VAFF celebrates a new milestone at the largest Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon gathering since the competition’s inception 14 years ago. Although labour day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, local filmmakers and avid movie watchers ended their summer on a high note: celebrating Asian representation and diversity in local film. At the Playhouse theatre…
With countries in Asia becoming an increasingly important part of the global future, contemporary Asian cinema has grown immensely in popularity. Over the years, the Asian film industry has been booming putting Asian popular culture at the forefront of global cinema. However, the success of Asia’s creative industry could not have happened without movies that…
Featuring 35 full-length and short films from local and international Asian diaspora, organizing four vibrant after parties that brought together establish and emerging talents, and hosting filmmakers and special guests from across the Asia Pacific, the 22nd annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) can be defined as nothing less than a success. As one of the largest…
The countdown is on to the 22nd annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival! This year, the VAFF 2018 lineup will feature 35 films, 13 film programs, 4 parties, and 2 industry panels, including the public premiere of the “We Heart Canada + Japan 90” film project, celebrating the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada with the partnership…
For over a decade, Wong Fu Productions have been producing Asian American content that has filled the gap in Asian representation present within mainstream media. With over 3.1 million viewers on YouTube, fans in North America, Asia and the rest of the world, audiences around the world have become familiar with the Wong Fu trio: Philip Wang, Wesley Chan and Ted Fu.
In their latest summer series Yappie (a title which refers to the lives of Young Asian Professionals who live the “yuppie lifestyle”), Wong Fu travelled on tour around 9 cities in North America to promote their new series. The series follows Phil Wang, who plays the series main character, Andrew, who must juggle his job, his friends, and his personal journey toward self-fulfillment.
During their Vancouver stop, Justin Kwan, Digital Content Editor at VAFF sat down with Phil Wang to ask him a few questions about the meaning behind Yappie and what plans the group has in store next.
VAFF celebrates local filmmakers and actors during MAMM’s 13th Annual Screening & Awards Gala at the Rio Theatre Every year, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival hosts a short-filmmaking competition to encourage local talent to try their hand at filmmaking. The Mighty Asian Filmmaking Marathon (MAMM) is now in its 13th year, and as the numbers…
A Triumph for Diversity: Crazy Rich Asians is Showing That There’s a Demand for Representation Crazy Rich Asians. The movie has taken Hollywood by storm, making $34 million at the box office over the first five days and beating out the film’s originally projected $18 million opening [edit. as of Aug 22nd, its opening weekend has…
Thinking Further About Diversity in Filmmaking On June 16 2018, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) launched its thirteenth annual Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) competition with a special VAFF Industry Insight Panel Series event, Diversity in Filmmaking, the first of its kind to happen outside of VAFF’s regular festival programming in November. Taking place at…
Join Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s Justin Kwan, Digital Content Editor, as he sat down virtually with our newly MAMM creative producers Nach Dudsdeemaytha and Mayumi Yoshida to discuss some of the exciting plans they have in store for 13th annual MAMM.
Join Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s Lia Ortiz and Jenna Matsuhara as they explore the “The Whimsical World of Takashi Murakami” at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s TAKESHI MURAKAMI: THE OCTOPUS EATS ITS OWN LEG.
