VAFF EXECUTIVE
Susan Hanson
Festival Director
As a former Business Ed teacher Susan became a Freelance Korean/English Interpreter in 2004. In 2005, Susan pursued her passion for acting which included Stage, Commercial, TV & Film. Susan’s stage debut was in 2018 as “Umma” in the award winning stage performance of “Kim’s Convenience” at Chemainus Theater. As an active member of the entertainment industry, Susan has appeared on TV shows such as, “The Man in The High Castles” and “Woke”.
Lynne Lee
MAMM Director / Producer
Lynne Lee is a Chinese Canadian marcom-turned-film executive focusing on promoting underrepresented voices in the film industry in Vancouver, BC. Born in Hong Kong and educated in Vancouver, she spent over 15 years in HK and China creating successful award-winning marketing campaigns for fortune 500 conglomerates such as Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and L’Oreal. She returned in 2015 to work in film production, specializing in Chinese co-productions, and dialect coaching for films and TV such as MEDITATION PARK, SKYSCRAPER, WU ASSASSINS, KUNG FU amongst others. She has been VAFF since 2018, and currently the Director & Producer of Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon.
Regina Leung
VAFF Industry (VI²) Director / Producer
With over 18 years of experience in the software industry, she is an operating partner of HyBird Media Group, and responsible for corporate development, investment strategies for start-up and enterprise technology companies, the implementation of digital branding strategies targeting North America and Asia and has been producing multicultural digital content for various media platforms. She believes in showcasing Asian Canadian Content and the value of VAFF’s community.
Audrey Wong
Elimin8hate Director | Co-Executive Director
Audrey is a senior leader and entrepreneur with deep expertise in building, growing and leading teams. She was previously an executive at the BC Liquor Distribution Branch and Aurora Cannabis responsible for strategic direction and business transformations. Audrey is also an entrepreneur with experience in business development and fundraising. Her passion for social justice has led her to volunteer her time with a variety of non-profit associations that provide services to BIPOC communities.
Jonathan Lee
Operations Director
Born and raised in Burnaby. Interests include robotic combat, pranking coworkers, being a suffering Canucks fan, and listening to girly Korean music. Project manager by day and writer by night, his secret ambition is to write the greatest television series of all time. But it’s a secret, so… don’t tell anybody.
Walid El Atrache
Content Marketing Director
Walid is a marketing communications professional and journalist who has spent the last 15 years launching brands and developing marketing strategies for leading multinational organizations such as Air France, Cartier, David Morris, Aigner, Escada, and others. As a multimedia journalist, he has created content for several outlets in the art, entertainment and banking industries. Having lived in Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Los Angeles, and now Vancouver, Walid is delighted to be in a position to promote film and culture to diverse audiences through his work with VAFF.
William Lau
Programming Director
William Lau was born and raised in Vancouver British Columbia. He began his extensive animation career on the groundbreaking Reboot, the world’s first CG animated television series back in 1994 and went on to direct over 18 feature-length animated movies and countless hours of television for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Sony, Mattel, Hasbro and Spinmaster. Will’s latest directing work on The Last Kids on Earth for Netflix which won a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program in 2020.
Vincent Chou
Media Director
Vincent is a proud Chinese Canadian who grew up with a strong passion for television, movies and comedy. He is a communication major at Simon Fraser University and he recommends co-op for all students.
He brings to Vancouver Asian Film Festival strong political acumen and a wide network of government and media contacts in BC thanks to more than 15 years of industry experience, including ten years in government and stakeholder relations.
Vincent grew up on a steady diet of 80s and 90s HK films and to him, Stephen Chow will always be the king of comedy, Jet Li IS Wong Fei Hung and Johnnie To’s Milkyway Image films are the epitome of cool, with Election and Election 2 being one of his favorite films of all time.
He also loves improv and tries to live life by Upright Citizen’s Brigade’s school motto which is “Don’t Think”. It’s not very practical professionally.
