Events: Film Festivals in SF and Austin

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• Intro to Movietelling (Neo-Benshi) with Dennis Somera – Join KSW for a unique workshop in Movietelling/Film Narration. This art form has a long history in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, as well as western nations where silent films have called for narration and/or translation. Film narrators—called Benshi in Japan, Pyonsa in Korea—not only narrate the on-screen happenings, but seamlessly incorporate the poetic and political, as they hold the power to reinterpret the visual scene. Experimental poets in the Bay Area, including Dennis Somera, have rediscovered the practice and have been creating “neo-benshi”/movietelling work for several years. (Tuesdays, November 3, 2009 at 7pm to December 15, 2009 at 9pm, San Francisco, CA)
  
• 7th Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival – The Seventh Annual 3rd I San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival is November 5 – 8, 2009. Four days of shorts, documentaries, and feature films from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora, including: India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir, Australia, Canada, Germany, UK and the USA. (November 5, 2009 to November 8, 2009, San Francisco, CA)
  
• Taiwan Film Days – The San Francisco Film Society in association with Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco, Taiwan’s Government Information Office and Taiwan’s Tourism Board presents Taiwan Film Days. This most recent addition to the Film Society’s expanding fall season highlights the best of contemporary Taiwanese cinema and provides Bay Area audiences with unique opportunities to view bold new Taiwanese films and engage with visionary filmmakers. (November 6, 2009 to November 8, 2009, San Francisco, CA)
  
• Austin Asian American Film Festival – The 6th Annual Austin Asian American Film Festival will run from November 12th through the 15th at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. From the more than 300 films submitted from over 20 different countries, the best 50 have been chosen. Aside from the film screenings, this year the festival has been expanded to include: two discussion panels at the University of Texas at Austin; an exciting Opening Night Party at KTV, Austin’s only downtown karaoke club; a Bollywood themed party at one of Austin’s hottest new bars, Mal Verde; and a concert featuring underground Filipina-American hip hop superstar, Jenro. (November 12, 2009 to November 15, 2009, Austin TX)