
As #APAParkCity co-founder Winston Emano once proclaimed, “The first year, it was a party. The second year, it was a happening. Now, this is an annual event. You know what we call that? We call that a tradition.” We invite one and all who champion and support the creative vision and storytelling talents of our APA and Asian international artistic community to JOIN US starting January 24 in Park City, UT as #APAParkCity presents its Sixteenth Edition.
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Presented by the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience Committee | Wellhaus/Old Town Cellars
Join us at #APAParkCity’s MAIN EVENT as we present panels that expand the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) experience beyond genre, language, and borders. Hear from filmmakers and media executives as they delve into this new era of AAPI storytelling that is reaching wider audiences. Afterwards, STAY for our “Meet the Filmmakers” reception and toast our AAPI cinematic artists in the heart of Park City!
3:20 PM
CHANGEMAKERS
Panelists
David Magdael (DMA, moderator)
Mahin Ibrahim (The Walt Disney Company)
Christina Chou (CAA)
Tilane Jones (president - ARRAY)
Derek Nguyen (co-founder, The Population)
Michelle Sugihara (executive director, CAPE)
4:20 PM
TRUTHTELLERS
Panelists
Bao Nguyen (director, BE WATER - U.S. Documentary Competition)
Ramona Diaz (director, A THOUSAND CUTS - U.S. Documentary Competition)
Shalini Kantayya (director, CODED BIAS - U.S. Documentary Competition)
Andrew Ahn (Sundance alumni, 2020 Sundance Momentum Fellowship – moderator)
Prior to the first panel: JOIN US as we honor Producer Nina Yang Bongiovi with the 2020 Irene Cho Pioneer Award
Preceding the "Meet the Filmmakers" Reception, STAY for a special closing performance by
Ruby Ibarra (Rapper & Music featured in A THOUSAND CUTS)
RSVP: apaparkcity2020.splashthat.com; hit the "JOIN US" button
Before We Get to SUNDAY...check out this full slate of events organized by our partners leading up to our Sunday MAIN EVENT! Scroll down for full details...
If you or your networks have questions about Accessibility at #APAParkCity venues and events, please refer to sundance.org/accessibility; or contact us at: asianpacificfilm@gmail.com
Presented by HBO and TBS
In partnership with Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience, Our Stories To Tell will host an intimate discussion with talent from HBO and TBS sharing their perspectives on visibility and diversity in front of and behind the scenes within the entertainment industry.
Panelists
Suzy Nakamura (AVENUE 5 / HBO)
Alexander Hodge (INSECURE / HBO)
Geraldine Viswanathan (MIRACLE WORKERS: DARK AGES / TBS)
Karan Soni (MIRACLE WORKERS: DARK AGES / TBS)
Minji Chang (Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience)
Kimmy Yam (moderator)
Presented by Asia Society Northern California, Asia Society Southern California, and Harbour
For the second year in a row, Asia Society will host a program of panels, moderated by Janet Yang, honoring Asian filmmakers and talent at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival:
PRODUCERS: WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY AT SUNDANCE
With
Nina Yang Bongiovi (producer, FRUITVALE STATION; ROXANNE, ROXANNE; SORRY TO BOTHER YOU)
Mynette Louie (producer, I CARRY YOU WITH ME - NEXT Section; NANCY; THE TALE)
Naja Lockwood (co-founder, Game Changer Films; exec. producer, GOOK; LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM)
DIRECTORS: TELLING ORIGINAL STORIES
With
Edson Oda (writer/director, NINE DAYS - U.S. Dramatic Competition)
Bao Nguyen (director, BE WATER - U.S. Documentary Competition)
ACTORS: CUTTING IT ON THE BIG SCREEN
With
Chris Pang (PALMS SPRINGS; CRAZY RICH ASIANS)
Benedict Wong (NINE DAYS; THE MARTIAN; THE AVENGERS: ENDGAME)
Daniel Dae Kim (BLAST BEAT; ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE; HELLBOY)
Presented by Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) | Kimball Art Center
This panel will focus on change makers who have been moving storytelling and equity forward within the industry. Join us for an up-close conversation with filmmaking trailblazers and hear about how they transform hopes and dreams into decisive action.
Panelists
David Magdael (DMA - moderator)
Effie Brown (CEO, Gamechanger Films)
Sheroum Kim (Director of Original Independent Film, Netflix)
Jean Tsien (Editor, Producer, and Consultant)
Pre-Reception 10:30 AM
RSVP: caamsundancepanel2020.splashthat.com; hit the "RSVP" button
Presented by the Asian American Documentary Network | Firelight House
As we kick off 2020 and as the New American Majority continues to rise, questions of “who gets to tell whose story,” persist in myriad ways. One vital shift in our field is to increase the number of people of color in positions of power: decision makers in programming, funding, marketing/publicity and distribution. This panel will explore the changes that have taken place recently, reflect on panelists’ own experiences and roles addressing the field even as filmmakers of color are becoming more recognized and supported.
Panelists
Grace Lee (A-DOC — moderator)
Gina Duncan (Associate Vice President of Film and Strategic Programming, Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Laura Kim (SVP, Marketing, Participant Media)
Carrie Lozano (Director, IDA Enterprise Fund, Pare Lorentz Fund, International Documentary Association)
Cynthia López (Executive Director, New York Women in Film & Television)
BY INVITATION ONLY
Linda Mabalot, Founding #APAParkCity member (Posthumous) | Irene Cho, Sustaining #APAParkCity member (Posthumous) | Andrew Ahn | Nina Yang Bongiovi | Effie Brown | Minji Chang | Janet Chen | S. Leo Chiang | Christina Chou | Roshini Chuganey | Margaret Conley | Tricia Coonrad | Francis Cullado | Laarni Rosca Dacanay | Susan Jin Davis | Gina Duncan | Henry Eshelman | Abraham Ferrer | Ellen Huang | Ruby Ibarra | Mahin Ibrahim | Tilane Jones | Jess Ju | Shalini Kantayya | Chris Kim | Daniel Dae Kim | Laura Kim | Sheroum Kim | Ileana Lagares | Megan Lau | Grace Lee | Ed Lew | Kyra Lewis | Naja Lockwood | Cynthia López | Mynette Louie | Carrie Lozano | David Magdael | Verna Myers | Masashi Niwano | Bao Nguyen | Derek Nguyen | Edson Oda | Chris Pang | Tyng Pan | Raymond Perkins | Deborah Renteria | JoSaen Ronquillo | Sapana Sakya | Rachelle Samson | Stephanie Shih | Michelle Sugihara | Jean Tsien | Nicole Tsien | Rexille Uy | Janna Wang | Panney Wei | John Wirfs | Benedict Wong | Jo-Ann Wong | Janet Yang | Donald Young | Marvin Yueh