VAFF 2015 Digital Program Guide by Vancouver Asian Film Festival

19th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival

Olivia Cheng: Actress & VAFF filmgoer

What’s Your Role? November 5 – 8, 2015 Cineplex Odeon International Village 88 West Pender, Vancouver BC

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WELCOME MESSAGE / TABLE OF CONTENTS It has been an amazing journey watching VAFF grow from its infancy through the challenging adolescence years and now maturing into "Canada's Oldest Asian Film Festival". VAFF has become a "must submit to" festival for filmmakers of Asian heritage because of the leadership it has shown in showcasing diverse stories. This is evident by our record breaking submissions from Asian filmmakers from around the world.

BARBARA LEE Founder

TABLE OF CONTENTS VAFF 2015 Welcome 3 Festival Info, Tickets & Passes 4

This year's theme is "Community" and we are all better and stronger when we are part of a large and inclusive community.

Mission Statement, Location Map 4

I invite you all to take the time to get to know or reacquaint yourself with the many communities that you are a part of through the stories you will experience at VAFF.

Special Greetings 5

VAFF's community has also grown with an ever expanding and passionate Executive team of volunteers led by our tireless Festival Director Grace Chin. Part of growing up also included building a strong dedicated Board to help steer VAFF into it's third decade.

Program 1: Opening Night: Seoul Searching 6 Program 2: Canadian Feature Presentation 7

I would like to thank all members of the VAFF team for your contributions and hope you are all as proud as I am to be a part of this dynamic little festival that could.

Program 3: Strings Attached 8

Beyond this year's festival, we will be planning VAFF's 20th Anniversary and as a part of our festivities, we would like to invite everyone who has ever volunteered or screened at VAFF to a special homecoming celebration as we would have never made it this far without any of you. BUT don't wait until next year to check us out.

Shorts 9-10

See you at the Festival!

Program 4: In And Out: International

Vaff Industry Insight Seminar Series 11 Program 5: Force of Change: Doc Spot 12 Program 6: Centrepiece Presentation: The Kids 13 Special Presentation: Beyond Redemption 14

GRACE CHIN Festival Director

Life, and anything in it, can be captured or crafted on video, and much of the human experience already has. If you’ve never made a film, what would be your role in getting it done? What, or who, would it be about? In what situation—what community—would your story take place? And if you are one of the 20 filmmakers attending our festival this year—what part of the human experience will you bring to audiences next?

Program 7: Life In Multiculture: Canadian

This year as VAFF stages its 19th annual festival celebrating the best from the Asian diaspora and diversity in film, we can’t wait to share with you 37 inventive, inspiring, moving, funny, and ultimately challenging views into the lives and experiences of individuals and communities near and far. Among them is the winner of our 9th annual Best Canadian Short Award, once again generously sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada; and the winners of our very first RedPacketChallenge ultra short and micro film contest, which brings 15-second videos and 3-minute short films to the big screen: what story can you tell, what feeling can you inspire, what scene can you describe, in 3 minutes and less?

Schedule & Venue Location Map 20-21

Also new this year, and part of our mission to foster the local creative industry, is the launch of the VAFF Industry Insight Seminar Series—professional development seminars and business networking that offer insight for independent filmmakers, producers and investors to current industry issues, and addresses the increasingly international, diverse filmmaking, post production, digital entertainment and distribution landscape of the West Coast. As we look forward and outward to VAFF 20 next year and beyond, we also look back, and inward, to the communities we identify with, and to which we claim a sense of belonging. What part do you play in your own evolving communities; with what, or with whom, do you identify? What fires you up, what gets you down—and what are you doing about it? We welcome you to ask yourselves these questions, as we did, while you watch the films this year. Welcome to VAFF 19.

Shorts 15-17 Program 8: Going Home Again: Canadian Doc Spot 18

Program 9: Closing Night: Crush The Skull 23-24 Best Canadian Short Award 2015 26 Red Packet Challenge 2015 27-28 Thank You, Volunteers 29 Join VAFF 30 VAFF Executives 31-32 VAFF Board of Directors 33 VAFF 2015 Filmmakers 34-36 Print Source 37 VAFF Annual Program & Events 38

FESTIVAL INFO VAFF 19 asks, “What’s Your Role [in your Community]?” with a lineup that invites us to examine the complications within the search for personal and cultural identity. The festival’s nine film programs include 37 feature-length and short films of all genres, with English dialogue or English subtitles, from the Asian diaspora—including a world premiere, 4 North American premieres and 13 Canadian premieres. An additional 9 films are Vancouver premieres. Twenty filmmakers, from Canada and internationally, are expected to attend. Organizers anticipate close to 4,000 audience and industry members over the four-day festival. The 19th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival runs Nov. 5–8, 2015. All screenings will be at Cineplex Odeon International Village, 88 W. Pender St., Vancouver. MISSION STATEMENT VAFF is dedicated to promoting and celebrating the diversity and depth of Asian culture and identity in film and media, and to help North American Asian actors and filmmakers more authentically and more powerfully define and express themselves on screen. Through its annual film festival and many other programs and events hosted in Vancouver, VAFF’s mission is to be the “go-to” forum for the public and the film industry to engage in and support the rise of Asian influence in film and media in the world. VAFF envisions a world where North American Asian actors and filmmakers have the resources and opportunities to shape mainstream culture in a powerful and positive way. ABOUT VANCOUVER ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL The Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society (VAFF), now in its 19th year, is a not-for-profit organization that celebrates diversity in film. With both English and subtitled Asian language films, VAFF provides a forum for independent Canadian Asian, American Asian and international filmmakers to showcase their work to Vancouver audiences. The longest-running Canadian film festival of its kind, it was founded by independent filmmaker and writer Barbara K. Lee in 1995 and debuted in September 1997. VAFF is entirely organized and produced by a group of dedicated volunteers, and is made possible by generous financial support from corporate sponsors, public funders and private donors. TICKETS & PASSES Online program schedule and advance tickets: www.vaff.org Theatre box office: In the foyer of Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas starting from 6 pm, November 5. VAFF ON-SITE BOX OFFICE HOURS: Thu, Nov 5 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Fri, Nov 6 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm Sat, Nov 7 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm Sun, Nov 8 1:30 pm – 7:00 pm VAFF MEMBERSHIP Membership fee: $2 As many of the films have not been previously classed by Consumer Protection BC, under BC law, only members of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society (VAFF) can attend the Film Festival and members must be 18 years or older. Certain films may be classified for younger viewers – please go to the online program at www.vaff.org for updates, or inquire at the VAFF Box Office for the latest information. The membership is non-transferable and the fee must be paid before admittance to any program. Please carry the membership card with you at all times during the festival. Membership cards must be shown along with program tickets to enter any screening. FILM CLASSIFICATION EXEMPTION The Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society is responsible for operating in compliance with the Motion Picture Act and Consumer Protection BC. To attend a Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society film screening (which may not have been classified by Consumer Protection BC), you must be a Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society member. Membership is by annual subscription and is limited to persons who are 18 years of age or over. Only members are permitted to be present at the place where a non-classified film is being exhibited. The Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society mandate is the encouragement and appreciation of motion pictures as a medium of art, information or education.

SINGLE TICKET Opening Film, Friday Program 3, Centrepiece Film, Closing Film - $15 Evening screenings after 6 pm - $10 Matinee screenings before 6 pm - $8 VAFF Industry Insight Seminar Series – single panel - $15 VIP PASS Before festival $88 | During festival $150 Includes all regular screenings, special screenings, special events and membership fee. GROUP RATE The special group rate is only available before the festival from October 1 to November 4. Please email marketing@vaff.org to inquire about group rate details. OPENING NIGHT FILM + RECEPTION TICKETS Thursday, November 5 | Film screening at 7 pm | Gala from 9:30 pm to Midnight | Location: Privé Nightclub, B105A-750 Pacific Blvd South Vancouver, Vancouver, BC Before festival $30 | During festival $35 | Reception only (at door) $20. Cash bar. CLOSING NIGHT FILM + PARTY Sunday, November 8 | Film screening at 7 pm | Party from 9:30 pm to Midnight | Location: Sai Woo, 158 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC Before festival $20 | During festival $25 | Party only (at door) $10. Cash bar. REFUNDS & EXCHANGES & LOST VIP PASSES No refunds or exchanges on general admission tickets, group tickets, and special event tickets except in the case of program cancellation. Please keep your ticket stub. No refunds or exchanges on VIP Passes. Lost VIP Passes will be charged $30 for replacement and original VIP Passes will be canceled. VIP | INDUSTRY | MEDIA PASSES | SPECIAL GUESTS A VIP, Industry or Media passholder + membership card MUST be presented at the ticket holder lineup and MUST arrive 30 minutes before the start of the program. 15 minutes prior to the start of the program, the reserved seats will be released and passholders will be placed in the rush ticket line along with other regular audience members in the order of each person’s arrival. As well, please give yourself ample time to park. Possession of a pass does not guarantee seating. RUSH TICKETS FOR SOLD OUT SCREENINGS In the event of a sold out program, a limited number of rush tickets may become available immediately before the show. A separate line for each sold out program will be formed outside the venue box office approximately one hour before show time. As tickets become available, they will be sold to individuals in line order while supplies last. VENUES & PARKING INFO All VAFF screenings take place at Cineplex Oden International Village Cinemas, 3rd floor, 88 West Pender Street, Vancouver, Nov 5-8. The theatre is half a block away from Skytrain’s Stadium Station. See translink.ca for a full list of bus route & schedule. FREE PARKING UNDERGROUND – MORE DETAILS AT PAY STATION. CONTACT INFO Vancouver Asian Film Festival Mailing Address 4862 Pine Crescent Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6J 4L3 General: info@vaff.org Fax 604.251.6828 Follow the festival as it unfolds: Facebook.com/VAFFVancouver Twitter.com/VAFFVancouver | @VAFFVancouver | #VAFF2015 Instagram.com/VAFFVancouver YouTube.com/VAFFVancouver Image Credit: Justin Ray | Creative Director, Alisha Weng | Photographer, Models | Olivia Cheng, Vienna Kerfoot, Winson Won, Raahul Singh, Kae Lin Whiton and image courtesy of Gastown BIA

SPECIAL GREETINGS On behalf of Premier Christy Clark and the Government of British Columbia, I am very pleased to welcome everyone to the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, which for 19 years has proudly promoted and celebrated Asian film and filmmakers. As the oldest Asian film festival in Canada, this event offers an impressive selection of cinema productions that represent the best of independent Canadian and American Asian filmmakers. With an expected presence of more than 4,000 attendees, this festival has established itself as a key event for filmmakers, directors, producers, actors and industry representatives in Vancouver’s dynamic and diverse arts community. Events like this attract visitors, they bring important dollars into businesses and they create jobs – and that’s good news for British Columbia. I want to recognize and thank the Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society, as well as the many volunteers and sponsors whose commitment, support and dedication have been instrumental in bringing this year’s event together. Festivals, such as this one, provide an economic boost for local businesses, and make B.C.’s communities vibrant places to live, work and visit. I wish the festival continued success. Sincerely,

