2011 Short Waves Winner - Pratna Kem (Wear I Fit)"SHORT WAVES" SCREENING OF SHORT VIDEOS - MAY 25, 2011Screening date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 6:30PM-8:00PM, Josiah Quincy School, Chinatown
The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) and WGBH Lab invite you to attend a screening of short videos in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Asian Pacific Americans have long been making waves in all aspects of American life, but their stories have often been lost in general U.S. discourse. In celebration of Asian Pacific American Month, the Lab and BAAFF want to bring these stories to light through locally made, community driven short videos about the Asian American experience and community. Screening will be held on: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 6:30PM - 8:00PM Josiah Quincy School, 885 Washington Street, Boston Chinatown. RSVP for the May 25 free community screening here at this link: Short Waves RSVP. The Short Waves screening will present a short from filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura and special programming from the Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth (CAPAY). The screening will also feature shorts collected from the Open Call and Competition hosted by BAAFF and the WGBH Lab. The top four submissions were selected by a distinguished panel of judges: Tak Toyoshima, Creator/Secret Asian Man, Creative Director/Weekly Dig; Donald Young, Director of Programs, Center for Asian American Media; and Judith Vecchione, Executive Producer, WGBH. The competition finalist will have the honor of automatic acceptance in the 2011 Boston Asian American Film Festival this November and possible broadcast on WGBH WORLD. Now through May 22, help determine the finalist and vote for your favorite. This program has been made possible by BAAFF's premier 2011 sponsor Tufts Medical Center. Funding was also supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a municipal agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Wang Foundation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "SHORT WAVES" OPEN CALL FOR SHORT VIDEOS & COMPETITION SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011 The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) and WGBH LAB hosted an Open Call for Short Videos in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Asian Pacific Americans have long been making waves in all aspects of American life, but their stories have often been lost in general U.S. discourse. In celebration of Asian Pacific American Month, the Lab and the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) want to bring these stories to light through locally made, community driven short videos about the Asian American experience and community. Video submissions were no longer than 5-minutes in length and were created by local artists and tell stories about Asian American life or community based on a personal experience. SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011 Winning submissions will be selected by:
The panel will select 3 shorts to be featured on WGBH.org, with highlights of others from the online collection to be showcased at a public screening event on May 25, 2011 for APA Heritage Month , where a selected finalist will be announced for automatic inclusion in the 2011 Boston Asian American Film Festival in November and possible broadcast on WGBH WORLD. The open call is now closed. About Boston Asian American Film Festival The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), presented by the Asian American Resource Workshop, is dedicated to supporting Asian American films, filmmakers and audiences through opportunities to educate, interact, and engage the Greater Boston community with content relevant to Asian American community and culture. About WGBH Lab The WGBH Lab invites you to help shape the future of public media. Consider this an opening, a chance to share your fresh ideas as the next generation of independent and public media makers. We encourage emerging talent, aided by the latest technology, to lead us into new ways of making and interacting with content. The engine of the Lab is innovation. Participate in our Open Calls, and take your work to a new level to win prizes or a chance to make it on-air, and contribute to the content we distribute to our partners in broadcast. The WGBH Lab stands at the intersection of broadband and broadcast. The creative results of the Lab may appear on WGBH TV, WGBH.org and, as our partnerships expand, more broadly on PBS. What remains the same is WGBH's commitment to substance, quality, and independent voices. Welcome to your public media. This program has been made possible in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a municipal agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Wang Foundation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "SHORT WAVES" SHORT FILM/VIDEO WORKSHOP Saturday, April 9, 2011 10AM - 4PM The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) hosted a Short Film/Video Workshop on Saturday, April 9, 2011, 10AM-4PM. The session was held at the Asian American Resource Workshop, 888 Washington Street, Suite 102, Boston, MA. Asian Pacific Americans have long been making waves in all aspects of American life, but their stories have often been lost in general U.S. discourse. “Short Waves: Stories Shaping Our Community,” hopes to bring light to these stories through locally made, community driven short films about the Asian American experience and community. Geared towards novice filmmakers, the one-day workshop provided hands-on instruction on the production of a short film/video, storyboarding, casting, and basic editing on Mac using iMovie. Workshop participants were required to have access to their own digital camera/have a familiarity with a basic camcorder, and access to film editing resources post workshop. This workshop used iMovie as a teaching tool. Through this workshop participants were shown resources on how to create a short, for the intention of submission to the “Short Waves: Stories Shaping Our Community” Open Call this April. Participants were required to do some preparatory work in advance of the workshop, and were encouraged (not required) to bring photos and recorded footage to the workshop. About the Workshop Presenter: Tri Quach is a refugee, youth organizer, and visual artist. He has been helping teach the media class at UMASS Boston with professor Shirley Tang for many years. That AsAmSt 370 class produces personal stories from the students. Through many years of providing crash courses on I-Movie and the video making process in the class, he has developed a simple way for new filmmakers to jump right in and develop their own stories. Sometimes the hardest thing is to know where to start. This workshop will provide you with a road map to help get you on your way. This workshop included an application process and was limited in space. Lunch was provided. Workshop fee - General: $35, Student: $10, and financial aid was available. This workshop was has been made possible in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a municipal agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. |
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