Summer is winding down, and we at Visual Communications know you're looking for some films to watch while you're trying to stay cool from the hot sun. Check out the following films that have screened at our Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival that you can catch either in theaters or on digital platforms!
Read MoreSummertime is usually an exciting time for Visual Communications (VC), as we bring aboard students from different schools to be part of the VC Family. Learn more about our VC Development and Communications Intern Dana Lim, and what she's been working on with us these past few months.
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 MoreWe sat down with Tanuj Chopra to talk about Asian American advocacy, Visual Communications, and his film CHEE AND T, premiering August 1st on Playstation, iTunes, Google Play, Steam, and other online platforms.
Read MoreVisual Communications, Films by Youth Inside, and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center are pleased to bring an inspiring selection of works created by Pacific Islanders to the Los Angeles South Bay community. Join us for Pacific Cine Waves on Friday, August 25th at the Carson Community Center!
Read MoreWe wrapped the 14th year of our Digital Histories program at the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Read on as our VC Social Media Intern Melody Chen had a quick chat with Digital Histories Fellow Gerald Chow to learn more about Digital Histories and his experience with the program.
Read MoreVisual Communications was just awarded a 2017-18 Organizational Grant Program grant from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors! We are happy to receive funding to continue our Armed with a Camera Fellowship program, which will be entering its sixteenth season this fall.
Read MoreVisual Communications teams with local youth empowerment organization Kizuna as we screen a program of popular and compelling new works that premiered earlier this year at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival as part of Kizuna’s annual Leadership Training workshops. Stay as we welcome many of the directors of these fine productions — a mixture of audience faves, as well as right-field gems specially curated for the occasion.
Read MoreThe HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Film Competition is dedicated to showcasing emerging APA directors with unique perspectives of the Asian Pacific American experience. The theme for the 2018 APA Visionaries Short Film Competition centers around the concept of “home”. Three winning films will be awarded cash prizes and make their premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in April 2018 and offered the opportunity to license their film to premiere exclusively on HBO (and/or its on-demand, digital and/or social platforms) during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in 2018. The deadline for entries is November 1, 2017.
Read MoreOur VC Summer Intern Heidi Kim went on her first Getty Hub meeting, which took her on a walking tour of Little Tokyo. Read about what she learned as an intern under the Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program
Read MoreVisual Communications has received funding for At First Light from The California Arts Council as part of its Artists Activating Communities program.
Read MoreWe had a great turnout for our BRONZEVILLE, LITTLE TOKYO program at the 2017 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival. MEMORY BANK (projection map installation) and BRONZE, BRASS, JAZZ (VR piece) were hits at the Festival! We’re happy to finally share BRONZE, BRASS, JAZZ with you to view at home and for you to share with your family & friends.
Read MoreThe Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today 44 recipients of its 2017 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants. Visual Communications is one of the recipients of the grants for the Armed With a Camera Fellowship Program.
Read MoreRead this piece by Brian Kohaya, a Visual Communications intern who spent time working in the VC Archives. One photo set that really stuck out to Brian was the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memorial Vigil and March that occurred in August of 1972.
Read MoreThis week our 2017 Armed with a Camera Fellows went to Portland to visit LAIKA Entertainment (KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, CORALINE, CORPSE BRIDE, PARANORMAN) for a studio tour. The Fellows observed all stages of a working stop motion animation studio, from LAIKA staff choosing different fabrics for costume design, to building the robot mechanisms for the puppets used in the films.
Read MoreComedy Dynamics, an independent stand-up comedy production and distribution company, has acquired the rights to its first feature film, buddy comedy pic Chee and T from director Tanuj Chopra.
Read MoreCongratulations to the winners of the 2017 APA Visionaries Short Film Competition! Their films will premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in late April/early May.
Read MoreVisual Communications was in Park City, Utah this past weekend for the "Elevate, Incubate & Demonstrate: Advancing Asian American Artists" panel, which featured a thoughtful conversation on the state of Asian Pacific American artists in media.
Read MoreVisual Communications is headed to the Sundance Film Festival this weekend for Elevate, Incubate & Demonstrate: Advancing Asian American Artists. The panel will feature a dynamic conversation with industry leaders on the current and future state of Asian Americans in media. Panel guests include John Cho (STAR TREK BEYOND), Grace Lee (AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY), Justin Chon (GOOK), and more.
Read MoreWe are pleased to herald the New Year with news from our friends at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences that the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has been APPROVED as an Academy Award®-qualifying festival for Short Film Awards. Now, the recipient of the Film Festival's Golden Reel Award will be eligible for consideration for an Oscar® in the Animated Short Film/Live-Action Short Film category, without the standard theatrical run, subject to compliance with Academy® guidelines.
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