15th Annual Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience in Park City

For the 15th year, Asian and Asian Pacific filmmakers are making their presence felt throughout Park City with a wide range of remarkable films and creative projects at the 2019 Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals. JOIN US, the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience Committee, as we — artists, creators and industry insiders — come together in celebration of our experiences and resources as we recognize our amazing talents who tell our stories and create compelling media projects that shift the landscape, change hearts and minds, and announce our presence. There will be multiple events to attend from Jan 25 -Jan 30. Learn more about how you can be part of the experience and RSVP here. See below for the schedule!

#APAPARKCITY OPENING MEET-UP
Friday, Jan. 25 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Hosted by RYOT & VICE Studios
RYOT & VICE Studios Lounge on Main St., Park City, UT 84060
Join us as we kick off our weekend celebrating our 15th year of recognizing and honoring our Asian Pacific filmmakers and artists at Sundance and Slamdance. Come meet your fellow filmmakers and creatives as we kick off a week of events. Last year, we had #ASIANAUGUST which quickly became #ASIAN2018, and now we look forward to #ASIAN2019 and beyond.
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THE ROAD TO DECOLONIZATION
Sunday, Jan. 27 | Noon – 1:30 PM
Presented by the Center for Asian American Media and the Sundance Institute
Kimball Art Center, 1401 Kearns Blvd., Park City UT 84060
As ethnic, gender, and power dynamics become redefined throughout American culture and society at large, independent film faces similar challenges in finding its way forward. Join this forward-looking conversation with leading industry thinkers to consider and construct a more just and equitable future.
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THE ASIAN PACIFIC FILMMAKERS EXPERIENCE at KICKSTARTER LODGE
Sunday, Jan. 27 | 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
[Location and admission info to be provided upon RSVP]

3:00 PM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
BING CHEN (Co-Founder, Gold House; Vice Chairman, CAPE)
Special Video Message from JON M. CHU (Director, CRAZY RICH ASIANS)

3:30 PM: Filmmakers/Creative Panel
JUSTIN CHON (Actor; Writer/Director, MS. PURPLE; GOOK)
LULU WANG (Writer/Director, THE FAREWELL)
SUJATA DAY (Actor, HBO’s INSECURE)
CHAN PHUNG (Executive, Netflix Original Independent Feature Films)
AVAN JOGIA (Actor, Starz’s NOW APOCALYPSE)
Moderator: MINJI CHANG (Actor, Producer)

4:25 PM: Documentary Panel
KEVIN IWASHINA (President, International Documentary Association; Agent, Endeavor Content; Chair, Board of Directors, CAPE)
BING LIU (Filmmaker, MINDING THE GAP)
TIM TSAI (Filmmaker, SEADRIFT)
PAULA MADISON (Producer, FINDING SAMUEL LOWE: FROM HARLEM TO CHINA; Retired EVP & Chief Diversity Officer at NBCUniversal)
Moderator: TRACI LEE (Managing Editor, NBC Asian America)

5:30 PM: #AsAmCreatorRollCall CELEBRATION at KICKSTARTER LODGE
Join Visual Communications, Kollaboration, CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), Boston Asian American Film Festival, Pacific Arts Movement, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Asians in Hollywood, Center for Asian American Media, Asian American Documentary Network, and David Magdael & Associates at the Kickstarter Lodge as we toast all our Sundance/Slamdance filmmakers. We will recognize our pioneering Asian Pacific creators, artists, and leaders who are making a difference in media by premiering their projects this year at Park City.
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“BROAD CAST” NEWS: How CRAZY RICH ASIANS Changes the Game for Asian Talent
Wednesday, Jan. 30 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Presented by Asia Society Southern California, Asia Society Northern California, Elkes Foundation
Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St. (2nd Floor), Park City, Utah 84060

History may record 2018 as the year Asian American and Asian talent went mainstream in Hollywood. The outsized success of CRAZY RICH ASIANS has opened doors like never before — not just for Asian actors, but for Asian directors, producers, and other offscreen talent. Producer Janet Yang, who helped usher in this era with THE JOY LUCK CLUB, will host a conversation that explores the profound change in landscape and what it portends for Asians in independent and studio films.
DETAILS

PANELISTS INCLUDE:
LULU WANG (Writer/Director, THE FAREWELL)
JUSTIN CHON (Writer/Director, MS. PURPLE)
RICHIE MEHTA (Writer/Director, DELHI CRIME STORY)
ANITA GOU (Producer, HOMEY BOY; THE FAREWELL)

SPONSORS:
Kickstarter, Asian Employees at Netflix, Comcast NBCUniversal, HBO, STARZ, Center for Asian American Media, SAG-AFTRA, RYOT & VICE Studios

SPECIAL THANKS:
Linda Mabalot, Founding APAParkCity member • Irene Cho, Sustaining APAParkCity member • Minji Chang • Bing Chen • Justin Chon • Jon M. Chu • Liz Cook • Francis Cullado • Laarni Rosca Dacanay • Susan Jin Davis • Sujata Day • Abraham Ferrer • Ellen Huang • Alex Hudson • Kevin Iwashina • Avan Jogia • Janine Jones-Clark • C. Wayne Kitchen • Emerlynn Lampitoc • Anderson Le • Traci Lee • Vivian Lin • Bing Liu • Paula Madison • David Magdael • Tiffany Massey • Elise McCave • Verna Myers • Ted Nguyen • Greg Pak • Chan Phung • Geoffrey Quan • Rachelle Samson • Chris Sanagustin • Michelle Sugihara • Mini Timmaraju • Ciara Trinidad • Tim Tsai • Kenji Tsukamoto • Lulu Wang • Jo-Ann Wong • Savine Wong • Donald Young • Marvin Yueh

HOSTS:
Visual Communications, David Magdael & Associates, Inc., Kollaboration, CAPE - Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, Boston Asian American Film Festival, Center for Asian American Media, Pacific Arts Movement, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, A-Doc, Asians in Hollywood