Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Season 15 is taking its show on the road to various ethnic communities throughout Chicago and the north suburbs. The in-person festival will present 31 films and opens on September 10 and runs through November 6. Tickets are on sale now at https://buytickets.at/apuc
The festival will highlight the best of Asian animation with a unique lineup of films from Taiwan, China, and South Korea. Programming highlights include films from Japan and special guest appearances from Japan Cinema Showcase host Mark Schilling; this year’s Bright Star Award recipient, Hong Kong actress Jennifer Yu (Pretty Heart); director Yeung Chiu-hoi (The First Girl I Loved); and lead actor Kaki Shum, director Amos Why, and producer Teresa Kwong of Far Far Away.
To enhance the audience’s understanding of the cultural and artistic background of the films, Columbia College Chicago’s Professor Ron Falzone will be leading the post-film discussion...
The festival will highlight the best of Asian animation with a unique lineup of films from Taiwan, China, and South Korea. Programming highlights include films from Japan and special guest appearances from Japan Cinema Showcase host Mark Schilling; this year’s Bright Star Award recipient, Hong Kong actress Jennifer Yu (Pretty Heart); director Yeung Chiu-hoi (The First Girl I Loved); and lead actor Kaki Shum, director Amos Why, and producer Teresa Kwong of Far Far Away.
To enhance the audience’s understanding of the cultural and artistic background of the films, Columbia College Chicago’s Professor Ron Falzone will be leading the post-film discussion...
- 8/26/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Chicago, Il Hong Kong New Talents program, initiated by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) with financial support by Create Hong Kong, has been on tour since June this year in Europe is making its first stop in North America at Asian Pop-Up Cinema, Chicago.
A special touring program post Covid-19’S disruption to the film industry’s ecosystem, Hong Kong New Talents program introduces and promotes Hong Kong’s new generation of filmmakers to international audiences. The selection of exhilarating new films highlights the strong creativity and artistry of the emerging filmmakers, giving the global film community a glimpse of the refreshing landscape of Hong Kong cinema.
Asian Pop Up Cinema’s upcoming Season 13th will feature five 1st & 2nd time directors’ work, screening from September 15 – October 6. They are:
Drifting (Jun Li), The Dishwasher Squad (Shum Shek Yin), Just 1 Day (Erica Li), Time (Ricky Ko), and Hand...
A special touring program post Covid-19’S disruption to the film industry’s ecosystem, Hong Kong New Talents program introduces and promotes Hong Kong’s new generation of filmmakers to international audiences. The selection of exhilarating new films highlights the strong creativity and artistry of the emerging filmmakers, giving the global film community a glimpse of the refreshing landscape of Hong Kong cinema.
Asian Pop Up Cinema’s upcoming Season 13th will feature five 1st & 2nd time directors’ work, screening from September 15 – October 6. They are:
Drifting (Jun Li), The Dishwasher Squad (Shum Shek Yin), Just 1 Day (Erica Li), Time (Ricky Ko), and Hand...
- 9/7/2021
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
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