Category Archives: Out and About

Kim’s Convenience returns – I suggest you get tickets NAO

“There are many reasons to cheer… join the celebration”- TORONTO STAR Soulpepper Theatre’s smash hit play Kim’s Convenience returns to Toronto for their 2013 national tour. When the critically-acclaimed play by Korean-Canadian playwright/actor Ins Choi first debuted, there was huge … Continue reading

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Help support “Shalom Bollywood: The Documentary”

This past Sunday, I attended Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema talk at The Toronto Jewish film festival Director Danny Ben-Moshe gave a very interesting presentation about the early history of Bollywood that most people might not know … Continue reading

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Red Snow Collective Benefit Spring Concert

In celebration of Asian Heritage month, Small World Music presents Asian Music Series featuring a benefit concert for Red Snow Collective Thursday May 30 | 8:00pm (doors open at 7:30) Silent auction prior to the concert and a reception following … Continue reading

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Movie-ing and munching in Hong Kong

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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Reel Asian Co-presentations & Asian Picks at Images Festival

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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Surreal Experiences of a First Time Filmmaker

The following is written by Unsung Voices Filmmaker, Althea Balmes (who also won the WIFT-T Award at Reel Asian for Suman Ladies). As I write this, I’m on the College streetcar on my way to The Royal to catch The … Continue reading

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Theatre review: Occupy Cabaret – Script Tease ’12

The 2012 Script Tease Project Occupy Cabaret by Ins Choi June 3, 2pm – Review by Barbara Goslawski It was a celebration of the spontaneous and the outrageous. Even the ticket stub goaded the audience. It read, “Warning: Anything is … Continue reading

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Trash talking and cake walking

Last night the RA gang participated in the annual Artist Run Centre Holiday Cookie Bake-off.  After feeling like we were ripped off last year (what do you mean rice krispies aren’t a cookie?), we had been racking our brains for … Continue reading

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If I had a million dollars

Last night I went to the sneak preview screening of the pilot for MILLIONS, the web-series four years in the making by emerging Asian Canadian filmmaker Andrew Chung and his sister and co-Director Emily Chung. It was a packed house … Continue reading

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Everything & Everyone

Reel Asian alumni, Ian Tang had his Toronto premiere of Everything & Everyone last night. Tweet this!

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