The Asia Society is screening the latest award-winning short films from Australia, including “The Telegram Man”, “The Palace”, and “Nullarbor”. A brief reception will follow the screening. When: Wednesday, May 23 2012, 6:30pm Where: Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, New York City For more information click here.

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The Annual South Asian Film Festival welcomes you in Washington, DC! Retrospective on Shyam Benegal’s films – meet him in person Hum Dono – Rangeen – Tribute to Dev Anand – Meet Sunil Anand in person New Feature & Short films, and Documentaries by acclaimed artists – Rajit Kapur, Deepti Naval, Manisha Koirala, Neena Gupta, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Farida Jalal, Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti, Anurag Kashyap, Manoj Bajpai Workshops (Acting in Theatre & Films, Art of Film Making, Photography, Cinematography Opening night gala, red carpet, panel discussion, anchor movie Network with visiting and local artists Sponsorship opportunities When: June 1-3, 2012 Where: Washington, DC For more information click here.

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Holy blockbusters! A big hit at the Korean box office, Sword is the epitome of posh, luscious, decadent period filmmaking. Based on the real life Empress Myeongseong, it tells her story through the eyes of a bounty hunter who becomes her bodyguard (Cho Seung-Woo, now doing his mandatory military service). She tries to stand up to Russian and Japanese intervention in 19th Century Korea and the results are a series of luxurious, CGI-enhanced action scenes alternating with carefully calibrated and eye-meltingly colorful scenes of court life, making this movie feel like an unholy mix of Merchant-Ivory and The Matrix. Tribeca Cinemas: 54 Varick Street, on the corner of Canal Street, one block from the A, C, E and 1 train Canal Street stops All seating is first-come, first served. Doors open at ...

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