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The 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Forum to Be Held on January 24

Focusing on China–U.S. Film Co-Productions and Industry Collaboration

Los Angeles, January 15 — As a key industry and academic event of the 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles, the 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Forum will be held on January 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Los Angeles. The forum is expected to attract more than 300 attendees from Hollywood and international film communities, including filmmakers, producers, actors, investors, and industry professionals.

The forum will feature six distinguished keynote speakers, all of whom will also serve as awards presenters at the 7th Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony later that evening:

• Benjamin Chen: Forum Host, Keynote Speaker, 15 international film festivals Awards winning director and producer.

• Brian Connors: Keynote Speaker and Awards Presenter, Hollywood actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.

• Misha Segal: Keynote Speaker, recipient of Emmy Awards and Israeli Academy Awards.

• Vince Toto: Keynote Speaker and Awards Presenter, veteran American filmmaker.

• Alain Azoulay: Keynote Speaker and Awards Presenter, recipient of many awards, producer,

• Misty Chang: Movie star and producer.

The forum will focus on the advantages, opportunities, and practical experience of China–U.S. film co-productions, with in-depth discussions on creative collaboration, production frameworks, financing structures, distribution strategies, and cross-cultural storytelling. The speakers will share insights drawn from their extensive experience in international co-production projects.

Notably, the forum will also include a dedicated China–U.S. Film Co-Production Investment Signing Session. Representatives from film studios and investment institutions from both countries are expected to sign cooperation agreements for several potential co-production projects, marking a transition from dialogue to concrete industry collaboration and advancing the implementation of China–U.S. co-production initiatives.

According to the organizers, the Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Forum aims to serve as a high-level platform connecting the film industries of China, the United States, and the global market. The forum will also set the professional and intellectual tone for the 7th Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony taking place later that evening, further highlighting the growing influence of the Asian Film Festival Los Angeles on the international stage.

The Asian Film Festival Los Angeles (AFFLA) is authorized by the American Chamber of Commerce (AICC) and is organized by the Asian Film Festival Committee. The Confederation Institute of Education ( CIE) has been an important co-organizer of the Asian Film Festival Los Angeles since its inception. It has jointly offered Film Master Classes and MBA in Cooperative Master’s degree programs in film performance management with the festival.

The 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Announces Golden Diamond Awards Winners

Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony to Be Held on January 24 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Dec 28 — The Organizing Committee of the 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles (AFFLA) has officially announced the winners of this year’s Golden Diamond Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements by Asian and Asian American filmmakers, artists, and cinematic works from around the world.

The Golden Diamond Awards are among the festival’s highest honors, celebrating excellence in filmmaking, storytelling, cultural expression, and artistic innovation. This year’s selections reflect the diversity, depth, and growing global influence of Asian cinema across narrative features, documentaries, animation, short films, student works, and new media.

The award recipients of the Golden Diamond Awards at the 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles are as follows:

The 7th Golden Diamond Awards – Winners List
• Best Feature Film
Sae — USA
• Best Foreign Language Film
Harmony — China
• Best Documentary
Knowledge in Light — Italy
• Best Animated Film
Dragon Heart — Japan
• Best Short Film
The Time Permeates on the Street — South Korea
• Best Director
Elvis Hau Chor Fun — When I See You Again — Hong Kong
• Best Actor
Zhang Chenguang —Home, Sweet Home — China
• Best Actress
He Saifei — Home, Sweet Home — China
• Best Script
Kumiho: Legend of the Jades — USA
• Best Screenwriter
Masahiro Ota — S — Japan
• Best Student Short Film
The Sun Rises Again — China
• Best Student Director
Out of Cage — China
• Best Cinematography
Zhao Hongfu, When I See You Again — China
• Best Child Actor
Juncheng Hu — Tropical Fish — China
• Best Child Actress
Sun Yicheng — When I See You Again — Hong Kong
• Best New Media Award
Tomb of Butterflies — China

Golden Diamond Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Liu Xiaoqing, China
• Ding Shaoguang, USA

The jury, composed of distinguished directors, producers, screenwriters, and film scholars from Hollywood and the international film community, praised this year’s winners for their artistic merit, cultural significance, and powerful storytelling that bridges cultures and generations.

