MAMM 14

MIGHTY ASIAN MOVIEMAKING MARATHON

What's Happening Now:

August 2nd, 2019 – MAMM teams enter production!
July 29th, 2019 – Script submission deadline for competing teams
July 25th, 2019 – Official competing teams announced – MEET THE TEAMS
July 20th, 2019 – Competing teams attended MAMMentorship workshop day at BC ArtScape
July 12th, 2019 – Successful competition teams selected by our judges panel
July 7th, 2019 – Registration officially closed

For questions regarding MAMM, contact us at: mamm@vaff.org

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MAMM14 Gala Screening & Awards Presentation

Who will win the MAMM14 challenge? Join us at the MAMM14 Gala Screening & Awards event 7:00 pm on Saturday August 31, 2019 at the Vancouver Playhouse, as we screen the completed shorts and unveil the winners! With live voting, you the audience will also help us select the Fan’s Choice Award for best overall short/ultra short and best overall performance. Come see the top films, and stay to congratulate your favourite teams in person at the after-party.

MAMM14 Gala Emcee

Milton Ng

Director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, MAMM Alumni

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What is MAMM?

The Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) celebrates its 14th year of supporting and showcasing emerging filmmakers.

Diversity in Filmmaking

MAMM14 kicks off with an all-day VAFF Industry Insight Panel Series: Diversity in Filmmaking Day on Sunday June 23rd with a series of panel workshops on different aspects of filmmaking.

MAMMentorship and Production

For the second year, teams whose video pitches are selected to advance will be able to take part in the MAMMentorship program! In this program, qualifying teams with have access to a full day of specialized workshops by industry professionals and be paired with one of these professionals as their team mentor. Production happens for ten days in early August, after which the completed films will watched by our panel of elite MAMM14 judges and the top films in each category chosen to win cash and in-kind prizes!

MAMM 14 Prizes and Promotion

MAMMentorship program for teams whose video pitches advance from the initial round of selection:
- one-on-one mentorship with selected teams and industry professionals
- group workshops available to both 10 minute & 1 minute teams.
VAFF will contact team leads to arrange for behind the scenes (BTS) filming during their production period.
VAFF will provide digital and print promotion for the selected teams.
Cash prize and industry in-kind prizes for the TOP TWO adjudicated winning 10 minute shorts, TOP TWO adjudicated winning 1 minute ultra shorts, and in-kind prizes to the Fans Choice Award winners.
The TOP TWO adjudicated winning 10 minute shorts and TOP TWO adjudicated winning 1 minute ultra shorts, as well as the Fans Choice Award winners will be announced and awarded at the MAMM premiere and awards presentation gala – August 31, 2019 and will be showcased at the 23rd Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival, November 7-10, 2019.
Distribution for the winning shorts may be available through VAFF media partners.

Registration

Registration is from May 20, 2019 – July 7, 2019.
Non-refundable registration fee of $50 per team for 10 minute short category and $10 per team for 1 minute ultrashort category.
Video Pitch Submissions not necessary to 1 minute ultrashort category.
Thank you. The registration is officially closed. Any questions regarding your registrations can be emailed to
mamm@vaff.org

See the MAMM 2019 Registration Information Package for more details.

MAMM VR Category Information

Submit your idea to MAMM’s inaugural Virtual Reality filmmaking program and dive into the future of media.

First 3 to submit your idea to MAMM’s inaugural 1 min Ultra Short Virtual Reality filmmaking program at mamm@vaff.org can receive mentorship, hardware, and technical support from Hammer & Tong, and have their projects screened in headsets at the MAMM14 Gala and Awards Presentation if completed according to MAMM rules.

Ideas should be contained to single locations, involve a stationary perspective, and have a projected run-time of 1 minute. Don’t worry about the technology, just think about what makes a compelling story when it’s told all around you.

Key Dates

DAY	DATE	TIME	INFO
Monday	May 20, 2019	12:00 am PST	Registration Open
Sunday	June 23, 2019	10:00am – 5:00pm PST	VAFF Industry Insight Panel Series: Diversity in Filmmaking Workshop Day/MAMM Kick-Off Event – 4 Panel Workshops, 1 Day
Sunday	July 7, 2019	9:00 pm PST	Registration and Video Pitch Submission Deadline
Friday	July 12, 2019	9:00 pm PST	Selected Teams Adjudication Results Provided
Saturday	July 20, 2019	12:00 pm PST	MAMMentorship program workshop day for selected teams, venue TBD
Monday	July 29, 2019	9:00 pm PST	Script Submission Deadline
Friday	August 2-11, 2019	12:00 am PST	Competition (Film Production/Post Production) Begins
Sunday	August 11, 2019	9:00 pm PST	Film Submission Deadline
Saturday	August 31, 2019	7:00 pm PST	MAMM14 Gala Screening & Awards Presentation at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre

MAMM 14 Judges

Ana de Lara

Director, screenwriter, and producer

Alejandro Yoshizawa

Director: All Our Father’s Relations

Alfonso Chin

Cinematographer

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MAMM14 Creative Producers

Mayumi Yoshida

MAMM Creative Co-Producer

Mayumi Yoshida is from Tokyo, Japan.
Her role as Crown Princess (The Man in The High Castle) received a 2016 UBCP/ACTRA’s Emerging Actor nomination. She made her debut as a filmmaker with Akashi-あかし-
(2017) which she wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. The short film is based on her play NeOn-ね音- which was part of the 2016 Vancouver Fringe Festival and 2017’s
rEvolver Festival and Powell Street Festival.

Below are the awards from her Short “AKASHI-あかし-“. Best Actor award at the East Van Showcase, TELUS Storyhive 2016 Digital Shorts Grand Prize, Outstanding Writer at NBC Universal Short Film Festival, Best Female Director at Vancouver Short Film Festival, Matrix Award for outstanding achievement in a short film at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival.

Mayumi is repped by Gersh, Characters Talent Agency and Hertzberg Media.

Nach Dudsdeemaytha

MAMM Creative Co-Producer

Nach Dudsdeemaytha is a Vancouver-based filmmaker. He is the co-founder of This is a Spoon Studios, where Nach works as a project manager, producer and editor. He has worked closely with international companies and non-profit organizations to produce narrative and commercial content across multiple platforms.

His latest narrative project is the award-winning web series Inconceivable, which has gone on to be nominated for Breakthrough Short Form Series at the prestigious IFP Gotham Awards in 2017.

Nach also co-wrote and co-produced the 2017 short film Cypher. The short film has gone on to play multiple festivals internationally, recently taking home 5 awards (Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound Design) at Vancouver Short Film Festival, and is nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Sound Design at the Leos.