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Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival

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The 2008 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival will celebrate its 12th
year as Canada’s longest-running showcase of contemporary cinema by East Asian moviemakers from around
the world, including Canada! Reel Asian fosters the exchange of cultural and artistic ideals between East and
West and is a community-based festival that attracts thousands of attendees to five frenetic days of screenings,
industry panels, workshops, receptions and galas.
The official 2008 selection of Reel Asian will present a diverse selection of the best movies from 14 countries
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore/Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, USA
and Canada, and includes fifty-six premieres, (14 World premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 17 Canadian
Premieres, 19 Toronto Premieres, 2 Mississauga Premieres). The highlights include: Opening Night Gala,
Closing Night Gala, Canadian Spotlight, Centerpiece Presentation, Retrospective, Special Presentations,
Industry series, Features, Documentaries, Shorts and Special Events.

Opening Night Gala: THE DRUMMER (Toronto Premiere) – by Canadian-educated Hong Kong-based director
Kenneth Bi stars Jaycee Chan (son of action star Jackie Chan) in a part action, part spiritual drama about the
rebellious son of a Hong Kong gangster who discovers enlightenment through the mesmerizing power of Zen
drummers.

Closing Night Gala: ADRIFT IN TOKYO (Toronto Premiere) – An absurd Japanese comedy about Takemura, a
wild-haired loser who finds himself taking a curiously funny walk across Tokyo with a debt collector.

Canadian Spotlight: PAUL WONG REMASTERED (Toronto Premiere) – Known for his tough engagement with
sex, drugs and death, Wong presents remastered versions of his most groundbreaking performances and
premieres new videos that resonate with a similar sense of raw humanity. The Canadian Spotlight also includes
a pre-festival artist talk and exhibition at the University of Toronto Mississauga Blackwood Gallery and
retrospective screening of ORDINARY SHADOWS. CHINESE SHADE.

Centerpiece Presentation: WEST 32ND (Toronto Premiere) – When a 14-year-old is accused of murder, an
ambitious young lawyer, John Kim (John Cho of HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE), takes on the
controversial case and dives headlong into the underworld of New York’s Koreatown. Director Michael Kang in
attendance.

Retrospective: CINEMASIA – Two astute social satires, MONDAY (Canadian Premiere) and THE BLESSING
BELL (Canadian premiere) by award-winning Japanese director Sabu, are part of a retrospective focus in
collaboration with the University of Toronto’s Asian Institute.

Special Presentation: EMPTY ORCHESTRA – Reel Asian’s first grand multimedia project is a two-part creative
project inspired by karaoke in collaboration with Gendai Gallery. It includes an exhibition with five full-scale
self-contained karaoke rooms at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House and one night only of live vocal
performances to newly commissioned videos by Canadian video artists at the Rivoli.

Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival

Sung Kang pitches JUMP shoes

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Asian American collabo at its finest. This collabo involves actor Sung Kang, fashion shop JUMP, the crew from Arowana Films, and online retailer Zappos.com.

Sung Kang was hired as the spokesperson for JUMP shoes’s Fall/Winter 2008 campaign. A bunch of print ads were created with Sung Kang wearing the stylish shoes (like the one above). Adding to the print campaign is a series of six short films shot by Arowana Films (the guys behind the some of the music videos for Far East Movement, Jin, and Lyrics Born). You can see part of the JUMP short film series below.

Since JUMP is selling shoes, who are you going to work with online? JUMP partnered with Zappos for their online shop to utilize Zappos’ reputation of impeccable customer service and fulfillment capabilities.

Here’s one of the most popular JUMP styles – Cosmic

JUMP - Cosmic (Gold Kid Lame) - Footwear

Buy the JUMP Cosmic Shoe

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More on JUMP

Jump has built an impressive global presence in over 30 countries from its beginnings in Taiwan. It was there that the Chen family established the brand in 1975. The brand gained popularity in the mid 90s when Chinese celebrities, shopping at Mirabell, Hong Kong’s largest footwear chain, began discovering Jump’s sporty take on the platform wedge. As its fame grew in Hong Kong, footwear powerhouse, Belle Group, began distributing Jump in exclusive department stores in China’s major cities. Today, Jump continues to be recognized as a fashion leader in China’s developing market.

Jump has now arrived in the US to solidify its global brand presence and truly offer footwear, for the people, the world over.The Jump experimental store in SoHo is the brand’s first arrival point in the US. Located in New York at 89 Spring St., it is a strategic move to test the brand’s directional product in one of the world’s foremost fashion environments.



The 800 square foot store provides consumers with an opportunity to experience the Jump brand brought to life. It features Jump’s collection of footwear for men and women, already experiencing considerable success globally. Customers are invited to enjoy a delicious cup of coffee courtesy of Jump and to shop and relax in an environment a cut above the typical shoe store.

With the success of the SoHo store, plans are in place to open more flagships in key markets throughout the country. Through these stores, Jump hopes to reinforce its brand presence, build its consumer following and increase traffic to its retail partners.

JUMP store in NYC SOHO

Tim Lincecum wins Cy Young Award and MLB 2K9 cover

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Tim Lincecum became the second pitcher in San Francisco Giants history, joining 1967 winner Mike McCormick, to win the National League Cy Young Award. Lincecum captured 23 of 32 first-place votes and collected 137 points. Arizona’s Brandon Webb was second with four first-place votes. The 24-year-old pitcher led the league witha .783 winning percentage with his 18-5 record and recorded 265 strikeouts. Against Lincecum, opponents had a .221 batting average and .167 with runners in scoring position while averaging 7.22 hits per nine innings — all league lows. His 2.62 ERA was the NL’s second best and never lost consecutive starts. Lincecum is also part Filipino on his mother’s side.

In addition to winning the Cy Young award, Lincecum will be on the cover of MLB 2K9.
He said “Whenever I’m hanging out at home or traveling on the road, you can find me playing video games, and I’m definitely the best gamer in the clubhouse by far. I’m incredibly stoked that 2K Sports picked me to represent Major League Baseball 2K9, and I look forward to lending my baseball knowledge to the development process.”
Look for MLB 2K9 to be available in early 2009 for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and the Wii.

Tim Lincecum wins Cy Young Award