B.C. films about a diasporic Japanese woman’s return home and East Vancouver drag queens fared remarkably well.
Other Ovasian Awards at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival went to Panta Mosleh’s Pride and Prayer and Jon Chiang’s Spring After Spring.
Lawrence Shou and Lucy Liu star in the Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s opening night film, Rosemead, which was inspired by a true story.
If you’re planning to visit a theatre to watch Akashi, make sure you bring some hankies.
对温哥华导演、编剧兼演员Mayumi Yoshida来说，今年可算是非常充实的一年。在1月的时候，她和温哥华唱作人兼演员 Amanda Sum凭着「Different Than Before」的音乐影片获得朱诺奖提名。这部感人的作品是关于一个家庭对反亚裔歧视所作出的回应。在朱诺奖于3月举行后不久，「Different Than Before」在德州奥斯汀赢得SXSW音乐影片评审奖。
對溫哥華導演、編劇兼演員Mayumi Yoshida來說，今年可算是非常充實的一年。在1月的時候，她和溫哥華唱作人兼演員 Amanda Sum憑著「Different Than Before」的音樂影片獲得朱諾獎提名。這部感人的作品是關於一個家庭對反亞裔歧視所作出的回應。在朱諾獎於3月舉行後不久，「Different Than Before」在德州奧斯汀贏得SXSW音樂影片評審獎。
On May 28, Yoshida will offer a filmmaking masterclass with YVR Screen Scene in the wake of winning the SXSW Music Video Jury Award.
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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
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