Following two event-filled weekends, March 1-4 and 9-11, the third edition of the AmérAsia Film Festival has come to a close. This year the festival featured about 50 Asian and Asian-Canadian films including Cannes and Academy Award-winning productions from China, Kyroskistan, India, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam, as well a number of Quebec-origin films. Over 100 invited guests from as far as Japan and South Korea were in attendance at five different venues across Montreal, mixing with homegrown filmmakers and academics. Sound On Sight contributor Edgar Chaput was present for the majority of the event, providing some excellent coverage. Here is a quick break down of some of his reviews:
Pearls of the Far East
Directed by Cuong Ngo
Written by Minh Ngoc Nguyen and Matt Guerin
Vietnam, 2011
Any young director is faced with a steep challenge when shifting his or her focus from the realm of short films to that of the feature length.
Pearls of the Far East
Directed by Cuong Ngo
Written by Minh Ngoc Nguyen and Matt Guerin
Vietnam, 2011
Any young director is faced with a steep challenge when shifting his or her focus from the realm of short films to that of the feature length.
- 3/15/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Reality-check time: As Los Angeles acting teacher Doug Warhit reminds us, most pilots don't go beyond the pilot stage. Of those that do, most are canceled within the first four weeks. So there's no need to get your knickers in a twist. As with any other audition, focus on the work."If you're getting an opportunity to read for a pilot, you must already have strong acting chops," says Warhit, author of "The Actor's Audition Checklist" and other books. Consider this an opportunity to do what you do best: act.But bear in mind, a pilot audition is slightly different from an ordinary TV audition. For one thing, you can't watch the show to get a sense of its style and tone. You need to do a different kind of homework. "You have the breakdown and the script—it's not a big mystery," says actor and former casting director Mara Casey.
- 1/22/2010
- backstage.com
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