Peter Fassbender Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development As Premier of the Province of British Columbia, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the 19th Anniversary of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival – Canada’s oldest Asian film festival. This four day event will showcase talents from emerging and established Asian writers, producers and directors from across North America. I think it’s important to provide a venue for these works to Asian and non-Asian audiences to cultivate appreciation of the Arts and promote cultural exchange. It’s a wonderful way to recognize and celebrate Asian accomplishments in the film industry. Thanks to the commitment of the organizers and contributors, this Vancouver Asian Film Festival will be an amazing time for neighbours, families and friends. Please accept my best wishes for a successful event. Sincerely,

Christy Clark Premier On behalf of my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend our best wishes to the 2015 Vancouver Asian Film Festival as you celebrate your 19th Anniversary. Vancouverites are proud of our city’s cultural diversity and the variety of festivals available to enlighten and entertain us. As Mayor, I am proud of our thriving arts community and the Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society provides a spectacular platform to showcase the unique and creative film talents of emerging and established Asian Canadian and Asian American writers, producers, and directors. It is the perfect blend of entertainment and cultural education. I want to thank all of the organizers, volunteers and filmmakers who work so hard make this festival a success. Congratulations on your 19th Anniversary and I hope everyone has a wonderful time at the Festival! Yours truly,

Gregor Robertson Mayor

THURSDAY, NOV 5 |– 7:00PM

PROGRAM 1 – OPENING NIGHT: SEOUL SEARCHING

|Romantic Comedy Feature; Dramatic Short| “These children that you spit on, as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultations; they’re quite aware of what they’re going through.” This quote from legendary British music artist David Bowie opened the iconic 1985 John Hughes film “The Breakfast Club,” and could be just as anthemic for the teens in Korean American director/ producer Benson Lee’s “Seoul Searching,” our OPENING NIGHT presentation. Set in 1986 and based on actual events, the core of Lee’s nostalgically funny film is a heartfelt exploration of “Who am I?” and “Where do I belong?” by a group of Korean misfits from around the world (including Sid not-so Vicious played by Justin Chon, “21 And Over,” “The Twilight Saga.”), forced by their parents to attend a cultural propaganda camp in Korea—resulting in the wickedly best summer of their lives. An official selection of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and a Vancouver premiere. Preceded by USA-based Korean filmmaker Minji Kang’s subtly satirical, festival award-winning short film, “The Loyalist,” which examines the burden of privilege when the teenage daughter of a North Korean general gets sent to a Swiss boarding school.

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Seoul Searching A 1980’s John Hughes inspired romantic teen comedy about a group of Korean misfits from around the world forced by their parents to attend a cultural propaganda camp in Seoul, resulting in the best summer of their lives.

Previous Screenings/Awards: Audience Award, Best Narrative - CAAMFest 2015, Futurewave Youth Jury Award - Seattle International Film Festival 2015

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The Loyalist A North Korean general checks in on his daughter at a Swiss boarding school, to test her loyalty to her motherland. Dir: Minji Kang | Prod: Alex R. Ma, Alvaro R. Valente | Wri: Storm Garner, Willem Lee | 20 min | South Korea, USA | Korean with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Family, Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screenings/Awards: Best Story Line, Indie Soul - Boston International Film Festival 2015, Best International Short Film, Honorable Mention - Cleveland International Film Festival 2015, Festival Award - Columbia University Film Festival 2015, Florida Film Festival 2015, Ambassador of the Laurissilva Forest Award - Madeira Film Festival 2015, Mykonos Biennale 2015, Best Student Film - New Hope Film Festival 2015, Porto7 - Oporto International Short Film Festival 2015, Rhode Island International Film Festival 2015, Festival Trophy, Best of the Fest Rochester International Film Festival 2015, Sarasota Film Festival 2015, Best Narrative Short - Sidewalk Film Festival 2015, USA Film Festival 2015, Platinum Remi Award, Graduate Level Student Productions - WorldFest Houston 2015

FRIDAY, NOV 6 |– 5:00PM

PROGRAM 2 – CANADIAN FEATURE PRESENTATION

|Dramatic Feature| How deeply does our environment affect the choices and decisions we make? Shot over 14 months right here in Vancouver, British Columbia, the city’s exquisite seasonal landscape subtly mirrors the emotional life of the protagonist in “The Tree Inside.” The film stars Vancouver writer/actor/director/producer Michelle Kim; Casey Manderson (“When Life Was Good,” “The Red Rooster”); Diana Bang (“The Interview,” “Bates Motel,” “Lost Lagoon”); and famed Canadian author Michael Turner (“Hard Core Logo,” “The Pornographer’s Poem”). With a soundtrack highlighting music from Canada, the US, Iceland and Belgium, the film also includes a wondrous dance performance by Barbara Bourget of Kokoro Dance.

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The Tree Inside “The Tree Inside” is a dramatic feature film about a woman who can’t keep a relationship longer than a couple of months. When she meets the man of her dreams, she must find a way to overcome her seasonal impulse to change. Shot over 14 months right here in Vancouver, British Columbia, the city’s exquisite seasonal landscape subtly mirrors the emotional life of the protagonist. The film stars Vancouver writer/actor/director/producer Michelle Kim; Casey Manderson (“When Life Was Good,” “The Red Rooster”); Diana Bang (“The Interview,” “Bates Motel,” “Lost Lagoon”); and famed Canadian author Michael Turner (“Hard Core Logo,” “The Pornographer’s Poem”). With a soundtrack highlighting music from Canada, the US, Iceland and Belgium, the film also includes a wondrous dance performance by Barbara Bourget of Kokoro Dance. Dir/Prod: Michelle Kim, Rob Leickner | Wri: Michelle Kim | 90 min | Canada | English | 2014 | Colour | Drama | North American Premiere Previous Screenings/Awards: Green Film Festival in Seoul 2015

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FRIDAY, NOV 6 |– 7:15PM

PROGRAM 3 – STRINGS ATTACHED

|Romantic Drama Feature; Dramatic Short| Timing is everything, but it’s complicated when there are (heart) STRINGS ATTACHED. As close to a literal date night feature as we’ve ever had, Asian American director Emily Ting’s “It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong” transplants the walk-and-talk charm of Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise,” to the Fragrant Harbour as Ruby and Josh—the real-life husband and wife team of Jamie Chung (“The Hangover II,” “Once Upon A Time”) and Bryan Greenberg (“Friends With Benefits,” “Bride Wars”)—fall in and out of love. If you missed it at VIFF this year, catch it now. Preceded by Japanese filmmaker Kimie Tanaka’s short, “Hide & Seek,” a relationship vignette of a very different kind: urban, independent male nurse Shoichi finds himself back in a small town after his mother’s death, and suddenly responsible for the care of his estranged, shut-in younger brother.

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It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong Ruby and Josh spent an unforgettable night together in Hong Kong a year ago, and now their brief encounter is about to get a second chance. As effervescent as a perfect first date, this charming walk-and-talk romance takes full advantage of the chemistry of its leads, the playfulness of their exchanges, and the magical landscape that is Hong Kong at night.

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Hide & Seek Shoichi, a male nurse, lives his own life in the city; his mother’s sudden death in a small country town leaves him with the care of his younger brother, a “shut-in” for over a decade. Trying to avoid his responsibility, but frustrated with the public social service system, Shoichi makes a radical decision.… Dir/Prod/Wri: Kimie Tanaka | 22 min | France, Japan, Singapore | Japanese with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Family, Drama | Vancouver Premiere Previous Screenings/Awards: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2015 (Japan), Aichi International Women’s Film Festival 2015 (Japan), Toronto International Film Festival 2015

FRIDAY, NOV 6 |– 9:45PM

PROGRAM 4 – IN AND OUT: INTERNATIONAL SHORTS

|Drama, Comedy, Animation Shorts| Are you in, or are you out? The films of IN AND OUT, our International Shorts showcase this year, range from festival award-winners to lesser known gems that explore how the choices we make can result in unexpected consequences. From bittersweet sexual initiations and rites of passage, to jarring, even traumatizing cultural and social awakenings—these unflinching films (and all of them Canadian premieres) look at how circumstances can force an acknowledgment of moral responsibility, and commitment to a course of action.

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Idyllwild In a Chinese beach town, a sullen teenage boy is reunited with his beautiful, estranged cousin—who helps him embrace the bittersweetness of growing up. Dir/Wri: Zenas Cao, Aisha Porter-Christie | Prod: Zenas Cao | 22 min | China, USA | Chinese, English with English Subtitles | 2014 | English | Colour | Romance, Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screenings/Awards: Bahamas International Film Festival 2014, Madrid International Film Festival 2015, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2015 Director in Attendance

The Spring In My Life Gu Bo is a beloved father, husband and writer who struggles to be true to his identity. The film explores the human aspect of a man torn between his sexual identity, and the happiness of his family. Dir/Prod/Wri: Cho Yeon Yun | 20 min | South Korea | Korean with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Queer, Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screenings/Awards: Indie Online Film Festival, Award of Merit - The Indie Fest 2015, Video Festival Imperia, Korean Queer Film Festival 2015 Director in Attendance

Eggplant Durian was born with his facial expressions opposite to everyone else. The film shows how this little boy grows into a young adult through depicting milestones in real life, as well as in his imaginary world. Dir/Wri/Anim: Yangzi She | 8 min | USA | English | 2015 | Colour | Animation, Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screenings/Awards: Annecy 2015, Blue Plum Animation Festival 2013, Best Graduate Film - Ivy Film Festival 2015, Athens International Film + Video Festival 2015, Animated Film Award of Excellence - San Francisco Film Awards 2015

FRIDAY, NOV 6 |– 9:45PM

PROGRAM 4 – IN AND OUT: INTERNATIONAL SHORTS Home On his very last day of work at an abandoned construction site, elderly migrant caretaker Lao Tian encounters a five-year-old girl who has run away from home. The film explores the concept of homelessness across the social classes of modern day Beijing. Dir: Amelie Wen | Prod: Keruo Yang | Wri: Jon Keng, Amelie Wen | 18 min | USA | Chinese, English with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Family, Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Award of Merit - Accolade Competition 2015, Miami Short Film Festival 2015, Holly Shorts Film Festival 2015, Raindance Film Festival 2015 (UK)

The Song of Seashore A young Japanese soldier saves a Chinese “comfort woman,” in this film commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Dir: Long Yang | Prod: Jia Zhou | Wri: Xiaoqin Yue, Long Yang | 27 min | China | Japanese, Chinese with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour, B&W | Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Esperanza International Film Festival 2015, Hollywood Film Festival 2015, Rahway International Film Festival 2015 (New Jersey), LA Shorts Fest 2015, Isle of Wight Film Festival 2015, California Independent Film Festival 2015, Austin Short Film Festival 2015

A Warm Spell Naoki gave up his dream of painting to take over the family-run post office. His older brother, Masanobu, left home to become a doctor. When their mother’s funeral brings the two brothers together again on a windy winter day in the Japanese countryside, the people gathered are forced to confront their old conflicts and resentments, and recover a sense of connection: between brothers, strangers, the bereaved and the deceased. Dir/Wri: Toshimichi Saito | Prod: Jason Stefaniak | 25 min | Japan | Japanese with English Subtitles | 2014 | Colour | Fantasy, Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Grand Prix - New Directors Film Festival 2014 (Japan), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2015 (France), Tokyo Tsuki-Ichi Film Festival 2015 (Japan)

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SATURDAY, NOV 7 |– 12:00 PM VAFF INDUSTRY INSIGHT SEMINAR SERIES A new initiative for the 19th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival, VAFF I² is an afternoon of professional development seminars and business networking, offering insight for independent filmmakers, producers and investors to current industry topics and the increasingly international, diverse filmmaking, post production, digital entertainment and distribution landscape of the West Coast. Open to VAFF Industry, Filmmaker and VIP Passholders, and to festival ticket holders with membership, panel topics this year include how independent filmmakers can take advantage of Vancouver’s rapid evolution into a post production and visual effects hub, and how to capitalize on emerging opportunities for international distribution/co-production.

