Visual Communications is proud to announce that six of our fiscally sponsored projects have received funding from the California State Library, for projects relating to Japanese American internment and present-day civil liberty issues.
Read MoreDigital Histories is a video production and storytelling program for senior citizens created in 2003, and aims to showcase the unique voices and perspectives of our seniors. As the 2018-2019 season of Digital Histories program gets closer, our Visual Communications (VC) Social Media Intern Elizabeth Kim had a quick chat with Digital Histories Filmmaker Barbara Shore to learn more about her DH experience.
Read MoreVisual Communications is excited to announce that the Call for Entries for the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) is NOW OPEN! Submit your feature or short film for a chance to premiere at the 35th LAAPFF from May 2 - May 10, 2019. LAAPFF is an Academy Award®-qualifying Festival for the Short Film Awards, so don't miss out on this opportunity for your narrative short to be eligible for an Academy Award® nomination!
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 11th, Visual Communications (VC) presented Home Is in the Heart: Seniors Making Movies, as part of Sustainable Little Tokyo’s ART @ 341 FSN. This short program of short films celebrated the power and value of “place” as a home, refuge, and a holder of memories, a crucial celebration in the midst of a new wave of displacement.
Read MoreOur Digital Histories program for the 2018-2019 season will be starting in September, with many returning filmmakers. A video production and storytelling program for senior citizens created in 2003, Digital Histories showcases the unique voices and perspectives of our seniors by sharing their stories with generations to come.
Read MoreVisual Communications (VC) presents our final summer intern for #VCInternFriday: Elizabeth Kim! Learn more about the Los Angeles County Arts Commission (LACAC) Intern behind the social media posts and her experience at VC.
Read MoreOn today's #VCInternFriday spotlight, meet Rebecca Liu, a Los Angeles County Arts Commission (LACAC) Intern! To learn more about Rebecca and her current work, read our interview with her.
Read More#VCInternFriday is back again and the spotlight goes to Saya Maeda, who is part of Occidental College's InternLA! Learn more about Saya and what she's up to at Visual Communications (VC).
Read MoreJoin us on Saturday, August 11th for “Home is in the Heart: Seniors Making Movies,” a program of films created by Visual Communications’ Digital Histories filmmakers. FREE EVENT, but RSVPs are recommended due to limited capacity.
Read MoreVisual Communications (VC) is excited to welcome our Summer ‘18 Interns! This summer, the VC family has grown by four interns, coming from different programs all around Los Angeles. Starting off #VCInternFriday is Yong-Yi Chiang, a Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Intern, with her intern experience so far.
Read MoreFor the past two years, Visual Communications has proudly been a part of the HBO APA Visionaries Competition as both judge and host of the premiere of the winning films at the annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. HBO has now opened their call for entries for the 2019 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Film Competition. To submit your film, visit www.hbovisionaries.com.
Read MoreIn March 2018, Little Tokyo Service Center launched their inaugural +LAB Artist Residency Program, a three-month residency designed to immerse artists in the experience of the Little Tokyo community. Each Fellow is co-hosted by a local arts organization, and Visual Communications is proud to host Tina Takemoto, a Bay-area based Visual Artist.
Read MoreOn June 28th, Visual Communications x Little Tokyo Service Center Artist-In-Residence Tina Takemoto hosted “Touch Little Tokyo: DIY Film Workshop” with the Echo Park Film Center. At the workshop, participants had the chance to play with 16mm film using experimental techniques.
Read MoreVisual Communications is pleased to partner with Outfest to promote a pair of award-winning films at the Festival, which runs July 12 - July 22, 2018 at various locations in the Los Angeles area. One of the films is CALL HER GANDA, which screened at the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival a few months ago.
Read MoreThanks to the California Arts Council for awarding funding to Visual Communications as part of its Local Impact program. We are able to continue our Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival for another year!
Read MoreOn May 30th, 2018, Visual Communications was invited to participate in a screening and Q&A session as part of an Asian Pacific American History Month (APAHM) event at Fox Studios, with their APEX committee, organized by Jamie Escoto and James Choi.
Read MoreWe are saddened by the loss of Elizabeth Sung, a longtime friend to VC and advocate for APA filmmakers. We are thankful for her work on screen and behind the screen, as a patron to the arts and mentor to emerging artists. It was no coincidence she was the first person to be featured on our Humans of VC campaign.
Read MorePresented by Visual Communications, the 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) came to a close this past weekend and announced their audience awards for best films at this year’s film extravaganza that began on May 3 and ended on May 12, 2018.
Read MorePresented by Visual Communications, the 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) announced their filmmaker awards on the Closing Night of this year’s edition, which began on May 3 and concludes on May 12, 2018.
Read MoreOn 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.
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