He sees the importance of proper representation in Hollywood and wanted to make a difference and this led him to VAFF.
He brings to Vancouver Asian Film Festival strong political acumen and a wide network of government and media contacts in BC thanks to more than 15 years of industry experience, including ten years in government and stakeholder relations.
Vincent grew up on a steady diet of 80s and 90s HK films and to him, Stephen Chow will always be the king of comedy, Jet Li IS Wong Fei Hung and Johnnie To’s Milkyway Image films are the epitome of cool, with Election and Election 2 being one of his favorite films of all time.
He also loves improv and tries to live life by Upright Citizen’s Brigade’s school motto which is “Don’t Think”. It’s not very practical professionally.
He sees the importance of proper representation in Hollywood and wanted to make a difference and this led him to VAFF.
Maggie Lee
Programming Director of International Features
Maggie is from Vancouver, Canada, and has a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature & Drama from Oxford. She is Chief Asia Film Critic since 2012, after serving as Asia Chief Critic for The Hollywood Reporter since 2007. Since 2002, she has been living and working in Japan, first as project manager and programmer for Short Shorts Film Festival Asia, then as programming consultants for Tokyo Film Festival and Vancouver Film Festival. She was also Artistic Director of CinemAsia in Amsterdam, a film festival and talent incubation lab. As curator and editor, she has worked with the Hong Kong Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Archive, Hong Kong Arts Centre and Singapore National Museum Cinematheque.
PROGRAMMING TEAM COMMITTEE
Anthony Lee
Programmer
Anthony Kit Lee (He/Him) is a Vancouver-based filmmaker and theatre artist from Hong Kong. He has been primarily working with film and theatre companies to execute their visions with video design and cinematography. Recent projects include We LIVE HERE with Radix Theatre, and Voice Is Over at MAMM 15. Graduated from Simon Fraser University, his passion lies in creating interdisciplinary video works and advocating for the constantly fading Hong Kong Identity through his films.
Al Yoshizawa
Programming Advisor
Alejandro Yoshizawa is a filmmaker from Vancouver, Canada, specializing in documentaries and community stories. He worked on the Chinese Canadian Stories project, the UBC Japanese Canadian student tribute project, and the Power of a Name series, among others. His last feature film, the award-winning documentary All Our Father’s Relations premiered in 2016 and was broadcast on CBC and Knowledge Network. Alejandro is an Adjunct Professor at UBC and teaches courses in Film Production and Asian Canadian and Asian Migration studies.
Chloe Lai
Programmer
Chloë is a Bruneian/Kadazan/French writer and performer who has lived at more than 18 different addresses in four countries, most of them before the age of 25. She moved to Vancouver in 2005 to attend film school before pursuing degrees in creative writing and English Literature. Her greatest joy is telling stories that celebrate and investigate humanity in a way that creates deeper connections between individuals, their communities and themselves. Most recently, she served as the A.D. for Vibrant House Productions’ award-winning short opera film The Perfect Spot. She is currently working on comedic short films that explore grief and intergenerational relationships. Her writing partner is a small, ginger dog named Leeloo. She does not have a multipass.
Colin Hong
Print Traffic Manager
Colin comes from a very artistic family with his mother being an actress in films, TV, and theatre worldwide. His sister acts in theatre, and Colin acted in TV in the past. Colin”s dream job was to be an Air Traffic Controller but after failing, he never quit until finally he became VAFF’s Print Traffic Controller.
Colin’s real profession is an International Businessman specializing in the world of finance. Colin’s dreams of one day RVing in his future Camper van all over the world…and telling stories and adventures he’s experienced with VAFF.
Colin’s real profession is an International Businessman specializing in the world of finance. Colin’s dreams of one day RVing in his future Camper van all over the world…and telling stories and adventures he’s experienced with VAFF.
