2011 D.C. APA Film Festival Opens on Oct. 6 With Saigon Electric

2011 D.C. APA Film Festival Opens on Oct. 6 With Saigon Electric

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Set in Vietnam and filled with visually stunning dance sequences, Saigon Electric opens the 12th Annual D.C. Asian Pacific American Film Festival on October 6, 7:30 p.m. at E Street Cinema. Described by Variety as "skillful and energetic" and "a crowd pleaser," Saigon Electric is a story of friendship, class, love and dance.

Celebrating the Centennial of the Republic of China, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) has joined with APA Film to present two contemporary Taiwanese films, Cape No. 7 and The Fourth Portrait. They will be presented on October 13th at E Street Cinema as the centerpiece film of the APA Film Festival.

A fun, quirky romantic comedy filled with lively musical performances and real-life pop stars, Cape No. 7 is a film sure to delight any audience.

The Fourth Portrait revolves around 10-year-old Xiang who is alone after his father's death. It is an atmospheric film with deliberate pacing and great cinematography, punctuated by light-hearted and side-splitting comedy. At times wistful and sad, the story of this spirited young boy is not easily forgotten.

Surrogate Valentine, the festival's closing night film, is a romantic comedy that showcases the music of San Francisco indie musician Goh Nakamura. "Natural and charming" are what critics are saying about this film. Surrogate Valentine will screen on October 15, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Goethe-Institut.

D.C. APA Film Festival, the largest Asian-American film festival in the Mid Atlantic region, is scheduled for 7 days from October 6-15. In addition to our paid programs, APA Film will offer programs that are FREE to the public at the Smithsonian Freer and Sackler Galleries. For information about the feature, short and documentary films, receptions, citizen journalism workshop, and much more, please visit www.apafilm.org.

Since 2000, D.C. Asian Pacific American Film, Inc., a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, has produced an annual film festival based in Washington, D.C. devoted to film and media arts made by and/or about Americans of Asian Pacific Islander descent and other Asian Diasporic groups from around the world.

Contact: Ron Sanchez, 202-330-5496, ron@apafilm.org

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