NWAAFF 2007 CALL FOR ENTRIES STILL OPEN!

Entries are still being accepted for NWAAFF 2007, but the deadline is this Saturday, September 30! Email us your entry forms and get your films in the mail! Full details at www.nwaaff.org.

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FESTIVALS FESTIVALS FESTIVALS!

Lots of festivals opening in the next couple months. Here's a quick rundown:

• INDEPENDENT SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL - STARTS TODAY!
  
• Our friends at Tasveer bring us another year of the Independent South Asian Film Festival starting TODAY at Broadway Performance Hall! Full details at www.tasveer.org.
  
  
• DC APA FILM FESTIVAL - STARTS TOMORROW!
• Tell your friends in DC to check out this great festival. Opening night film is Eric Byler's AMERICANESE based on local author Shawn Wong's novel, and closing night film is Julia Kwan's EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE from Vancouver. Full details at www.apafilm.org.
  
  
• LOCAL SIGHTINGS - STARTS OCTOBER 6!
• Northwest Film Forum's celebration of regional filmmaking. Featuring an archival screening of the locally made indie feature BEACON HILL BOYS (Dean Hayasaka, Ken Mochizuki & William Satake Blauvelt), the new feature THE FRENCH GUY by Vancouver's Ann Marie Fleming (THE MAGICAL LIFE OF LONG TACK SAM), and shorts including AIR by Patti Sakurai (NWAAFF 2006) and AQUARIUM KIDS by festival director Wes Kim. Full details at www.nwfilmforum.org/cinemas/local_sightings.php.
  
  
• SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL - STARTS OCTOBER 12!
• The stars come out for this fabulous film festival -- special guests include Justin Lin (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW), Grace Park (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), Daniel Dae Kim (LOST), and many more! Full details at www.sdaff.org.
  
  
• SEATTLE LESBIAN AND GAY FILM FESTIVAL - STARTS OCTOBER 13!
• Our friends at Three Dollar Bill Cinema pull out all the stops for this year's festival which opens with John Cameron Mitchell's SHORTBUS. Full details at www.seattlequeerfilm.com.
  
  
• HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - STARTS OCTOBER 19!
• There are few better reasons to go to Hawaii than to attend this world-renowned film event. Full details at www.hiff.org.

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OTHER SCREENINGS AND EVENTS

On October 14, Oscar-winning director Jessica Yu will be in Seattle at the Frye Museum to present her documentary IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL in conjunction with the Frye's current exhibit of works by outsider artist Henry Darger. More information at www.fryeart.org.

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OTHER CALLS FOR ENTRIES

As long as you're already submitting to NWAAFF...

• Al Gore's CURRENT TV is looking for films to promote their SEEDS OF TOLERANCE campaign to explore the theme of tolerance including topics such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and issues related to class, disability, age or religion. A cash prize of $100,000 for the top film plus $15,000 to a charity of the filmmaker's choice! Submission deadline is October 2 -- full details at www.current.tv/make/vc2/sot.
  
  
• The Center for Asian American Media (fka NAATA) is still accepting submissions for the 25th annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Final deadline is October 6 -- full details at www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org.
  

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NWAAFF IS CONSUMED BY GIANT ROBOT!!!
Check out the current issue (#43) of Giant Robot magazine for a sprawling survey of Asian American film festivals including our very own NWAAFF!

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PLUGS FOR OUR FRIENDS

ReAct Theatre is presenting Jean Davies Okimoto's play UNCLE HIDEKI & THE EMPTY NEST at the Theatre Off Jackson in a production benefiting Northwest Asian American Theatre. Show ends October 8 -- full details at www.reacttheatre.org/box.html#Unclehidekiandtheemptynest.

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Until next time...