Saturday - May 12 - 9:30am to 3:30pm
Vancity Theatre
1181 Seymour Street (at Davie) Vancouver
Tickets: On sale at the door on the day of the event starting at 9:00am
FREE admission for explorASIAN Members with presentation of 2007 Membership Card at the door. explorASIAN 2007 Memberships available at the door (CASH only)
Non-members: $10/person without membership (CASH only)
Ticket price includes admission to the Greg Chan Acting for Beginners Workshop (9:30am-10:30am), the Industry Panel Discussion (11:00am-12:30am), and the film screening/Q&A with Mina Shum (1:00pm to 3:30pm)
JOIN US FOR A FULL DAY OF INFORMATION AND INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF ACTING AND FILM!
ENJOY THE 5th ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF "LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS & PROSPERITY" AND
MEET DIRECTOR MINA SHUM AND OTHER MEMBERS FROM THE INDUSTRY!
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explorFILM: Acting for Beginners Workshop with Greg Chan
9:30am - 10:30am
Greg got his big break in 1994 when he was cast as Uncle Bing in Mina Shum's first feature film, Double Happiness. Since then, he's gone on to a number of roles in television, movies and commercials.
His credits include "Once A Thief" (1996; dir: John Woo), "Seven Days" (2001), "Dark Angel" (2001), "Da Vinci's Inquest" (2004), "Intelligence" (2005), "Live Feed" (2006), and "Dragon Boys" (2007).
In addition to screen and TV acting, Greg has experience doing voice-overs for animation projects. Hear Greg share his passion for acting and his strategies for success in the film industry.
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explorFILM: Industry Panel Discussion - "So You Really Want to Get Into the Film Industry?"
11:00am to 12:30am
Meet some of the Lower Mainland's leading industry professionals and find out what it really takes to make it in the film industry. Q&A follows panel discussion.
Panelists:
Olivia Cheng - Actor/Journalist
Jason Furukawa - Director
Derek Lowe - Producer/Actor
Andrew Ooi - Talent Management
Darryl Quon - Stuntman/Actor
Rick Tae - Actor
Debbie Walker - Publicist
Katie Yu - Still Photographer
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explorFILM: Mina Shum's "Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity"
1:00pm to 2:30pm 5th Anniversary Film Screening of "Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity"
2:30pm to 3:30pm Q&A with Director Mina Shum and some cast and crew members from the film
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explorFILM 2007 is presented by Shaw Multicultural Channel (Channel 109)