Debbie Lin
Programmer Advisor
Born in Taipei and raised in Vancouver, Debbie Y.J. Lin is an interdisciplinary artist interested in site-specific work focused on the architecture of human sound and languages. Her works address the many faces of reconciliation and have been exhibited in Barcelona, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, New York, S. Korea. She graduated cum laude from UCLA and holds a Masters in Media Studies from The New School for Public Engagement and a Masters from Berklee College of Music. She is the founder/co-curator of Video Sound Archive, a member of SAG-AFTRA and an advocate for equitable creative expressions.
Helen Liu
Programmer
Helen is a writer/director born and raised in China, she came to Vancouver for Film study. Her stories are inspired by everyday life, celebrating the ordinary. She values intimate human interactions between people, observing the different dynamic in social groups, relating it back to life around us. In her stories she tries to bring every Character to life, giving them a sense of reality in a dramatic piece.
John Thimothy
Programming Advisor
John Thimothy is an Indo – Canadian filmmaker that has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Regina International Film Festival and Awards Foundation (RIFFA) since its inception. John’s tenure at RIFFA has provided him with the opportunity to work very closely with numerous Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA, Indian National Film Awards and Canadian Academy/Screen Award winners. His directorial work has received international recognition with official selections at more than 30 film and media festivals around the world; recently nominated for the Golden Sheaf Award at the 72nd Yorkton Film Festival, was a semi-finalist at the 67th Columbus International Film Festival and was an Official Selection at the 41st Big Muddy Film Festival. John is also a member of the San-Diego International Film Festival programming panel. In 2016 John was a recipient of the Future 40 -People’s Choice Award by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Kevin Feng
Programmer
Kevin, artist and writer, is a recent OCAD University grad, studied animation and creative writing. Born in Taiwan, Kevin inspired to tell stories of his culture, family and the traditions passed down from thousands of years of history. His work deals with grief, loss, and death, finding the multifaceted nature of mourning beautiful and magical. His first film was shown around the world. Kevin continues to write stories and make short film, and plans to make them into a feature length movie.
Natalie Murao
Programming Coordinator
Natalie is a yonsei (fourth generation Japanese Canadian) filmmaker and educator from “Vancouver”. She received a BFA in Film Production from Simon Fraser University and is a proud VAFF alum! Her latest film, No More Parties (2020), was made with the help of the National Film Board of Canada and was selected for Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent at Clermont-Ferrand. Natalie currently works as a Learning and Outreach Coordinator at The Cinematheque, facilitating filmmaking and media literacy workshops for youth.
Rjay STA Teresa
Programmer
RJ hails from the Philippines and is a staunch supporter of independent filmmaking. A filmmaker himself, he helped in the establishment of one of the longest running film festival in the Philippines and is a board member of a film & TV foundation back home. RJ loves diversity and exploring new things. His solace is music. He believes the best storyteller is his 6 year old daughter.
Sidartha Murjani
Programmer
Storytelling is one of human beings most unsung addictions, we are always telling stories regardless of whether we are conscious of it or not. Starting out in acting, Sidartha eventually begin writing, directing and producing his own films because of the power of films to shape our emotions, consciousness and way of thinking. I am excited to be part of the VAFF community because i get to contribute and learn from the vibrant film community thriving here in Vancouver.
Tarun Keram
Programmer
Tarun Keram was born and raised in Surrey, British Columbia where he grew up watching movies every weekend since he can remember. This led to graduating from Vancouver Film School in 2011 and pursuing acting full time. Since then he’s starred along side some heavy hitters on “Startrek: Beyond”, “Supernatural” and most recently a Stephen King classic ” The Stand”. When he’s not on set he’s running things behind the scenes producing, directing & writing. HIs solo directorial debut project “Tadwim” is currently hitting festivals around the world.”
Tarun Keram
Rosie Hsueh
Programmer
OPERATIONS TEAM COMMITTEE
Amy Tsai
Festival Project Manager
Raised in Canada, Amy is a real estate project specialist bringing her experience in project marketing, management, and coordination. She has had the privilege to work on several successful development projects in the past. She reconnected with her Asian roots after spending several years studying in Asia. Passionate about film and cultural representation, she is thrilled to join this incredible community here at VAFF.
