On April 28th, 2018, Visual Communications, along with four renowned filmmakers, was awarded the Golden Spike Award at the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California’s 43rd Annual Awards Gala.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) for its inaugural +LAB Artist Residency Program. Through this program, we are looking to co-create with a media artist (film/video, new media, photography, audio) who is willing to learn about the local spaces and places that we navigate. We are also looking for an artist to inspire and teach us through their form and experiences. Together, we hope to discover stories/histories that will shape our communities, our futures, and hopefully, us. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2018.
Read MoreVisual Communications is pleased to partner with the American Film Institute to co-present a pair of award-winning films by international Asian directing talents at AFI FEST, which will run from November 9th to November 16th, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre, TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre, Mark Goodson Screening Room, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Read More"Pacific Cine Waves," a special program of cinematic works by and about Pacific Islander filmmakers, will be showcased as part of a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, FYI Films, an innovative media training program for at-risk youths, and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.
Read MoreAttention filmmakers and media artists! Are you looking for money to fund your project documenting California and need help writing your grant? On September 6, 2017, Visual Communications will host an informational workshop on how to apply to the 2017 California Documentary Project grant program with California Humanities Senior Program Officer John Lightfoot.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, July 19th, the Kizuna Youth Leadership Program stopped by the Visual Communications (VC) office for a night of films and fun. Read this recap of the event by VC Intern Joshua Jiang.
Read MoreSamuel Goldwyn Films has just released the new theatrical poster for the award winning Sundance film GOOK - a Justin Chon Film. The film will be released in theaters across the US beginning on August 18 in Los Angeles and other cities to follow.
Read MoreThis weekend marks the 75th Day of Remembrance, commemorating the World War II incarceration of over 110,000 Japanese Americans. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 and authorized the internment of Japanese Americans in ten internment camps across the United States.
Read MoreAs part of the ongoing community gathering space TAKACHIZU, Visual Communications will present a two-part screening series to share just some of its award-winning filmography. To wrap up: a Dec. 2 program of lovingly preserved home movies that observes the development of Little Tokyo during two different periods of its ongoing history.
Read MoreThis April, place-based collaborative FORM follows FUNCTION (FfF) joins Visual Communications in unveiling a spatial, interactive multi-media presentation that celebrates the diverse histories and viewpoints that make up the downtown Los Angeles community, Little Tokyo. Using virtual reality (VR) storytelling techniques and historic site-specific projection, FfF Interactive Little Tokyo! aims to bring new interest on Little Tokyo’s rich legacy, stories of which are often overlooked.
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