WHERE?All
events of IDFF will take place at downtown Los Angeles'
National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, 111
N. Central Ave. Click
here to download directions.
The
trailer is shot, edited and directed by IDFF 2010's filmmaker
Kevyn Fong whose "Beauty Brawl" is playing in
the Queer and Sexy program.
IDFF
Full Schedule at a Glance
Friday
10/08 7PM OPENING NIGHT PRESENTATION
Fog,
directed by Kit Hui, starring Hong Kong-based
American actor Terence Yin and Eugenia
Yuan. Director Kit Hui will present the Los
Angeles premiere of her moody and artful debut
feature. Ming Lai's "Journey of a Paper Son"
will precede the feature. A reception will follow the
screening in honor of directors Kit Hui and Ming Lai.
Saturday
10/09 10:30 — 5PM
First
year in its inception, Asian American Independent
Feature Conference (AAIFC) offers 30 inivited
filmmakers to network and meet with industry professionals
to help conceive and advance their feature projects. This
event is not open to public.
Saturday
10/09 6PM
Combination
Platter delivers an eclectic selection of
short films that promises to make you laugh and think.
Bay Area-based journalist Kerwin Berk will world premiere
his Japanese-American themed short film "The Virtues
of Corned Beef Hash"!
Saturday
10/09 8PM
Queer & Sexy presents a rare and
edgy collection of queer and sexy shorts. Buckle down
for a fun and fierce ride down the rainbow!
Saturday
10/09 10PM CENTERPIECE
Air
Doll , directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, is
acclaimed Japanese director Koreeda's magical realist
Cannes entry about a life-size blow-up doll developing
a soul and falling in love with a video store clerk.
Sunday
10/10 12PM
Filmmaker's
Crash Course Session is a series of
15 minute intense workshops from experts in various areas
of the artistry and business of filmmaking. TRAFFIC
ALERT downtown street closures!
Sunday
10/10 2PM
The
API TV Pilot Shootout & Battle of the Pitches.Shootout is a multi-layered
competition designed to assist writers,actors,directors,
and crewin advancing their careers. The writer with the
winning TV pilot will win the opportunity to pitch to
a FOX TV executive. Battle is a live
screenwriting competition where the winner will receive
the opportunity to pitch executives at FOX 2000 and FOX
Searchlight. Sponsored by FOX Diversity and Final Draft.
TRAFFIC
ALERT downtown street closures!
Sunday
10/10 4PM — 5PM
Closing
Reception
Sunday
10/10 5PM CLOSING FILM
The
Things We Carry, directed by Ian McCrudden,
is a moving drama about two siblings dealing with their
drug addicted mother's death. This Lobit sisters production
features a stellar performance by writer/actress Alyssa
Lobit. Jessica Sison's short "Kuna ni Nanag"
will precede the feature.
