{"id":60703,"date":"2023-10-26T11:29:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60703"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:13:20","slug":"ninth-asian-world-film-festival-kickoff-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60703","title":{"rendered":"Ninth Asian World Film Festival Kickoff Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Culver City, Calif., Oct. 26, 2023<\/strong>\u00a0 – It was a gas, gas, gas in a restaurant on Culver City last night, where the AWFF held a kickoff party to start the 9th<\/sup> festival. About 200 guests from entertainment industries showed up to show their support to the festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Georges N. Chamchoum, AWFF Executive Director (Right)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“Asian storytellers continue to make an indelible stamp on the art and business of filmmaking,'” said Georges\u00a0N. Chamchoum, AWFF Executive Director, “This November,\u00a0 the AWFF will showcase Asian content destined to make significant contributions to the craft, to the box office and to streaming services around the world.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Asel Sherniyazova, Asian World Film Festival Co-Founder and Managing Director<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0AWFF this year’s main competition jury lineup of award-winning storytellers and industry leaders. Chinese producer, director, financier and industry mogul\u00a0Han Sanping<\/a><\/u>, will take the helm as Jury President. The roster will also include acclaimed British film and television director\u00a0Jon Amiel, Oscar\u00ae-winning film producer Donna Gilgliotti, renowned\u00a0Hollywood\u00a0producer and executive\u00a0Paula Wagner\u00a0and Kazakhstani film critic and reporter Nurgul (Nora) Zhunussova.\u00a0 Additional A-list jury members to be announced in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 9th Annual\u00a0AWFF will be comprised of 10 days of screenings of official submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards\u00ae Show, critically acclaimed and commercially successful fare, and content from emerging filmmakers \u2013 all with a connection to\u00a0Asia. The festival will also include activities, exhibitions, summits, and parties \u2013 many in collaboration with the Stars Collective \u2013 that will highlight Asian talent and the cross-cultural pollination of Asian artistry, ideas and themes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Andy Cheng (Middle), director of this year’s Martial Arts Day<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In addition,\u00a0AWFF will continue its partnership with the Bruce Lee Foundation and bestow a 2023 Bruce Lee Award to honor an individual who has demonstrated excellence within the martial arts industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian World Film Festival<\/a><\/u>\u00a0(AWFF), the annual event celebrating Asian cinema from around the world, announced the dates of its 2023 festival:\u00a0November 8\u00a0\u2013 17. The 9th Annual AWFF, which will be headquartered in\u00a0Culver City, CA,\u00a0will open with\u00a0Um Tae-hwa’s ambitious, post-apocalyptic epic “Concrete Utopia<\/a><\/u>” (Korea) and close with Wuershan’s classic mythology blockbuster “Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms<\/a><\/u>” (China).<\/span><\/p>\n

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From Left: Producer <\/em>Jeffrey<\/em>\u00a0Liebman, Woody Mu, Binying Qi, <\/em>Georges N. Chamchoum, producer Daxing Zhang<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Movie actress Natalie<\/em> Meng Yao<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Movie actress Natalie<\/em><\/span> Meng<\/span> Yao <\/span><\/em>and super <\/em>model-actor\u00a0<\/em> Vivian Dawson<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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From Left: Actress\/Director Ankie Lau, Andy Cheng, <\/em>Natalie<\/em> Meng Yao<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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From Left: Actor Brian O’Shea, <\/em>Natalie<\/em> Meng Yao<\/em>, director\/producer\/writer Binying Qi, influencer JC_Professor Chen<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Andrzej Bartkowiak (Left), cinematographer and film director, Woody Mu (Right) , film producer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Movie director Chris Bixi Li<\/span><\/em><\/span>\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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