Dear SDAFF friends, Happy Lunar New Year! We've had a busy January sending our staff to Sundance, Slamdance, and Palm Springs International Film Festivals this past month, and already, it's sizing up to be a great year for Asian films! Not to mention, we're celebrating the success of "Slumdog Millionaire" at the Golden Globes and its Oscar nominations! Read on for two special film screenings this month, and as always, thanks for subscribing to our eNewsletter.
	"A Thousand Years of Good Prayers," February 19 Join us for our first quarterly screening of the year on Thursday, February 19. By the director of "Joy Luck Club," "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers" is a wonderful, nuanced film involving the complicated relationship of a Chinese father and his recently-divorced American daughter. Thursday, Feb 19 at 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM Hazard Center UltraStar Cinemas, Mission Valley * Free reception at 8 PM Attendees receive discounts at Applebee's and Sansai with our flyer! For tickets, trailer and flyer, click here.
	"Noodle" at SD Jewish Film Fest, February 12 We are proud to co-present the film, "Noodle," with our friends at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, which runs February 4-15. "Noodle" is a delightfully spirited drama about the remarkable adventures of two unlikely friends - Mir, a 37 year old widowed El Al Flight attendant and the six year old Chinese speaking son of her housekeeper. After agreeing to watch Noodle (nicknamed for his slurping skills) for just one hour, Mir's life is turned upside-down. Thu, Feb. 12 at 7:30 PM, UltraStar Cinemas, Hazard Center Sat, Feb. 14 at 6:15 PM, AMC La Jolla For all information please go to www.lfjcc.org/sdjff.
	Looking for a few great films Attention filmmakers! The San Diego Asian Film Festival is now accepting submissions for our 10th season. All films submitted to us will be entered into competition for a minimum $1000 Jury Prize! For submission info, click here. Also, our friends at Asian CineVision in New York are also taking submissions. The Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) is the first and longest running festival to recognize the works of Asian/American media makers in the following categories: Narrative Features, Documentary Features, Short Films, Screenplays, Works-In-Progress, and Youth Films (under 20). Postmarked deadlines: Feb. 11 & Feb. 25 (final). For more info: www.asiancinevision.org.
	10th San Diego Asian Film Festival, October 15-29 We're expanding our annual film festival to two weeks this year at the Hazard Center UltraStar, October 15-29, which means it will be our biggest one yet, so clear your calendars. Advanced tickets and all-festival passes will be reserved for members only, so if you're not already a member, please consider joining! Click here to see membership benefits and sign up online.
	Be a star at our film festival Show off your support for SDAFF! For a minimum $10 donation, we will hang a star with your name on it at our festival so that patrons can see your support for the arts and for the SDAFF. Get one or as many stars as you'd like, and you can even name stars for your friends and family! Your small donation goes a long way to help us ensure quality programming. Donate to our star campaign.
	Warner Bros. picks up SDAFF film for distribution Director Gene Rhee just announced his feature, "A Trouble with Romance," which screened at SDAFF '07, is now making its world premiere via On Demand/Pay Per View. Check your cable provider for four very different stories of romance, one hotel. Starring our friends Roger Fan and Sheetal Sheth. Read Lee Ann Kim's interview with director Gene Rhee here.
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