Date: Thursday, May 24, 2007 | Time: 6PM to 8PM
Place: CUNY Graduate Center – Martin E. Segal Theatre
365 Fifth Avenue (Corner of 34th Street), Manhattan
Fiction Film
Winner: Smiling Eyes – Sheauyunn Soo (Brooklyn College)
Runner-up: The Hole in the Sky – Takeshi Fukunaga (Brooklyn College)
Honorable Mention: Broadway Bound – Bandar Albuliwi (Brooklyn College)
Documentary Film
Winner: Portrait of a Terra Cotta Artist – Michal Shilo (Brooklyn College)
Objective: In order to promote the artistic visual talents, and to stimulate communication among CUNY students who are separated by the different campuses spread across the five boroughs, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival was created to provide a central location to display their creative works, and to network among colleagues involved in the same field of study.
Winner ($200) and runner-up prize ($100) awarded for each category:
- Fiction
- Documentary
- Experimental
- Music Video (New Category)
On the evening of the festival, winners will be awarded in the following four categories: Documentary; Fiction; Experimental; and Music Video. Winning films will be screened after the award ceremony, and then followed by a Questions and Answers session with the winners.
Guest Speaker: J.T. Takagi, Independent Filmmaker & Production Coordinator/Business Manager, Third World Newsreel
Festival Chairman: Vinit Parmar
Festival Co-Chairman: Gustavo Mercado
Panel of Judges: Mobina Hashmi, Yunah Hong, Herman Lew, Dan Matas, Gustavo Mercado, Roopali Mukherjee, & Vinit Parmar
Coordinator: Antony Wong