What’s a film without distribution? The Popcorn List sets out to make sure that doesn’t happen to the best indies.
Founded by Lela Meadow-Conner and Barbara Twist, the inaugural annual survey spotlights 20 features that debuted at major or regional film festivals this past year and come highly recommended by festival programmers. Nineteen out of the 20 movies have reviews on Letterboxd, despite not yet having theatrical or digital distribution in the U.S. All 20 have won awards — including Audience Awards and Jury Awards — at festivals like Sundance and SXSW.
Billed as being The Black List for undistributed films, the 2024 Popcorn List highlights independent films that are currently still without domestic U.S. distribution, like the documentary “Chasing Chasing Amy” about the making of Kevin Smith’s comedy.
The other 18 are: “Ajoomma,” “American Pot Story: Oaksterdam,” “Art for Everybody,” “Asog,” “Blood Sweat & Beers,” “Caterpillar,” “Citizen Sleuth,” “City of Wind,” “Crows Are White,...
Founded by Lela Meadow-Conner and Barbara Twist, the inaugural annual survey spotlights 20 features that debuted at major or regional film festivals this past year and come highly recommended by festival programmers. Nineteen out of the 20 movies have reviews on Letterboxd, despite not yet having theatrical or digital distribution in the U.S. All 20 have won awards — including Audience Awards and Jury Awards — at festivals like Sundance and SXSW.
Billed as being The Black List for undistributed films, the 2024 Popcorn List highlights independent films that are currently still without domestic U.S. distribution, like the documentary “Chasing Chasing Amy” about the making of Kevin Smith’s comedy.
The other 18 are: “Ajoomma,” “American Pot Story: Oaksterdam,” “Art for Everybody,” “Asog,” “Blood Sweat & Beers,” “Caterpillar,” “Citizen Sleuth,” “City of Wind,” “Crows Are White,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) presents the 22nd Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) from October 28 – November 6, 2021, the most comprehensive portrait of Asian and Asian American cinema in North America. Sdaff will showcase more than 130 films from over 20 countries in 30 different languages. The festival is back in-theaters at the UltraStar Mission Valley with additional screenings at the San Diego Natural History Museum, Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, and Angelika Film Center in Carmel Mountain.
This curated lineup of films includes the best in both award-winning and cutting-edge cinema from around the world, including 22 premieres—15 West Coast premieres, 5 North American premieres, 1 US premiere, and 1 International premiere. Festival attendees will enjoy films, Q&a’s with filmmakers, and opportunities to meet cast and crew. In addition to films from the United States, the festival welcomes works from countries around the globe that showcase the diversity of Asian representation, including Argentina,...
This curated lineup of films includes the best in both award-winning and cutting-edge cinema from around the world, including 22 premieres—15 West Coast premieres, 5 North American premieres, 1 US premiere, and 1 International premiere. Festival attendees will enjoy films, Q&a’s with filmmakers, and opportunities to meet cast and crew. In addition to films from the United States, the festival welcomes works from countries around the globe that showcase the diversity of Asian representation, including Argentina,...
- 10/4/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Sonny Chiba in Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003). Sonny Chiba, the prolific and singular actor, martial artist and choreographer, has died at the age of 82.New York Film Festival has unveiled its Currents section, featuring a strong slate that includes Artavazd Peleshian, Ted Fendt, Shengze Zhu, Christopher Harris, Shireen Seno, Matías Piñeiro and more. NYFF will also be screening seven programs dedicated to the centenary of the late film programmer and festival co-founder Amos Vogel. The retrospective includes works by Glauber Rocher, Oskar Fischinger, and Dušan Makavejev. The Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival has announced its lineup. This year's Focus program will showcase the works of Cambodian production company Anti-Archive, Nguyễn Trinh Thí, Rajee Samarasinghe, and Sps Community Media. Organized by Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, Archival Assembly #1 will take place from...
- 8/25/2021
- MUBI
Big things are coming up for this San Diego this summer, according to the Pacific Art Movement. This month, we’re waiting on a Q&a with Kelly Marie Tran; the upcoming San Diego Filipino Film Festival; and an ongoing fellowship application for Aapi filmmakers. Read on for more details.
July 16: San Diego Filipino Film Festival (Sdfff) 2021: Final deadline for submissions
Submit your film to Pacific Arts Movement partner San Diego Filipino Cinema‘s San Diego Filipino Film Festival 2021! The Final Deadline for submissions is on July 16 on FilmFreeway. Sdfff will bring together compelling film gems made by global Filipinx filmmakers and film lovers from our amazing diverse communities in San Diego. Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of San Diego Filipino Cinema’s inaugural San Diego Filipino Film Festival this October!
Submit your film here.
July 17: “Summertime” Q&a with Kelly Marie...
July 16: San Diego Filipino Film Festival (Sdfff) 2021: Final deadline for submissions
Submit your film to Pacific Arts Movement partner San Diego Filipino Cinema‘s San Diego Filipino Film Festival 2021! The Final Deadline for submissions is on July 16 on FilmFreeway. Sdfff will bring together compelling film gems made by global Filipinx filmmakers and film lovers from our amazing diverse communities in San Diego. Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of San Diego Filipino Cinema’s inaugural San Diego Filipino Film Festival this October!
Submit your film here.
July 17: “Summertime” Q&a with Kelly Marie...
- 7/15/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Filmmakers and film subjects who shape the way we see San Diego’s history will stud the exclusive red carpet kicking off the 20th anniversary celebration of Pacific Arts Movement’s San Diego Asian Film Festival. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Pacific Arts Movement will feature the premiere of The Paradise We Are Looking For, the documentary it commissioned to highlight Asian American stories from local neighborhoods in San Diego throughout the decades.
This festival, historically the largest platform of Asian cinema on the west coast, strives to represent the Asian American Pacific Islander (Aapi) community through storytelling. Through the decades, the festival has influenced how Asian and Asian American cinema evolved, and The Paradise We Are Looking Fordisplays the Aapi community’s long-standing presence in San Diego. The documentary’s themes of identity, immigration, inclusion and military presence uncover the relationship between these elements and their lasting impact on Aapi communities.
This festival, historically the largest platform of Asian cinema on the west coast, strives to represent the Asian American Pacific Islander (Aapi) community through storytelling. Through the decades, the festival has influenced how Asian and Asian American cinema evolved, and The Paradise We Are Looking Fordisplays the Aapi community’s long-standing presence in San Diego. The documentary’s themes of identity, immigration, inclusion and military presence uncover the relationship between these elements and their lasting impact on Aapi communities.
- 11/7/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
On November 9, Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) will kick off its annual awards gala with a celebrity-lined red carpet to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff). Masters of Ceremony for the awards ceremony will be Hollywood stars Leonardo Nam (West World; The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift) and Tamlyn Tomita (The Good Doctor; The Joy Luck Club). In honor of the largest platform of Asian cinema on the west coast, more than 500 entertainment, business and community leaders will recognize the Sdaff’s top independent films, enjoy spectacular live entertainment like rock violinist Jason Yang and meet with celebrity guests.
Over the last 20 years, Sdaff has displayed the best in Asian and Asian American cinema from around the world. To honor that tradition, former Pac Arts Executive Director and Founder Lee Ann Kim will revisit the history of the festival and the gala will...
Over the last 20 years, Sdaff has displayed the best in Asian and Asian American cinema from around the world. To honor that tradition, former Pac Arts Executive Director and Founder Lee Ann Kim will revisit the history of the festival and the gala will...
- 11/1/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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