Events

1. 

   72-HOUR SHOOTOUT

   120 mins

   Celebrating diversity and artistic empowerment, the Tenth Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout returns to the AAIFF. The Shootout is a worldwide competition in which filmmaking teams are given a common theme (The Color of My Hair!) at the start and then have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and complete short films up to five minutes in length. The Top Ten films will enjoy their World Premiere on July 27th at the AAIFF. Join us!

   72-HOUR SHOOTOUT

   City Cinema Village East
   July 27, 2014 1:00 pm

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2. 

   ASIAN WOMEN FILMMAKERS TAKING ON THE WIDER WORLD

   Panel / 60 mins

   Co-hosted by the Asian American Women Media Makers, the panel spotlights international Asian women filmmakers at AAIFF’14 whose films span from Tel Aviv to Manila to Taiwan, and marked by geographic ambition, international crew and multiracial elements. What is it like for them to direct a film in this wider landscape?

   ASIAN WOMEN FILMMAKERS TAKING ON THE WIDER WORLD

   Museum of Chinese in America
   July 25, 2014 4:00 pm

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3. 

   HUI-CHING TSENG WORKSHOP

   The two hands-on workshops present an opportunity for students to participate in producing a 2 minutes stop-motion animation under the guidance of Taiwanese stop motion artist Hui-ching Tseng.

   HUI-CHING TSENG WORKSHOP

   Mandarin Ink
   July 25, 2014 2:30 pm

   HUI-CHING TSENG WORKSHOP

   Mandarin Ink
   July 26, 2014 9:30 am

   HUI-CHING TSENG WORKSHOP

   Made in NY Media Center by IFP
   July 28, 2014 9:30 am

   HUI-CHING TSENG WORKSHOP

   Made in NY Media Center by IFP
   July 29, 2014 9:30 am

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4. 

   HUI-CHING TSENG WORKSHOP VIDEOS AND SHOWCASE

   90 mins

   For the videos produced at the two stop-motion animation workshops, we are showing the final products in the theater, along with Hui-ching's other works.

   HUI-CHING TSENG WORKSHOP VIDEOS AND SHOWCASE

   City Cinema Village East
   August 2, 2014 1:00 pm

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5. 

   LAUNCH PARTY

   The Launch Party of AAIFF'14 will be held on July 23 at Fat Buddha.

   LAUNCH PARTY

   Fat Buddha
   July 23, 2014 7:00 pm

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6. 

   FRIDAY NIGHT OUT

   Party

   Friday Night Out! A mixer for filmmakers and festival goers of at Fat Buddha!

   FRIDAY NIGHT OUT

   Fat Buddha
   August 1, 2014 10:30 pm

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7. 

   WORK IN PROGRESS: NAM JUNE PAIK & TV LAB: LICENSE TO CREATE

   Panel / 150 mins

   Howard Weinberg's historical, educational documentary-in-progress explores the collaborative collision of artists and television at Thirteen/WNET, New York, 1972-1984 and the impact of the pioneering video artist Nam June Paik generated on the TV LAB. In this workshop, we will show parts of the documentary-in-progress and open the floor for critiques and comments.

   WORK IN PROGRESS: NAM JUNE PAIK DOC & TV LAB: LICENSE TO CREATE

   CUNY-AAARI
   July 28, 2014 3:00 pm

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8. 

   SCREENPLAY READING

   Panel / 60 mins

   The winner of the 2014 Asian American International Screenplay Competition is to be announced in early July. The winning screenplay will get a reading by local NYC actors.

   SCREENPLAY READING

   Museum of Chinese in America
   July 26, 2014 2:00 pm

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