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Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television

Posted by AC Team - on Tuesday, 08 October 2019

Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television
October 8, 2019 Hollywood   Actor Tim Lounibos wrote on his Facebook page  about the positive changes he is currently experiencing in Hollywood. We caught up with him to share his thoughts with us. Asian Americans have historically found limited opportunities as actors in movies and television in Hollywood, but fortunately for Tim he had a great start as a busy actor in the 1990s, but then his career went off a cliff - temporarily.  We thank Tim for sharing his...

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One on one with Jessica Yu

Posted by Lia Chang on Tuesday, 15 July 2008.

Oscar-winning filmmaker discusses her creative process in an intimate "One On One" on Saturday, July 19 at 1:45PM at the Asia Society in New York.

Compiled by LIA CHANG from the AAIFF.ORG/2008 website.

Oscar-winner Jessica Yu entered filmmaking through the world of documentaries with award-winning projects such as BREATHING LESSONS , PROTAGONIST , and IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL . She has demonstrated wider talents, expanding her directorial repertoire to include television (Grey's Anatomy and The West Wing ) and commercial spots. This year marks her narrative feature debut with the AAIFF08 Closing Night Presentation, the hilarious comedy PING PONG PLAYA . The filmmaker discusses her creative process in an intimate "One On One with Jessica Yu," Saturday, July 19 at 1:45PM.

Moderator: Andrew Hsiao is the executive editor of the non-profit publishing house The New Press, where he has worked with authors like Bill Moyers, Jesse Jackson, Sen. John Edwards, Vijay Prashad, Frances Fox Piven, Juan Gonzalez, Peter Kwong, Sonia Shah, Ruben Martinez, J. Hoberman, Jeff Yang , and many others. He was an editor and staff writer for The Village Voice , and has written for The New York Times , The Washington Post , Spin , and other publications. He co-produces a weekly radio program, Asia Pacific Forum on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, and is the author of a deck of playing cards, Regime Change Begins at Home. He lives in Brooklyn.

Asian American International Film Festival
Tickets Members of Asian CineVision, Asia Society & valid NYU ID-holders | $7
Students, Seniors & Partner Organizations | $9 (limit 1 per ID)
General | $11
Box Office: 212.327.9385 / asiancinevision.org

ABOUT THE ASIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AAIFF)
Since 1978, the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) has introduced new works by Asian and Asian American filmmakers to a s curious audience of cultural enthusiasts. Premiering the works of then unknown directors such as Mira Nair (SO FAR FROM INDIA, AAIFF83), Ang Lee (FINE LINE, AAIFF 85), Wayne Wang (CHAN IS MISSING, AAIFF82), Park Chan-wook (JSA, AAIFF01) and Justin Lin (FINISHING THE GAME, AAIFF07), the AAIFF was the nation's first annual festival dedicated to screening works by media artists of Asian descent and films about the Asian community. It continues to be a leading showcase for independent Asian and Asian American film and video. For more information visit us online at asiancinevision.org.

ABOUT ASIAN CINEVISION (ACV)
Asian CineVision, Inc (ACV) is a not-for-profit national media arts organization dedicated to the development, promotion and preservation of film and video arts by and about people of Asian descent. Founded in 1976 by Hong Kong cinema legend Tsui Hark (ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA), Oscar-nominated director Christine Choy, Danny Yung and Peter Chow, ACV began as a media activism organization. The organization continues to serve the Asian American community by promoting the works of Asian and Asian American filmmakers, and providing a window to the diverse experiences and livelihoods of the Asian diaspora. For more information, visit asiancinevision.org.