The Organizing Committee also announced that the Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony of the 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles will be held on January 24, 2026, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles. Filmmakers, industry professionals, cultural leaders, and media representatives from around the world will gather to celebrate this milestone event honoring Asian cinema.

Since its founding, the Asian Film Festival Los Angeles has been dedicated to promoting Asian films on the global stage and fostering dialogue between Asia, Hollywood, and the international film industry. The Golden Diamond Awards embody the festival’s mission to recognize artistic excellence and amplify diverse voices in global cinema.

For more information about the winners and the awards ceremony, please visit the official website and follow AFFLA on social media.

Official Website: asianfilmfestival.us
Presented by: Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Committee

As a co-organizer of the Los Angeles Asian Film Festival, the Confederation Institute of Education has been providing professional discussion and training exchange opportunities for outstanding young filmmakers, and will continue to offer both offline and online master training courses for young filmmakers from Asian countries.

The 6th Los Angeles Asian Film Festival Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony was grandly held in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Dec 19 – The 6th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony was held in Sheraton Hotel Los Angeles San Gabriel on December 18th. More than 300 filmmakers and celebrities and guests from Hollywood and other countries and regions attended the awards ceremony.

In his speech, Jason Quin, Executive Chairman of the Los Angeles Asian Film Festival, welcomed and thanked the elected officials, diplomatic officials, filmmakers, sponsors, contractors and partners who attended the film festival. At the same time, the 7th Los Angeles Film Festival was officially launched. Nearly 120 films were shortlisted at this film festival, and nearly 80 films and filmmakers were nominated.

The award-winning films came from the United States, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Iran, India.

After a two-hour red carpet ceremony, they first held a grand awards ceremony, then held a song and dance performance, and the 36th Miss Asia International Global Finals beauty contest. Film producers, directors, actors and beautiful players, celebrities and celebrities, laughter, thunderous applause, jubilation.

The two bilingual masters of Chinese and English, announced the winners of the Golden Diamond Awards at this film festival at the award ceremony, and played trailers of the award-winning film flower and film festival.

The winner list of the 6th Golden Diamond Awards 2024:

BEST FEATURE, Hanky Panky, USA
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE, We are forever, China
BEST DOCUMENTARY, Fallen Treasures, Hong Kong
BEST SHORT FILM, Song of the Conscripts，China
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, Mad Honey Documentary, Iraq
BEST ANIMATION SHORT, Dancing Dhamaal!, USA
BEST SCRIPT, Sach is Life, USA
BEST DIRECTOR, Nearest Distance, China
BEST MUSIC, Kuch Sapney Apne, Inida
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM, Lamb of Vengeance, China
BEST DIRECTOR STUDENT, Sky is the limit, China, Sheng Liu
BEAT ACTOR, Okamoto, Japan
BEST ACTRESS, Hi Dad, India
BEST CHILD ACTOR, Growing Pains, China
BEST CHILD ACTRESS, Paper Flowers, USA
BEST WRITER, Performing Kaoru’s Funeral, Japan

第36届世界亚裔小姐全球总决赛在洛杉矶圆满举行

洛杉矶12月18日讯，第36届世界亚裔小姐（Miss Asia International）全球总决赛今天在洛杉矶圣盖博喜来登酒店隆重举行。这场由美国国际商会(AICC）授权，亚洲电影节(AFF) 和美国全美电视台(AMTV) 联合出品，以及DJM3艺术教育学校与美国南加州华人经贸文化协会联合主办的顶级盛事吸引了全球目光。

世界亚裔小姐选美大赛执行主席秦嘉豪（Jason Quin），主创制作团队的美国全美电视台（AMTV）总经理、本次大赛的总策划董宏兴（Charles Dong)，DJM3首席执行官、大赛总导演沈平（Julie Shen)、大赛艺术总监李敏（Mindy Li)、财务总监谢亚丽（Xie Yali），以及本届大赛主办方之一的美国南加州华人经贸文化协会会长黄冬平（Dongping Huang）先后致辞。

本届大赛从全球范围内挑选了21位优秀佳丽晋级总决赛，在运动时尚自我介绍、泳装比赛、才艺展示、晚装比赛以及机智问答等多个环节中一展风采，角逐总决赛冠亚季军、网络冠亚季军以及单项奖、优秀奖等多个奖项。

