Founded in 1997 by producer Anita Lee and journalist Andrew Sun; the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. The festival fosters the exchange of cultural and artistic ideals between East and West; provides a public forum for homegrown Asian media artists and their work and fuels the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada.In Reel Asian: Asian Canada on Screen; contributors; many of them filmmakers; examine East and Southeast Asian Canadian contributions to independent film and video. From artist-run centres; theories of hyphenation; distribution networks and gay and lesbian cinema to F-words; new media technologies and sweet n sour controversies; Reel Asian: Asian Canada on Screen presents a multi-faceted picture of independent Asian film in Canada. The collection highlights the screen as a site for the reflection; projection and reimagination of identities and communities. Includes: David Eng; Ann Marie Fleming; Richard Fung; Monika Kin Gagnon; Colin Geddes; Kwoi Gin; Mike Hoolboom; Alice Ming Wai Jim; Cheuk Kwan; Julia Kwan; Anita Lee; Helen Lee; Karin Lee; Keith Lock; Pamila Matharu; Christine Miguel; Tan Hoang Nguyen; Midi Onodera; Mieko Ouchi; Alice Shih; Mina Shum; Mary Stephen; Ho Tam; Loretta Todd; Khanhthuan Tran; Phil Tsui; Paul Wong; Su-Anne Yeo; Iris Yudai and Wayne Yung.
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