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Date:
Friday, May 29, 2009
Time: 6PM to 8PM
Place: CUNY Graduate
Center - Martin E. Segal
Theatre
365 Fifth Avenue (Corner of
34th Street), Manhattan
Since 2004, the CUNY Asian
American Film Festival (AAFF)
has recognized and awarded
over $4,700 in cash prizes
to student filmmakers
enrolled at the City
University of New York,
including City College,
Brooklyn College, Hunter
College, and the College of
Staten Island. The CUNY AAFF
helps to promote the
artistic visual talents and
stimulate communication
among CUNY students who are
separated by the different
campuses spread across the
five boroughs, and serve as
a central location to
display their creative works
among colleagues involved in
the same field of study and
interest.
AAARI encourages all
currently enrolled CUNY
undergraduate and graduate
students, Asian and
non-Asian, to participate in
this great opportunity.
Winner and runner-up prizes
will be awarded for each of
the following categories:
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Fiction
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Documentary
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Experimental
In addition to cash prizes
this year, winners of the
6th Annual CUNY Asian
American Film Festival will
also have the exciting
opportunity to have their
films screened at the 32nd
Asian
American International Film
Festival, organized by Asian CineVision, taking place in
July 2009.
On the evening of the
Festival, all winners and
runner-ups will remain
anonymous until after a
screening of selected films
that have been reviewed by
our distinguished panel of
judges. Following the
screening will be an award
ceremony and Q&A session
with the winners and
runner-ups.
Guest Speaker: Risa
Morimoto, President of
Edgewood Pictures
Risa Morimoto is a second-generation Japanese
American, and studied and
lived in Kyoto for three
years. Risa received her
Master's degree in film and
education from New York
University in 1999
while serving as the
Associate Director of the
Asian/Pacific/American Studies
Program and Institute. She
produced the independent
feature film, The LaMastas,
and produced and directed
several short films
and documentaries including,
9066 with Pat Morita.
Risa was the
Executive Director of Asian
CineVision, a NYC-based
non-profit media
arts organization from
2002-2006. A producer for
television (AZN-TV,
A&E Networks), she also
freelances as a video
journalist for the New
York Post. Risa is a 2009
Japan Foundation research
fellowship recipient for her
next project about
internationally renowned
sculptor and artist, Isamu
Noguchi.
Risa recently directed the
award-winning documentary,
Wings of Defeat, about
surviving Kamikaze pilots.
It recently aired
nationally on PBS.
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Submission Guidelines
Entry must be received
by no later than 5PM on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
Anything received after will not be accepted.
Submission Form |
Festival Poster
Requires:
Adobe Reader
Film must satisfy any one of the following criteria:
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Production
involving at least one Asian personnel
Director, Producer, Writer
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Asian American /
Asian
Cultural, Familial, Social, Political
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Themes dealing
with the Asian/Asian-American Diaspora
All submission must meet the following requirements:
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Person submitting
must be a currently enrolled CUNY undergraduate or graduate
Student. (Photocopy of CUNY College ID is required)
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Submission must be
in Mini-DV tape or DVD and in SP mode.
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Film length is
limited to thirty minutes or less. (We reserve the rights to
reject the screening of film due to length.)
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Limit of one entry
per person.
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All entries must
be accompanied by the entry form.
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Must include
credits of all people working on the project.
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Artist must be
available to attend the Film Festival on Friday, May 29th,
2009.
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