本届大赛得到了众多品牌和合作机构的慷慨支持，包括纽约华丽之美、麦莱光子脱毛仪、旅程杂志、凯皮美容、倾城国际时尚医美、克里斯蒂娜·富尔顿、点火精神，以及卢特康、美宝护肤品、新力教育、钟子磊美国税务专家等。特别呜谢首领航空（Prima Air）和飞马航空（Pegasus Elite Aviation )。

本届大赛强大的评审阵容与精彩环节引人瞩目，由13位来自美国、加拿大及全球各地的知名时尚、电影、音乐、舞蹈及艺术界的专家和领军人物组成的评委团队。出席今天盛会的还有，卡斯特巴黎精英模特主任和签约超模王欧文（Owen Wang)，演员、企业家和慈善家富尔顿（Christina Fulton )、艺术之心时尚时装周的创始人和首席执行官罗斯特（Erik Rosete)、时装设计师克斯托（Merlin Castell）和杰西（Jesse）、中美时装周及玫瑰公主选美创始人于凯瑞（Kerry Yu)，演员、导演、制片人贾一平（超模管理公司首席执行官、商业投资及电影制片人穆林（Jim Mullin)，演员牛琳（Liu Lin)、著名青年舞蹈家刘晓智（Liu Xiaozhi)、温哥华国际舞蹈艺术学院创始人及院长岳莹（Tracy Yue ）、时尚品牌投资人和创始人陈玥廷（Chen Yueting），品牌官及质量工程师于秋石（Yu Qiushi)。

总决赛评委们从专业视角评估参赛者的才艺与综合素质，确保赛事的公平性与权威性，佳丽们以运动时尚装、晚装、泳装、才艺展示和机智问答的五大环节全面展现了个人魅力与才艺。

经过激烈角逐，以及经过层层角逐与严格评审，12号选手尹智莹（Michelle Yin ）凭借卓越的舞台表现力、优雅的气质以及出色的综合能力，成功摘得第36届世界亚裔小姐全球总决赛的桂冠。13号选手于凯莉（Kelly Yu）凭借其优雅的台风与非凡的个人魅力，在多个环节中展现出色表现，荣获亚军殊荣。15号佳丽李燕华（Yuhan Li）、20号佳丽王万婷（Wanting Wang)、1号佳丽陈美希（Rita Chen）在比赛中展现了各自独特的风采与才艺，最终并列季军，彰显了赛事的多元魅力。

13号佳丽于凯莉凭借超高的人气和观众支持，在网络投票中脱颖而出，还荣膺了网络人气奖冠军。10号佳丽高明燕（Mingyan Gao）以亲和的魅力和超高人气赢得了网络人气奖亚军的殊荣。

荣获冠军桂冠的尹智莹除摘得本大赛的冠军桂冠之外，还获得了最佳礼服表演奖。荣获亚军桂冠的李燕华还展现了她在网络社群中的影响力，荣获了网络人气奖季军。

此外，本次赛事还特别新增了世界亚裔小小姐奖（Miss Little Asia）和世界亚裔夫人奖（Miss Mrs Asia)，世界亚裔小姐特殊贡献奖（Miss Asia Specialist Contribution)，充分展现不同年龄段参赛者的风采与多元魅力，旨在表彰更多年龄段的女性才华和魅力，进一步丰富了比赛的文化内涵。

首位世界亚裔夫人得主和总统奖– 终生成就奖王丽红（Wang Lihong）女士作为励志榜样，为女性展现自信与力量树立了典范。首位世界亚裔小小姐米里（Eliya Miri)，这位充满活力和快乐的4岁女孩凭借她天生的魅力和活力，与大家分享她对生活的热爱。首位世界亚裔小姐特殊贡献奖得主是资深创意与艺术总监、国际比基尼小姐大师赛冠军薛伊茜（Xue Yixi），她通过其影响力推动了亚裔文化的全球传播与融合，她的努力和贡献为本次大赛树立了典范，也彰显了亚裔女性的智慧与力量。