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Panel 1: Post Production Panel Panel 1 Description: A panel of filmmaking and post-production professionals looks into the current state of tech to discuss how to make the most of today’s indie budgets. Starting with deliverables and working backwards through the production process, the panel will explore: • Importance of defining post workflow and delivery requirements during prepro. • Genre impact (e.g. narrative vs documentary) on deliverables and workflows. • How to use technology and scheduling to maximize available hours in post, while diminishing potential headaches. • Trending now, and the crystal ball: future directions in post.

Panel 2: International Distribution Co-Production Panel Panel 2 Description: Players from both the traditional and emerging worlds of distribution, and some of Vancouver’s working independent producers, will address: • The wide and expanding international distribution options for independent filmmakers. • How to create integrated platforms tailored to your film’s distribution and monetization goals. • Practical insights into international co-production for independent films. • Trending now, and the crystal ball: future directions in international independent film distribution/co-production.

SATURDAY, NOV 7 |– 4:15PM

PROGRAM 5 – FORCE OF CHANGE: DOC SPOT

|Documentary Feature; Dramatic Short| Change may be inevitable, but successfully seizing the day is another thing entirely. In our DOC SPOT program, two films look at courage in challenging times. Emmy Award-winning director Nick Sparks’ documentary “Right Footed” follows the remarkable story of Jessica Cox, a woman born without arms but living a full and impactful life with literally her best feet forward—preceded by Thomas Wood’s dramatic narrative short “Returning Home,” which looks at how the threat of permanent separation can create desire for renewed connection.

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Right Footed Right Footed is the story of Philippine-American Jessica Cox, a 29-year-old woman who was born without arms but overcame many physical and emotional challenges to become fully independent—learning to type with her toes, drive a car with her feet, and amazingly, to become the first person in the world to fly an airplane with feet. Shot in the USA, Ethiopia and the Philippines, Right Footed is both a very personal portrait of Cox’s unexpected journey as she becomes a disability activist and mentor, and an examination of the power of one person’s life story to effect large scale change.

Dir: Nick Spark | Prod: Nick Spark, Mona Lisa Yuchengco | 82 min | USA | Tagalog, English with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Documentary | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Mirabile Dictu Film Festival 2015, Portland Film Festival 2015, Cincinnati Film Festival 2015, Offshoot Film Festival 2015, Awareness Film Festival 2015, Newburyport Documentary Film Festival 2015, Hollywood Film Festival 2015, Catalina Film Festival 2015, New Jersey Film Festival 2015

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Returning Home Moises, 45, picks up his terminally ill brother—whom he hasn’t seen in years—from the hospital. He brings him home to the countryside of Northern Philippines, and seizes this last opportunity to try to connect with him. Dir/Wri: Thomas Wood | Prod: Alexandra Hsu, Noel Mallonga, Thomas Wood | 13 min | France, Philippines | Tagalog with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Family, Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: NYU Tisch First Run Film Festival 2015

SATURDAY, NOV 7 |– 7:00PM

PROGRAM 6 – CENTREPIECE PRESENTATION: THE KIDS

|Dramatic Feature; Drama, Comedy Shorts| You’re always in a hurry to grow up—until you do. “Marry in haste, repent at leisure” appears to hold true regardless of what age you are when you get into it, or whatever your cultural context. The flip side to that, is it’s never too late to (try to) find your bliss. Up and coming Taiwanese director Wei-Shan Yu‘s first feature, “The Kids,” our CENTREPIECE PRESENTATION, offers another take on the shotgun wedding—exploring how far the boy inside the man will go to please the girl of his dreams. This Canadian premiere is preceded by “Quyen” from USA-based director Lucretia Stinnette, a look at how the shattered marital expectations a Vietnamese bride toward her South Korean husband and mother-in-law, can form into fresh resolve; and Santiago Fabregas’ “Keiko,” in which an old married Japanese couple play out their very different perspectives on seeking, and getting, satisfaction while visiting their only son in Mexico City.

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The Kids Eighth-grader Bao-Li unexpectedly comes to the rescue of Jia-Jia, a girl one grade above, and they immediately fall in love. Bao-Li drops out of school to support Jia-Jia when she becomes pregnant with their daughter, but when he tries to buy his family a nicer home, discovers that his mother has gambled away their savings. After a heated argument, Jia-Jia admits she is fed up with the pressures of everyday life and has been having an affair with her boss at work; she leaves Bao-Li, taking their daughter with her. Hoping to win Jia-Jia back, Bao-Li starts selling drugs with his best friend A-Da to make money—and soon realizes his difficulties are just beginning.

Quyen Having just arrived to South Korea, Quyen attempts to adapt to her unfamiliar surroundings as gracefully as she can. The first week of her arranged marriage has been stressful: her husband is not at all what she’d imagined, and her mother-in-law has only criticism to give. A visit from a childhood friend provides momentary respite and introduces Quyen to other options for life in this foreign country. QUYEN is an honest examination of the choices made for family, survival, and happiness. Dir/Wri: Lucretia Stinnette | Prod: Kui-ock Park | 18 min | South Korea, USA | Korean, Vietnamese with English Subtitles | 2014 | Colour | Family, Drama | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2015, Newport Beach Film Festival 2015, Munich International Festival of Film Schools 2014, New Orleans Film Festival 2014, UCLA Director’s Spotlight, KQED Film School Shorts Best Film Award

Keiko Keiko and Ryota travel to Mexico City to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary with their only son Yusuke, who turns out to be too busy to spend time with them. Keiko can’t seem to understand her son’s choices; Ryota, stunned by the city, decides to experience firsthand the reasons why their son moved there. Dir/Wri: Santiago Fabregas | Prod: Juan Sarquis | 9 min | Mexico | Japanese with English Subtitles | 2014 | Colour | Family, Comedy | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Guanajuato International Film Festival 2014

SATURDAY, NOV 9:45 PM SPECIAL PRESENTATION: BEYOND REDEMPTION SATURDAY, NOV 78|–| 1:30PM PROGRAM 6 – A THIEF, A KID AND A KILLER |Action Feature| With “Beyond Redemption,” our SPECIAL

In A THIEF, A KIDfirst AND A KILLER, ten-year-old Maximo becomes PRESENTATION, time feature film director and long-time the bargaining chip for a pair of is desperate when a of the stunt coordinator Bruce Fontaine looking tothieves bring the heart robbery goes wrong; a bond between Maximo and one by Asian action genre right home forms to his native Canada. Co-produced Vancouver indieasfilmmakers Planta andcloses Theo Kim (bothheVAFF of his captors a group ofPhil corrupt cops in, and finds alumni), co-written Vancouver screenwriter Lowe,This anddark out just how much by life, friendship and family Derek are worth. featuringthriller a virtually all-Asian cast of Canadian and moments international comedy – punctuated by laugh-out-loud – is actors and stunt performers (including Vancouver’s own Brian director Nathan Adolfson’s third feature.

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Ho, Osric Chau, Linna Nuyhn, Tony Towe, Don Lew, Vicky Huang, Darren E. Scott, Samuel Patrick Chu, Peter Chao, The Chengman, and Leenda Dong) as well as Hong Kong actor Eddy Ko (best known for his role as “Hong” in Lethal Weapon 4), the action in “Beyond Redemption” promises to be one stylish, exhilarating adrenaline rush.

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Beyond Redemption World-weary undercover cop Billy Tong has infiltrated the Ching Tau Gang and discovers they are planning to kidnap the Triad Dragon Head Xi Long’s daughter, Tiffany. When Billy learns his ex-wife is pregnant, he questions his career choices—but Billy’s checkered past catches up with him and he is forced to take action, making choices that will risk the safety of Xi Long’s daughter and his new family.

In a failed diamond heist, two hopeless thieves hide out in an apartment taking a ten-year-old boy hostage. With a gang of dirty police closing in on Dir: Bruce Fontaine | Prod: Phil Planta, Theo Kim, Derek Lowe, Bruce Fontaine | them, each thief must decide what lengths he will take to survive – a decision Wri: Patrick Wong, Derek Lowe | 90 min | Canada | Chinese, English with English that will change the boy’s life forever.

Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Action, Drama

Attendance (Patrick Wong, Derek Lowe); Ensemble Cast

SUNDAY, NOV 8 |– 2:00PM

PROGRAM 7 – LIFE IN MULTICULTURE: CANADIAN SHORTS

|Drama, Comedy, Animation, Documentary, Experimental Shorts| Our LIFE IN MULTICULTURE Canadian Shorts program celebrates la vie est multicolore, in every sense of the term—presenting a mélange of genres, styles, topics and themes both familiar and fresh, reflecting the myriad cultural, sexual and individualistic identities of Canadian Asian and hapa diaspora. In the mix are the winning entries for this year’s VAFF RedPacketChallenge, an ultra short and micro film contest; and a curated film from the University of British Columbia’s Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies filmmaking course.

