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HBO’s 2020 Asian Pacific American Visionaries (Apav) short film competition has named Shannon Lee (Executive Producer on Cinemax’s Warrior) as this year’s ambassador, which will be accepting submissions starting September 15 at 9am Pst.

Established in 2016, HBO Visionaries provides an unprecedented platform for emerging filmmakers to share their unique and diverse perspectives of the community. Apav serves to showcase cinematic storytellers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent awarding the top three winners the chance to have their work shown on HBO…and the cash prizes are the cherry on top. Their work will also be shown at the 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific FilmFestival.

Now in its fourth year, HBO is looking for works from storytellers that adhere to the theme of breaking barriers. “One of the most important ways that we lift each other up is by creating opportunity for one another – opportunity to share our intimate stories, opportunity to be seen and heard,...

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, short films from the top three finalists in HBO’s 2019 Asian Pacific American Visionaries (Apa) Short Film Competition are now available to stream on HBO Now. The shorts will also be available to stream across all of HBO’s on-demand and digital platforms.

HBO established Apa Visionaries competition in 2016, as part of a mission to help provide a platform for Asian Pacific American stories and to further a dialogue surrounding representation in Hollywood and the importance of diversity in entertainment. This year’s three finalists include ‘Halwa’ directed by Nirav Bhakta, ‘Moonwalk With Me’ directed by So Young Shelly Yo’ and ‘Zoetic’ directed by Julie Zhan.

Still from “Halwa”

The HBO Short Film Award finalists’ films available now for streaming includes:

Halwa

Director: Nirav Bhakta

Co-Director: Gayatri Bajpai

Synopsis: The story of an Indian woman who rekindles her relationship with a childhood...

HBO have selected filmmakers Julie Zhan, So Young Shelly Yo and Nirav Bhakta as finalists for the third annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries short film competition.

The competition adds to Hollywood’s changing landscape of inclusion and representation of marginalized voices by showcasing cinematic storytellers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. Zhan’s Zoetic, Yo’s Moonwalk With Me and Bhakta’s Halwa will premiere at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May.

“HBO is committed to uplifting the next generation of Apa storytellers, talent and entertainment community at large,” said Jackie Gagne, VP Multicultural Marketing at HBO. “The recent surge in Asian American visibility is only the beginning and we hope this competition serves to continue this incredible momentum in Hollywood.”

“HBO Visionaries continues to provide a platform for the community to not only tell authentic stories, but shine a spotlight on all these amazing creatives,” adds Sujata Day,...

Fresh off the Tribeca Film Festival lineup, The Endless and Tilt both have teasers that are sure to pique your interest. We also have Indiegogo campaign details for Calculating Euphoria and the Ghost Hug figure release details.

New Promo Video for The Endless: "The Endless is the story of two brothers who return to the deal cult from which they fled a decade ago, to find that there might be some truth to the group’s otherworldly beliefs."

Directed by and starring Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, The Endless also features Tate Ellington, James Jordan, Shane Brady, and Kira Powell. To learn more about

To learn more about The Endless and its screenings at Tribeca, visit:

https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/endless-2017

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A Look at the Tilt Teaser: "All seems normal with Joseph and Joanne. Joanne is pregnant with their first child. Life in their little urban house is cozy and familiar.

The new “Before Sunrise”-inspired Los Angeles romance “Comfort” follows two people who fall for each other over the course of two nights, and it arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day. The film follows the mild-mannered Cameron (Chris Dinh) who’s content working as a late-night courier for his boss Eddie (Billy Sly Williams), until one night when an important client, Martin (Kelvin Han Yee), asks him to pick up his daughter Jasmine (Julie Zhan) from the airport. As they drive through the streets of L.A., Cameron and Jasmine quickly connect and soon he shares his love of cooking with her and tells her about his dream of owning a food truck. But when respective secrets begin to surface, it endangers their newfound romance. Watch an exclusive trailer for the film below.

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