tw/
About Asian World Film Festival (AWFF):
The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, brings the very best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries. Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, the Festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia, spanning from Turkey to Japan and from Russia to India and South-East Asia. The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language respectively. All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season and showcased to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. AWFF is a non-profit organization under Aitysh USA.
Website: www.asianworldfilmfest.org
Asia Society Southern California (ASSC):
Established in Los Angeles in 1985, Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) is uniquely situated at the gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. ASSC has played a pivotal role through creative programs and activities in increasing shared knowledge, enhancing dialogue, and furthering cultural exchanges transcending regional boundaries. As part of the global Asia Society, which was founded more than 60 years ago in New York City, ASSC has launched many creative initiatives and programs addressing current issues of importance across the fields of the arts, culture, policy, business, education, and social justice.
Website: https://asiasociety.org/southern-cali...
Повторяем попытку...
Доступные форматы для скачивания:
Скачать видео
-
Информация по загрузке: