Hello Everyone,  I am back in California, USA to do some film location scouting in San Francisco for a potential project shooting here.  I am checking out all the film equipment company for rentals throughout the bay area and meeting up with people working in the film commission offices in cities other than San Francisco.  I am also checking on transportation and lodging cost.  I met up with one company that has vans with equipments in it ready to go.  That's efficient!!!   I thought I share this to filmmakers coming from overseas, if you ever going to shoot here, I can share you my experience and the research I am currently putting together.  Yes! I am doing the foot work both in person and online. But, meeting people in person is the best connection ever.  Next stop Los Angeles to attend red carpet events and LAAPIFF.  I will return to Hong Kong in the beginning of the summer as it is my hub city for the last 2 1/2 years now.  I possibly planning to attend the Shanghai International Film Festival in June as I did last year. But, I might instead consider going to the Beijing International Film Festival.  I also have in mind of the Busan International Film Festival. I have been studying the Korean film industry and I like watching the movies and television programs.   The stories are interesting and the writing are vastly improving. 

Started out the new year 2012 (January/February) with a bang just wrapping on a feature film inside Mainland China, which will remain a secret.

Currently, I am assisting some producers from Hollywood in finding a production team for a project shooting in Hong Kong late summer early fall.  No public information will be release at this time. But, if you are curious enough, you can contact me for potential work as an actor or on the production end. Experience only with solid track record for the production personnel. Casting for actors will be in May/June.  

The other project "Electric Cherry", I posted on my AnD site for 6 months now is still in it's development stage.  Also, I am finally going out on a few audition in Hong Kong in the past week.  

See you all at the Hong Kong FilmArt 2012 and the 6th Asian Film Awards both at the HK Exhibition and Convention Center, and HK International Film Festival 2012 screening around town.

By the way, I just recently attended the 17th Opening of the IFVA Festival Gala screening at the Hong Kong Art Centre.  Alivenotdead are one of the official Media Partners for this film festival.  There was a reception serving appetizers and drinks. An art exhibition. It was pretty much low key casual evening with lots of young and artsy looking people with a few sprinkle of mature age folks in attendance.  There was an introduction of the committee organizers and light performance before the screening of shorts make from Taiwan.  It was about dealing with old age.  Some was entertaining, funny, and some serious dealings with dementia.  All other screenings is from March 13 through 24.