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Asian World Film Festival Highlights Continent’s Cinema Amid Pandemic Challenges

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Sharareh Drury administrator“Flabbergasted” is Georges Chamchoum’s choice word to use when thinking of Asia’s disappointingly low Oscar representation, especially given all the masterpieces that have come from the region.Two years after South Korea’s Parasite won best picture, Chamchoum believes events such as the Asian World Film Festival, of which he serves as executive and program director, are essential to raising those statistics moving forward.

Thanks to its mission to strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries, Chamchoun says, “We are part of the puzzle that puts Asian- American art in the spotlight.”This year, AWFF (founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz) will showcase films to members of the Motion.

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