The 37th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) will run from July 24th to August 2rd, 2014 in New York. Produced by Asian CineVision (ACV), AAIFF is the nation’s longest-running festival of its kind and a leading showcase for the best in independent Asian and Asian American film and video. [Read More]

McDonald’s New York Tri-State has announced the all-star lineup for its first annual McDonald’s B-Boy Royale, New York City’s largest breakdance competition of the year. Held on August 16 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, the event will feature eight award-winning dance crews from across the nation battling it out in a head-to-head tournament for the chance to win a grand prize of $3,000. The competition will be hosted by Korean American rapper and YouTube sensation Dumbfoundead, who will also perform tracks from his latest album. Tickets can be purchased at the NYU Skirball Center box office or at http://nyuskirball.org/calendar/bboy, with proceeds benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities® New York Tri-State Area. For more information about the McDonald’s B-Boy Royale, visit www.McDonaldsBBoyRoyale.com. [Read More]

With painstaking care and the use of multiple exposures, Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao crafts each of his images with technological precision. Shooting primarily with a large-format film camera, then scanning and digitally editing the negatives, Liao creates enormous, detail-driven panoramas of the social and urban landscape of New York. [Read More]