San Diego, CA – November 11, 2018 –
Winners of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) were announced at a star-studded gala awards ceremony on Saturday night, November 10 at the Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier. More than 500 people attended, as the festival announced the following winners:
● Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcus Hu
● Community Legacy Award: Tony Olaes
● George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Christopher Makoto Yogi, director of August At Akiko’S
● Grand Jury Prize: June, directed by Huay-Bing Law
● Special Jury Award: Origin Story, directed by Kulap Vilaysack
● Best Narrative Feature: Bitter Melon, directed by H.P. Mendoza
● Best Documentary Feature: Blowin’ Up, directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal
● Best Narrative Short: First Generation, directed by Jeannie Nguyen ● Best Documentary Short: Nai Nai, directed by Jeannie Nguyen
● Best Animated Short: Yoko, directed by Wesley Fuh
The Sdaff Awards Gala is part of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, taking place at the...
Winners of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) were announced at a star-studded gala awards ceremony on Saturday night, November 10 at the Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier. More than 500 people attended, as the festival announced the following winners:
● Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcus Hu
● Community Legacy Award: Tony Olaes
● George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Christopher Makoto Yogi, director of August At Akiko’S
● Grand Jury Prize: June, directed by Huay-Bing Law
● Special Jury Award: Origin Story, directed by Kulap Vilaysack
● Best Narrative Feature: Bitter Melon, directed by H.P. Mendoza
● Best Documentary Feature: Blowin’ Up, directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal
● Best Narrative Short: First Generation, directed by Jeannie Nguyen ● Best Documentary Short: Nai Nai, directed by Jeannie Nguyen
● Best Animated Short: Yoko, directed by Wesley Fuh
The Sdaff Awards Gala is part of the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, taking place at the...
- 11/14/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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