In celebration of Asian Heritage Month this coming May, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival is kicking off its Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon campaign with a special "Diversity in Filmmaking" panel series provided virtually from May 9 to JUNE 6, 2020 (every Saturday at 2:00 pm).

Come spend an hour with us every Saturday to explore how people of colour are impacting various aspects of filmmaking. Our creative producers Mayumi Yoshida, Nach Dudsdeemaytha and Joshua Lam, as well as producers Arnold Lim, Lynne Lee and Regina Le will lead a panel discussion each week about different areas of film development and production and addressing issues arising in these unprecedented times.

ADDRESSING THE CURRENT SITUATION - MAY 9, 2020:

Special Guests: Mina Shum and Tzi Ma

Moderated by: Mayumi Yoshida

PRACTICAL FILMMAKING - MAY 16, 2020

Special Guests: Gorrman Lee, Jennifer Liao & Albert Shin

Moderated by: Arnold Lim

DIVERSITY IN ANIMATION - MAY 23, 2020

Moderated by: Joshua Lam

Special Guests: Andy Poon, Jenny Kong, Vincent Tong

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DOMEE SHI: UP CLOSE AND VIRTUAL - MAY 30 2020 - 11:00am

Moderated by: Guest Moderator -Natasha Jung

Special Guests: Domee Shi

DISTRIBUTION FOR UNCERTAIN TIMES - JUNE 6, 2020

Panel Descriptions: Visit our VAFF.ORG for additional details:

http://vaff.org/diversityinfilmmaking-2020/

Reserve your seats today!

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