San Diego Asian Film Festival Opens with Jessica Yu's Ping Pong Playa

The San Diego Asian Film Festival presented by Toyota Matrix, is screening films at the Mission Valley UltraStar Cinema at Hazard Center, OCTOBER 9-16, 2008. In San Diego's largest Pan Asian cultural event, over 130 short and feature films from a record 17 countries including the Canada, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Peru, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and the U.S. are unreeling this year. For tickets and the complete program schedule, go to www.sdaff.org.

Highlights include:

Riverside Expansion of the 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival

Don't miss the Riverside Expansion of the 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, Oct 21-23, 2008 at the UltraStar Cinemas in University Village (right outside UCR). Highlights include:

Academy Award winning director Jessica Yu's first narrative feature, "Ping Pong Playa," a hilarious comedy about a young man defending his family's ping pong dynasty.

Benson Lee's "Planet B-Boy" about some of the world's top B-Boy group's as they make their way to the Battle of the Year.

Korean thriller hit "Public Enemy Returns," directed by Woo-Suk Kang.

Controversial documentary, "Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe," directed by Harry Kim. Along with films, meet filmmakers, artists and celebrities.

All scheduling, ticketing, and event information can be found at www.sdaff.org

Oct 21-23, 2008
UltaStar Cinemas (previously University Village Cinemas)
1201A University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507
(located right outside UCR)