CALENDAR

"Day of Independence" will be screening at the following locations:

• Monday, March 7, 2005
  1:00 pm
  Presented by AARP Chapter 3686
  Union Church of Los Angeles
  Little Tokyo
  401 E. 3rd St.
  Los Angeles, CA 90013
  
  
• Saturday, March 26, 2005
  1:00 pm
  Presented by Monterey Park Japanese American Senior Citizens
  Langley Senior Citizens' Center
  400 West Emerson Ave.
  Monterey Park, CA 91754
  
  
• Sunday, April 10, 2005
  2:00 pm
  Presented by Nikkei Widowed Support Group (Little Tokyo Service
  Center)
  JACCC
  244 S. San Pedro St.
  Los Angeles, CA 90012
  
  
• Thursday, April 14, 2005
  7:00 pm
  Presented by Cal Poly Pomona
  Pomona Downtown Center
  300 West Second St.
  Pomona, CA, 91766
  
  
• Monday, April 18, 2005
  7:00 pm
  Presented by the DGA Asian American Committee
  (with "Visas and Virtue")
  Directors Guild of America
  Theater 2
  7920 Sunset Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90046
  
  
• Tuesday, April 19, 2005
  12 noon
  "Multicultural Day"
  Forum
  Moorpark College
  7075 Campus Road
  Moorpark, CA 93021
  
  
• TENTATIVE:
  September 3, 2005
  (time TBA)
  California State AA JA Baseball Tournament
  Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
  1840 Sutter Street, Suite 201
  San Francisco, CA 94115
  www.jcccnc.org

Day of Independence has been officially selected to screen at the following film festivals:

2nd Urban Literature Film Festival - Greensboro, NC

Sunday, October 17, 2:05 pm
Elliott University Center Auditorium
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
www.urbanliterature.com

5th San Diego Asian Film Festival - San Diego, CA

Friday, October 22, 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 24, 12:00 noon
("Nisei Spirits" - shorts program)
Mann 5
Hazard Center Theaters
7510 Hazard Center Dr.
San Diego, CA 92108
www.sdaff.org

24th Hawaii International Film Festival - HI

Sunday, October 24, 1:00 pm
(with "Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story")
Signature Dole Cannery 18
735-B Iwilei Rd.
Honolulu, HI

and

Saturday, October 30, 6:00 pm
(with "Stand Up For Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story")
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
3-1901 Kaumualii Highway
Lihue 96766

and

Sunday, October 31, 4:45 pm
(with "Stand Up For Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story")
Signature Dole Cannery 18

www.hiff.org

22nd "Sports Movies & TV" International Festival - Milan, Italy

Sunday, October 31, 8:00 pm
Parlamentino
Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, Piazza Mercanti, Milan, Italy
(screening date & time TBA)
www.ficts.com

Annapolis Film Festival - Annapolis, MD

Friday, November 5, 4:00 pm
(shorts program)
Annapolis Cinema Grill, 2
Forest Plaza Shopping Center
81 C Forest Plaza
Annapolis, MD 21401
www.annapolisfilmfestival.com

6th California Independent Film Festival - Livermore Valley Wine Country, CA

Saturday, November 6, 10:00 am
(shorts program)
Cedar Mountain Winery
7000 Tesla Rd.
Livermore Valley, CA 94550

and

Sunday, November 7, 10:00 am
(shorts program)
Vine Cinema
1722 First St.
Livermore Valley Wine Country
Livermore, CA

www.CAindiefest.com
925-552-REEL

7th Marco Island Film Festival - Southwest Florida

Sunday, November 7, 12:00 noon
(preceding "When The Right One Comes Along")
Naples Town Centre 6, SunStar Theatres
3855 Tamiami Trail East
Naples, Southwest Florida 34115

www.marcoislandfilmfest.com
Tel: 239-642-FEST

8th Vancouver Asian Film Festival - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sunday, November 7, 5:00 pm
(Program 10 SPOTLIGHT - Views of Japan: Past, Present and Future - precedes "After the Apocalypse")
Cinemark Tinseltown 12 Theaters
88 W. Pender St.
Vancouver, BC, V6B 6B8 Canada
http://www.vaff.org

