AAIFF Exec Producer Liliana Chen - Behind the Festival & Trailers

Cinevision - Back in April Asian CineVision announced Liliana Chen of eLcie Media Services as its new Executive Producer of this year's Asian American International Film Festival. Ms. Chen's active involvement with the non-profit community, along with a strong record of bringing Asian and Asian-American projects into the spotlight of mainstream media make her the ideal partner for the festival, now in its 32nd consecutive year

"Liliana's been such an avid supporter of our organization and the film festival over the last 10 years through a myriad of ways that have really helped ACV to grow whether it was through fundraising or organizing events," said Festival Manager, Irene Cifra. "It's exciting that we can work together in a greater capacity and realize the potential of a full partnership."

"Our festival has been around the longest out of all the Asian/Asian-American festivals in the country and our success is credited to the organizers always keeping in mind the identity of the festival, staying within our mission, and incorporating our message into the cultural fabric of New York City," says John Woo, acting-Executive Director of ACV. "With Liliana Chen's involvement this year, we are confident that she will be bringing a fresh outlook to the festival and allow us to maintain in touch with the ever changing face of Asian/Asian American cinema at home and overseas."

"I have been a supporter of ACV and AAIFF for over a decade and have always admired what they do for the Asian/Asian-American film community," said Liliana Chen. "To have the chance to be an integral part of this year's festival is an honor. This festival means so much to the growth of our artistic community, where our stories will come from, who will tell them, and how they will be told. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to develop and grow this festival and hopefully bring it into a new spectrum of cultural relevance in New York City and beyond."

Liliana Chen started her career as an Associate Producer at ABC News and later joined the staff of aMedia to publish aMagazine: Inside Asian America, one of the largest pan-Asian dual-audience lifestyle magazines ever to be distributed in English on newsstands across the country. She has worked on many ground breaking projects such as the PBS documentary "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience;" the revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Flower Drum Song" as adapted by Tony Award Winning playwright, David Henry Huang; and recently completed work as an Associate Producer for "The Mikado Project".The festival this year will be conducted over a long weekend from Thursday, July 23 to Sunday, July 26. For updated information on films and ticket sales, please visit: asiancinevision.org.

The 2009 AAIFF heavily features shorts filmed locally in New York and also includes a program showcasing 10 short films by young flimmakers under the age of 21. List of AAIFF Sponsors (and yes we are one of them). The 32nd Asian American International Film Festival is made possible by Toyota, its official vehicle sponsor, the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts, and Sciences, Stella Artois, public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Museum of Chinese in America, and Gilead. Special support is provided by Crossings TV, Hyphen Magazine, Angry Asian Man, Ningin, Channel APA, ANBM Source, Stuff Asian People Like, Asian American Film Lab, CUNY, Queens Library, Project by Project, Hotel Chelsea, Chelsea Savoy Hotel, Ace Hotel, Holiday Inn, and the many Friends of ACV. AAIFF will run June 23 to 26 in New York City. Shorts programs will be screened at the newly renovated Museum of Chinese in America.



Some of the Trailers available for each film here.
http://www.channelapa.com/2009/06/2009-new-york-asian-american.html.
Remember to select your sessions, tickets a limited and are selling quickly.