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Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2009 | Nov. 11-15
By Tamiko Ogura
Don't bother trying to shorten it with TRAIFF, this film festival goes by Reel Asian and in its 13th year the lineup has seen 49 East/Southeast Asian titles from 14 countries shown in a 5-day whirlwind - including its last day, tomorrow, Sunday, November 15th (don't forget to bypass the Santa Claus Parade).
Reel Asian was founded in 1997 by producer Anita Lee and journalist Andrew Sun, as a means to foster cultural and artistic exchange, provide a public forum for homegrown Asian media artists and their work, and fuel the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada.
This year's selection of films include 12 World Premieres, 7 Canadian
Premieres, 17 Toronto Premieres and over 35 guests in Attendance. Oh, and those 14 countries? : Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Singapore, Germany, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, and the United States of America.
It's not too late to support Reel Asian! Come out tomorrow for the rare screening of A Schoolgirl's Diary from North Korea (that's not a typo...yeah, NORTH Korea, DPRK); the Toronto premiere of the Indonesian film Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (is that character really eating firecrackers to expel ghosts? for real?); the world premiere of the Canadian supernatural tale The Ache (support the homegrown talent, y'all!); and the Toronto premiere of South Korean director Yang Ik-June's film Breathless (it's won a bazillion awards already).
For times, locations, and all else, click away to Reel Asian's homebase HERE.
More: ">Reel Asian | Reel Asian Twitter | Reel Asian Blog | Reel Asian 2009 @ CBC | Reel Asian 2009 @ CTV | Reel Asian 2009 @ Globe & Mail | Reel Asian 2009 @ Toronto Star | PHOTO CREDIT: Nancy Kim for Reel Asian
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