To celebrate and share Asian culture, Reel Asian has a roster of exciting events happening in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond!
May 7 • Karaoke Spring Party • Click here for more info
Our first ever Karaoke Fundraiser is going to be a blast. You don’t have to sing Cantopop (but can win prizes if you do). Come out and support the 14th annual festival while singing your heart out!
Event Details:
May 7, Doors open at 8PM. Karaoke starts at 9PM
The Rivoli (334 Queen St. W.)
May 13, 16, 18, 25 • Sense of Wonder Cross Canada Tour • Click here for more info
We are bringing the Sense of Wonder Asian Canadian Shorts Program to a city near you! This selection of shorts include many of the award winners from 2009, such as Rex vs. Singh (Dir. John Greyson, Ali Kazimi, Richard Fung), Fish in Barrel (Dir. Randall Okita) and Found (Dir. Paramita Nath). Selected filmmakers will be in attendance at various cities.
Winnipeg • Thu May 13 • 7:00PM
at the Winnipeg Film Group's Cinematheque
Montreal • Sun May 16 • 1:00PM
at NFB ONF
Ottawa • Tue May 18 • 7:30PM
at the Library & Archives Auditorium
Vancouver • Tue May 25 • 7:00PM
at the Pacific Cinematheque
May 16 • À LA RENCONTRE DU PAYSAGE QUÉBÉCOIS
A Special Selection from Quebec in a double presentation with the SENSE OF WONDER tour. Including titles by Naoko Kumagai, Nguyen-Anh Nguyen, Anh Minh Truong, Jenny Lin, Khoa Lê and Joanne Hui.
À LA RENCONTRE DU PAYSAGE QUÉBÉCOIS
2:30PM (following SENSE OF WONDER program)
CineRobotheque of NFB - 1564 St-Denis
514.496.6887
Cost: $ 7 (for both programs)
(production still from Nguyen-Anh Nguyen's My Name is Tuan)
May 18 • Executive Screening with the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario
Mio Adilman's Unlocked (RA 2009) and Naoko Kumagai's The Contest (RA 2008) will be screening at the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario as part of the Ministry's Asian Heritage Month events. Kumagai will be joined by Unlocked lead actor Bobby Del Rio for the Q & A.
May 18 • Mio Adilman Artist Talk & Workshop with Toronto Students
The Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board are holding their annual Asian Cultural Celebration Day on May 13th, 2010. As part of the curriculum, Reel Asian has invited Mio Adilman (Unlocked, RA 2009), to screen his work and hold a filmmaking workshop for the students focused around writing personal experiences into narratives.
May 26 • Asian canadian film panel at harbord collegiate
Reel Asian artistic director Heather Keung will be joined by filmmakers Mio Adilman, Howie Shia and Naoko Kumagai for a film screening and panel discussion at Harbord Collegiate Institute. Students will get to hear about the world of filmmaking and how these filmmakers' Asian cultural backgrounds have impacted their work.