Category Archives: News

Movie-ing and munching in Hong Kong

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Louanne Chan

Last week I attended the Hong Kong International Film Festival and Hong Kong International Film & TV Market for the first time.  Not only did I get a chance to watch a multitude of fantastic films (including RA filmmakers Arvin … Continue reading →

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Volunteer News: Recipient of imagineNATIVE ninth annual mentorship

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Gina Rim

Our neighbour imagineNATIVE recently announced the recipient of their annual mentorship and it’s non other than … (enter drumroll here please) … Adrienne Marcus Raja! Congratulations Adrienne! We are so happy for Adrienne as she has been a long time … Continue reading →

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Reel Asian Co-presentations & Asian Picks at Images Festival

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Chris Chin

It was standing-room only tonight at the catalogue launch for the 26th edition of the Images Festival, held at the Urbanspace Gallery. Now that the programming has been released to the public, we’re pleased to announce that we are co-presenting … Continue reading →

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Opening night performances from inDance

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Eva Ho

inDance has announced that they will be presenting the world premiere of two exciting performances for the opening night of the “Kalanidhi International Dance Festival” and the “2013 Can Asian International Film Dance Festival”. Mark your calendars this spring! Tweet … Continue reading →

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Asian picks at Canadian Film Fest

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Louanne Chan

Today Bern from the Canadian Film Festival stopped by the office to tell us about this upcoming festival, but also because Reel Asian’s Henry Wong is helping out with their event volunteers this year. Although I say “Reel Asian’s” Henry, … Continue reading →

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Asian moviemakers take on T24 challenge

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Louanne Chan

The Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival was born out of a school assignment former Reel Asian Marketing/Industry/Events staff Henry Wong created 5 years ago. This festival focuses on and highlights work by young filmmakers between the ages of 14-28. The … Continue reading →

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A Space: Escapement by Reel Asian’s Heather Keung

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Louanne Chan

Join us at A Space Gallery for the opening of Heather Keung and Michael Connor’s installation Escapement this Friday, March 1, 7pm-9pm! Four kinetic sculptures interpret early clock mechanisms called escapements from 13th century Europe and Asia. These machines are … Continue reading →

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Canadian picks at CAAMfest

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Louanne Chan

CAAMfest (formerly known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival) has announced their full programming! This year’s line-up is an exciting roster of movies, music, munchies…and my personal favourite, a 60th anniversary exhibition on Astro Boy and the … Continue reading →

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Asian picks at SXSW

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Louanne Chan

Austin’s annual mega music, film and interactive conference South by Southwest (SXSW) takes place March 8-16, 2013 and attracts almost 25,000 attendees. This year’s event includes features, shorts, narratives, docs, cult classics….you name it, they’ll have it.  Here are our … Continue reading →

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Home Again produced by Reel Asian founder Anita Lee

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Louanne Chan

Home Again is an explosive drama about three people who are raised in the US, Canada and the UK from childhood and are deported to Kingston, Jamaica in their twenties. Starring Tatyana Ali, Lyriq Bent, Stephan James, and Fefe Dobson, … Continue reading →

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