August 05, 2008:

AAAFF is looking for new committee members for the 6th annual film festival!

Requirements:
- Meetings every Tuesday night, 8pm
- Attend individual committee meetings
- Attend (at least) the first AAA meeting of every month
- Make a year-long commitment (October 2008 - May 2009)

The application can be found HERE . Applications may be turned into the AAA SPAC mailbox #101 (4th floor of the Memorial Union).

Questions or concerns should be directed to:

Tiffany Young: tmyoung (at) ucdavis (at) edu
Allison Arachea: afarachea (at) ucdavis (dot) edu

May 15, 2008:

AAA Film Festival will be hosting a performance by Far East Movement, a prominent Asian American hip hop group!

Date: May 16, 2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:55pm
Location: Art Annex Building (map)
Price: FREE!

The performance will be free, but priority will be given to those who come to the showing of American Pastime. So come, enjoy the film (along with the great student films) and check out an awesome performance!

The Student Films Contest deadline has been extended to May 1st at 4PM! Get those films in for the May 16th contest!

The 2008 Press Release has been uploaded onto the Press Room webpage for your convenience.

The film festival committee will be out on the Quad (Memorial Union) advertising for the next two weeks! Come out if you have ANY questions or if you'd just like to talk about the films we're showing!

And I'm sure you've all noticed the change in scenery. The website has been updated to match this year's theme.

Also, the 2008 trailer has been uploaded:

The 2008 AAAFF feature film line-up has been confirmed:

May 6: Colma: the Musical (official website)
May 8: Dark Matter (official website)
May 9: Journey from the Fall (official website)

May 13: New Year Baby (official website)
May 15: Tie a Yellow Ribbon (official website)
May 16: American Pastime (IMDB page) + Student Films

Pages with more information about these films will be up sometime this week. Stay tuned!

The Asian American Association Film Festival of UC Davis invites you to submit your short film to be screened in our film festival. If your short passes our initial screening phase, it will be entered into student film contest and showcased during the last day of the festival on May 16th, 2008. The contest will be judged by university faculty and staff from the UC Davis Asian American Studies and Film Studies departments. The filmmaker of the best short films will be awarded a prize.

More information can be found in the Participation tab at the top of the page.

This application must be turned in with your entry. Entries are due at 4pm by April 25, 2008. Please submit entries to:

Asian American Association Film Festival
SPAC Mailbox 101
457 Memorial Union
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8706

Location: 194 Chemistry
Price: FREE!

Times:
Tuesday, May 6th: 7:00pm
Thursday, May 8th: 7:00pm
Friday, May 9th: 8:00pm

Tuesday, May 13th: 7:00pm
Thursday, May 15th: 7:00pm
Friday, May 16th: 8:00pm