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SDAFF in the Media
Hou Hsiao-hsien's Three Times—see it on a big screen (Duncan Shepherd \| San Diego Reader \| September 7, 2006) The Return of the San Diego Asian Film Festival (filmthreat.com \| September 21, 2006) Lucky 7 for San Diego (James Wegg \| filmthreat.com \| October 9, 2006) Film festival has record entries (Fernando Ramos \| Daily Aztec \| October 10, 2006) This week-long festival boasts more the 130 films from all over the world (San Diego Union-Tribune \| October 12, 2006) Asian Film Fest adds size and success (David Elliott \| San Diego Union-Tribune \| October 12, 2006) 'Citizen Dog' a quirky, surrealistic love story (Daniel Soto \| San Diego Union-Tribune \| October 12, 2006) Seen On DVD (Mye Hoang, Chris Paffendorf, George Lin \| San Diego Reader \| October 12, 2006) Day-by-Day Highlights of a Cultural Film-off to Cook Your Indie Hotpot (Jia Gu \| The Guardian \| October 12, 2006) San Diego Asian Film Festival (Beth Accomando \| KPBS \| October 13, 2006) Director Mark Duffield of The Ghost of Mae Nak (Beth Accomando \| KPBS \| October 13, 2006) The Journey Begins on Opening Night (Wells Dunbar \| twitchfilm.net \| October 13, 2006) Mongolian Ping Pong Review (Wells Dunbar \| twitchfilm.net \| October 14, 2006) Shorts, Androids, and a Musical Wasteland (Wells Dunbar \| twitchfilm.net \| October 14, 2006) Animated Visions, a Gala, and Awards Night (Wells Dunbar \| twitchfilm.net \| October 16, 2006) The Last Atomic Bomb Review (Wells Dunbar \| twitchfilm.net \| October 19, 2006) Colma: The Musical (Wells Dunbar \| twitchfilm.net \| October 21, 2006)
Audio
Film Club of the Air (Sam Chen, Scott Marks, Beth Accomando, Tom Fudge \| KPBS \| October 12, 2006) - Listen to Part 1: "Three Times" by Hou Hsiao-Hsien (6:28 \| mp3 \| 2.6 MB) - Listen to Part 2: Reviewer's Top Picks for SDAFF 2006 (4:06 \| mp3 \| 1.7 MB)
Press Releases
San Diego Asian Film Festival Announces Winners (October 25, 2006 \| Word doc \| 22 KB) Record Number of Feature Films at 7th Annual SDAFF (August 28, 2006 \| Word doc \| 27 KB)
Images
	"Journey from the Fall," the SDAFF 2006 opening night film and debut feature-length film from Vietnamese American director Ham Tran plays at 7 PM on October 12. (379 KB)
	The festival closes with "Always: Sunset on Third Street," on October 19 at 7 PM. The heartwarming film won 13 Japanese Academy Awards. (1.7 MB)
	Julia Kwan's "Eve & the Fire Horse" won a special jury prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. (984 KB)
	Citizen Dog is the second feature by Thai director Wisit Sasanatieng and narrated by Pen-ek Ratanarung ("Last Life in the Universe"). (443 KB)
	Director Justin Lin will be speaking at the "Fast and Furious Hollywood Drift" panel on Saturday, October 14 at 2 PM. (429 KB)
	The SDAFF will present Kieu Chinh a lifetime achievement award at the gala awards dinner on October 14, 2006. Chinh appears in the opening night film "Journey from the Fall." (99 KB)
	Meet Grace Park of Battlestar Galactica at the "Battlestar: A Conversation with Grace Park" event on Saturday, October 14 at 4 PM. (751 KB)