The 2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is pleased to present juried awards for narrative feature films, to celebrate the creative endeavors of the APA filmmakers -- both veterans and newcomers alike -- with feature works screening at this year's festival.
The winners will be decided by a panel of jurors and announced at a special awards ceremony on Closing Night. Which film will win? Here's the rundown of the narrative feature jury award finalists:
BERTHA BAY-SA PANThe Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival runs April 28 through May 7. Come on out, check out some films, and cast your vote for the Audience Favorite award. For further information about the festival, including the full schedule of films (Opening Night is completely sold out!) go to the LAPFF website here.
Director, ALMOST PERFECT
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Directors Guild of America - Theater 1
Vanessa Lee is still her large and boisterous family's go-to girl, with a threadbare excuse of a life of her own. A long-coveted romantic relationship is threatened by her family's inevitable implosion. Desperate to find her way back to love, she discovers that the only person she really has to save is - herself!
BYRON Q
Director, BANG BANG
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at 9:00 PM
CGV CINEMAS - Theater 1
Justin, a troubled teen looking for a way out of the gang life, takes refuge at the home of his best friend Charlie, a rich Taiwanese kid who lives in the nice part of town. Caught in the midst of teenage angst, gang life, and alienation, the two friends find themselves heading down two different paths of life.
BILLIE RAIN
Director, HEART BREAKS OPEN
Monday, May 02, 2011 at 9:15 PM
CGV CINEMAS - Theater 3
A model queer activist and advocate, Jesus's world implodes after discovering that he is HIV positive, forcing him to confront his innermost fears, his relationship with his ex-boyfriend, and a future living with HIV.
IAN GAMAZON
Director, LIVING IN SEDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Directors Guild of America - Theater 2
A pregnant woman kidnaps a man who has done her wrong and makes him confess to his sins. With no help in sight his only chance of escape is to convince her of his innocence.
CHUCK MITSUI
Director, ONE KINE DAY
Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Directors Guild of America - Theater 1
Over the mountains, hidden from the tourist beaches of Waikiki, 19-year-old Ralsto awakens to the news of his girlfriend Alea's pregnancy. Ralsto embarks on a journey to raise funds for "da kine," while Alea contemplates her situation.
STEPHANE GAUGER
Director, SAIGON ELECTRIC
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Laemmle's Sunset 5
BAD NEWS BEARS meets BEAT STREET on the mean streets of Ho Chi Minh City as a young ribbon dancer ingratiates herself into Vietnam's nascent underground street-dancing scene.
CHRISTINE YOO
Director, WEDDING PALACE
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Directors Guild of America - Theater 1
Pressured to get married by family and friends, 29 year-old advertising executive Jason Kim finds the woman of his dreams in cyberspace, 9000 miles away in Seoul, Korea. Complications arise when she arrives in Los Angeles for the first time and he comes face to face with an alarming reality... (Tickets are currently sold out for this screening; rush tickets may be available on the day of.)
MUN CHEE YONG
Director, WHERE THE ROAD MEETS THE SUN
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Laemmle's Sunset 5
The lives of four strangers intersect for a brief time in the city of Los Angeles. Intercutting between two friendships that blossom among the men, a series of wild and often gut-wrenching adventures ensue.