Category Archives: Filmmaker Updates

Filmmaker Updates: Arvin Chen, Luo Li

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Louanne Chan

Arvin Chen’s newest work Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? is a whimsical film about Weicheng who struggles with a secret he has hidden for years.  Starring Lawrence Ko, who you may remember as the orange suited wannabe gangster from … Continue reading →

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Filmmaker Update: Gloria Kim and Nathalie Younglai

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Eva Ho

The Toronto Screenwriting Conference recently released the winners of the Telefilm Canada New Voices Award and we are thrilled to announce that two of the recipients are Reel Asian filmmakers, Gloria Kim and Nathalie Younglai! The award selects five emerging screenwriters … 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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Filmmaker Update: Yung Chang, Jeff Chiba Stearns

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Louanne Chan

Yung Chang’s most recent documentary The Fruit Hunters will be presented as a two-party program on CBC’s The Nature of Things on February 21 & 28.  The first episode, The Evolution of Desires, will explore the origins of fruit’s diversity … 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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Filmmaker Update: Jon Ng

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Louanne Chan

Congrats to Reel Asian filmmaker Jonathan Ng, whose REQUIEM FOR ROMANCE won the $1000 Canadian Shortwork Award (presented by Kokanee) at the Whistler Film Festival! This film also won our Animasian Award at Reel Asian 2012, and was developed in part through … Continue reading →

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Filmmaker Update: Ann Marie Fleming, Michael Fukushima, Meelad Moaphi

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Louanne Chan

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors (directed by Ann Marie Fleming and produced by Michael Fukushima) won the JI Segal – Michael Moskovitz Award for a Film on a Jewish Theme last week! Congrats to them both.  Reel Asian … Continue reading →

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Filmmaker Update: Min Sook Lee

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Louanne Chan

Gemini-winning director Min Sook Lee’s newest documentary The Real Inglorious Bastards will have its broadcast premiere on the History Channel on November 12.  This film is based on two characters that Quentin Tarantino featured his Brad Pitt film InGlorious Bastards on. … Continue reading →

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Artist Update: LEO37, Lillian Chan, Joyce Wong, Howie Shia

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Louanne Chan

Toronto-based production house, PPF House, in association with Taiwan-based artist collective, The Blast, is proud to present thefinal single from LEO37’s critically acclaimed Fanfare, titled You & The Nite.  This single once agains features Toronto-based musician John Poon in the … Continue reading →

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