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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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Oscar Winner DEPARTURES by Director Yokiro Takita

Posted by AC Team on Monday, 14 September 2009.

AC's Jenny Woo and Suzanne Kai interview Yokiro Takita, the director of DEPARTURES, this year's Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film.

Click here to the interview with director Yokiro Takita! CLICK HERE to our interview with Director Yokiro Takita!

Also, check out Director Yokiro Takita at our photo gallery of this year's Oscar night triumphs.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - 8 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Director, by Director Danny Boyle.
DEPARTURES - Best Foreign Language Film by Director Yokiro Takita.
LA MAISON DE PETITS CUBES - Best Animated Short Film by Director Kunio Kato.

DEPARTURES, the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film makes its U.S. theatrical debut this May 29 in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, and nationally thereafter!

AC Team's Jenny Woo and Suzanne Kai interview DEPARTURES Director Yokiro Takita in Hollywood! CLICK HERE to our interview with Director Yokiro Takita!

Also check out a photo of DEPARTURES Direector Yokiro Takita walking the red carpet at the Oscars from our photo gallery of Oscar night triumphs.

Direector Yokiro Takita walking the red carpet at the Oscars from our photo gallery of Oscar night triumphs.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - 8 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Director, by Director Danny Boyle.

LA MAISON DE PETITS CUBES - Best Animated Short Film by Director Kunio Kato.Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director for Danny Boyle.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE triumphed despite not having any major Hollywood stars in the film, or a big production budget.

The film features an all-Indian cast with on-location shooting in Mumbai, India.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won three Oscars and Milk won two, including Best Actor for Sean Penn.

Kate Winslet won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in The Reader.