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Quentin Lee
Quentin Lee (; born 1971) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian-American film writer, director, and producer. He is most notable for the television series ''Comedy InvAsian'' and feature films ''The People I've Slept With'' (2009), ''Ethan Mao'' (2004), and ''Shopping for Fangs'' (1997), which he co-directed with Justin Lin. Lee's films often feature male lead characters who are Asian American and homosexuality, gay, two minority groups generally not seen as lead characters in mainstream Hollywood films. Early life Born in Hong Kong, Lee immigrated to Montreal, Canada when he was 15 due to the Black Saturday (1983), financial panic speculating the handover of Hong Kong in 1997. Lee studied English at University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley and went on to receive an MA in English from Yale University in 1993. He originally went on to attend USC School of Cinematic Arts but transferred after getting off the UCLA waitlist. Lee graduate with an MFA from the UCLA School of Theater, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, a provincially-registered Nonprofit organization, non-profit and federally-registered Charitable organization (Canada), charitable organization, which also runs the year-round programming of the Vancity Theatre and Lochmaddy Studio Theatre at the VIFF Centre. Both in terms of admissions and number of films screened (133,000 and 324 respectively in 2016), VIFF is among the five largest List of film festivals in North and Central America, film festivals in North America. The festival screens films annually from approximately 73 countries on 10 screens. The festival has three main programming platforms: East Asian film, Canadian film, and nonfiction films. Besides films from around the world, VIFF also includes talks, workshops, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Anna Cheung
Karin Anna Cheung (born November 2, 1974) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and artist. Early life and education In 1998, Cheung graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in art. Career Cheung's first audition for feature films landed her the female lead role as Stephanie Vandergosh in ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002) directed by Justin Lin. She also plays the lead, Angela, in Quentin Lee's feature film ''The People I've Slept With'' (2009). On January 20, 2009, Cheung performed at Barack Obama's inauguration as president. In 2012, Cheung voice acted as the lead role of Kaz Suyeishi in the animated short film ''Hibakusha'', directed by Steve Nguyen and Choz Belen. Cheung also appeared in Quentin Lee's horror film, ''The Unbidden'', alongside Michelle Krusiec, Tamlyn Tomita Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is an American actress. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in '' The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986) and reprised the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Awards () are a film festival and associated awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. The festival and ceremony were founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan and is now run as an independent organisation. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times. Overview Since 1990 (the 27th awards ceremony), the festival and awards has been organized and funded by the Motion Picture Development Foundation R.O.C., which set up the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee. The Committee consists of nine to fifteen film scholars and film scholars on the executive board, which includes the Chairman and CEO. Under the Committee, there are five different departments: the administration department for internal administrative affairs, guest hospitality and cross-ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo International Film Festival
The São Paulo International Film Festival (), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... A non-profit event, the festival is organized by ABMIC (Associação Brasileira Mostra Internacional de Cinema). The state and city of São Paulo have established October as the festival's official month. The 48th edition of the festival was held from 17 to 30 October 2024. '' Familiar Touch'' by Sarah Friedland won the Jury Prize for best film at the festival. History The festival was created in 1977 when film critic Leon Cakoff decided to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP). The head of the museum's film department, Cakoff had already organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii International Film Festival
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics. Hawaii consists of 137 volcanic islands that comprise almost the entire Hawaiian archipelago (the exception, which is outside the state, is Midway Atoll). Spanning , the state is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. Hawaii's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii, after which the state is named; the last is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Steven Sakai