Daniel Pearson
Volunteer Manager
Dan is a business-minded insurance professional originally from Saskatoon with a long history of farming in his blood. He uprooted and moved to Vancouver in 2017 in search of fertile breeding ground for his passion in music to grow. Besides planting seeds and crunching numbers, Dan is interested in self-improvement, cooking, hiking, biking, music and film. Dan hopes to retire young and explore the world, experiencing unique scenery and cultural diversity.
Emma Coffin
Operations Coordinator
Emma is half-Chinese and developed her love of Asian cinema at an early age while watching Cantonese kung fu movies with her cousins. She holds both a Law degree and an English Honours degree in Literature with a History minor from UBC. She has been an enthusiastic volunteer for pro bono legal clinics. Born and raised in North Vancouver, Emma enjoys all the classic Vancouverite hobbies – hiking, rock climbing, running, and tasting craft beer.
Kyleen Lee
MAMM Admin Assistant
Kyleen is a HR professional from Burnaby, BC. She holds a business degree with specialization in HR and Marketing from SFU. She is most excited to work alongside inspiring individuals who are passionate about cultural diversity! From 9-5 you can find Kyleen at her day job at a mobile games tech company, otherside of work you can find Kyleen discovering new food spots in Vancouver.
Vincent Gan
Box Office Manager
Vincent Gan has many life passions and the film industry is one of the biggest draws for him. He also has a strong passion to see cultural and various other events happen in the City of Vancouver. Working in the fields of design engineering and education, Vincent seeks to balance an often hectic life by immersing himself in the arts scene. Get to meet him during film screening events, for he would be as enthusiastic about the films as the movie-goers.
Matthew Wu
Bookkeeper
MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA TEAM COMMITTEE
Alexis Ocampo
Content Editor & Copywriter
Born in the Philippines, raised in Japan and Singapore, and having graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Alexis is now a Junior Marketer with Podcast Network Asia. Combining an international upbringing with a passion for social impact and storytelling, Alexis is keen to write for VAFF, and further explore the exciting world of North American-Asian media. When she’s not typing away on her laptop, Alexis is enjoying good conversation over coffee, wondering if she should become a professional mukbanger, or crossing another film off of her watchlist.
Angela Leung
Content & Copywriter
Angela is an avid consumer of media and an occasional creator of media. She is a graduate of UBC’s Media Studies program, and unnecessarily flaunts her pride of being part of the first graduating year. Her love for digital media is most prevalent in film. She loves going to the movies and sitting in the theatre with everyone in anticipation for a collective movie experience! Find her sitting at a movie near you!
Aarav Kataria
Video editor
Ever since he saw Spielberg’s Jurassic Park almost 20 years ago, Aarav has been incredibly passionate about cinema and everything that it stands for. As an adult, Aarav moved to Vancouver from his childhood home in India to pursue a career in filmmaking. He graduated from the TV & Video Production program at BCIT and aims to work as a Finishing Colorist in future. In addition to consuming and creating films, Aarav enjoys aquascaping and photography. He is extremely excited to join VAFF and looks forward to building new relationships.
Bella Kang
Graphic Designer
Bella is currently studying web and app design at Langara College in Vancouver and has a few years of work experience as a Graphic designer.
Bella loves creating things and drawing. This is where she found herself when she was young which led her to study Graphic design at University in South Korea.
She is quite new to here in Vancouver, But I like it so far. Her hobby is practicing Yoga and bike riding which always gives me the energy to be active and creative.
Bella loves creating things and drawing. This is where she found herself when she was young which led her to study Graphic design at University in South Korea.
She is quite new to here in Vancouver, But I like it so far. Her hobby is practicing Yoga and bike riding which always gives me the energy to be active and creative.
