The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) Society is pleased to announce that the filmmaking segment of the 11th annual Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) has officially wrapped up.
The seven teams that had gone through ten days of producing their films are finally ready to showcase their creations on the silver screen. The MAMM awards screening and after party will happen on the September 1, 2016 at Cineplex Odeon International Village, 88 West Pender. An esteemed panel of judges will review the films. All are welcome to attend the screening and congratulate the participants during the after party.
The “Magnificent Seven” teams include the following: Team banoodles, Team Busy, Team meta, Team Milton & Glen Show, Team TSE x FOK, Team Yunicorn, and Team V.A.N. Productions. There will be two winners out of the seven films. The judges that will be critiquing the films include: RAINDANCE Vancouver’s Regional Director, Nadia DiMofte, Screenwriter and Director, Jason Karman, and Miniature Film Festival’s Festival Director, Robert David Duncan.
The winning teams will receive $5,000 cash prize and industry in-kind prizes, as well as the opportunity for their films to be screened at the 20th Annual VAFF on November 2016. There will also be a special winner which the audience can help select through the “Fan’s Choice Award.” The winner for this award will receive an in-kind prize.
Tickets to the Awards Screening can be purchased online for $15 or at the door for $20. The ticket includes access to the Awards Screening, VAFF Membership Fee, aswell as entrance to the after party.
For more information on the 11th MAMM screening and to get to know more about the teams and their films, please visit vaff.org