Koji Steven Sakai is an American screenwriter and producer. He has written the screenplay for ''The People I've Slept With'' (2009), a romantic comedy film directed by Quentin Lee and starring Karin Anna Cheung and Archie Kao as well as Wilson Cruz, Lynn Chen, Randall Park, James Shigeta and more. He also served as a producer for that film. In addition, Sakai, along with Naoko Ihara Witmer, has co-written the screenplay for a horror film entitled ''The Haunted Highway'' (2006) which was directed by Junichi Suzuki; it was distributed by Lions Gate DVD in 2005. In 2013, he wrote and produced the "first Asian American serial killer film" entitled ''Chink'', starring Jason Tobin, Eugenia Yuan, Tzi Ma and more, which was directed by Stanley Yung and produced by Quentin Lee. For ''Chink'', lead actor Jason Tobin won a Special Jury Prize for Best Actor or "Breakout Performance" at the 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. In June 2012, Sakai's screenplay ''Romeo, Juliet & Rosaline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Hee Lee
Jun Hee Lee is an American actor. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Boston University. Acting career Jun Hee Lee's film roles include: "Derrick" in '' Vampires Suck'', "Jimmy" in '' American Pie: Band Camp'', the titular character in the 2004 film '' Ethan Mao'', and as "Kevin" in the gory independent horror film ''KatieBird *Certifiable Crazy Person''. His other TV credits include: "Quan" on ''The Mindy Project'', "Simon" on ''House'', and he also made guest starring roles in the popular Nickelodeon TV series ''Drake & Josh''. Lee also voiced the blind, teenage assassin "Con Smith" in the video game ''Killer7'' for GameCube and PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October, in Europe on 24 Novembe ..., and he was the host of AZN's prime TV show '' Asia Street'' as well as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Lee (actor)
Reggie Telmo Valdez (born October 4, 1975), known professionally as Reggie Lee, is an American film and television actor. On television, he has played William "Bill" Kim on ''Prison Break'' and Sergeant Drew Wu on ''Grimm''. In film, he has played Tai Huang in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise, GCPD Officer Ross in ''The Dark Knight Rises'' and Lance Nguyen in '' The Fast and the Furious''. Early life Valdez was born in Quezon City, the Philippines, to Zenaida Telmo and Jesus Espiritu Valdez. Although fluent in English, he also speaks Tagalog. At the age of five, he moved with his family to the Cleveland, Ohio area, including Parma and Strongsville. While still a student, he performed in shows at the Greenbrier Theatre (now the Cassidy Theatre) in Parma Heights and was an intern at the Cleveland Play House. He graduated from Padua Franciscan High School in Parma. Although accepted to Harvard, he instead decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He later cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cho
John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the '' Harold & Kumar'' films, and Hikaru Sulu in the ''Star Trek'' rebooted film series as well as '' Better Luck Tomorrow'', '' Columbus'', and '' Searching'' which made him the first Asian American actor in history to headline a mainstream thriller film in Hollywood. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in ''Searching''. He also made history in American television in the 21st century as the first Asian American actor cast as a romantic lead in a romantic comedy series when he starred as Henry Higgs in the 2014 sitcom '' Selfie''. In addition to his role in ''Selfie'', Cho has had lead roles in series such as ''FlashForward'', '' Off Centre'', and '' The Afterparty'', and recurring roles in '' Sleepy Hollow'' and '' Difficult People''. In his early career, Cho attained recognition for his guest starring role in the fantasy t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Toronto International Film Festival
The 22nd Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. This festival was notable for the introduction of the Masters programme to TIFF. Awards Programmes Gala Opening Night * '' The Sweet Hereafter'' by Atom Egoyan Gala Closing Night * '' Seven Years in Tibet'' by Jean-Jacques Annaud Gala Presentations * '' The Apostle'' by Robert Duvall * '' Artemisia'' by Agnès Merlet * '' The Assignment'' by Christian Duguay * '' Chinese Box'' by Wayne Wang * ''The Edge'' by Lee Tamahori * '' Eve's Bayou'' by Kasi Lemmons * '' FairyTale: A True Story'' by Charles Sturridge * ''Gattaca'' by Andrew Niccol * '' In & Out'' by Frank Oz * '' L.A. Confidential'' by Curtis Hanson * '' Marquise'' by Véra Belmont * '' Men with Guns'' by John Sayles * ''Mrs Dalloway'' by Marleen Gorris * '' Regeneration'' by Gillies MacKinnon * '' Swept from the Sea'' by Beeban Kidron * '' Washington Square'' by Agnieszka Holland * '' The Wings of the Dove'' by Iain Softley Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LA Weekly
''LA Weekly'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. The paper covers music, arts, film, theater, culture, and other local news in the Los Angeles area. ''LA Weekly'' was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin (among others), and he served as the publication's editor from 1978 to 1991, as well as its president from 1978 to 1992. Publication history Founding Jay Levin put together an investment group that included actor Michael Douglas, Burt Kleiner, Joe Benadon, and Pete Kameron. Levin's co-founders included Joie Davidow, Michael Ventura, and Ginger Varney. Levin was formerly the publisher of the '' Los Angeles Free Press''. The majority of the ''LA Weekly'''s initial staff members came from the '' Austin Sun'', a similar-natured bi-weekly, which had recently ceased publication. The group were inspired to create the ''LA Weekly'' by their work at the ''Sun'' as well as other alternative weeklies such as the ''Chicago Reader'' and Boston's '' The Real Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
