Congratulations Award Winners!
Visual Communications proudly presents the 38th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and we feel so grateful to come together and celebrate our artists. We are thrilled to announce awards and recognitions to these especially moving films from this year’s festival:
🌟Emerging Filmmaker Award: Yasir Masood for his film ISTIKHARA, NEW YORK
⭐Golden Reel Award – Narrative Short: EUREKA, dir. by Miida Chu
⭐Golden Reel Award – Doc Short: HOLY COWBOYS, dir. by Varun Chopra
⭐Linda Mabalot | New Visions Award: LONG LINE OF LADIES, dir by Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin Tome
⭐Special Jury Recognitions: ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING, dir. by Alexandra Cuerdo, SUNRISE IN MY MIND (ថ្ងៃរះក្នុងចិត្), dir. by Danech San, and THE RETURN, dir. by Hena Ashraf
🌟Grand Jury Award – Best Narrative Feature: THE ASSAULT (Штурм), directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov
🌟Special Jury Recognitions: Phu Truong, Diep Anh Chu and Tin Tin for their performance in MAIKA (Maika Cô Bé Đến Từ Hành Tinh Khác), dir. by Ham Tran, and LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE, dir. by Martika Ramirez Escobar
⭐Grand Jury Award – Best Documentary Feature: BAD AXE directed by David Siev
⭐Special Jury Recognitions: SINGING IN THE WILDERNESS, dir. by Dongnan Chen, DELIKADO, dir. by Karl Malakunas, and FREE CHOL SOO LEE, dir. by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi
🌟Audience Award – Documentary Feature: OMOIYARI: A SONG FILM BY KISHI BASHI, dir. by Justin Smith, Kaoru Ishibashi
🌟Audience Award – Narrative Feature: DEALING WITH DAD, dir. by Tom Huang
Congratulations filmmakers! We are honored to have presented your films at the #LAAPFF2022!
C3: Young Rock
Inspired by the wild and true-life story of the Rock, the original series #YoungRock is @NBC’s #1 Primetime Comedy. Join us for a behind-the-scenes virtual discussion about the show, Pacific Islander representation, early-morning emotions, and more. Featured guests include Ana Tuisila (“Lia Maivia”), Stacey Leilua (“Ata Johnson”), Uli Latukefu (“Dwayne Johnson” in his 20s), Co-Creator & Executive Producer Jeff Chiang. Moderated by Laura Sirikul. Tune in to the conversation at 5pm on our Youtube and Facebook page.
You can catch a new episode of Young Rock tomorrow night, and stay tuned for the Season 2 Finale on 5/24! Tuesdays on @NBC and streaming Wednesdays on @peacocktv.