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AFFD Fundraiser March 14, 2009 - Eat Gelato, Support AFFD

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009 10:30AM / Event

This Saturday, March 14 ONLY, Natsumi Gelato+Frozen Yogurt will be celebrating their 1st Anniversary anddonating a portion of the day’s proceeds to AFFD.
Natsumi will have extended hours from 11:30am to 11:00pm, so that’s more time to try all the delicious natural and organic treats there. In addition to stocking their regular flavors, owner Natalie Nguyen is filling up an additional freezer case with extra special and exotic flavors, including a “Mystery Flavor.” Customers who guess the mystery flavor correctly will win an AFFD screening voucher for this year’s film festival.
AFFD will be there to join the celebration with a few other prize giveaways to customers, including Shawnimals, passes, and movie posters.
Please join us at Natsumi on Saturday and invite all of your friends!
By the way, Natsumi also has gourmet chocolates, coffee, teas, and non-dairy sorbets and soy gelatos (Natalie even makes the soy milk herself to ensure purity and quality).
No excuses not to come out and try something!

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2008 AFFD Announces Screeing Schedule!!

Friday, Aug 1, 2008 4:58AM / Event

Tickets and film information are available online (www.affd.org) and at the Magnolia Theatre Box Office.

Thursday, Aug. 14 (Opening Night)

7:00 pm           PING PONG PLAYA (96 min.) - Guest Appearance by writer/actor Jimmy Tsai

9:30 pm           Opening night reception @ THE FISH

Friday, Aug. 15

5:40 pm           Shorts Block 1 (90 min.)

7:40 pm           FIRE UNDER THE SNOW (75 min.)

9:20 pm           TOKYO GORE POLICE (100 min.)

11:45 pm         HELP ME EROS (103 min.)



Saturday, Aug. 16

10:00 pm         THE PARK [Free screening at Crow Collection of Asian Art]

12:20 pm         THE KILLING OF A CHINESE COOKIE (74 min.)

1:50 pm           GENGHIS KHAN (136 min.)

2:00 pm           BOOMTOWN BEIJING [Free screening at Crow Collection of Asian Art]

4:30 pm           MAIKO HAAAAN (120 min.)

7:25 pm           THE REBEL (103 min.)

9:35 pm           L: CHANGE THE WORLD (129 min.)

11:59 pm         WIDE AWAKE (113 min.)

Sunday, Aug. 17

12:00 pm         SHORTS BLOCK 2 (90 min.)

1:50 pm           BEHIND FORGOTTEN EYES (75 min.)

3:20 pm           SANTA MESA (82 min.) - Guest appearance by director Ron Morales

5:10 pm           LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS (88 min.)

7:00 pm           Centerpiece reception @ the Magnolia Lobby

7:45 pm           THE ASSEMBLY (124 min.) - Centerpiece

10:10 pm         OUR TOWN (112 min.)

Monday, Aug. 18

2:30 pm           Shorts Block 1 (90 min.)

5:30 pm           THE KILLING OF A CHINESE COOKIE (74 min.)

7:00 pm           MUAY THAI CHAIYA (111 min.)

9:30 pm           KALA (104 min.)

Tuesday, Aug. 19

5:10 pm           BEHIND FORGOTTEN EYES (75 min.)

7:00 pm           THE CASE (87 min.)

7:00 pm           FOR MORE SUN [Free screening at Studio Movie Grill]

8:50 pm           MACHINE GIRL (96 min.)

Wednesday, Aug. 20

3:00 pm           SHORTS BLOCK 2 (90 min.)

4:50 pm           THE REBEL (103 min.)

7:00 pm           BLACK BELT (95 min.)

9:00 pm           OUR TOWN (112 min.)

Thursday, Aug. 21

4:20 pm           GENGHIS KHAN (136 min.)

7:00 pm           BE A MAN! SAMURAI SCHOOL (110 min.) – Guest appearance by director/actor Tak Sakaguchi

9:30 pm           Closing night reception @ ROCC

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2008 AFFD Film Line-up Announced!

Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 2:48AM / Event

AFFD 2008 Feature Films:

The Assembly

Be A Man! Samurai School

Behind Forgotten Eyes

Black Belt

Boomtown Beijing

The Case

Fire Under the Snow

For More Sun

Genghis Khan

Help Me Eros

Kala

The Killing of a Chinese Cookie

L: Change the World

Loins of Punjab Presents

Machine Girl

Maiko HAAAAN

Muay Thai Chaiya

Our Town

The Park

Ping Pong Playa

The Rebel

Santa Mesa

Tokyo Gore Police

Wide Awake

For complete film synopses and trailers,

please visit www.affd.org

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Blog: Thursday, Jul 10

Friday, Jul 11, 2008 6:35AM / Standard Entry

Summer Film Season Heats Up

with the 7^th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas

Just like the soaring temperatures that hit the metroplex this time every year, moviegoers can once again look forward to screaming-hot movie options at the 7^th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas, scheduled from August 14^th – 21^st, 2008 at Landmark’s Magnolia Theater. With more than 40 films to choose from, movie fans can beat the heat with 8 days of film from 10 countries, including Japan, China, Korea and the Philippines.

The AFFD is more than just a film festival – it’s a combination of cinema and cultural experiences that help spread the importance of diversity among Asian Internationals, Asian-Americans and other groups in our community.

With entries that range from traditional and lyrical beauty to the bleeding edge of modern film expression, the AFFD is proud to once again offer a fiery palette of movie options to Dallas enthusiasts. Many of these films are currently making the festival circuit, and more still have been imported directly from other countries. Either way, this may be your only option to see many of these on the big screen, before they gain a US distributor! VIP Passes are now on sale at http://affd.org/2008.

The full schedule will be announced later in July, but here’s some tantalizing previews:

This year’s festival will open with “PING PONG PLAYA,“ the latest film from JESSICA YU, Academy-Award winning director of BREATHING LESSONS and IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL, who will be in attendance with lead actor JIMMY TSAI. The Opening Night screening will be held at Landmark’s Magnolia Theatre on August 14^th at 7:00 pm.

The Closing Night Film is the much-anticipated satire “BE A MAN! SAMURAI SCHOOL,“ the directorial debut of Asian cult film hero TAK SAKAGUCHI (VERSUS, DEATH TRANCE), who will also be in attendance.

Any questions regarding festival events, participation or sponsorship should be directed to mailbag@affd.org.

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Call For Entries

Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 11:35PM / Standard Entry

The 7^th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas

Announces Call for Entries

The Asian Film Festival of Dallas is now accepting short and feature film/video entries for its 7^th Annual Asian Film Festival to be held from August 14 – 21, 2008.

To be eligible, short and feature productions must be made by Asian-Americans or Asian-International filmmakers, or with subject matter concerning Asian issues from any year, country, state, age, category, and serving any theme. The categories this year include narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation.

All selected competitive entries will be screened during the festival, and winners to be announced on the AFFD website.

[Feature Films]

DEADLINES AND ENTRY FEES                                    May 31, 2008 (postmarked): $15

[Short Films]

DEADLINE AND ENTRY FEE                                        May 31, 2008 (postmarked): $10

We will waive entry fees for all Alivenotdead artists!!

CATEGORIES

            Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Other

ENTRY FORMATS

All entries should be on a screening DVD (Region free or 1). Works in progress (no trailers) may be submitted; however, if the project is not completed and turned in by June 20, 2008, it cannot be screened for the festival.

A downloadable version of the Rules and Regulations and Entry Form for the 2008 Asian Film Festival of Dallas are available on the official AFFD website, www.affd.org (click “FESTlVAL”).

Filmmakers are encouraged to review the full guidelines before submitting their entries.

Any questions regarding submissions should be directed to mailbag@affd.org.

The Asian Film Festival of Dallas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to promoting an understanding of Asian culture, and to supporting and advancing the work of Asian-American artists. For more information, visit www.affd.org or call 214.938.1042.

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The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and supporting emerging and established Asian and Asian-American filmmakers and sharing the rich...
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The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and supporting emerging and established Asian and Asian-American filmmakers and sharing the rich diversity of Asian culture through the medium of cinema.

Since it’s creation in 2002, the annual film festival has grown to become the South’s largest showcase of Asian and Asian American cinema. Over the last six years, the festival has provided opportunities for more than 250 Asian and Asian American filmmakers and documentarians to share their vision, often providing the only venue for their film in Dallas. The films have also allowed festival goers a chance to experience other lives and cultures without leaving their seats.

In addition to film exhibition, AFFD brings its programs to the public through special events such as panel discussions and filmmaker lectures. AFFD is emerging as a regionally-recognized organization, with highly anticipated movie screenings, community activities and annual events.

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