作为全球瞩目的亚裔选美赛事和艺术盛典，第36届世界亚裔小姐全球总决赛不仅是一场美与才艺的盛宴，更是亚裔文化自信的象征。主办方希望通过此次盛事，将亚裔女性的智慧、魅力与多元文化推广至更广的国际舞台。本届大赛的成功举办，也为明年的比赛奠定了坚实基础。主办方更期待明年迎来更多佳丽、更多支持以及更高的国际关注，为亚裔文化书写新的篇章。

联盟智库是第36届世界亚裔小姐全球总决赛的联合主办及赞助机构。

Asian Film Festival Los Angeles announces the nominees for the 6th Golden Diamond Awards 2024

Los Angeles, November 17th – The Asian Film Festival Los Angeles today announced the nominees for the 6th Golden Diamond Awards 2024, including films and scripts from the United States, Canada, India, Japan, Austria, Germany, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, France, Iraq, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, Iran, as well as mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Earlier, the Asian Film Festival Los Angeles stated at a press conference held on November 2 that the 6th Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony will be held on December 11 at the Sheraton San Gabriel Hotel in Los Angeles. At that time, filmmakers from various countries and regions participating in the festival, special guests, celebrities, representatives of sponsors, producers, directors, actors and award-winning guests from Los Angeles and Hollywood will gather together to celebrate the event.

The 36th Miss Asian International beauty pageant global finalists and winners will also present a splendid visual feast and showcase the magnificent Asian cultural style to guests from all walks of life at the 6th Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony.

The organizer said that tickets for the 6th Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony are now on sale, Welcome to order.

The complete list of nominees for the 6th Golden Diamond Awards of the 36th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles 2024 is as follows:

BEST FEATURE
Brave Girls, India
Hanky Pank, USA
Kuch Sapney Apne, India
Return To Planet Undergroun, Netherlands
Redemption with Life, China

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Performing Kaoru’s Funeral, Japan
4 by 4, India
Flight animal，Sweden
Okamoto，Japan
We are forever, China

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Okhaldhunga, Germany
Saving Walden’s World， USA
CACAO，Japan
Deconstructing Beijing, France
Fallen Treasures, Hong Kong

BEST SHORT FILM
Límites, Spian
Song of the Conscripts，China
Suburban Story ,USA
The Other Moon Goddess, USA
Midsummer Dream. China

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
RETURN TO KAWTHOOLEI: A Refugee Rapper’s Journey to His Homeland in Burma, SA
Mad Honey Documentary, Iraq
Agong, USA
Gierogi Appa, USA
Koroneburg, USA

BEST ANIMATION SHORT
Dancing Dhamaal!, USA
World Naked Bike Tour , Canada
The Pinto Variety Hour, USA
Son & Moon, USA
CHAIN, USA

BEST SCRIPT
Homeless Dogs Never Bite, China
Frank Truman, Iran
First Launch, USA
Sach is LifeUSA
Baby Gladiator, Iran

BEST DIRECTOR
Return To Planet Underground (Part1) , Netherlands
Flight Animal, Sweden
Nearest Distance, China
Growing Pains, China

BEST MUSIC
Kuch Sapney Apne, Inida
Nearest Distance, China
Hi, Dad, India
Aeon Oz, Austria

BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
Identified, Hong Kong
It is your Turn, China
You Can Never Go Home, USA
Lamb of Vengeance, China
Her Nails, USA

BEST DIRECTOR STUDENT FILM
Sky is the limit, China, Sheng Liu
Pei-an Chen，Blue Birds, Taiwan, Pei-an Chen
Chase, USA, Chao Han
Echo. China, Zhiping Li
A Palm Tree in The Distanc, USA, Moxie Zhang

BEAT ACTOR
Surge, China, Chen Wang Hanfei
Deep Into the Forest , USA, Jack Wang
We are forever, China, Zeawo
A Black Dog By The Reef, China, Zhong Linyu
Okamoto, Japan, Kentarou Tomita

BEST ACTRESS
Brave Girls, India, Rakhi Lohchab
Hi Dad, India, Mrunal Thakur
Suger, China, Jin Shan
Performing Kaoru’s Funeral, Japan, Kano Ichiki
The Story of a Stranded Frog, USA, Lexi Kim