12th Chilean International Short Film Festival - Santiago, Chile

November 11-17
(screening date, time & venue TBA)
www.festivalcortometrajes.cl

13th St. Louis International Film Festival - STL MO

Friday, November 19, 9:45 pm
("Once Upon A Time" – Short Subject Program #4)
Tivoli Theatre
6350 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
www.cinemastlouis.org

1st Florida Family Film Festival - Ocala, FL

December 6-12
(screening date & time TBA)
The Marion Theatre
50 South Magnolia
Ocala, FL 34474
www.f4presents.com

PAST FESTIVAL LIFE

1st Global Peace Film Festival, Orlando Fl - December 2003

6th Sarasota Film Festival, Florida - January 2004

Carolina Film and Video Festival - February 2004

• HONORABLE MENTION: HAIR AND COSTUME
  Thanks and congratulations to Naomi Yoshida, Anny Kim, Jackie Phillips, Paulette Uris, Linda Whang and all our Hair and Wardrobe Crew.

  click www.uncg.edu/bcn/cfvf/#Prizes for details

22nd San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - March 2004

4th Durango Film Festival - March 2004

45th Crossroads Film Festival, Jackson MS - April 2004

4th WAVES: An Asian/Asian American Film Festival, Iowa City IA - April 2004

5th SLAP Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT - April 2004

9th Chicago Asian American Showcase - April 2004

8th Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Kansas City MO - April 2004

Arizona International Film Festival - April 2004

9th Palm Beach International Film Festival - April 2004

3rd Black Point Film Festival, Lake Geneva WI - April 2004

RiverRun International Film Festival, Winston-Salem NC - April 2004

Athens International Film & Video Festival, Ohio - April 2004

4th Tambay Film Festival, Tampa, FL - April 2004

• AWARD: BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
  www.tambayfilmfest.com/frame.html

10th International Family Film Festival, Santa Clarita CA - April 2004

2004 Accolade Competition - Film, Video, Television & Commercials

• AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
  www.accoladecompetition.org

VC FilmFest: 20th Visual Communications Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival - April 2004

Busan Asian Short Film Festival, Korea - May 2004

• OPENING NIGHT FILM

1st Trenton Film Festival - May 2004

• DIRECTOR'S AWARD: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT FILM
  (Congratulations to our DP Stacy Toyama, and our 2nd Unit DP
  Michael Chin!)
  www.trentonfilmfestival.org/festhome.php

46th Rochester International Film Festival - May 2004

• SHOESTRING TROPHY

25th Annual Telly Awards - TV, Video and Film Competition

• BRONZE AWARD

3rd Santa Cruz Film Festival - May 2004

4th Thunderbird Int'l Film Festival, Southern Utah University - June 2004

3rd Asian Film Festival of Dallas - June 2004

2nd Global Art Film Festival & Repertory of Sacramento (GAFFERS) - June 2004

• GOLDEN BEAR AWARD: OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR - SHORT

CINE Film & Video Competition - Spring 2004

• CINE GOLDEN EAGLE

18th Fukuoka Asian Film Festival, Japan - July 2004

27th Asian American International Film Festival, NYC & Long Island -July 2004

36th National Council on Family Relations Media Awards - 2004

• AWARD: 1st PLACE - AGING / INTERGENERATIONAL ISSUES
  http://www.ncfr.org/about_us/m_a_media_awards.htm

18th Wine Country Film Festival, Napa, CA - July 2004

9th Stony Brook Film Festival, Long Island, NY - July 2004

• JURY AWARD: BEST SHORT

8th Hardacre Film Festival, Tipton, IA – August, 2004

7th Crested Butte Reel Festival, Crested Butte, CO – August, 2004

• JURY AWARD: GOLD – 1ST PRIZE
• AUDIENCE AWARD: 2ND PRIZE

17th Sacramento Film & Music Festival – August, 2004

6th Roxbury Film Festival, Boston, MA – August, 2004

• AWARD FOR TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING

The Aurora Awards – September 2004

• AWARD: PLATINUM BEST OF SHOW – SHORT FILM

10th Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, Temecula, CA - September 2004

1st Rome International Film Festival, Rome, GA – September, 2004

9th Film Fest New Haven, New Haven, CT - September 2004

5th Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, Big Bear Lake, CA - September 2004

3rd Oakland International Film Festival, Oakland, CA - September 2004