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Virtual Hitman A Chinese Canadian father hires an online hit man to kill his daughter’s video game character, hoping to steer her away from the dream of becoming a professional gamer. Dir: Phil Borg | Prod: Kristina Esposito | Wri: Joy Regullano, Kristina Esposito | 14 min | Canada | English | 2015 | Colour | Comedy | Vancouver Premiere VAFF Best Canadian Short Award 2015 nominee Previous Screening / Awards: Reel World Film Festival 2015, Cannes Shorts Corner 2015, Philadelphia Comic Con 2015, ConBravo! 2015 (Hamilton, ON), GeekFest Film Festival - Fan Expo Canada 2015, Asians On Film Festival 2015

The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer This visually haunting animated short film is the poetic elegy of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes. Dir/Wri: Randall Lloyd Okita | Prod: Maral Mohammadian, Michael Fukushima | 10 min | Canada | English | 2014 | Colour | Animation, Experimental | Vancouver Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Best Canadian Short Film - Toronto International Film Festival 2014, Prix Format Court - Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal 2014, Best Experimental - New York Short Film Festival 2015

“Home” Two Taiwanese girls fly back to their hometown Taipei for an annual family visit. The trip starts out joyfully, with the embrace of family love; however, it becomes unbearable when a disturbing truth is uncovered. Dir/Wri: Athena Han | Prod: Shu Mei Yu | 18 min | Canada | Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese, English with English Subtitles | 2013 | Colour | Family, Drama | Vancouver Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: A&E Short Filmmakers Award - National Screen Institute, Montreal World Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival, Taiwan Golden Harvest Awards, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Dallas Asian Film Festival Director in Attendance

Singing in Diaspora The struggles of a young Tibetan-Canadian activist over the span of three months, as she fights to maintain her cultural identity in a diasporic community. Dir: Sabchu Rinpoché | Prod: Roya Edalatmand | 11 min | Canada | English | 2015 | Colour | Documentary | Vancouver Premiere VAFF Best Canadian Short Award 2015 nominee Previous Screening / Awards: Montreal World Film Festival 2015 Director in Attendance

SUNDAY, NOV 8 |– 2:00PM

PROGRAM 7 – LIFE IN MULTICULTURE: CANADIAN SHORTS My Least Favourite Person Remember fighting for justice when you were a child? Has a teacher ever given you an unreasonable punishment? A Chinese elementary school student faces punishments for standing up to bullies. How will she handle it? Should she stand for what she believes in, or to accept her teacher’s version that she is wrong? Dir/Wri: Lantian Chen | Prod: Tony He | 12 min | Canada, China | Mandarin Chinese with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Youth, Drama | Vancouver Premiere VAFF Best Canadian Short Award 2015 nominee Previous Screening / Awards: Montreal World Film Festival 2015 Director in Attendance

Dissonance A transgender outcast yearns to enter the men’s washroom to be accepted for their gender identity. Their journey to the washroom is however immediately threatened by their bigoted environment upon coming out. Dir/Prod/Wri: Anna Ngo | 4 min | Canada | 2014 | Colour | Animation, LGBT Previous Screening / Awards: Gerry Brunet Memorial Award, Best Short Film Made in B.C. - Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2015, The Online Film Festival: September 2015, Award of Merit Best Shorts Competition: June 2015 Director in Attendance

Cantonese: Passing In “Cantonese: Passing,” discover the beauty of Cantonese and the importance of preserving the heritage language of cultures to cultivate a vibrant, diverse community. Along the way, we hope audiences recognize how important language is to one’s cultural identity. By passing down languages, we find our place amongst it all. Dir/Prod: Elizabeth Cheong, Lisa Lee | 8 min | Canada | English, Cantonese with English and Chinese Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Documentary VAFF Best Canadian Short Award 2015 nominee Previous Screening / Awards: University of British Columbia: Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Screening Director in Attendance

Taste of Identity A candid look into the lives of four families, with origins from four different countries, coexisting along a single street in Vancouver. "Taste of Identity" explores the traditions of culture and cuisine in Canada, examining what defines the identity of a city. Dir/Prod/Wri: Derek Kwan | 9 min | Canada | English | 2015 | Colour | Documentary | World Premiere VAFF Best Canadian Short Award 2015 nominee

Glass Eyes In a world of regulated sleep, Lucy tries to find out why she is still tired—and uncovers the ominous and dangerous truth that there is much more to her dreams than she thought. Dir: Jonathan Chan | Prod: Jonathan Chan, Emma Bishop, Chatoyer Jackson, Brandon Smith | 10.05 min | Canada | English | 2015 | Colour | Drama VAFF Best Canadian Short Award 2015 nominee Previous Screening / Awards: Student Directing Award, Langara College Film Arts Program Director, Writer, Producers in Attendance

SUNDAY, NOV 8 |– 2:00PM

PROGRAM 7 – LIFE IN MULTICULTURE: CANADIAN SHORTS 15 Seconds of Mukbang David really likes to eat food, and he expresses that through a live broadcast. Dir: Aaron Ledig | Prod/Wri: Aaron Ledig, Jerome Yoo | 15 sec (looped to 45 sec) | Canada | English | 2015 | Colour | Comedy Previous Screening / Awards: VAFF RedPacketChallenge Ultra Short Category - 1st Place Director, Lead Actor in Attendance

Taylor vs. Yusuf Stuntmen Taylor and Yusuf duke it out in this action-packed fight scene. Previous Screening / Awards: VAFF RedPacketChallenge Micro Film Category - 3rd Place Dir/Prod/Wri: Tanay Ulgen | 1.44 min | Canada | 2015 | Colour | Action Director in Attendance

On Being Chinese, Culture & Identity Even in the face of discrimination, People of Colour have found ways to resist systems of racism that work against us. David Ng shares how through reclaiming his Chinese cultural identity, he has found ways to counter some of the racism he’s experienced in his life. Dir: David Ng | Prod: Love Intersections, Hello Cool World | 2.24 min | Canada | English | 2015 | Colour | Documentary Previous Screening / Awards: VAFF RedPacketChallenge Micro Film Category - 2nd Place Directors (David Ng, Jen Sungshine) in Attendance

Red Pockets Every year young Chinese people wait for Chinese New Year to replenish their stock of red pockets, and make it rain lucky money. Dir: Brian Cheung | Prod: Jeremy Lee | 3 min | Canada | English | 2015 | Colour | Music Video Previous Screening / Awards: VAFF RedPacketChallenge Micro Film Category - 1st Place Director and Producer in Attendance

SUNDAY, NOV 8 |– 4:30PM

PROGRAM 8 – GOING HOME AGAIN: CANADIAN DOC SPOT

|Documentary Feature; Documentary Short| Can you go home again? The documentaries in GOING HOME AGAIN attempt to answer the question—following Fonki, a graffiti artist from Montreal, and Hanggai, a Mongolian folk band—as they use the creative process to parse their sense of displacement, and to interpret their complex relationship with the concepts of home and identity. Both “The Roots Remain” (a Canadian premiere) from Canadian filmmakers Andrew Marchand-Boddy and Jean-Sébastien Francoeur, and its preceding short doc, “Away From The Grasslands” by USA-based filmmaker Khalid Ali, are moving, coming-to-terms films about the quest for belonging—the former through inhabiting the past, the latter by crafting the future.

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The Roots Remain In an emotional tribute, Montreal graffiti artist Fonki returns to Cambodia to paint a giant mural of his relatives killed in the Khmer Rouge genocide. During his time there, he connects with a group of Cambodian youth who have also returned, hoping to breathe new life into their destroyed culture. Crafted from over 100 hours of HD footage, as well as 16mm newsreels and propaganda footage shot by the Khmer Rouge, the film follows one member of the Cambodian diaspora who discovers his roots in the heart of modern Cambodia.

Dir/Prod: Andrew Marchand-Boddy, Jean-Sébastien Francoeur | 77 min | Canada | French, English, Khmer with English Subtitles | 2014 | Colour | Documentary | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Cambodia Town Film Festival 2015 (Long Beach, CA), Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival 2015 Documentary Narrator/Subject, Yavana Chhem-Kieth (Fonki), in Attendance

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Away From The Grasslands An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the ethnic Mongolian band, Hanggai, as they gather in Beijing, China to record their new album, “Back to You.” Woven with live concert footage, intimate interviews, and an all-access look at the recording process, this film captures the band’s attempt to preserve the past while creating something altogether new. Dir: Khalid Ali | Prod: Omar Ali | 28 min | USA | Mandarin Chinese, English with English Subtitles | 2014 | Colour | Documentary | Vancouver Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: NYC Independent Film Festival 2015, Guelph Film Festival 2015, Tenerife International Film Festival 2015, Kingston NY Film Festival 2015, Memphis International Film & Music Fest 2015

TIME

FILMS

RUN TIME

Seoul Searching

105 min

The Loyalist

20 min

5:00 pm - Program 2: Canadian Feature Presentation

The Tree Inside

90 min

7:15 pm - Program 3: Spotlight Presentation: Strings Attached

It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong

78 min

Hide & Seek

22 min

Idyllwild

22 min

The Spring In My Life

20 min

Eggplant

8 min

Home

18 min

The Song of Seashore

27 min

A Warm Spell

25 min

12:00 pm - VAFF Industry Insight Seminar Series

Panel 1: VAFF: Post Production Panel

90 min

1:30 pm

Networking Break

30 min

2:00 pm - VAFF Industry Insight Seminar Series

Panel 2: VAFF: International Distribution/ Co-Production Panel

90 min

3:30 pm

Industry Mixer

90 min

4:15 pm - Program 5: Force of Change: Doc Spot

Right Footed

82 min

Returning Home

13 min

The Kids

87 min

Quyen

18 min

Keiko

9 min

Beyond Redemption

90 min

Virtual Hitman

14 min

The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer

10 min

“Home”

18 min

Singing in Diaspora

11 min

My Least Favourite Person

12 min

Dissonance

4 min

Cantonese: Passing

8 min

Taste of Identity

9 min

Glass Eyes

10 min

15 Seconds of Mukbang

15 sec

#Support

15 sec

Taylor vs. Yusuf

1.44 min

On Being Chinese, Culture & Identity

2.24 min

Red Pockets

3 min

The Roots Remain

77 min

Away From The Grasslands

28 min

Crush The Skull

80 min

Teaspoon

20 min

Fish Eye

15 min

DAY 1: THURSDAY, NOV 5 | OPENING NIGHT 7:00 pm - Program 1: Opening Presentation 9:30 pm - Opening Night Gala: Venue at Prive Nightclub

DAY 2: FRIDAY, NOV 6 | SPOTLIGHT

9:45 pm - Program 4: In And Out: International Shorts

DAY 3: SATURDAY, NOV 7 | CENTREPIECE

7:00 pm - Program 6: Centrepiece Presentation: The Kids

9:45 pm - Special Presentation

DAY 4: SUNDAY, NOV 8 | CLOSING NIGHT 2:00 pm - Program 7: Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts

4:30 pm - Program 8: Going Home Again: Canadian Doc Spot 7:00 pm - Program 9: Closing Night: Crush The Skull

9:30 pm - Closing Night Gala: Venue at Sai Woo

ALL VENUES ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF VANCOUVER - ADDITIONAL VENUES TO BE ANNOUNCED 1. Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas - 88 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC 2. Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen Classic Chinese Garden - 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BC 3. Sandman Hotel - 180 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC (Please contact 604-276-1160 to inquire best available rates for VAFF guests during the festival Nov 1sth - 7th, 2015.) 4. Blenz at International Village, 603 Abbott St., Vancouver, BC (Present your VAFF membership card at this venue to receive 25% off any beverage during the film festival - Nov 5 - 8, 2015). 5. Opening Night Gala - PrivĂŠ Nightclub B105A-750 Pacific Blvd South, Vancouver, BC 6. Closing Night Gala - Sai Woo, 158 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC 7. VAFF Industry Cocktail Party, VAFF Industry Night Party and VAFF industry Mixer - Bismarck Bar, International Village Mall, 526 Abbott St, Vancouver BC 8. Centrepiece Celebrations - Clough Club, 212 Abbott St, Vancouver, BC

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PROGRAM 9 – CLOSING NIGHT: CRUSH THE SKULL

|Thriller-Comedy Feature; Narrative Shorts| The hunter becomes the hunted: an enduring trope, but one used more often for screams than for laughs; soldier vs. alien, cop vs. vigilante, and now, with Vietnamese American Viet Nguyen’s “Crush The Skull,” burglar vs. serial killer. If you’re a fan of chiller-comedy hybrids, including Sam Raimi’s classic “Evil Dead” franchise and its recent homage, “Cabin In The Woods,” don’t miss our CLOSING NIGHT film (a Canadian premiere) that combines a heist caper with an old-school slasher flick—a successful Kickstarter crowdsourced project, and winner of the Nightfall Award at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival. Preceded by a couple of creepy shorts: festival award winner “Teaspoon” from India’s Aban Bharucha Deohans, about how the frustrations of traditional Asian extended family living can lead to a disturbing end; and Chinese director Tong Zhou’s “Fish Eye,” in which a housekeeper suspects her employer has more than one skeleton in his closet.