BEST CHILD ACTOR
It is your Turn, China, Chao Yimo, Shu Yiyi, AI Lei, Zhou Yiming
So Long Mom, China, Zhou Chuxi
Growing Pains, China, Zhiquan Yang

BEST CHILD ACTRESS
Paper Flowers, USA, Sylvia Ye
Nearest Distance, China, Ruidong Zhou
Happy Love, USA, Lilyan Luu
Hi, Dad, India, Kiara Khanna
Pari and the Witch, Iran, Jana Karimi

CIE is one of the co-organizers of the Asian Film Festival Los Angeles, and has collaborated with the organizer to provide film-producing, director, and performance short-term master training courses for the AFF film winners and young filmmakers from various countries and regions.

The 6th Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony of Asian Film Festival 2014 will be held on November 18th, at 3:30pm in Sheraton Hotel San Gabriel Los Angeles.

2022 Gender Summit of the MDB Working Group on Gender

16 – 19 May 2022
Cairo
Summit: European Investment Bank; Islamic Development Bank Day 2: EBRD

The European Investment Bank and Islamic Development Bank are co-hosting the 2022 Gender Summit of the Multilateral Development Banks Working Group on Gender.

The theme is “Building back better: advancing gender equality for a more resilient future”.

The three-day summit will focus on a different topic each day, namely the care economy, climate action and digitalisation.

The EBRD is organising Day 2 of the summit on 18 May with the theme “Gender equality and climate action nexus”. There will be a panel session entitled “Inequality and external shocks: creating opportunities and building resilience”, along with two further sessions: “Beyond barriers: women’s access to climate finance” and “Building back better: green skills and new employment opportunities” led by the Caribbean Development Bank and the African Development Bank, respectively.

The three-day event will take place in a hybrid format under the patronage of the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, and the National Council for Women, and paves the way for COP27 hosted by Egypt later this year.

EEOC TO HOLD HEARING ON RACE, SEX, AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION IN CONSTRUCTION

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will host a hearing on May 17 to examine discrimination based on race, national origin, and sex in construction and consider potential solutions to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sector.

The hearing, “Knocking Down Walls: Discrimination and Harassment in Construction,” will provide historical, statistical and experiential evidence of race- and sex-based harassment and discrimination that has limited opportunities for Black, Asian, Hispanic, Native American and female workers in construction. The hearing will also explore promising practices to prevent and address systemic discrimination so that historically marginalized workers can contribute to the $1.2 trillion federal effort to improve America’s infrastructure.

WHO:

Japlan “Jazz” Allen, Treasurer & Iron Worker, Chicago Women in Trades
Janel Bailey, Co-Executive Director of Organizing & Programs, Los Angeles Black Workers Center
James Bobseine, Trial Attorney, EEOC Buffalo Local Office
David Chincanchan, Policy Director, Workers Defense Project
Trevor Griffey, Lecturer of U.S. History, UC Irvine
Nicole Mason, President & CEO, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America
Melissa Wells, Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion, North America’s Building Trades Union
Chris Winters, Military & Tribal Liaison, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council # 5
Gary, Iron Worker

WHEN: Tuesday, May 17, 10:30 a.m. EDT

WHERE:

The hearing will be streamed live on the EEOC’s Official YouTube Page.

The meeting will be held as a live-streamed videoconference, with an option for listen-only audio dial-in by telephone. More instructions will be posted on www.eeoc.gov 24 hours before the meeting.

The EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. More information about the EEOC’s work generally can be found at www.eeoc.gov. Stay connected with the latest EEOC news by subscribing to our email updates.

Gina M. Raimondo to Join President Biden and other U.S. Government Leaders at the U.S.-EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium

On June 14-16, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo will travel to Brussels, Belgium to join President Biden, Secretary Blinken, Ambassador Tai and EU government leaders at the U.S.-EU Summit. In addition to supporting President Biden’s mission at the U.S.-EU Summit, Secretary Raimondo will meet with European Union government leaders and industry leaders to discuss strengthening the transatlantic partnership and economic and digital cooperation. This marks her first official international trip as Secretary.

