Shiro's Head is an Official Selection of the largest Asian American film festival, the 25th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! This is great, great news! We consider ourselves blessed with such a great beginning to 2009, on the heels of the 1st ever Philadephia Asian American and the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International and the Silver Ace Award in Las Vegas, not to mention the rejections from other fests as well. So, this did come at a great time.
Anderson Le (Program Coordinator) and Abraham Ferrer (Festival Co-Director) state in their official acceptance letter: "Congratulations! On behalf of the program committee of The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, we are excited to inform you that SHIRO’S HEAD is invited to participate in the 25th annual Festival, set for April 30 - May 7, 2009 at the Directors Guild of America, Laemmle’s Sunset 5 Theatre and Aratani/Japan America Theatre. This year’s Festival will feature an exciting lineup of nearly 150 film and video productions by Asian Pacific American and Asian international artists, in addition to panels, workshops and artist/audience dialogues. We are excited by the inclusion of your production, and trust that it will find a warm and receptive audience here."
Visual Communications will present the 25th anniversary edition of The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival April 30 through May 7, 2009 at the Directors Guild of America, Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theatre, and Aratani/Japan America Theatre, among others. The Film Festival will include the latest new works by established and emerging filmmakers and video artists; a slate of provocative and highly entertaining feature-length productions showcasing the talents of Asian American acting and producing talents; new works by Asian international artists; and filmmaker seminars, panel discussions and symposiums on topics relevant to Asian Pacific cinema.
The Film Festival continues and expands its commitment to nurturing new talent and promoting the development of Asian Pacific Americans both behind and front of the camera through presentation of the annual Grand Jury Awards and Special Jury Awards (feature-length narrative and non-fiction film), Festival Golden Reel and Linda Mabalot New Director/New Visions Awards (short film), and Festival Audience Awards for favorite feature-length narrative and documentary film.
For more info on the 25th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, check out their site: The Silver Anniversary 2009 25th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
