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San Francisco: March 13-23
Berkeley: March 14-22
San Jose: March 21-23
Photos by Festivalgoers
Festival Forum
West 32nd
Toyota Matrix
Q&A
Celebration
Schools at the Festival
Stephen and Frank
Chris, LeRoid, Larnie, Nicole, and Frank
Chi-hui Yang and Jodi Long
Wayne Wang
Volunteers
Sundance Kabuki Lobby
Theresa, Ellen, Grace, and Mariana
San Francisco Bus
Taro Goto
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Opening Night
Michella, LeRoid, Ellen and Chi-hui
Opening Night Gala @ Asian Art Museum
Henry O
Curtis Choy, Spencer Nakasako and Wayne Wang
Friends
Twilight Mixer
Landmark Clay Theatre Marquee
Filmmaker Panel at San Jose Library
Christine Shares Mic with Chris
Benson Lee
Opening Night Gala @ Asian Art Musuem
Japantown Peace Plaza Pagoda
Festival Forum
Om Shanti Om and Planet B-Boy Win Audience Awards
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Posted March 25, 2008
26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival Wraps.
The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (March 13 - 23, 2008), presented by the Center for Asian American Media, wrapped with an estimated attendance of 29,000, including over 225 filmmakers, actors and industry guests. 57 of 113 shows-more than half-sold out, creating an exciting buzz throughout the event. The program featured eight world premieres, three North American premieres and four U.S. premieres of feature length films.
Award Winners Announced
The winners of the jury awards were announced on March 20 before the Closing Night screening. The competition films represent the best in Asian American and Canadian cinema. The winner of the Best Narrative Feature Award in the Narrative Competition section was Amal, directed by Richie Mehta. The Special Jury Award was a tie between John Kwon’s Always Be Boyz and Ron Morales’ Santa Mesa. The jury was comprised of playwright/filmmaker Philip Kan Gotanda (Life Tastes Good), producer Gina Kwon (Me, You and Everyone We Know) and screenwriter Iris Yamashita (Letters From Iwo Jima).
The winner of the Best Documentary Feature Award in the Documentary Competition Section was Planet B-Boy, directed by Benson Lee. The Special Jury Award was given to Wings of Defeat, directed by Risa Morimoto. The jury was comprised of Kathryn Lo (Associate Director of Program Development and Independent Film at PBS), filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Jonestown: The Life and Death of the People’s Temple) and scholar/filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu (Super Flip).
At the conclusion of the screenings in San Jose that ran March 21 - 23, the winners of the Comcast Audience Awards were announced. The winner of the Comcast Audience Award for Narrative Features was Om Shanti Om, directed by Farah Khan, while the winner for Documentary Features was Planet B-Boy, directed by Benson Lee.
Narrative Competition
Best Narrative Feature Award:
Amal, Dir. Richie Mehta
Special Jury Award (tie)
Always Be Boyz, Dir. John Kwon
Santa Mesa, Dir. Ron Morales
Documentary Competition
Best Documentary Feature Award
Planet B-Boy, Dir. Benson Lee
Special Jury Award
Wings of Defeat, Dir. Risa Morimoto
Comcast Audience Awards
Narrative Feature
Om Shanti Om, Dir. Farah Khan
Documentary Feature
Planet B-Boy, Dir. Benson Lee