Hello SDAFF friends, We're ending Asian Pacific Heritage month in a big way with a free, private screening of "Departures" (2009 Best Foreign Film Academy Award Winner) and our Quarterly Screening of "Treeless Mountain." Read on for details, plus info on community events and the launch of our new blog.
	Quarterly Screening, "Treeless Mountain," May 29 Join us for our next Quarterly Screening of "Treeless Mountain" directed by So Yong Kim in San Diego this Friday, May 29 at the Reading Gaslamp 15. We will be doing a special SDAFF screening of the film at 7:45 PM and 9:45 PM. Please note that there was a time change, and the film will now be screening at 7:45 and 9:45. Members get a special $5 rate! "Treeless Mountain" Friday, May 29, 7:45 PM film & 9:45 PM film Reading Theaters Gaslamp (formerly Pacific Gaslamp) 701 5th St, San Diego, CA 92101 An incredibly moving story, "Treeless Mountain," is inspired by director So Yong Kim's childhood, and tells a story about the betrayal of children when deprived of the warmth and security of a family home. Entirely unsentimental, "Treeless Mountain" uses images rather than words to effectively create a world in which the audience witnesses a crime. For more information about the screening, including a trailer, click here. For more information about "Treeless Mountain," click here.
	Business Spotlight: Hall of Champions This week's Business Spotlight goes to the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. San Diego's premier sports museum located in the heart of beautiful Balboa Park represents more than 42 sports in a 70,000 square foot activity and events venue, which tells uplifting stories of San Diego athletes and teams, ranging from high school level to professional sports. They have generously provided a special admit 2 for the price of 1 ticket for all SDAFF Members. Hall of Champions 2131 Pan American Plaza Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 For more information on the Hall of Champions, click here. For information on how to utilize the Hall of Champions Deal, email daniel@sdaff.org. SDAFF discounts have been recently updated. See the full list of benefits and discounts and become a member.
	Member Spotlight: Mark Arbitrario SDAFF has such a large and diverse pool of supporters and members that it's difficult to get to know everyone. That's why we'd like to introduce a section dedicated to getting to know the dedicated people in the SDAFF community. This week we meet Mark Arbitrario. Mark is an LA-based television producer and editor for many reality TV shows such as Survivor and Rehab Party at the Hard Rock Hotel. Lucky guy travels to Las Vegas nearly every weekend to shoot Rehab. For the rest of the interview, click here.
	Art Around Adams Festival, June 6 On Saturday, June 6, our friends at the art event organization, Walk the Walk, brings you Art Around Adams. Over 40 performances across 4 stages of music, comedy, film screenings, and theatre production. Destin Cretton, the 2009 Sundance-award winning filmmaker of the short film "Short Term 12" will be showing his film and doing a Q&A. Art Around Adams Saturday, June 6, 12 PM-10 PM 3491 Adams Avenue For more information please click here.
	"Hollywood Chinese" national PBS broadcast premiere, May 27 If you missed director Arthur Dong's film, "Hollywood Chinese" at our festival this year, be sure to catch it on PBS, Wednesday, May 27 at 9 PM. The documentary chronicles the full gamut of Chinese representation in Hollywood, with candid interviews and back lot stories from artists in front of and behind the camera, including Ang Lee, Wayne Wang, Joan Chen, and Justin Lin. For more information about the PBS premiere, click here. For more information about the film, click here.
	SDAFF early submission deadline ends this week The final submission deadline is quickly approaching for the 10th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival. Please continue to spread the word to your friends and family. All films entered into competition this year are eligible for the minimum $1000 Jury Prize. Final Deadline: June 10, 2009 For rules and online application, click here.
	Brand new foundation blog Want to get the 411 or the latest scoop on the latest SDAFF and Asian cinema news? Get all of your SDAFF goodness at the brand new Official Blog of the San Diego Asian Film Foundation.
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