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For Immediate Release
23 May 2003
INDIAN DRAMA KICKS-OFF
ASIAN CINEVISION'S
OPENING NIGHT FESTIVITIES
FOR THE 26th ASIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
June 20-29 at the Asia Society & Museum
New York, NY - In celebration of the
26th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)
presented by Cadillac™, Asian CineVision (ACV)
announces the New York premiere of A Peck on the
Cheek to open the eight-day festival in June. For
the second year, the festival will be held at the Asia
Society & Museum. The AAIFF is the nationšs oldest and
longest running film festival devoted to the works of
filmmakers of Asian descent.
Directed by two-time Academy-Award nominee
Mani Ratnam, A Peck on the Cheek (Kannathil
Muthamittal) is an Indian drama that follows nine-year-old
Amuda in her search for her birth mother in war-torn
Sri-Lanka. His Excellency Pramathesh Rath, Consul General
of India will be presenting the film with producer Gopalaratnam
Srinivasan and Lead Actor Ranganathan Madhavan.
Born in Madurai, South India, Mani Ratnam
is a two-time Academy Award nominee and has been honored
with the prestigious "Padmashree Award" by
the President of India.
Asian CineVision, Inc. (ACV) is a not-for-profit
national media arts organization dedicated to the promotion
and preservation of Asian and Asian American media expressions.
Since 1978, ACV has annually presented the Asian American
International Film Festival (AAIFF) to showcase cinema
works by international artists of Asian descent. In
addition to the festival, ACV's programs and services
include film exhibitions, mentoring and educational
outreach, training workshops, publications, and a media
archive. ACV is based in New York City. For more information,
please visit www.asiancinevision.org.
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A press screening for "A Peck
on the Cheek" will be held on Tuesday, June 3,
2002 from 2-4:30 P.M. at the Asia Society & Museum (725
Park Avenue and 70th Street). To register for the screening,
or for more information about the Festival program,
please contact:
Diana Lee
Asian CineVision, Inc.
(212) 989-1422
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