PANELS / SEMINARS

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival offers a diverse slate of seminars and panels. From Justin Lin to Wong Fu, this year’s panels explore the re-mapping of Asian American filmmaking, from mainstream Hollywood to YouTube celebrities utilizing DIY social media.

SATURDAY, MAY 1
The Only Two Chinese-American Professors of Screenwriting in the Universe … Who Know Each Other presents:The SEVEN DEADLY SINS of SCREENWRITING!
10:00 AM • DGA 3 – BUY TICKETS
Kris Young of UCLA and Weiko Lin of Northwestern University will help you avoid the temptations, pitfalls and traps that waylay many an aspiring screenwriter.

Sponsored by the Writers Guild of America/West

BRUCE LEE: CULTURAL ICON
12:00 PM • LAEMMLE’S SUNSET 5 – BUY TICKETS
A special post-screening panel with Shannon Lee, Directors Reginald Hudlin and Brett Ratner, moderated by Phil Yu of angryasianman.com. (this panel is included with the tribute screening of ENTER THE DRAGON).

THE ART OF EDITING: CRAFTING THE WORLD OF AVATAR
12:30 PM • DGA Atrium – BUY TICKETS
Award-winning editor Maysie Hoy (THE JOY LUCK CLUB, Tyler Perry’s THE FAMILY THAT PREYS) welcomes editing colleagues Steve Rifkin and Jon Refoua, who will share their experiences editing the Academy Award-winning blockbuster AVATAR. Find out how these two esteemed cutters met the challenge of crafting a presumptive classic with visionary director James Cameron, and join us as they share exclusive excerpts detailing their vital contributions to the shaping of the film.

Sponsored by the Motion Picture Editors Guild

J.P. CHAN: DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
2:30 PM • DGA Atrium – BUY TICKETS
Self-taught filmmaker J.P. Chan shares his experience in making artistically serious, no/low-budget short films that have played for audiences around the world. You’ll learn how to make movies and get them seen, as J.P. did, with “no experience, no money, and no connections.” In other words, you’ll learn how filmmakers learned the craft and business before going to film school became the norm: by actually making movies.

SUNDAY, MAY 2
Toyota Presents YOMYOMF.com’s INTERPRETATIONS: SO YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE FILMS?
2:00 PM • DGA 2 – BUY TICKETS
Now that technology has made filmmaking tools more accessible than ever, it’s even more important that directors have a distinct point-of-view and understand how to market themselves and their work.  Director Justin Lin (SHOPPING FOR FANGS, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, FAST & FURIOUS, NBC’s COMMUNITY) and his fellow Offenders at youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com present this panel comprised of industry professionals to discuss the qualities they look for in filmmakers.  In conjunction, YOMYOMF launches INTERPRETATIONS, a short film initiative designed to put this knowledge to practical use, support emerging talent from the Asian American creative community, and give filmmakers a chance to share their unique perspectives and have their work evaluated by seasoned professionals with a breadth of experience in studio and independent film/television.

INTERPRETATIONS will be followed by an Industry Networking Session hosted by Fox Entertainment Group, NBC Universal, and CBS. 3:00pm in the DGA Atrium

BRUCE LEE, THE FAMILY MAN (Free Admission)
4:00 PM • DGA Atrium – GET TICKETS
A special panel with the Lee Family and friends including wife Linda Lee Cadwell, daughter Shannon Lee, God-daughter/actress Diana Lee Inosanto and others to be announced. Winston Emano will be moderating the panel, as guests discuss Bruce Lee as the man, the father, the husband, and the friend.

SATURDAY, MAY 8
THE NEW BUZZ: THE RISE OF THE NEW ASIAN AMERICAN STAR
4:00 PM Meet-and-Greet • Showtime 4:30 PM • DWNTN – BUY TICKETS
These young Asian American artists have all been faced with challenges and have chosen the path less traveled. In this candid panel, these groundbreaking artists will reveal their secrets of success and how they overcame the obstacles of stereotypes and cultural expectations within the industry. Join us as Wong Fu Productions, KevJumba, Justin Chon, Yuri Tag, and Tim Be Told share their insight of how taking the first step of pursuing your dreams will be the start of the rest of your life.

Moderated by Paul Kim of Kollaboration