The 36th Annual 2013 Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF13) commence July 24-August 3, at New York City venues. Presented by Asian Cinevision, this year’s festival will showcase 34 feature films (premieres, presentations, 3D), workshop session, music videos, shorts, and screenplay presentations, awards ceremony, opening and closing night gala receptions. AAIFF13 Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Premieres are LINSANITY, directed Evan Jackson, Wednesday, July 24, 7:30PM at As...

  Great Folks, great Festival! Link to my story on Linsanity director Evan Jackson Leong http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/mike_takeuchi/directors_linsanity_evan_jackson_leongs_journey_to_tell_jeremy_lins_story   29th LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL   A VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTION   www.vconline.org/festival http://asianfilmfestla.org/2013     LINSANITY HITS LOS ANGELES!! AS THE OPENING NIGH...

By Mike "Tak" Takeuchi   ( Scene from “Linsanity” Photo Courtesy of the Sundance Institute)  Not long ago, filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong began filming content on a subject without fully knowing what he had. Although he had an idea of what the story might be, Leong kept an open mind to see what lay ahead for a heretofore unknown aspiring professional basketball player.      Then "Linsanity" happened.   On February 12, 2...

        The Center for Asian American Media Launches CAAMFest, March 14-24, 2013 in Bay Area Theaters   CAAM Marks a Transition From its Traditional Festival to CAAMFest:  Exploring Film, Music and Food   The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is excited to launch CAAMFest. Formerly the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, CAAMFest is an 11-day celebration of film, music, food and digital med...