Asian American International Film Festival ’08

This just came from Asian CineVision:

The Asian American International Film Festival ’08 announces the rest of our groundbreaking line-up of programming and events for 2008, including our Short Films, New Landscapes panel series, and Special Programs.

AAIFF’s 2008 line-up will include Short Film programs from nine thought-provoking themes: CAMUS ANYONE?, COLLISION THEORY, EXPERIENCE LEVEL UP, FIST OF LOVE, I Y WKW, LOOKING GLASS, NEITHER VICE NOR VIRTUE, STATE OF FLUX, and ZONING CONFLICTS.

AAIFF also presents New Landscapes: Media and Its Adaptations, an inaugural series of interactive panel discussions on cultural topics relevant to Asian/Asian American communities. This new endeavor will engage artists, intellectuals, filmmakers, and other commentators in a timely dialogue on media, culture, and politics. Panels include: China and the Environment, Documentary Subjects, Female Gaze, Extra Lives: Intersections of Video Games and Film, New York Geographies, On Asian/American Aesthetics, One On One with Jessica Yu. Panelists will include Austin Chang, David Henry Hwang, Ann Kaneko, Orville Schell, Ron Simon, Billie Tsien, and Wayne Wang among many others.

Special Programs and Workshops further delivers a range of programs geared to educate and promote various media outlets for the Asian American arts, including: Screenplay Reading, 20 & Under Program: For Youth By Youth, 72 Hour Shootout, and Work in Progress.

For more information visit: http://asiancinevision.org/press.html