Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled the eight participants in the inaugural Cj & TIFF K-Story Fund supporting the development of first or second features.
The writers and writer-directors are: Junsung Kim (US) with California Rolls; Justin Kim WooSŏk (US) with Dances With Cranes; Michelle K Cho (US) with First Day Of Spring; Helen Lee (Can) with Go-Stop Go; Lloyd Lee Choi (Can-us) with Prodigy; Arom Choi (US) with Soledad And Faith; Thomas Percy Kim (US) with The Untitled Busan Project; and Joanne Mony Park (US) with The Windiest Day.
Selected filmmakers will take part in a four-month story development...
The writers and writer-directors are: Junsung Kim (US) with California Rolls; Justin Kim WooSŏk (US) with Dances With Cranes; Michelle K Cho (US) with First Day Of Spring; Helen Lee (Can) with Go-Stop Go; Lloyd Lee Choi (Can-us) with Prodigy; Arom Choi (US) with Soledad And Faith; Thomas Percy Kim (US) with The Untitled Busan Project; and Joanne Mony Park (US) with The Windiest Day.
Selected filmmakers will take part in a four-month story development...
- 3/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
You have a killer idea. A great script. Actors or producers that love it. You get it budgeted… then get realistic and drop that number down to something more reasonable. You open an LLC, a bank account, and now you own 100 of nothing but a great idea. If you have representation, you send out your materials to potential financiers in hopes that just one of them tells you an astounding, “Yes!”. But as an emerging feature filmmaker, the odds are not in your favor, especially in an industry that’s relying more and more on pre-vetted IP, in-house development and […]
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- 10/13/2022
- by Thomas Kim
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
You have a killer idea. A great script. Actors or producers that love it. You get it budgeted… then get realistic and drop that number down to something more reasonable. You open an LLC, a bank account, and now you own 100 of nothing but a great idea. If you have representation, you send out your materials to potential financiers in hopes that just one of them tells you an astounding, “Yes!”. But as an emerging feature filmmaker, the odds are not in your favor, especially in an industry that’s relying more and more on pre-vetted IP, in-house development and […]
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The post Guest Post: Thomas Kim On Raising Funds for His First Feature, Isle Child Via WeFunder first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 10/13/2022
- by Thomas Kim
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Updated, 10:54 a.m.: The Sundance Institute and Adobe have named their Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows for 2022. The list of emerging filmmakers selected includes Rubing Zhang, Thomas Percy Kim, Advik Beni, Esteban Bailey, Tae Catalina, Justin Kim WooSŏk. Fernando Rocha, Giovanna Molina, Anna R. Japaridze and Mykea Fairweather Perry.
The Ignite x Adobe Fellowship is a year-round artist-development program supporting up-and-comers ages 18 to 25. The ten fellows for 2022 were chosen from a global pool of more than 600 entrants to the annual Sundance Ignite x Adobe Short Film Challenge.
The fellowship begins with a weeklong lab that will kick off in Los Angeles on July 18. Over the course of the year to follow, fellows will work with their mentors, attend select Sundance Institute programs, be eligible for internships and attend the Sundance Film Festival, while being offered additional creative and professional development opportunities. The fellows will also receive an artist...
The Ignite x Adobe Fellowship is a year-round artist-development program supporting up-and-comers ages 18 to 25. The ten fellows for 2022 were chosen from a global pool of more than 600 entrants to the annual Sundance Ignite x Adobe Short Film Challenge.
The fellowship begins with a weeklong lab that will kick off in Los Angeles on July 18. Over the course of the year to follow, fellows will work with their mentors, attend select Sundance Institute programs, be eligible for internships and attend the Sundance Film Festival, while being offered additional creative and professional development opportunities. The fellows will also receive an artist...
- 7/18/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month continues, several newer films with Aapi stars and/or creators are available on streaming. Check out their descriptions and how to watch them, below:
“The Donut King” (2020)
From filmmaker Alice Gu, “The Donut King” traces the twisty, unexpected journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and luck, built a multi-milion dollar donut empire up and down the west coast.
After escaping the brutal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, Ngoy started a new life in America as a church custodian and eventually parlayed hard luck and opportunity into the opening of his first donut shop in Orange County, California. His Christy’s Doughnuts became a rapidly expanding chain of success, and over the next decade, Ngoy also sponsored hundreds of visas for incoming Cambodian refugees and offered them steady employment in his donut shops.
“The Donut King” (2020)
From filmmaker Alice Gu, “The Donut King” traces the twisty, unexpected journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and luck, built a multi-milion dollar donut empire up and down the west coast.
After escaping the brutal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, Ngoy started a new life in America as a church custodian and eventually parlayed hard luck and opportunity into the opening of his first donut shop in Orange County, California. His Christy’s Doughnuts became a rapidly expanding chain of success, and over the next decade, Ngoy also sponsored hundreds of visas for incoming Cambodian refugees and offered them steady employment in his donut shops.
- 5/25/2021
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
HBO’s Asian Pacific American Visionaries winners will premiere their work on Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et as part of the virtual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The three short films will be available to stream on HBO’s website.
The winning pictures from APA creators — “Si” by Thomas Percy Kim, Tiffany So’s “Fine China” and “Lonely Blue Night” from Johnson Cheng — exemplify this year’s competition theme of breaking barriers and focusing on the challenges and victories specific to their communities.
In “Lonely Blue Night,” a 15-minute short narrated in Mandarin, a Chinese mother learns the consequences of leaving her child in the care of an American homestay family. After a send-off dinner with both families, the mother and daughter reconnect through a karaoke session.
“Si” follows a Korean American adoptee who navigates his Korean, Asian American identities in his predominantly white baseball team.
The winning pictures from APA creators — “Si” by Thomas Percy Kim, Tiffany So’s “Fine China” and “Lonely Blue Night” from Johnson Cheng — exemplify this year’s competition theme of breaking barriers and focusing on the challenges and victories specific to their communities.
In “Lonely Blue Night,” a 15-minute short narrated in Mandarin, a Chinese mother learns the consequences of leaving her child in the care of an American homestay family. After a send-off dinner with both families, the mother and daughter reconnect through a karaoke session.
“Si” follows a Korean American adoptee who navigates his Korean, Asian American identities in his predominantly white baseball team.
- 9/24/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
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