FuseBox will feature an evening of music videos and live music performances by some of the best up-and-coming Asian American musical artists from the Los Angeles area. Showcasing a wide range of musical genres from hip hop, to alt rock, to pop, FuseBox will celebrate the diversity of the Asian American music scene and draw a broad range of Los Angeles’ tastemakers and trendsetters including music industry insiders, music and video producers, and film and video directors.
Artists scheduled to screen their music videos and provide live music performances include (in alphabetical order):
alt rock/post-punk indie rockers Burning Tree Projekt (www.burningtreeprojekt.com and www.myspace.com/btp)
pop/AC songstress/pianist Corrinne May (www.corrinnemay.com, www.myspace.com/corrinnemay)
East Asian-American hip-hop trio Far East Movement (www.fareastmovement.com, www.myspace.com/fareastmovement)
South Asian-American hip-hop quartet Karmacy (www.karmacy.com, www.myspace.com/karmacy)
pop/rock singer/songwriter/pianist Scott Tang (www.scotttang.com, www.myspace.com/scotttang).
Janet Choi, Reporter for KTLA and cast member on MTV’s The Real World Seattle, scheduled to MC and +he Op+imis+ scheduled to spin tunes as featured DJ.
FuseBox is sponsored by:
MTV Chi (Media Sponsor) Heineken (Official Beer Sponsor) Southwest Airlines (Travel Sponsor) JD8 Records (Co-Sponsor) KOMUZIKA (Co-Sponsor)
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006
Festival Opening Night Celebration
MAY 4 - 7:00 p.m. - Directors Guild of America, Theater 1
JOURNEY FROM THE FALL (Vuot Song)
(United States/Thailand, 2005) Dir.: Ham Tran
The fifth film by prolific local director
Ham Tran (a multiple Golden Reel Award nominee, and winner
in 2003 for THE ANNIVERSARY) is an epic-length telling of
the struggles of a Vietnamese family in the years following
the Fall of Saigon in 1975, and of the efforts of the family
to reunite half a world away in Southern California. Against
his wife's wishes, Long Nguyen chooses to stay in Vietnam
and fight for his beloved country. Knowing that his decision
may separate him from his family forever, he asks his wife,
Mai, to leave their homeland for safer shores. Together
with her son and mother-in-law, Mai reluctantly boards a
tiny fishing boat bound for America and they begin a perilous
journey across the sea, with nothing but hope to keep them
alive. Meanwhile, as the city of Saigon falls under communist
rule, Long is captured and imprisoned in a series of re-education
camps. There, he endures solitary confinement and witnesses
the death of his friends, spiraling him downwards into a
deep despair. Believing his family is dead, Long's faith
is revived when a mysterious visitor brings news of their
survival in the new world. In one moment his fate becomes
clear, and he sets in motion a dangerous plan to escape
and join his family in freedom.
35mm, 134 minutes, color, narrative, in Vietnamese w/E.S.
VIP Admission
$100.00 - VIP Reception, Screening and Gala Celebration $75 - Students, Seniors, & Friends of Visual
Communications members
General Admission
$30 - Screening & Gala Celebration $24 - Students, Seniors, & Members of VC/DGA/JACCC
w/ I.D.
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA LOCATION: 7920 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
(One block west of Fairfax; corner of Sunset and Hayworth) PARKING: $5 to the public at the DGA Headquarter Parking Lot (enter on Hayworth Ave.) and at 8000 Sunset Blvd (Virgin Megastore Complex).
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006
Festival Closing Night Celebration
MAY 11 - 7:00 p.m. - Aratani/Japan America Theatre
AMERICANese
(United States, 2006) Dir.: Eric Byler
Raymond Ding is not young, He's been married before. He
is the only Asian man Aurora Crane has ever kissed...and,
she fears the only man she has ever loved. Three months
ago, she told him she was moving out of the apartment they
shared for two years. He quietly left instead. Although
Aurora is Hapa (half Asian), she moves most comfortably
in the white world. So it's back to the familiar as she
quickly tumbles into a new romantic involvement-this time
with someone her own age, someone white, someone she could
bring home to meet the folks. If only she could do something
about her dreams...
Raymond and Aurora still dream about each other-sensually
haunting dreams that inspire longing in their waking hours,
and the fear of mishandled fate. Set in modern-day San Francisco,
AMERICANese is a penetrating anti-romance, filled with lush,
dreamlike imagery and sharply realized emotions. It tells
this story of two lovers perhaps meant to be together, bewildered
as they hopelessly drift apart.
35mm, 107 minutes, color, narrative
CLOSING NIGHT at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre: $20 - General $16 - Students, Seniors, & Members of VC/DGA/JACCC w/ I.D.
ARATANI/JAPAN AMERICA THEATRE LOCATION: 244 South San Pedro St., Little Tokyo, Downtown LA (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) PARKING: Available for $1.75 across the street from the AJAT; or in Sho Tokyo lot on 2nd Street, between South San Pedro and Central Ave. (Sho Tokyo lot closes at 11:00 p.pm., Mon-Sat)
FILMMAKING SEMINARS
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Visions in Color
CHANGED: SUNDAY, May 7, 2006 • 10 am to 4 pm
On a fast-paced set, creative decisions need to be executed with speed and precision. The Cinematographer needs to communicate and translate the director’s vision under extreme time restraints. The cinematography workshop will offer participants the opportunity to ask burning questions which never get asked on a fast-paced set. From lighting, to camera, to blocking, seasoned cinematographers will demonstrate camera and lighting scenarios in real time. As the audience gets to witness the execution of the filmmaking process, the cinematographers will illustrate step by step on their creative decisions about lighting and composition. Participants will receive invaluable information that they can directly apply to their own films.