Chen Sing Yap
Video editor
Chen Sing grew up in Singapore, where he worked as a picture editor for 4 years. While working long hours in the cutting room, he gained a crippling addiction to hugging stuffed turtles. He has since moved to Oakville where he is studying for a film degree at Sheridan College.
Dylan St. Aubin
Video Editor
Graduating with a B.A. of English Literature from UBC, Dylan quickly pivoted from his job at a liquor store to an entry-level role at an animation studio. Five years later, he’s accumulated a healthy number of credits in film and television production, and has no regrets about leaving that liquor store. This year, he balanced his day job with his directorial debut – the award-winning short film Hand Standman – and discovered a passion for independent filmmaking along the way. He considers it a great privilege to contribute to VAFF and its creative community, and is eager to learn all he can from this experience.
Garvin LeBlanc
Graphic Designer
Garvin LeBlanc is a 24 year old digital and visual artist from the Commonwealth of Dominica
who’s currently doing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts at the University of British Columbia
– Okanagan campus. He’s a reserved guy who speaks English, French and French Créole and
enjoys digital and visual design, photography, nature, playing sports like football(soccer) and
squash, listening to / producing music and tea. Garvin loves herbal teas.
He got into visual design as a teenager and has decided to study visual art in search of new
perspectives that would influence his creative processes as a designer and artist. He joined
VAFF as a volunteer in 2021 to use his skills for a good cause while gaining invaluable
experience working in a professional collaborative environment.
Long term, he hopes to start a visual design school in the Caribbean as well as owning a design
agency and clothing brand but for now, he’s just making the most of the present moments.
who’s currently doing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts at the University of British Columbia
– Okanagan campus. He’s a reserved guy who speaks English, French and French Créole and
enjoys digital and visual design, photography, nature, playing sports like football(soccer) and
squash, listening to / producing music and tea. Garvin loves herbal teas.
He got into visual design as a teenager and has decided to study visual art in search of new
perspectives that would influence his creative processes as a designer and artist. He joined
VAFF as a volunteer in 2021 to use his skills for a good cause while gaining invaluable
experience working in a professional collaborative environment.
Long term, he hopes to start a visual design school in the Caribbean as well as owning a design
agency and clothing brand but for now, he’s just making the most of the present moments.
Hanlon Wu
Senior Graphic Designer
Line cook, car mechanic, actor, illustrator, biological scientist, respiratory therapist,
programmer, bartender, world traveler…Hanlon Wu has finally settled down and found his
passion for Communication Design. Graduating from BCIT and Emily Carr, he never sits still and is constantly developing his own skills in Graphic Design through self-learning. He is excited to apply his talents to help VAFF and to watch a bunch of movies and say it’s for “market research.”
programmer, bartender, world traveler…Hanlon Wu has finally settled down and found his
passion for Communication Design. Graduating from BCIT and Emily Carr, he never sits still and is constantly developing his own skills in Graphic Design through self-learning. He is excited to apply his talents to help VAFF and to watch a bunch of movies and say it’s for “market research.”
Isha Jain
Marketing Coordinator
Isha is an anthropology graduate with a passion for storytelling. She is an advocate for culture, community and diversity and is empowered by people’s stories. For the past few years, she has been working in the educational sector and brings her experience in program coordination, marketing and event planning. More recently, Isha has been exploring ethnographic filmmaking as a medium for storytelling. She also enjoys travelling, being in nature and trying out new vegetarian food!
Janira Moncayo
Media Relations Specialist
Janira Moncayo is an emerging artist from Ecuador. Working primarily with video-art and found-footage, Janira advocates for the inclusion of diverse Latin-American narratives and empowering racial minorities’ representation on mainstream media. Her work has been shown at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Marion Nicoll Gallery and Stadsarchief Rotterdam. When she is not watching film video essays or the latest blockbuster, Janira enjoys taking dance workshops!
