South Korean hit comedy 'Miss Granny' opens at CGV Cinemas in L.A. on Jan. 24

Filmmakers launch Kickstarter to support Victoria Manalo Draves feature film

Olympian Victoria Manalo Draves was the first woman in history to win two gold medals in diving (3m and 10m) at the 1948 London Olympic games.Born to an English mother and Filipino father in San Francisco, California, she faced...

Actress Linda Wang gives the lowdown on her role in the biopic drama 'Low Down'

Taiwanese-born American actress Linda Wang isn't afraid to speak her mind or boss around a reporter to get her way.A renegade from Queens, New York, Wang wanted to meet in person for an interview about the...

Nomadics founder builds successful multimedia company through collaboration

At age 24, producer-director Byron Woo committed himself to following his passion for multimedia video production.Faced with making a tough decision between joining an established production company full-time or starting his own company, Woo chose...

Maddie B. teams with Randy Taylor-Weber to release single 'Can't Stop Falling'

Fifteen-year-old vocal prodigy Maddie B. has released a new music video for the single "Can't Stop Falling" written and produced by Randy Taylor-Weber and Lenny "Linus"The video was produced and...

Olympic gold medalist diver Victoria Manalo Draves will be focus of new film

In celebration of Olympic gold medalist diver Victoria Manalo Draves birthday today (December 31), filmmaker Georgina Tolentino is launching a Kickstarter campaign on Jan. 10 with a goal of raising $18,000 to finish scrīpt development on her...

Asian American Film Lab to host Writing for TV Industry Spotlight event Jan. 30

The Asian American Film Lab has announced its first 2014 "Industry Spotlight" program event "Writing for TV" will feature television writers Kenneth Lin ("House of Cards"), Zhubin Parang ("The Daily Show")...

David Henry Hwang's new play 'Kung Fu' to star Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee

Cole Horibe ("So You Think You Can Dance") will play the role of Bruce Lee in the World Premiere of David Henry Hwang's new play "Kung Fu," directed by Leigh Silverman and presented by...

'To Be Takei' boldly screening at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival

Actor and activist George Takei ("Star Trek") boldly journeyed from a WWII internment camp, to the helm of the starship Enterprise, to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans.Fans can now join George and his...

Asian American Film Lab receives grant from Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce recently announced it has awarded a grant to the Asian American Film Lab for its programming focused on diversity initiatives in the arts.This is the second grant the Chamber has awarded the Film Lab...