The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (March 12 – 22, 2009), presented by the Center for Asian American Media, wrapped with an estimated attendance of over 25,000, including over 200 filmmakers, actors and industry guests.
Today’s agenda consisted of me running up Post street. It was cold, the wind was blowing into my face, and it was uphill; I felt like I was jogging in place. And more forgetfulness on my point to take any pictures. Geez.
It’s hard to believe, but I can finally announce that WHATEVER IT TAKES has been completed! At times, I never thought my film would be done. There was always another scene to shoot, another rough cut to edit, another technical detail to manage. But through it all we persevered, and now we are ready to show our film to the world.
Lav Dia’s award winning film DEATH IN THE LAND OF ENCANTOS unfolds against a Filipino backdrop immediately following the destruction of the country’s Bicol region after a super typhoon will screen at YBCA February 21.
If you haven’t seen Benson Lee’s documentary PLANET-B BOY yet tune in to MTV Wednesday January 14th at 1:30 am PST/EST (12:30 am CST) or 8 am PST/EST (7 am CST).
The Bay Area has long been fertile ground for extraordinary work in documentary filmmaking. The San Rafael Film Center will be showcasing the nominees on January 11, 2009
Last month, something happened which reminded me that I’m not just making a film. In documentary, we’re not just dealing with footage that we shot a few months ago; we’re dealing with individuals whose lives continue evolve. This is real life, and sometimes things change for the better, sometimes for the worse. In this case, it was definitely the latter…
Highlights and updates from last year’s hot docs! Read it here…
Right before you start a documentary film, before you shoot a second of footage, what do you have? You might know who your main characters will be, but you have no idea of how they will “perform” on camera. You might know the history behind your project, but who knows how you’ll portray it. What we do have, of course, is a vision of what the film can be. This latter vision was the genesis for my documentary WHATEVER IT TAKES.
SILVERDOCS seeks film that exhibit a personal cinematic vision and meet the highest standards of creative excellence and technical achievement. Now entering its sixth year, SILVERDOCS has been hailed as the ’pre-eminent US documentary festival” (Screen International) and as “non-fiction nirvana” (Variety). The Festival features 100 films, representing over 45 countries, and awards over $80,000 in cash and prizes.
Rough Cuts is a series of work-in-progress documentary screenings that are produced every other month at the LAB, a non-profit gallery/performance space in the Mission. The LAB is seeking feature-length works with a final running time of 50 minutes or longer for its Fall series.
Do you have a personal documentary idea, or social change community project that needs development? Are you considering public television funding sources or need R&D $$?? Join the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS in San Francisco for a 3-day intensive weekend seminar to kick start your documentary.