Event Date: 06/09/2011
Event Description: Industry Spotlight June 9: Christine Yoo, Filmmaker of the 1st US-Korea Independent Feature Co-Production “WEDDING PALACE”

Described as the Korean “MY Big Fat Greek Wedding” the story centers on an international online romance fueled by imagination and 24/7 video chats.

Shot in Los Angeles’ Koreatown and Seoul, Korea, WEDDING PALACE stars BRIAN TEE (Co-lead “The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift) and award winning S. Korean actress, KANG HYE-JUNG (“Old Boy” – Cannes Grand Jury Winner). Enlivening the supporting cast are Bobby Lee (Madtv), Stephen Park (Fargo), and Margaret Cho.

The film’s title sponsors are LG Mobile, Korean Air, Hyundai, Jinro/Hite, The Face Shop, Korea Tourism Organization, Seoul Film Commission, RNL Bio and StemGen.

Learn more about the film here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1280725/

Four years in the making, WEDDING PALACE premiered on April 29 at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific FIlm Festival to a sold out crowd and excellent reviews.

Recently, this ground-breaking film was nominated as a Finalist at the upcoming Cine Gear Expo – the industry’s largest trade show. The main criteria for this competition is visual style and excellence in cinematic technique. The film will screen June 2 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.

The film will make its New York premiere on August 14, as the CLOSING NIGHT PRESENTATION at the Asian American Int’l Film Festival!

Be the first in New York City to see a PREVIEW of this exciting film that everyone in our community is talking about.

And meet the Filmmaker!

Come hear Christine Yoo speak about her 4 year independent journey to mount the first US-Korea independent co-production in history. Yoo will discuss:

– How she made the transition from short filmmaker to feature filmmaker

– How she launched Wedding Palace

– Corporate Sponsorship

– US & Korea Production Systems Similarities and Differences

– US & Korean Acting Training & Techniques – Similarities and Differences.

Christine Mia Yoo (b. Buffalo, New York) earned a BA in Film Production from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema-Television. She makes her feature film debut with WEDDING PALACE after working as a professional film & TV writer in Hollywood for nearly a decade. She co-wrote the animation series AFRO SAMURAI starring Samuel L. Jackson for Spike TV and Fuji TV. She also co-wrote HANNIBAL for Vin Diesel and BET network. Her original screenplay, the romantic comedy, FOR STEPPERS ONLY was optioned and developed by Lionsgate.

LOCATION: ATTENTION VENUE CHANGE!!!
Brecht Forum
451 West Street, New York, NY 10014,
Goldberg Meeting Room

Train: L or ACE to 14th Street/8th Ave, walk South on 8th Ave, Right onto Bank Street, Right onto West Street (10 mins.)

TIME: 6-8PM

If you’d like to attend this program, please RSVP via our Facebook Event [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230103960336744]. If you don’t have Facebook, please RSVP at info@AAFilmLab.org with “June 9th RSVP” in subject line.

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