Please note new address: Mole-Richardson Sound Stage 925 N. La Brea Ave Hollywood, CA 90038.
Parking is in front of Studio Depot (Across the street from the Mole Richardson Sound Stage). 900 N. La Brea Ave Hollywood, California 90038
Confirmed Cinematographers include: ROBERT PRIMES (Bad Ass, Bird on a Wire, Nightstalker) STEPHEN BURUM (Mission Impossible, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way)
This seminar is free to the public; however, registration is mandatory. To register, call (213) 680-4462 x59 - please leave your name, phone number and mention the Cinematographers Seminar
3 TOP SECRETS TO SCREENWRITING SUCCESS – MASTER CLASS WITH KRIS YOUNG & NORTHROP DAVIS
Saturday, May 6, 2006 • 11:30 am • DGA 3
There’s a huge gap between daydreaming about becoming a
screenwriter...and the reality of being one. Wanna learn
the Three Top Secrets to move from wannabe to working writer
status? Here they are: 1) Write 2) Write 3) Write. This
seminar is about getting back to basics. This master class
will be taught by Kris Young and Northrop Davis both teach
in the UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program. Sponsored
by the Writers Guild of America, West.
FILMMAKER BALANCE: HOW TO GET YOUR FILMS MADE AND STILL PAY YOUR BILLS
Saturday, May 6, 2006 • 11:30 am • DGA Atrium
Two things that aren’t easy in this business: 1) getting
your film made and 2) paying your bills as you pursue filmmaking.
Workplace Hollywood presents this realistic career and life
strategies panel for filmmakers who may be looking for a
job. Panelists are writers, directors, producers & documentarians
who lead a double life and pay their bills by working ëindustryí
jobs. Confirmed panelists include: Daniel Hsia, Television
Writer and Writer/Director; David Ngo, Manager of Programming
at E! Entertainment and Writer/Producer; Mark Bella, Producer
for MTV News and Director/Producer. Moderator: Mia C. Villanueva,
Workplace Hollywood and Writer/Director. Sponsored by Workplace
Hollywood
THE PINOY FILM STATE OF INDEPEDENTS: A CONVERSATION WITH FILIPINO AND FILIPINO AMERICAN INDIE FILMMAKERS
Saturday, May 6, 2006 • 1:30 pm • DGA Atrium
Cast aside that talk about the demise of Philippine Cinema -- once, one of Asia's most vibrant; there's a digital EDSA in place in the form of a burgeoning Independent film movement. And in true diasporic fashion, optimistically, it's a digital growth mirrored and paced by Filipino American filmmakers. In an all-too-rare event, we bring together a veritable All-Star team of Pinoy indies representing both sides of the Pacific in candid, multi-angled discussion to converse, vent and to plot the course of a Cinematic People's Power. Do the signsrepresent a return to the past or a genuine shift in the paradigm? Invited panelists include: Ian Gamazon and Neil de la Llana (CAVITE); Yam Laranas (SIGAW); Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat (RIGODON); David Maquiling (DGA); Cindy Sison, (Unitel Prods.); Auraeus Solito (THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS). Moderated by Winston F. Emano. Sponsored by the LA County Arts Commission and Fil Am ARTS, Inc.
ANIMATION EXPLOSION!
Saturday, May 6, 2006 • 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm DGA Atrium • Reception to follow
U.S. audiences have more opportunities than ever to watch
animation on theater screens, televisions, DVD's and the
internet. The explosive growth of anime and manga has accompanied
and arguably has even fueled this rise in animation programming.
Experts from both sides of the Pacific will discuss the
art, culture and commerce of animation, focusing on how
Asian animation has affected consumer tastes, artistic styles
and production here in the U.S. Sponsored by Anime Expo
2006/Society for the Promotion of Japanese Anime and the
Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment.
PRODUCTION DESIGN IN FILMMAKING
Sunday, May 7, 2006 • 12 pm • DGA Atrium
One of the most underestimated tools in a filmmaker's arsenal
is production design. Film is, first and foremost, a visual
medium. If utilized properly, production design can support
and strengthen storytelling and, the art and abilities of
a skilled designer can make the difference between just
another film and an Oscar contender. Renowned designers,
will discuss the importance of pre-visualizing and illustrating
the director's vision, which in turn, allows the filmmaker
to communicate this vision to everyone else involved with
the production. Panelists will share what they do, how they
do it, and how they can help bring your vision to the screen,
while making the production go a little smoother.
SO YOU’VE COMPLETED YOUR FILM – NOW WHAT? Navigating the World of Distribution
Sunday, May 7, 2006 • 2 pm • DGA Atrium
The Asian American indie film genre is blowing up and many
emerging artists are looking to be the next Ang Lee—but
what happens to films once they are completed? Join us for
an enlightening discussion with key industry leaders representing
acquisitions, distribution, marketing and management as
we explore distribution alternatives and detail how to put
together the appropriate selling strategy and the right
team.
DIRECTORS SPOTLIGHT: AN AFTERNOON WITH WAYNE WANG
Sunday, May 7, 2006 • 4 pm • DGA Atrium
This seminar has been CANCELLED. We apologize for any inconveniences
