By Maria Esteves - July 21, 2008 The 31st Annual 2008 Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF08) Closing Awards Ceremony was held at Asia Society, New York, Saturday, July 19, 2008, 9:00 pm. AAIFF08 Closing Night New York Premiere of PING PONG PLAYA, directed by Jessica Yu preceded the awards ceremony. The award acknowledges the best in filmmaking and emerging directors of Asian descent. The awards were announced by AAIFF08 juror Jimmy Tsai, co-producer/screenwriter/actor, PING PONG...

By Maria Esteves - July 14, 2008 The 31st Annual 2008 Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF08) Opening Night East Coast Premiere film of THE PRINCESS OF NEBRASKA, directed by Wayne Wang, was held at Asia Society, New York, July 10, 7:30 pm. A special Q&A session with director Wayne Wang, co-director Richard Wong, and actress Ling Li, moderated by Asia Society associate director cultural programs, Helen Koh, preceded the AAIFF08 opening night gala rec...

By Maria Esteves - July 3, 2008The 31st Annual 2008 Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF08) will be held at Asia Society, New York, July 10-19, 2008. The festival presented by Asian Cinevision with Asia Society, is the largest independent Asian and Asian American celebration of film and culture. The Opening Night East Coast Premiere film THE PRINCESS OF NEBRASKA, directed by Wayne Wang, distributed by Magnolia Pictures will be held Thursday, July 10, 7:30 pm. A special Q&A wit...