AAFF 2011 - The Inaugural Asian Australian Film Forum
Sat 12-11-11 - Sun 13-11-11
The Asian Australian Film Forum (AAFF) will be held in Melbourne immediately after “New Communities, New Racisms” (AAI 4: The 4th Biennial AASRN conference).
Asian Australian Film Forum (AAFF) 2011 12-13 November 2011
This event will showcase a collection of films (shorts and features) and panels that explore and define the identities and experiences of Asian Australians and Asian diasporic communities.
INVITED SPEAKERS include:
- Jiao Chen
- Dominic Golding
- Somchay Phakonkham
- Annette Shun Wah
- Heng Tang
- Maria Tran
- Andy Trieu, and
- Kieran Tully
Planned panels include:
‘The Screen Scene – Getting AA Stories Seen’: With a focus on the directors, scriptwriters, producers and marketers, this panel aims to look behind the scenes at how Asian Australian stories make it to the screen as well as Australian audiences relationship with films from Asia and Asian diasporas.
‘Asian Faces and Cultural Spaces’: Actors & TV Presenters discuss the contributions that Asian Australians, Asian diasporas and international films have made to film and TV including their own work.
Cross Cultural Perspectives: Explores insights on issues of identity and belonging found in international films and films by Asian transnational adoptees.
‘Why Do They Call Us Names?’: This panel aims to reflect on issues of racism, stereotypes and competing understandings of identity, with a special interest in video activism and fresh perspectives on Internet mediums such as YouTube.
AAFF is convened by:
Dr Indigo Willing (University of Queensland), who also convened ‘An Asian Australian Occasion’ (AAAO), a mini-Asian Australian film festival including academic panels, in 2007; and
Mr Amadeo Marquez-Perez, who is the Executive Director of the international 15/15 Film Festival (in its 10th year in 2010).
Ms Mikala Tai, who is a co-founder of Asia Pacific Contemporary.
Dr Tseen Khoo, founding convenor of the Asian Australian Studies Research Network.
FOR FULL INFORMATION, VISIT THE AAFF SITE: asianaustralianfilmforum.wordpress.com