At First Light Closing Event on Oct 17: “Dawn of a New Day”

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At First Light Closing Event on Oct 17: “Dawn of a New Day”

On Thursday, October 17th, join Visual Communications and UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs for the closing program of At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America, “Dawn of a New Day: Asian American Women Who Are Changing Media.” The event consists of a panel of Asian American women in film/TV/media who promote social change with their work discussing how the Asian Pacific American movement has evolved and continues to change the face of media.

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VC is Now Accepting Submissions for the 36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

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VC is Now Accepting Submissions for the 36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

The 36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented by Visual Communications (VC), returns on APRIL 30 - MAY 8, 2020 at select cinemas in the Los Angeles area. The Festival is currently accepting submissions in all categories including narrative, documentary, shorts, and emerging media. On September 15, LAAPFF will also begin accepting submissions for the 4th annual HBO APA Visionaries Short Film Competition.

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VC and California Humanities to Host California Documentary Project Grant Workshop

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VC and California Humanities to Host California Documentary Project Grant Workshop

Attention filmmakers and media artists! Are you looking for money to fund your project documenting California and need help writing your grant? On Monday, September 23, 2019, join California Humanities for an informational workshop hosted by Visual Communications on how to apply to the 2019 California Documentary Project grant program.

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Alliance “At First Site”: A Night of Arts Activism and Solidarity

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Alliance “At First Site”: A Night of Arts Activism and Solidarity

On Thursday August 15, 2019, Visual Communications and the Japanese American National Museum held AT FIRST SITE: Arts Activism on First Street North, Little Tokyo, in conjunction with AT FIRST LIGHT: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America. AT FIRST SITE consisted of an opening reception, two film screenings, a panel of arts activists, a spoken word performance, and a closing reception with opportunities to take art into action.

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"Reflections/Refractions" at Tateuchi Democracy Forum on September 19

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"Reflections/Refractions" at Tateuchi Democracy Forum on September 19

Join Visual Communications and Japanese American National Museum on Thursday September 19th for REFLECTIONS/REFRACTIONS: 10 WORKS INSPIRED BY “AT FIRST LIGHT,” a program presented in conjunction with At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America, on view at the Japanese American National Museum from May 25 through October 20, 2019.

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"At First Site" at Tateuchi Democracy Forum on August 15th

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"At First Site" at Tateuchi Democracy Forum on August 15th

On Thursday, August 15 at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Visual Communications will be hosting the program “At First Site”, opening with a reception at 6:00 PM and starting the program at 7:00 PM. Come witness the power of arts activism as we showcase artists who use their work to resist and organize.

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Visual Communications Receives National Film Preservation Foundation Funding

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Visual Communications Receives National Film Preservation Foundation Funding

Visual Communications is excited to announce that it has received one of 35 preservation grants from the San Francisco-based National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) to preserve and restore two of the organization’s signature film productions, WATARIDORI: BIRDS OF PASSAGE (1976) and HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER (1980).

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