HIGHER LEARNING – NAVIGATING FESTIVAL CIRCUIT PANEL EVENT July 24, 2019 · 6:00 PM · TIFF Bell Lightbox Reel Asian’s head of programming, Kristine Estorninos, joins a panel of Toronto-based film festival representatives to discuss their experience as programmers, with […]
Okja is the ideal balance between genres and energies
Although bolstered by a heavy focus on the harrowing corporate truths of the world’s meat processing industries it seems it was never Bong Joon-ho’s intention to have audiences convert to veganism after watching the enchanting and eye-opening Okja. Instead, the […]
Better Luck Today?
Andrew Ahn, director of Spa Night, which premeired at this year’s Sundance Film Festival reminded us – Asian American cinema exists. I’d echo his statement. There’s a long list of great Asian American and Asian Canadian films (let’s call it […]
Bonjour Father, Au Revoir Taipei
My first time watching Au Revoir Taipei was at my parents’ home. My mom and brother were in another area of the house, busy dealing with flight bookings for my brother’s trip to Hong Kong. So I felt it was […]
Wayback Fourpack: Retro Summer Films at Retro Prices!
In November of 1997, the Spice Girls were atop the charts with Spiceworld, MCI and WorldCom announced the biggest merger in US history, and the only thing remotely Asian on the big screens was the universally-panned MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION. But in Toronto’s […]
Asian picks at TIFF Kids
TIFF Kids International Film Festival is taking place from April 10 – 22, 2012 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. The festival offers a selection of family-friendly films from around the world. Highlights from this year include a sneak peak of […]
Job Posting: TIFF
TIFF is hiring, click on the links below to download the full job descriptions. Programming Intern – Apply by 3/07/2012 Sid Adilman Mentorship Programme: Call for Applicants – Apply by 3/23/2012
Jackie Chan’s 100th
TIFF Bell Lightbox is showing a limited run of 1911, a Chinese war epic that not only acts as the centennial anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution but also the 100th film with Jackie Chan and you can tell he has […]
It Takes a Village
I had the chance to check out a documentary called AI WEIWEI: SUNFLOWER SEEDS at the Canadian Art Foundation’s Reel Artists Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Friday. Ai Wei Wei is a Chinese artist who hand-crafted 100 million […]