Vancouver International Film Festival DRAGONS & TIGERS AWARD

The Vancouver International Film Festival series, Dragons & Tigers, presents the largest program of East Asian films at any festival outside of Asia.
The VIFF 2009 Dragons & Tigers Award will take place on Thursday, October 8 at 6:30pm at the Empire Granville 7 Visa Screening Room, prior to the screening of the film TOAD’S OIL from Japan.

The nominees are:
ADRIFT (Bui Thac Chuyen) Vietnam
BAKAL BOYS (Ralston G. Jover) Philippines International Premiere
CATS (Kim Ji-Hyun) South Korea Canadian Premiere
EIGHTEEN (Jang Kun-Jae) South Korea World Premiere
KARAOKE (Chris Chong Chan Fui) Malaysia
KUN 1: ACTION (Wu Haohao) China World Premiere
LEFT OUT (Sasaki Omoi) Japan International Premiere
YELLOW KID (Tetsuya Mariko) Japan International Premiere

The winner of the Dragons & Tigers Award will receive another screening on Saturday, October 10 at 4pm at Pacific Cinematheque, code