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Crush The Skull On the surface, Ollie and Blair are a typical fun, young couple—comfortable enough to be constantly picking at each other’s flaws, secure enough to start making long-term plans together. They just happen to earn a dishonest living by breaking into poorly secured, upper-class homes. After falling into debt when their last job goes horribly awry, they find themselves having to pull one more last job. But the “easy target”—the B&E of a secluded vacation home in the mountains— turns out to be anything but easy when they discover they’ve inadvertently broken into the lair of a deranged serial killer. And there’s no way to break back out.

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Teaspoon Rajiv, Kavita and Rajiv’s father, live together in a small apartment. Kavita works from home, as she cannot leave her paralytic father-in-law alone. The old man bangs on the bedpost with a teaspoon to summon her, a habit Kavita hates, but he never does this when Rajiv’s at home. One evening, a fight over dinner leads to a disturbing end. Dir/Wri: Aban Bharucha Deohans | Prod: Kiran K. Deohans | 20 min | India | Hindi, English with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Thriller, Drama | Vancouver Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: Festival Prize, Best Foreign Film - Poppy Jasper Film Festival 2015, Jagran Film Festival 2015 (India), Goa Short Film Festival 2015, Best Screenplay, Best Actress - Baba Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2015 (India), Other Venice Film Festival 2015, New York Indian Film Festival 2015, Montreal Film Festival 2015

SUNDAY, NOV 8 |– 7:00PM PROGRAM 9 – CLOSING NIGHT: CRUSH THE SKULL SUNDAY, NOV 8 |– 7:00PM PROGRAM 9 – CLOSING NIGHT: CRUSH THE SKULL Fish Eye Fish Eye A paranoid young maid is hired by a mysterious, neurotic man; while cleaning,

she finds evidence which might be related to an unapprehended serial killer. She A paranoid young maid is hired her by aas mysterious, neurotic cleaning, fears her employer is hunting his next target andman; tries while to hide from him, she findstoevidence might be related to an unapprehended serial killer. She leading a violentwhich confrontation. fears her employer is hunting her as his next target and tries to hide from him, leading to a violent confrontation. Dir: Tong Zhou | Prod: Tong Zhou, Wangyin Bo, Xin He | Wri: Tong Zhou, Jiahao HouTong | 15 min Chinese with EnglishBo, Subtitles 2015Tong | Colour Dir: Zhou| China | Prod:| Tong Zhou, Wangyin Xin He ||Wri: Zhou,| Thriller Jiahao | Canadian Premiere Hou | 15 min | China | Chinese with English Subtitles | 2015 | Colour | Thriller | Canadian Premiere Previous Screening / Awards: CaliforniaScreening Independent Film Festival 2015 Previous / Awards: California Independent Film Festival 2015 Director in Attendance Director in Attendance

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VAFF 19: BEST CANADIAN SHORT AWARD 2015 Sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada, the VAFF Best Canadian Short Award (BCSA) is presented annually to a qualifying Canadian independent short film/filmmaker in the current year’s festival. Now in its eighth year, there is an average of 3–6 films per year that qualify for the BCSA nomination. The annual winner is determined by a three-member film industry adjudication panel. The award is presented each year at the industry Filmmakers’ Luncheon during the festival, attended by filmmakers, industry members, VAFF partners and media.

BCSA 2015 ADJUDICATION PANEL (ALPHABETICAL BY LAST NAME) Jeff Chiba Stearns Co-Founder Hapa-palooza Festival Jeff Chiba Stearns is an Emmy® nominated and Webby award-winning animation and documentary filmmaker. Jeff’s work has broadcast around the world, screened in hundreds of international film festivals, and garnered 33 awards. He often features themes of multiethnic identity, and was awarded the Cultural Pioneer Award by Harvard University in 2011 for his continued exploration of multiethnic identity in his work; in that year, he co-founded the annual Hapa-palooza Festival. Jeff is currently directing and producing his second feature-length documentary entitled Mixed Match about the complexities multiethnic people face when trying to find bone marrow transplants.

Selwyn Jacob Producer National Film Board: Pacific and Yukon Centre Selwyn Jacob is a Canadian documentary filmmaker whose work has often explored the experiences of Black Canadians as well as other stories from Canada’s multicultural communities, as both as an independent director and since 1997 as a producer with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

Kristyn Stilling Festival Director Vancouver Short Film Festival Kristyn Stilling Born and raised in the lower mainland, Kristyn is an alum of the Capilano University film program and comes from a long background of entertainment administration and festival work. She is currently the Vancouver Short Film Festival Director, the shorts programmer for the Whistler Film Festival, and recently co-founded a monthly webisode film festival called VanChan.

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VAFF 2014 attending filmmakers at the Filmmakers’ Luncheon Filmmakers’ Luncheon Sunday November 8, 2015 | 11:30am Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Inivtation Only Event

RED PACKET CHALLENGE 2015 What is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;RedPacketChallenge?â&#x20AC;? (RPC) The RPC is a fun contest for anyone with a video camera or smartphone, as well as for trained and experienced filmmakers to showcase their storytelling skills in an ultra-short format. Choose the Category, Pick a Theme, Get Creative and Make the Film! Showcase your videos on the big screen, online on the VAFF YouTube channel, and to potential distributors! Submit your ultra short (6-15 seconds) and micro films (1-3 min) to the RedPacketChallenge, July through August. Our celebrity judging panel will select the top 16-20 films to be screened at a theatrical venue at the end of August. Live voting on the day will also select a "fan favourite" film. The top three adjudicated videos and the fan favourite in each category, win fabulous prizes and cash - including the coveted "maneki-neko" trophies!

Our celebrity judges with the RPC Ultra Short Category Winners

Audience members with their complimentary "red packets" of giveaways

Our celebrity judges with the RPC Ultra Micro Film Category Winners

RED PACKET CHALLENGE 2015 WINNERS OF RED PACKET CHALLENGE 2015 Congratulations to all the teams who participated in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RPC. ULTRA SHORT WINNERS: First Place 1st place: Reckless Coast Pictures - 15 Seconds of Mukbang Second Place 2nd place: Mama Says Third Place 3rd place: KoreanCanuck Fan Favourite Award The Ultimate Fan Favourite Award: Reckless Coast Pictures - 15 Seconds of Mukbang

RPC PRODUCTION TEAM Winson Won - Creative Events Director / RPC Producer Regina Leung - Marketing and Sponsorship Director / Production Grace Chin - Festival Director / Production Vienna Kerfoot - Marketing Coordinator / Production assistant Justin Ray - Creative Director Briana Aubrey - Graphic Designer Alisha Weng - Photographer/Stills VAFF Executive Team and Volunteers SPECIAL THANKS TO: VAFF Board, RPC participants, Celebrity Judges, friends and family, and screening audience RPC ADJUDICATION PANEL Casting Director Judy Lee; CTV News Investigative Reporter/Anchor Mi-Jung Lee; CBC Vancouver News Anchor Miyoung Lee; Fairchild Host and Vancouver film Critics Circle's Tony Ma; Real Housewives of Vancouver star and entrepreneur Reiko Mackenzie

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MICRO FILM WINNERS: First Place 1st place: lifeofbri - Red Pockets Second Place 2nd place: Love Intersections - Culture Third Place 3rd place: Tanay - TAYLOR VS YUSUF Fan Favourite Award The Ultimate Fan Favourite Award: Carebear Films - SELFIE, Wo e le

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The continued success of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival is a reflection of the energy, passion and dedication VAFF volunteers demonstrate year after year. From yearly events, ticket sales, screening to after parties, volunteers help out with all aspects of the festival, which would not be possible without their valuable contributions. As we celebrate our 19th year, we would like to say a sincere “thank you” to this amazing and hardworking group.

From the Exec down to the event volunteers, we are grateful for the generous support we receive. We strive to create a professional and fun-filled atmosphere, one that values the contribution of time and energy of each and every one of you. This positive environment brings back many volunteers year after year. Friends join in the fun to enjoy the films and parties.

The Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society is a non-profit organization entirely run by volunteers. We are proud of our volunteers’ dedication and enthusiasm in promoting cultural diversity and playing an essential role in the art scene in Vancouver.

Volunteer Recruitment Video Production: Thank you to Digital Bounty Director: Jon Warne, Cinematographer: Marco Bossow, VAFF Crew: Callan Tag, Vincent Wong, Regina Leung, Mark Oh, Grace Chin. Casts: Vienna Kerfoot, Stephanie Fairall, Vincent Gan, Krystal Lee, Faustino Di Bauda, Grace Chin, Winson Won, Callan Tay, Alina Anghel, Andrea Lee, Nancy Soo, Sieyan Soo, Sarah Trigg, Wendy Trigg

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VAFF EXECUTIVE Grace Chin | Festival Director Grace Chin is a marketing communications consultant, event coordinator, content strategist and writer/ editor, currently with Boilingpoint Group. A produced playwright, short film producer, anthologized short fiction writer, and performer, she is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada, the Playwrights Theatre Centre (PTC), and the Union of British Columbia Performers. She has been a board member of Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, and coproduces the panAsian script reading series, Scripting Aloud. PROGRAMMING TEAM Colin Hong | Print Traffic Coordinator My favorite movie is Edward Scissorhands. My guilty pleasure is something too R rated for this bio. My favorite city in BC is Revelstoke because its soooo surreal. My favorite top 3 foods are: Smoked Black cod, Cheesecake and Potato Chips. My fashion statements is to dress in whatever you want because I don’t believe in fashion trends. Jennifer Yip | Programming Assistant Jennifer has been watching films with Asian content ever since she discovered her interest in them in high school, and since then, she makes a point of seeking them out, especially films about kick ass Asian Canadians. Last found taking Asian Culinary Arts and working as part of the Chinese Canadian Stories team at UBC making books, project planning, and creating films, Jennifer also loves traveling, trying new things, and talking about history. And rock climbing. Akiko Sakai | Programming Assistant Akiko is thrilled to join the VAFF executive committee this year. She enjoys working with a variety of people and is very excited to help programming films for VAFF and deliver great ones to audiences. She has a background in film studies, loves watching films and believes in the power of film. Her strong passion of film has motivated her to volunteer with over 10 film organizations in Vancouver since last year, including VAFF 2014. She also likes the outdoors, traveling around the world and meeting new people, culture and food! Winnie Tam | Programmer French fries, shiitake mushrooms, black-ink pens and films are a few of Winnie’s favourite things. She has a passion for travelling but is always happy to return home in Vancouver – a city that, like the festival, celebrates diversity and allows both sides of her identity to grow and shine. Fluent in English and Cantonese and a writer by trade, Winnie appreciates movies with well-translated subtitles. She is psyched to return to VAFF as a programmer for the second year. Al Yoshizawa | Programmer Alejandro Yoshizawa – Rogers Teaching Fellow is a filmmaker from Vancouver, British Columbia. He was the lead filmmaker and director for the Chinese Canadian Stories web series which was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Web Series in 2013. His films have been shown across Canada at various exhibitions and film festivals including Ethnographic Terminalia (Montreal) and the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Academically, Yoshizawa is interested in oral history, digital storytelling and the use of film as a pedagogical tool. He received the Edgar Wickberg Prize in Chinese Canadian History in 2010.

