LA Asian Pacific Film Festival April 29 - May 8

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival announces its award winners online at www.asianfilmfestla.org

ASIAN AMERICAN STARS ATTEND THE 2010 LA ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL CLOSING NIGHT MAY 6, 2010

The Closing Night event of the 2010 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival featured Hong Kong action film, Bodyguards And Assassins starring Tony Leung, Donnie Yen and Cung Le. Mixed Martial Artist-Actor Cung Le introduced the film.

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Bodyguards and Assassins

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Visual Communications, the organizer of the 26th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival presents a critical and award-winning showcase of film and video works by Asian and Asian American filmmakers for all fans of cinema. It is the nation's premiere festival of its kind and is firmly supported by Asian and Asian American filmmakers, actors and the various diverse communities.

Aratani Japan America Theatre
244 S. San Pedro St., (Between 2nd St. & 3rd St.), Little Tokyo, Downtown LA

Hollywood's Asian American actors came out to support the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival.

ATTENDING THE CLOSING NIGHT EVENT:

Cung Le (Mixed Martial Artist; Actor - BODYGUARDS & ASSASSINS),
Tamlyn Tomita (Actress - The Mikado Project, Heroes, Eureka),
Archie Kao (Actor - CSI, PEOPLE I SLEPT WITH),
Karin Anna Cheung (Actress - PEOPLE I SLEPT WITH, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW),
Bobby Naderi (Actor - THE TAQWACORES),
Eyad Zahra (Director, THE TAQWACORES),
Kawena Chun (Actress - AJUMMA? ARE YOU KRAZY?!?),
Summer Eguchi (Singer), Phuong Vy (International Pop Star),
Tony Yalda (Actor - THE TAQWACORES),
Navv Mann (Actor - THE TAQWACORES),
Yuri Tag (Actress - THE MIKADO PROJECT; Dancer,
Kaba Modern ABDC S1),
Alden Villaverde (Actor - THE MIKADO PROJECT, THE FAST AND FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT),
Erin Quill (Actress -THE MIKADO PROJECT, DAMAGES),
Chil Kong (Director, THE MIKADO PROJECT; Actor - HOUSE M.D.),
Rizwan Manji (Actor - THE MIKADO PROJECT, GLEE, 24),
Daniel Park (Director - K-TOWN COWBOYS),
Danny Cho (Actor - K-TOWN COWBOYS),
Lanny Joon (Actor - K-TOWN COWBOYS),
Lillian Ng (Actress - K-TOWN COWBOYS),
Grace Su (Actress - K-TOWN COWBOYS),
Monique Curnen (Actress - THE DARK KNIGHT; LAW AND ORDER SVU; FAST AND FURIOUS; CHE),
Mousa Kraish (Actor - FAST AND FURIOUS; SUPERBAD; DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL),
Diana Lee Inosanto (Actress/martial artist/filmmaker - THE SENSEI; WANDA SYKES SHOW; FAST AND FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT),
Rena Owen (actress - ONCE WERE WARRIORS; TERMINATOR SALVATION),
Lost in Los Angeles - LiLA (LA rock band), and
Far*East Movement aka F*M (hip hop pop music artists).