Jared Yu
Content Editor & Copywriter
Jared is a proud Chinese Canadian born in Vancouver, BC and raised in Seattle, WA. As a BSc graduate from UBC’s Biology program, he found solace in writing and creating visual arts during his free time. He enjoys learning new things and values the ability to use photography as a platform for bringing visions to life. He is honored and excited to be a part of the VAFF team.
Jocelyn Wong
Content Specialist - VI² team
Jocelyn is a 3rd year SFU student studying English. In recent years, she has become intensely passionate about voicing the experiences of marginalized and minority groups. As a future journalist, her work focuses on the eclectic people and cultures that shape her surroundings. Though she’s mostly a Jane of all Trades and a Master of None, Jocelyn ultimately hopes to hone in on her content creation skills during this time. Diversity in media is paramount and she hopes to be a part of the shift.
Karen Leung
Web Design / Admin
She is a freelance creative designer and brand strategist with over 15 years of experience working as a marketing executive for brands like Gateway Theatre, UBC Botanical Garden, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, and Canadian Red Cross. She has crafted successful multi-faceted campaigns for organizations in tourism, arts and culture, education, and more. Karen loves helping businesses grow through visual communication with a strategic marketing eye. Karen is always up for a good design challenge.
Maelin Cheung
Social Media Coordinactor
Maelin was born and raised in the heart of East Van’s Downtown Eastside. As a second-generation Chinese-Canadian, she always found herself gravitating towards sociological perspectives and working towards dismantling social inequities and their effects through the intersectional lens of race, class, and gender. She’s currently working as Digital Project Manager & Marketing Assistant at a financial education startup that teaches women entrepreneurs accounting knowledge to grow their businesses with confidence. Maelin is excited to amplify nuanced, multi-faceted, and diverse representations of Asians in film through her role at VAFF.
Roisin Abbott
Social Media Specialist
Roisín is a Content Editor and Freelance Translator from Derry, Ireland. After graduating with a degree in Spanish and Portuguese from the University of Manchester, she spent time living and teaching in the UK, Spain and Brazil. She has now settled in Vancouver, BC. She is an avid traveller and loves to cook (especially the eating part!). She is excited to be a part of VAFF and help tell the stories of creative and talented filmmakers.
Vanessa Borowicz
Social Media Specialist
Vanessa is a Filipina-Polish Canadian originally from Warsaw and currently based in Vancouver, where she works in marketing within the tech industry. She is a marketing graduate from UBC with a minor degree in history. In her spare time, she loves singing, writing songs, and curating her 350+ Spotify playlists.
Vika Zheung
Senior Graphic Designer
Vika was born and raised in Guangzhou, China. She is a graphic designer who is passionate about interiors, architecture, cities, and different cultures. When she is not on her laptop, she loves building scale models, playing board games, and searching for good foods in Vancouver.
Viktoriia Tian
Social Media Specialist
As an ethnic Korean born and raised in Kyrgyzstan, who lived in China for over 7 years, Viktoriia is strongly interested in Asian Cinema. She wants to tell more stories about Central Asia on screen and is passionate in celebrating cultural diversity through film. As a Psychology student, she believes film can raise mental health awareness. Viktoriia is currently learning more about short film production and is making baby steps towards her goals.
William Hu
Web Design / Admin
Will is a budding IT professional residing in Vancouver. Will’s work includes maintenance of healthcare applications, website building, and process automation through scripting languages. When he isn’t glued to a computer screen, Will spends time hiking, learning photography and finding the next hip coffee spot to loiter.
SPONSORSHIP TEAM COMMITTEE
Cristina Low
Sponsorship Manager
Cristina is a Chinese Venezuelan who can speak fluent Spanish, Cantonese and Conversational Mandarin. She received a Bachelor’s of Business from SFU and her background is in financial sales and marketing. She’s currently working part time with the Faculty of Medicine at UBC – a job she totally loves! Growing up singing karaoke and watching Hong Kong dramas have helped her develop her Chinese reading and writing skills. In her spare time, she can be seen practicing yoga, meditating or binge-watching Netflix.