Emily Chan | Programmer Emily loves the arts and culture, food, language, the environment and sustainability, and connecting with her roots in celebration this year. She is a director and producer and has been active in Vancouver’s indie short film scene in a variety of roles across several years. Through filmmaking, she strives to emit a response whether laughter, boredom, empathy, sadness, or rage. Impressed by the fun, welcoming, and supportive reception when the short she directed and produced, What If He Was Already Like That…?, screened at VAFF 2013, Emily is stoked to be a part of this year’s VAFF team. OPERATIONS TEAM Callan Tay | Volunteer Coordinator Callan is a dour, tie-wearing servant of the public by day and a silly, outgoing reveler by night! This split personality makes him exceptionally wellsuited in his role as Volunteer Coordinator – a role that he’s shared since 2009. In addition to his love for organizational merrymaking and riotous spreadsheeting, Callan loves traveling and showing out-of-towners the best eats, sights, and people of Vancouver. He counts VAFF as being one of Vancouver’s gems, helping make it a more inclusive, exciting place to be. Johnny Mah | Volunteer Coordinator Born and raised in the beautiful city of Castlegar, B.C. in the West Kootenay, he has always enjoyed Chinese Canadian history and culture. In his spare time, he likes to listen to music; watch TV, film and documentaries and he is an avid local history buff. He has worked in the local media and broadcast industry for over fifteen years. Mark Oh | Events Manager Mark is an independent film enthusiast. Born in Seoul, Mark moved to Vancouver with his family when he was fifteen. His passion for cinema is perhaps influenced by an artistic family (his older brother is an artist and his younger brother is a guitarist). Though he went on to pursue his field in accounting, his infatuation towards the art of filmmaking grows stronger. Mark would like to thank all the filmmakers for fostering cultural diversity in North America, and also VAFF for providing such a wonderful scene. 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. Robin Chan | Filmmaker Liaison Robin has been producing content for film and television for over a decade. In this time, he has produced short films, music videos, promotional videos and feature films “Lucky Stars” (2002) and “The Hollow Ones” (2015). His short film “Joanna Makes a Friend” (2011) won the Audience Choice Awards at the Victoria Film Festival and at the TIFF. kid Toronto International Film Festival. Robin is the Principle Producer of Like Minded Media based in Vancouver.

VAFF EXECUTIVE Caitlin Atkinson | Festival Assistant Caitlin is excited to be part of the executive team of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and to have the opportunity to be part of a community of people who share her love for arts and culture. She enjoys films of all types as well as most other forms of entertainment. She will accept any excuse to party (especially if there are costumes involved) and spends most of her spare time planning the next outing with friends. She is looking forward to meeting many more great people at VAFF this year. Winson Won | Creative Events Director A creative at heart, Winson is excited to be joining VAFF this year as the creator and producer of the RedPacketChallenge – a film competition geared towards micro-content. He is a lover of films, good storytelling and talent and is excited to see this merge & evolve with technology and the Internet. Winson has worked as a Director, Writer, Producer and Actor. Representation: KirkTalent.com Candace Fulton CREATIVE TEAM Justin Ray | Creative Director Justin is active in the art and design community, plays dodgeball, and loves to cook and watch movies. He is always looking for a new challenge, whether it’s planking for 100 days or learning Korean, and has never lost a game of Jenga. He is excited to be part of the VAFF team this year. Briana Aubrey | Graphic Designer Born in Peru, Briana grew up in northern BC, but moving to Vancouver three years ago felt like coming home. Passionate about film, photography, design, food, music, and travel Briana can be found at anything from Karaoke to concerts and hosting potlucks for her friends or learning another language. Briana has Diplomas in New Media Design and Communications, and Digital Film and Video. She is very excited to be joining the VAFF team this year. Alisha Weng | Photographer Alisha Weng is a Taiwanese digital media artist based in Vancouver. She graduated from Alberta College of Art & Design with a Bachelor of Media Art and Digital Technologies. MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS TEAM Vincent Wong | Director of Audience Development & Community Partnerships Vincent has been with VAFF since 2010. By day he manages public events, festivals, and volunteers at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, and in his off-time he runs events such as The Blues Cafe, a monthly dance social. As part of the VAFF team, he works to increase VAFF's visibility to new audiences through strategic partnerships and other initiatives. Among Vincent’s favourite things about Vancouver are its cultural festivals, vibrant social communities, and its diversity - aspects of the city that Vincent works hard to promote both in and out of VAFF. Clement Woo | Director of Social Media Passionate about all things media and technologyrelated, Clement’s interests include photography, graphic design and of course, film. Through his work and studies, he is an experienced writer, editor, event planner and designer. Drawing inspiration from the world around him, Clement is always looking to discover new things, whether it be music, restaurants or travel destinations, to add to his growing bucket list. Feel free to say hello via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

Ken Chow | Social Media Editor Ken is excited to be part of the VAFF executive team this year. He brings over 15 years of marketing communications experience in both public and private sectors. He is also an amateur photographer with a passion for nature and fine dining. Stephanie Fairall | Communications Assistant Stephanie Fairall loves watching films, baking (and sampling) delectable treats, and dreaming about future travel destinations. She also enjoys spending her leisure time reading, writing, and coercing her cat into cuddles. She doesn’t go a day without laughing and is most happy when surrounded by friends, family and sunshine. Having recently entered the blogosphere and hopped on the DIY bandwagon, Stephanie is expanding her creativity and putting her love of food, film, fashion, music, and magazines to good use. Vienna Kerfoot | Marketing Coordinator A modern-day Renaissance woman, Vienna is excited to be a part of the VAFF family. Born and raised in Vancouver, and herself of the Asian persuasion, she is passionate about both film, and promoting Asian culture and awareness in the arts. After graduating from the New York Film Academy, Vienna spent the last few years honing and fine-tuning her skill set; a little bit of graphic design, a teeny bit of architecture, a metric-ton of arts/science, and an immeasurable sum of marketing and communications. She is also an accomplished musician who loves reading, eating steaks, parkour, and martial arts. Melissa Egger | Marketing Assistant - Content Development Melissa, born and raised in Austria, is passionate about travelling, exploring cultures and always seeking for new challenges. You could meet her at least once a week discovering a new restaurant. She is enthusiastic about sports,cooking and there is barely a day without watching an exciting TV-Show or a thoughtful movie. She is very thrilled to be part of the VAFF team this year and is looking forward to contribute to VAFF 2015. Jasmine Lee | Marketing Assistant - Donor, Membership & Audience Development Jasmine is a recent UBC graduate in Mathematics, with an interest in marketing & PR. She spends her free time at the beach, travelling or hanging out with friends. She is an avid foodie & dessert lover who always gets caught checking out every new restaurant on Yelp. Jasmine loves exploring the city and is super excited to join the VAFF executive committee this year to learn more about the arts. Regina Leung | Director of Marketing & Sponsorship With over 15 years of experience in the software industry, she is skilled in digital branding, client development, project management, product analysis and the development of service solutions. She is an operating partner of HyBird Media Group, and responsible for corporate development, investment strategies for start-up and enterprise technology companies and the implementation of digital marketing strategies targeting North America and Asia. She is thrilled to be part of the VAFF family.

VAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANDY CHU The creative and visionary force behind FMA Entertainment. Andy’s dynamic personality and energetic spirit has made him an innovator in the field of entertainment. Along with his extensive resume of film and television credits, Andy is the creator and producer of the Stripped Concert Series, FMA Fashion Week andFashion Rocks Vancouver as well as FMA Awards Gala annual event, a large-scale fashion, music and art concert. Andy received three LEO Awards Nominations with current hit television series “FMA Entertainment Weekly” and “Real Estate 101”. His current projects include television series “My Pet Diaries” and “TheBig Show”. Andy is also one of the producer of Vogue’s (US) Fashion Night Out Vancouver and board of director of Miss World Canada (2012 and 2013). BARBARA LEE Barbara is a writer and independent filmmaker in Vancouver. She has worked as a broadcast journalist/reporter and received the national Radio and Television News Directors’ Association (RTNDA) Award for Best Editorial in 1998. Her film IN BETWEEN THE LAUGHTER was one of the National Film Board’s REELDIVERSITY 2004 winners which aired on CBC and PBS. Barbara continues to support North American Asian artists in mainstream media and is currently working on a music documentary about Asians in the music industry as well as finishing her horror screenplay. MEI NOR LEE Mel Nor Lee is a mortgage broker with BMO and has a keen interest in Asian culture and film. She has always been aware of the curious divide between her reality growing up Asian Canadian, and the presentation of her reality as portrayed in western films. It has been her privilege to support an organization that constantly challenges the stereotypes of the Asian Canadian experience and supports local artists to develop and hone their craft. MARK LEUNG Mark is an in-house lawyer at BroadbandTV (BBTV), a global media and technology company and the third largest multichannel network (MCN) in the world. As BBTV’s Legal Counsel, Mark advises the company on a wide range of commercial and intellectual property issues, including the distribution and licensing of digital content and the management of electronic rights, and is also responsible for negotiating and drafting BBTV’s commercial agreements. Prior to BBTV, Mark worked as Corporate Counsel and Chief Copywriter for Stuck, a branding agency that he co-founded during law school, and as a litigation associate at BLG, one of Canada’s largest national law firms. LEON NG A proud Vancouverite, Leon has lived in Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and Toronto, bringing a global perspective to his work. As a successful creative media entrepreneur and creator of North America’s largest Real Estate Television Network, Leon taps into his powerful network of industry partners to lead award winning multimedia projects. In 2009 Leon founded LNG Studios, which has quickly risen to become one of Canada’s premiere architectural visualization and animation studios with cutting edge 3D laser scanning and rendering technology. Through his broadcasting network Leon has provided programming for many lower mainland communities as well as fostered new talent and provided support, training and production services to non-profit organizations. KEN TAKAGI Ken Takagi was born in Los Angeles, has lived in Seattle, New York and Tokyo, but Vancouver has always been his home. The Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s mission statement is one that he’s very excited about and is looking forward to promoting dynamic and innovative images of Asians, while working with Asian filmmakers from around the world. BOARD ADVISORY PETER LEUNG As past festival director and executive director and handling programming and advisory duties this year, Peter continues to channel his inner-Asian. Conceived in Kowloon and raised on Fantasy Island and Captain Crunch, Peter is fortunate to be allergic to math and chicken’s feet and aspires to doctor… his transcripts. He continues to channel his inner-filmmaker every summer as co-founder of the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) along with Barbara Lee. KATHY LEUNG As a writer, sometimes ‘slash’ director, Kathy’s films have screened at numerous festivals, receiving two Golden Sheaf nominations and a Leo award nomination. Her scripts were selected for Whistler International Film Festival’s Short Scripts Competition and twice for CityTV’s Cinecity Initiatives as well as produced for broadcast on CityTV. Last winter, “Red Letters”, an original musical she co-wrote was produced by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and toured three cities in BC. MONA MOK Mona is a director with a background in sound design as a graduate from Vancouver Film School’s Sound Design program. Mona’s most recent project is a feature length comedy entitled Everything Louder Than Everything Else which premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2010. She was also co-director/editor/producer for a feature length documentary about Vancouver indie rock band Ladyhawk’s recording session in an abandoned farmhouse in Kelowna entitled, Let Me Be Fictional.

