Hong Kong has remained one of the top destinations for Reel Asian’s programming travel plans. Every March, during the Hong Kong International Film Festival and Filmart, Reel Asian programmers head there to promote Asian Canadian works and establish relationships with […]
Reel Asian co-presents with the 22nd ifva Festival in Hong Kong
Reel Asian is very proud to announce our international co-presentation with the 22nd ifva Festival for their Home and Mobility program! The lineup includes films made by two of our So You Think You Can Pitch? winners, The Suitcase (Philip Leung) and The Home Promised (Betty Xie). Both directors will […]
Reel Asian’s Travel Blog: Hong Kong International Film Festival & Filmart
Oh The Places We’ve Been! Although Reel Asian has rolled away the red carpet after our festival, we’re still always on the lookout for new film titles to bring to our Toronto audiences. Our staff and Programming Team travel to internationally-acclaimed film […]
Look for Reel Asian on Air Canada Flights
Reel Asian has grown wings! As of May 1 – July 31, 2015, we’re proud to announce that Reel Asian will be bringing you in-flight entertainment on all international Air Canada flights. NO PLACE LIKE HOME is a specially curated […]
Asians Keep on Rock’n in the ReelWorld
While we are not officially co-presenting anything at this year’s ReelWorld Film Festival, we are happy that our filmmakers (and some of our films!) are all over the programme. Here is a rundown of films with connections to Reel Asian, […]
“The Home Promised” thanks you for all your help!
They did it! After a month-long run, The Home Promised successfully reached their crowdfunding campaign goal on Indiegogo. Big thank you to all the funders who helped The Home Promised reach their goal of $5,000!!! If you missed the deadline […]
Young & Queerly Rebellious: Panel and Screening of "Girlfriend, Boyfriend"
Join us Sat Mar 29 for FREE panel and screening, followed byThe Home Promised’s fundraiser event! YOUNG AND QUEERLY REBELLIOUS: Panel and Screening of Girlfriend, Boyfriend FREE admission Saturday Mar 29, 2014Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex DriveUniversity of TorontoReel Asian is […]
Help Support Reel Asian’s 2013 Pitch winner “The Home Promised”
Generations ago, a small neighbourhood in Taipei was settled by soldiers fleeing a Communist China. Now, forced to leave, they are confronted with the age-old question: where is home? Filmmakers Betty Xie and David […]
Unsung Voices 2 – “Sing Our ‘What Ifs’ Out Loud” by Betty Xie
Girlfriends dir. Betty Xie Part of Shorts Presentation: Unsung Voices 2 screening at Reel Asian on Wed Nov 6 “what if we make a short in which there is only one scene. Two girls meet […]