VIZ Cinema: Spring has come
VIZ Cinema presents another feverish month with a fresh new line up! Don’t miss the chance to attend the U.S. premieres of EATRIP and GUNDAM FOREVER MARATHON!
In Theatres
Hit Me With Music Vol. 2 at Viz Cinema
Let the melody carry us over into the New Year! Viz Cinema series, Hit Me With Music Vol. 2, showcases films that reflect their love for music.
3rd i San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival
3rd i Films is very pleased to present the 3rd i Seventh Annual San Francisco Int’l South Asian Film Festival (SFISAFF) , the premiere showcase for South Asian cinema in the Bay Area, scheduled for November 5 – 8, 2009.
SFFS presents Cinema By the Bay
From October 22 – 25 the San Francisco Film Society’s inaugural Cinema by the Bay festival will celebrate the passion, innovation and diversity of Bay Area filmmaking.
4th KAFFNY 2010 Call for Submissions
The 4th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York is scheduled for February 27th 2010 at TheTimesCenter. KAFFNY is now accepting short film submissions from filmmakers of Korean descent and of any nationality through November 30.
New Release on DVD: KABEI
New on DVD, KABEI from Strand Releasing Home Entertainment. Based on acclaimed Japanese novelist Teruyo Nogami’s memoirs and directed by prolific multi award-winner Japanese director Yôji Yamada, both longtime collaborators of Akira Kurosawa.
WHITE ON RICE opening at AMC Metreon this Friday with David Boyle and Hiroshi Watanabe!
2009 SFIAAFF hit WHITE ON RICE will be opening in Bay Area theatres in September! Don’t miss this hilarious comedy, directed by David Boyle and starring Hiroshi Watanabe.
SORASOI Director Katsuhito Ishii at Viz Cinema
On September 25th, director Katsuhito Ishii (The Taste of Tea) and other directors and actors from the movie SORASOI will be joining VIZ Cinema of NEW PEOPLE for its west coast premiere.
SF Cinematheque and CAAM present: Measurement in the Impermanence at SFMOMA
In tandem with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art visual arts exhibits The Provoke Era: Postwar Japanese Photography and Photography Now: China, Japan, Korea, Measurement in the Impermanence consists of contemporary Japanese experimental works that display an interest in the frame as a unit of time.
Frameline’s Latest Home Video: ASIAN QUEER SHORTS
Frameline’s latest home video, ASIAN QUEER SHORTS is now available for purchase. ASIAN QUEER SHORTS is a sexy compilation of the best of Asian shorts from Frameline featuring: Still, Last Full Show, Dissolution of Bodies, A Crimson Mark, and Yellow Fever.
OCEANS OF PEARLS Theatrical Release on August 21
First-time director Sarab Singh Neelam’s award-winning film OCEAN OF PEARLS opens in Bay Area theatres starting August 21st through the 27th.
India’s Film Festival of Hope 2009
Asha for Education hosts the annual FILM FESTIVAL OF HOPE on August 15 from 1pm – 12am in San Francisco. Through blockbuster Bollywood films thought-provoking documentary films, and a festive atmosphere, the festival will paint a picture for improving the lives of underprivileged kids in today’s India.