VAFF 2015 FILMMAKERS Khalid Ali Away From The Grasslands Khalid Ali is a filmmaker, photographer, and educator based in Baltimore, Maryland. Khalid and his brother, Omar Ali, have produced several short documentaries exploring Chinese Kung Fu, street food and folk music.

Phil Borg Virtual Hitman Phil Borg is a Toronto-based actor and writer/director with seven short films, and one feature film to his credit in his young career. His feature “New York” had its worldwide premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival in August 2010. It can currently be seen on TMN Encore in Canada.

Zenas Cao, Aisha Porter-Christie Idyllwild Zenas Cao and Aisha Porter-Christie are graduates of Columbia University’s MFA Film Program. They wanted to challenge themselves for their thesis and decided to shoot a film on a island not many foreigners knew about. Currently, Aisha works as a Writer/Director in Toronto while Zenas is based in New York.

Lantian Chen My Least Favourite Person Lantian Chen, also known as Tina Chen, is a ChineseCanadian filmmaker, born in China in 1991. Focusing on telling humanistic stories about culture and identity, Lantian often employs methodologies of psychoanalysis and sociology in her media practice. Lantian currently lives between Guangzhou China and Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Jonathan Chan Glass Eyes Jon has always wanted to be a storyteller, and after years of studying illustration, writing and conceptual art, he now endeavours to create his work as a filmmaker. Born in Winnipeg but raised in Vancouver, Jon has a strong affinity for the Pacific Northwest and is interested in its unique sense of identity within cinema, and intends to explore its portrayal in his future work.

Elizabeth Cheong, Lisa Lee Cantonese: Passing Elizabeth recently graduated with a degree in Commerce and a minor in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies at UBC. Lisa is a Sociology major interested in media and advertising. Growing up speaking Cantonese and Korean in their respective households, they wanted to highlight the importance of language in inter-generational relationships.

Brian Cheung Red Pockets LIFE OF BRI is a Vancouver-based YouTube channel specializing in comedy, short films, and mini-documentaries. We’re filmmakers at heart, but YouTubers in spirit.

Aban Bharucha Deohans Teaspoon Aban majored in Psychology from St. Xavier’s College and has done her Advertising and Marketing, and a Journalism diploma from XIC (Xavier’s Institute of Communication.) She has worked in several Advertising Agencies as a Creative and has contributed short stories and articles to several magazines. Aban directs Advertising films for her Production House, Candid Creations. She is a theatre actress as well, and has acted in several English and Hindi plays. Her book of short stories titled “What a Life, yaar!” was published last year, and her new novel titled “Touch Wood” is complete and being edited. She is currently scripting her feature film, which she plans to direct next year.

Santiago Fabregas Keiko Santiago Fabregas is an emerging Mexican film director. His works have been exhibited at film festivals such as GIFF and Distrital (Mexico) and Bogoshorts (Colombia). Since 2012 he has worked as a permanent collaborator of Vice México, where currently he is the head of video. Among his most memorable works: “The Last” (2008, short film); “Rotilla: God Willing and the Party Allows It” (2012, short documentary); and “Cheran” (2012, short documentary for Vice México). He also is one of the founding members of Filmaciones de la Ciudad.

Bruce Fontaine Beyond Redemption Vancouverite Bruce Fontaine started in film via Hong Kong where he worked as an action actor for icons like Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and many more. Returning to Canada in 1996, Bruce expanded into acting, stunts, stunt-coordinating, and eventually, directing and producing. “Beyond Redemption” is Bruce’s first feature film as director.

Jean-Sébastien Francoeur The Roots Remain Jean-Sébastien Francoeur is a filmmaker and photographer from Montreal, Quebec. He is also a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, where he was awarded Best Cinematographer two years in a row. Since then he has directed and photographed several short films and television programs all over the world. “The Roots Remain” is his first feature length film, and most meaningful film to date.

Athena Han “Home” Athena Han is a Taiwanese-Canadian filmmaker who emigrated to Vancouver with her family when she was 13 years old. As a graduate of Simon Fraser University’s film production and media program (2013), she was actively involved and had many experiences in various productions. She has directed and written four short films. Last year, her experimental short film Feed Breakfast screened at the 35th Montreal World Film Festival. In summer 2013, she flew back to Taiwan and directed “Home.”

Minji Kang The Loyalist Minji Kang is a South Korean born US based visual artist working in cinema. She received her BFA in Film Art and Aesthetics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). There she wrote and directed her first feature film, “Actually, Adieu My Love.” The film won the best debut feature at Female Eye Film Festival in 2009. Other notable films from this period include: “Her Smile,” “The Azalea,” and “Requiem for Herstory.” She continued her artistic development at Columbia University graduating with an MFA in their Film Directing program. While at Columbia University, she made “Like Sugar on the Tip of My Lips,” “The Unpardonable Nights,” and “The Loyalist.” She was the recipient of the SAIC Enrichment scholarship and the Columbia TOMS Scholarship. Her work has been consistently screened and awarded internationally.

Michelle Kim The Tree Inside Michelle Kim was born in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada to a human-rights-lawyer father of British descent and a fashion-designer mother of Korean descent. Upon graduation with a Bachelor of Arts in Canadian Studies at the University of British Columbia, Michelle moved to London, England to work as a journalist for BBC Radio Five Live and BBC World Service and then later on to Seoul, South Korea to write for The Korea Herald. Inspired by her family of actors in South Korea (she is the niece of veteran Korean actors Choi Bool-Am, Kim Min-Ja and Kim-So Wan), Michelle returned to Vancouver to pursue a career in the film industry. Michelle has acted in and produced several films, including “In No Particular Order” which premiered at the 2012 Vancouver International Film Festival; “Cinemanovels” which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival; “The Goodbye Girl” which won the 2012 NSI Drama Prize; and “Lost Lagoon” (featured at VAFF 17) which won the Tony Lee Williams Award for Outstanding Canadian Feature Film at the 2013 Reelworld Film Festival in Toronto. Recently, Michelle has forayed into directing. Michelle also writes novels; her first, Lala Joy, is forthcoming and she is currently at work on her second, The Architecture of Love.

VAFF 2015 FILMMAKERS Rob Leickner The Tree Inside Rob Leickner is a Vancouver artists such as Ladyhawk, Destroyer, and Blue Mountain. He is the director of Everything Louder than Everything Else, and Lost Lagoon, which won the Tonya Lee Williams ReelWorld Award for Outstanding Canadian Feature.

Derek Kwan Taste of Identity Derek Kwan is an actor and filmmaker from Vancouver, BC. He has always had a passion for storytelling; as a result his first short film, “Taste of Identity,” showcases the neighborhood where he grew up in East Vancouver. In the words of Ai Weiwei, “Life is art. Art is life.” Derek hopes his films will inspire other Asian youth to pursue their creative dreams.

Aaron Ledig 15 Seconds of Mukbang Aaron Ledig is a new director/cinematographer who just finished school and is working hard to make it in the film industry.

Benson Lee Seoul Searching Benson Lee is an award-winning Korean-American filmmaker who has directed drama, documentary and commercials for more than 15 years. His films have been distributed in over 100 countries and his works have premiered at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals, and aired on HBO, MTV and the Sundance Channel. His first documentary “Planet B-Boy” was one of the top-grossing theatrical documentaries of 2008 in the US. He is the first Korean-American director to be accepted into the Dramatic Competition of the Sundance Film Festival (1998), where his film “Miss Monday” received the Special Grand Jury Prize.

Andrew Marchand-Boddy The Roots Remain Andrew Marchand-Boddy is a filmmaker from Victoria, British Columbia. In 2013 he graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal where he won several awards for his work, including Best Documentary, Best Director, the North American Mobility Award, and the Cinema Humanitarian Award. Andrew has directed 12 films in the last five years. His work spans five countries, four languages, and several genres. Andrew’s decision to become a filmmaker was first sparked during his travels throughout Cambodia in 2003, so directing “The Roots Remain” has become a full circle experience for him.

David Ng On Being Chinese, Culture & Identity LoveIntersections.com was born out of a desire to create a space and medium for Queer People of Colour and allies to share stories of moments where they’ve been able to “do” social transformation. David Ng and Jen Sungshine co-founded what started as a blog, and evolved into a video project. “On Being Chinese” is one of the premiere films that they have created in a web series that continues to breathe, evolve and continue.

Anna Ngo Dissonance Anna Ngo was raised in Vancouver, Canada by her parents who fled the war in Vietnam. She attended Emily Carr University of Art + Design to master the challenge of traditional animation, as well as study the art of storytelling through a critical lens. She sees animation as a powerful tool for immersion, and utilizes it to convey profound ideas about feminism, gender, and trauma. Through her works, Anna strives for both artistic merit and social-political awareness.

Viet Nguyen Crush The Skull Viet Nguyen, an Austin native, graduated from the film school at the University of Texas and lives and works in L.A. as a television editor on shows like “Starz’s Party Down,” Fox’s “The Following,” and the current CW hit series “iZOMBIE.” Viet directed the “Veronica Mars” spin-off web series “Play It Again, Dick” and the documentary, “By the Fans: the Making of the Veronica Mars Movie.”

Randall Lloyd Okita The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer Randall is a Canadian visual artist whose work often incorporates elements of sculpture, technology, drama and rich cinematography. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, his work has won national and international acclaim.The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer is his first foray into fullon animation filmmaking.

Yoosik Ethan Oum #Support Yoosik has worked as a professional animator for over 15 years for clients such as Warner Bros., Fox, and Dreamworks. He has served on the VAFF executive team for five years and is currently a local member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. He also loves to pursue acting, and had a principal role in the popular Seth Rogan comedy, “The Interview.”

Sabchu Rinpoché Singing in Diaspora Sabchu Rinpoché was born in Nepal and studied Buddhist philosophy and meditation for over twenty years. After traveling and teaching for several years in the West, Rinpoché noticed the power of visual media. Seeing film as a helpful contemporary lens for contemplative inquiry, he decided to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Production. Sabchu Rinpoché translates English, Tibetan, Hindi, and Nepali, and he brings these linguistic abilities to his work. He is strict and innovative in technique, seeing the strength of film shine most strongly in carefully produced works.

