The ninth annual San Diego Asian Film Festival starts today
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 9, 2008 under San Diego Asian Film Festival | 
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The ninth annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, starts today, Thursday and runs through October 16, and then expands to Riverside. The University Village Cinemas in Riverside will host 14 films and programs October 21-23.
Highlights include:
- Opening night film on Thursday, October 9 with the theatrical premiere of Academy Award Winning director Jessica Yu’s first narrative feature, PING PONG PLAYA, a hilarious comedy about a young man trying to fight for his family’s ping pong dynasty
- Closing night film on Thursday, October 16 - ALWAYS 2: SUNSET ON THIRD STREET, directed by Yamazaki Takashi, sequel to a heartwarming post-war Japanese film that swept Japan’s version of the Academy Awards.
- West Coast premieres of Korean thriller hit PUBLIC ENEMY RETURNS directed by Woo-Suk Kang: and one of the most sought-after martial arts froms from Thailand, CHOCOLATE, directed by Prachya Pinkaew, who also directed “Ong Bak”
- Controversial documentary, DIRTY HANDS: THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF DAVID CHOE directed by Harry Kim
- Free Films at Four series, we are offering free films to public at 4PM October 13-16
- Twelve short film programs including our popular all-animation program ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE and REEL VOICES, a free short documentary showcase by local high school students