President Biden to Join Secretary Raimondo at the 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo today announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will provide prerecorded remarks at the 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit, to be held virtually June 7-11. President Biden will join Cabinet Secretaries, Governors, CEOs, and other public and private sector leaders eager to strike global business investment deals for the United States and share insights on the latest innovations and trends in an effort to support and create jobs.

“Since taking office, President Biden has made our economic recovery a top priority – and growing U.S. trade and foreign direct investment are an important component of that,” said Secretary Raimondo. “I am proud to stand alongside him in making a powerful case to the world that the U.S. is the best place for any nation to do business.”

In addition to President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will now participate in the SelectUSA Investment Summit. They join Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Guzman, Governors, top CEOs, and small business leaders for the highest-profile event dedicated to promoting foreign direct investment in the United States.

For nine years in a row, the United States has been ranked by A.T. Kearney as the top place for foreign business investment. Many important investment deals are conducted at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, and since inception it has generated more than $48.4 billion in foreign direct investment, supporting more than 45,000 jobs in the United States.

The Investment Summit provides opportunities to spotlight America’s innovative climate, diversity of resources and robust workforce which can contribute to global success for foreign investors. The event will promote four pillars to increase American competitiveness: 1) Revitalizing U.S. manufacturing and developing advanced industries; 2) Building a 21st century workforce; 3) Maintaining leadership in global innovation; and 4) Promoting America, at home and abroad. Biden-Harris Administration priorities will also be discussed, such as the American Jobs Plan, the American Rescue Plan implementation, other COVID-19 economic recovery efforts, job creation, building back better and more inclusivity.

Housed within the U.S. Department of Commerce, SelectUSA promotes and facilitates business investment into the United States by coordinating related federal government agencies to serve as a single point of contact for investors. SelectUSA assists U.S. economic development organizations to compete globally for investment by providing information, a platform for international marketing, and high-level advocacy. SelectUSA also helps investors find the information they need to make decisions; connect to the right people at the local level; navigate the federal regulatory system; and find solutions to issues related to the federal government.

Amber Martinez, Made an Official Judge of the 2021 Asian Film Festival

On Saturday November 7th, 2020, the official judges were announced for next year’s 2021 Asian Film Festival (https://asianfilmfestival.us).

Among the announced judges was Amber Martinez, actress and producer. Amber Martinez has worked on many films and television projects. Some of her well-known film projects are Dead Ant, Madness in the Method, Glass Jaw, Fight of Fury, Guitars and Guns, Bond of Justice: Kizuna, and Senior Entourage.

In the film Senior Entourage, Amber Martinez worked with an amazing all-star cast, including Ed Asner, Marion Ross, Mark Rydell, Charles Robinson, James Handy, David Lockhart, Brian Conners, and the late Helen Reddy.

Some television projects, that Ms. Martinez has worked on include 68 Whiskey, Why Women Kill, NCIS,
S.W.A.T., Homeland, and Dirty John: Betty Broderick. Her latest project that she is working on is the film
Christmas Slasher, where she stars in the role of “Victoria” and she is also an Executive Producer on the
film. Presenting this honor on Nov. 7th, 2020, was the festival director himself, Jason Quin.

The event took place at the new luxury hotel The Maybourne Beverly Hills, located at 225 N Canon Dr, Beverly
Hills, CA 90210.

The event was photographed by Guillermo Proano. Also, in attendance at the official announcement were international recording artist Josh Moreland, actress Rebecca Holden,TV host Shelley Sykes, philanthropist Leith Eaton, and former Hollywood Foreign Press AssociationPresident, Aida Takla.

When asked about receiving the honor of being a judge for the 2021 Asian Film Festival, Ms. Martinez replied, “It is truly an honor and I am so incredibly grateful for this opportunity…”

Amber Martinez has a few official websites, http://www.amber-martinez.com and her fan website http://www.ambermartinezofficial.com.

Festival Director Jason-Quin and Amber-Martinez

Amber Martinez official social media connections are as follows:
Twitter: @__AmberMartinez, Instagram: @amber_martinez_official, and Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/theofficialambermartinez.

This original article was published by: London-TV.co.uk

The Confederation Institute of Education is a sponsor of the 2nd Annual Asian Film Festival Los Angeles 2020 and plans research projects to support the practice of Asian young filmmakers and student film directors.