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Winners of 2018 San Diego Asian Film Festival Announced

San Diego, CA – November 11, 2018 –

Winners of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF)  were announced at a star-studded gala awards ceremony on Saturday night, November 10 at the Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier. More than 500 people attended, as the festival announced the following  winners:

● Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcus Hu
● Community Legacy Award: Tony Olaes
● George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Christopher Makoto Yogi, director of AUGUST AT  AKIKO’S
● Grand Jury Prize: JUNE, directed by Huay-Bing Law
● Special Jury Award: ORIGIN STORY, directed by Kulap Vilaysack
● Best Narrative Feature: BITTER MELON, directed by H.P. Mendoza
● Best Documentary Feature: BLOWIN’ UP, directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal
● Best Narrative Short: FIRST GENERATION, directed by Jeannie Nguyen  ● Best Documentary Short: NAI NAI, directed by Jeannie Nguyen
● Best Animated Short: YOKO, directed by Wesley Fuh


The SDAFF Awards Gala is part of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, taking place at the  Ultrastar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center, Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium, Digital Gym Cinemas and  the Museum of Photographic Arts, November 8-17, 2018. More than 15,000 attendees are expected to  experience one of the largest iterations of SDAFF in years, with over 160 short and feature films from over  20 countries, including Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, China, and the Philippines.

For festival and​ ​ticket information visit the festival’s website at ​http://sdaff.org​.

About the author

Rouven Linnarz

Ever since I watched Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-Bi" for the first time (and many times after that) I have been a cinephile. While much can be said about the technical aspects of film, coming from a small town in Germany, I cherish the notion of art showing its audience something which one does normally avoid, neglect or is unable to see for many different reasons. Often the stories told in films have helped me understand, discover and connect to something new which is a concept I would like to convey in the way I talk and write about films. Thus, I try to include some info on the background of each film as well as a short analysis (without spoilers, of course), an approach which should reflect the context of a work of art no matter what genre, director or cast. In the end, I hope to pass on my joy of watching film and talking about it.

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