Ben Yim
Business Development Manager
With experience in business banking and online marketing Benjamin has helped numerous entrepreneurs launch their online businesses. Passionate about health and wellness he connects with individuals on a very personal level. As an Asian raised in Vancouver he wishes to give back to the community; to cultivate and bring more awareness to Asian culture and talent.
ELIMIN8HATE PROJECT TEAM COMMITTEE
Angela Leung
Marketing Manager (ELIMIN8HATE team) / Content & Copywriter
Angela is an avid consumer of media and an occasional creator of media. She is a graduate of UBC’s Media Studies program, and unnecessarily flaunts her pride of being part of the first graduating year. Her love for digital media is most prevalent in film. She loves going to the movies and sitting in the theatre with everyone in anticipation for a collective movie experience! Find her sitting at a movie near you!
Alina Wong
Programming Driector (Feature)
Alina holds a B.A. in Psychology from UBC and brings with her a breadth of experience in arts administration. She is incredibly passionate about increasing cultural diversity on the screen and stage. She loves to perform, edit videos, and play ultimate frisbee; perhaps one day she will be able to do all three at once. She is excited to bring her skills and creativity to the VAFF team!
Amy Yu
Asmin Chen
Linda Mim
Nina Ng
PROJECT COMMITTEE
Arnold Lim
Diversity In Filmmaking Series Creative Co-Producer
Award-winning Korean-Canadian filmmaker Arnold Lim has won Telefilm’s Talent to Watch twice, to direct his first feature All-in Madonna (2020) and to produce web series Best Friend Me (2021). In addition to being a juror or programmer for the Victoria and Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Lim was also awarded a BravoFACT grant, a BC Arts Council grant, selected to the National Screen Institute’s Features First program and the Harold Greenberg Fund’s Shorts-to-Features grant.
Arnold produced and directed narrative, commercial and documentary films, screened at film festivals around the world including the Cannes Film Festival through Telefilm’s Not Short on Talent, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and many more. He has juried for numerous competitions and am currently a jury member for the Victoria Film Festival.
Arnold produced and directed narrative, commercial and documentary films, screened at film festivals around the world including the Cannes Film Festival through Telefilm’s Not Short on Talent, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and many more. He has juried for numerous competitions and am currently a jury member for the Victoria Film Festival.
Mayumi Yoshida
MAMM Creative Co-Producer
From Tokyo, Japan. Mayumi Yoshida is known for her role as Crown Princess (The Man in The High Castle) which got her a nomination for Best Emerging Actor at UBCP Awards. She is also a filmmaker. Her latest film TOKYO LOVERS has won Best Performance Award at Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and her directorial debut film AKASHI has won Outstanding Writer at NBCUniversal Short Film Festival, Best Female Director at Vancouver Short Film Festival, Matrix Award at the Vancouver Women in Film Festival and many more.
Nach Dudsdeemaytha
MAMM Creative Co-Producer
Nach Dudsdeemaytha is a Vancouver-based producer & director. He is the co-founder of This is a Spoon Studios, and a co-creative producer for Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s MAMM Competition. Some of his award-winning projects include Inconceivable (2017), Cypher (2018), and Tokyo Lovers (2018).
Joshua Lam
MAMM Creative Co-Producers
Joshua Lam is a graduate from the UBC Film Production Program and Runner Up – Alumni of the MAMM 2019 Competition. Joshua loves high concepts, deeper meaning, and slapstick humour with hopes to find his own flair in engaging audiences in alternate ways of storytelling.
VAFF Digital Media Committee
Alisha Weng – Photographer
Gerry Chow – Videographer
Gerry Gaviola- Videographer
Maria Ebbott – Photographer
Gerry Chow – Videographer
Gerry Gaviola- Videographer
Maria Ebbott – Photographer