Toshimichi Saito A Warm Spell Saito Toshimichi (1985, Osaka) graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the Doshisha University in Kyoto. He later graduated with an MFA in Filmmaking from NYU’s Graduate Filmmaking Program and also worked as an assistant editor for Spike Lee. He is currently back in Japan, working on a feature-length version of “A Warm Spell.”

Yangzi She Eggplant Yangzi She was born and raised in Beijing, China and moved to Los Angeles to study animation at UCLA in 2011. Since graduation, she has been a freelance animator.

Nick Spark Right Footed Producer/Director Nick Spark is a documentary filmmaker with a longstanding passion for unconventional characters, particularly the oft-overlooked female heroine. He previous produced the documentary “The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club,” which won an Emmy and multiple festival awards in 2010.

Lucretia Stinnette Quyen Lucretia Stinnette was born and raised on Chicago’s west side. She earned her BA from USC, and is currently pursuing her MFA at UCLA. Lucretia has a multi-faceted international background; she has worked in law, international relations and international education, and has lived in countries such as Ghana, South Africa and South Korea. Lucretia wishes to tell stories that subvert stereotypes and bring marginalized viewpoints to the center. She is the recipient of the 2014 Princess Grace Graduate Film Scholarship, the Lynn Weston Fellowship in Film, the Women in Film Foundation/Verna Fields Memorial Fellowship and the Four Sisters Scholarship in Directing.

VAFF 2015 FILMMAKERS Kimie Tanaka Hide & Seek Kimie Tanaka grew up in Nagoya, Japan. She has an M.F.A. from the New York University Tisch Asia School of the Arts, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tokyo. After working for a year for a bank in Tokyo and a total of 3 years as a research analyst in India and Chile, she changed her life, becoming a filmmaker in NY and then in Singapore, where she studied film directing. Her latest short film “Hide & Seek” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, following her debut short film “Kotobuki (To Us),” which won the Best Short Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2013. She is currently based in Paris.

Sunny The Kids Sunny was born in 1985 in Taipei. In 2007, she earned a degree in Mass Communications from Tamkang University, with the goal of working in the film industry. Soon after graduation, Sunny began apprenticing at Zhang Zuo-ji’s Film Studio, where she worked as a script supervisor, project coordinator, and sales representative for distribution. In 2009, she began working full-time in film production, starting as a script supervisor and becoming an assistant director to gain a range of on-set and creative experiences. In 2013, Sunny began writing her own screenplays. In 2015, she directed her first feature film, “The Kids.”

Emily Ting It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Emily Ting is mostly known for her producing work. She previously produced Ishai Setton’s “The Kitchen” and Stephen Suettinger’s “A Year And Change,” and she also served as Associate Producer on Yen Tan’s “Pit Stop,” Executive Producer on Dave Boyle’s “Man From Reno,” and CoExecutive Producer on Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz’s “Land Ho!” “It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong” is Emily’s first feature as a writer/director.

Cho Yeon Yun The Spring In My Life Cho Yeon Yun majored in Korean Literature. He has worked as an assistant director in a commercial film production for 3 years.

Tanay Ulgen Taylor vs. Yusuf Tanay Ulgen is a Turkish Canadian fight choreographer and director. Based in Vancouver, he frequently travels around the world for various projects. Having lived in Japan and Hong Kong, he is a big fan of Asian cinema. Tanay’s focus is on integrating solid dramatic atmospheres with exciting action sequences. His project “Battle 4—The Istanbul Connection” was the recipient of the Best Action Sequence Award at the 2011 Action On Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Amelie Wen Home Originally from Beijing, China, Amelie studied psychology before working on major Chinese motion pictures alongside directors Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen. In 2013, she was accepted as a directing fellow to the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory under the Bison Fellowship for promising Chinese filmmakers.

Thomas Wood Returning Home Thomas was born in Paris. He has extensive experience in France and Italy working as an assistant director and production assistant on feature films, commercials, short films and documentaries. He received a BA in International Relations at the University of Sussex in the UK. He then completed his MFA at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia.

Long Yang The Song of Seashore Long Yang graduated from the Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts and the New York Film Academy. Several of his works have been selected by many international film festivals.

Tong Zhou Fish Eye Tong Zhou was born in the icy city of Harbin, China. In 2009, she studied directing and stage management at the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing. Two years later she went to the New York Film Academy, where she studied filmmaking and directed ten short films. In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles. Her first thesis project in NYC, “A Celebration is a Celebration is a Celebration is a Celebration,” won several awards and she was honored to attend many film festivals, including Cannes. After that she directed two more short films, “Square the Circle” and “Fish Eye,” as well as music videos and commercials during her three years in Los Angeles and in Beijing, China. “Square the Circle” and “Fish Eye” have recently been invited to screen at many international film festivals. As her style of work evolves, she is particularly interested in drama, especially the concept of marriage.

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THE SONG OF SEASHORE Long Yang +86 18680330152 yanglongfilm@163.com A WARM SPELL Toshimichi Saito www.toshimichisaito.com +81-90-6605-1067 toshimichi.saito@gmail.com 4-24-12 Segawa, Minoh-shi Osaka, 562-0045, Japan PROGRAM 5: FORCE OF CHANGE: DOC SPOT RIGHT FOOTED Nick Spark Productions LLC www.rightfootedmovie.com 310-428-6139 nicktspark@gmail.com 8911 Gibsons Street Los Angeles, CA, 90034, USA RETURNING HOME Thomas Wood 00-33-67-15-87-317 thomaswood37@gmail.com 22 Rue de Mazagran 75010, Paris, France PROGRAM 6: CENTREPIECE PRESENTATION THE KIDS Public Service Television Foundation No. 100, Lane 75, Section 3, Kang Ning Road Taipei 114, Taiwan R.O.C. +886-2-26301125 PTSFestival@gmail.com

PROG 7: LIFE IN MULTICULTURE: CANADIAN SHORTS PROGRAM VIRTUAL HITMAN KEME Productions-Kristina Esposito www.kemeproductions.com 647-478-3197 kristina@kemeproductions.com 228 Pebblecreek Walk London, ON, N6G 0K3, Canada THE WEATHERMAN AND THE SHADWOBOXER Danielle Viau / National Film Board of Canada 514-283-9806 d.viau@nfb.ca 3155 Côte-de-Liesse Road Montreal, QC, H4N 2N4, Canada HOME Athena Han mashpooda@gmail.com SINGING IN DIASPORA Sabchu Rinpoche sabchu@ground10media.com MY LEAST FAVOURITE PERSON Lantian Chen 778-898-8823 tina.lantian.chen@gmail.com 201-4625 Grange Street Burnaby, BC, V5H 1R1, Canada DISSONANCE Anna Ngo 778-829-4080 ngo.n.anna@gmail.com 3217 East 7th Avenue Vancouver, BC, V5M 1V8, Canada

QUYEN Lucretia Stinnette www.quyenmovie.info 310-770-2196 lucretia.stinnette@gmail.com 8863 Alcott Street Los Angeles, CA, 90035, USA

CANTONESE: PASSING Elizabeth Cheong 778-238-7218 elizabeth.s.y.cheong@gmail.com

KEIKO Filmaciones de la Ciudad S. de R.L. de C.V. www.filmaciones.mx +52-55-6395-5757 juan@filmacionesdelaciudad.com Durango 272A, Col. Roma Norte, Del. Cuauhtemoc, CP: 06700, Mexico DF

GLASS EYES Jonathan Chan jonthchan@gmail.com

SPECIAL PRESENTATION BEYOND REDEMPTION Action Lab Productions 1-778-896-9699 brucefontaine@hotmail.com 13-8820 Westminster Highway Richmond, BC, V6X 1A8, Canada

TASTE OF IDENTITY Derek Kwan dkwan20@gmail.com

TAYLOR VS. YUSUF Tanay Ulgen 604-880-4274 tanayulgen@gmail.com 6305-5117 Garden City Road Richmond, BC, V6X 4H7, Canada ON BEING CHINESE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY David Wayne Ng Love Intersections 604-780-6709 david@hellocoolworld.com 1887 Prestwick Drive Vancouver, BC, V5P 2E8, Canada RED POCKETS Brian Cheung lifeofbri 604-657-7300 bcheung88@gmail.com PO BOX 88028, Lansdowne Mall Richmond, BC, V6X 3T6, Canada PROGRAM 8: GOING HOME AGAIN: CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT THE ROOTS REMAIN Andrew Marchand-Boddy 514 824 5175 rootsremain@gmail.com henry@hgagnondistribution.com 15‐130 Dallas Road Victoria, BC, V8V 1A3, Canada AWAY FROM THE GRASSLANDS Khalid Ali www.awayfromthegrasslands. com mr.khalid.ali@gmail.com PROGRAM 9: CLOSING PRESENTATION CRUSH THE SKULL Ninja Crush/Cherry Sky Films www.cherryskyfilms.com 1-818-500-9285 jimmy@cherryskyfilms.com 111 N. Jackson Street, Suite 210 Glendale, CA, 91206, USA

15 SECONDS OF MUKBANG Aaron Ledig Reckless Coast Pictures 778-989-1714 aledigg@hotmail.com 3584 Gladstone Street Vancouver, BC, V5N 4Y7, Canada

TEASPOON Candid Creations deohansaban@gmail.com +91-982-006-2658 Samruddhi Bldg, 29/003, Mhada, Oshiwara, Andheri-west, Mumbai 400053, Maharashtra, India

#SUPPORT Yoosik Ethan Oum 604-802-8909 yoosik@hotmail.com 912-833 Seymour Street Vancouver, BC, V6B 0G4, Canada

FISH EYE Tong Zhou 9174606487 michellezt321@gmail.com 1555N Vine Street, Apt 350V Los Angeles, CA, 90028, USA

VAFF ANNUAL PROGRAM & EVENTS The Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society hosts multiple events, programs, panel discussions, workshops and forums throughout the year leading up to the Film Festival. In addition, we also co-present a variety of community partner events in the Lower Mainland. September 26, 2015 | Culture Days - #VAFFmeet (explore at #Richmond, BC) August 27, 2015 | Red Packet Challenge screening and awards gala at Vancity Theatre July – August 2015 | Red Packet Challenge Contest Submissions: Open Call July 29, 2015 | Summer Screening Spectacular featuring "Everything Will Be" at Vancity Theatre June 29, 2015 | Lip Sync Battle at Raindance Vancouver June BOOZE ‘N SCHMOOZE May 26, 2015 | Partner Screening “Our Family “ – Vancouver Foreign Film Society March - May 2015 Open Call For Submissions to the 19th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival May 2016: We will announce the events, programs and workshops leading up to the 20th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. SPECIAL THANKS: VAFF Board, VAFF Executives, Festival Volunteers, VAFF 19 Sponsors & Partners, VAFF 19 Filmmakers, friends and family, and screening audience.

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