Julia Kwan
Director / Screenwriter
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Female
102 years old
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Last Login: 6/7/2009
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Julia Kwan's Film Bio
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| Website | eveandthefirehorse.com | | Influences | In the Mood for Love, Yi Yi, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, Emporte Moi, The Ice Storm, The Ratcatcher, The Piano, Lovely and Amazing, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, My Life as a Dog, 400 Blows, Small Change, Amelie, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Station Agent, The Apu Trilogy Electric Light Orchestra, Supertramp, ABBA, America, Blondie, Bay City Rollers, Pilot, Melanie, Cat Stevens, Anne Murray, McCartney and Wings, Bee Gees, Mychael Danna's soundtracks | | Directors | Julia Kwan Producers: Erik Paulsson, Shan Tam, Yves J. Ma Starring Vivian Wu, Phoebe Kut, Hollie Lo, Lester Chan | | Awards | 2007 WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO VANCOUVER SPOTLIGHT AWARDS - Winner - Artistic Merit Award 2007 DARYL DUKE SCREENWRITING AWARD - Winner, Feature Film Screenwriting 2007 CANADIAN GENIE AWARDS - Winner, Claude Jutra Award for Best Direction on a First Feature Film 2006 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Special Jury Prize for World Cinema 2006 SAN DIEGO ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Best Narrative Feature 2006 BENDFILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Best Female Actor, Phoebe JoJo Kut 2006 NEW YORK ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Emerging Director Award 2006 LEO AWARDS - Winner, Best Direction, Best Screenwriting, Best Production Design, Best Sound Design, Best Editing 2005 VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Most Popular Canadian Film 2005 CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Best First Canadian Feature 2000 WRITER'S GUILD OF CANADA TOP TEN AWARDS - Winner, Charles Israel Screenwriting Prize for Best Unproduced Screenplay | | Festivals | Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, South by Southwest Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Puchon International Film Festival Hawaii International Film Fest, San Francisco Asian Film Fest, VC Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Fest (Centerpiece Film), APA Film Fest in Washington DC (Closing Night Film), Chicago Asian Film Fest, San Diego Asian Film Fest Durban International Film Fest, Calgary Film Fest, Atlantic Film Fest, Edmonton Film Fest, Montreal FilmFest, Bendfilm Festival, Rotterdam Asian Film Festival, Pittsburg Silkscreen Festival, Disorient Film Festival, MoMA screenings in New York | | Professional Affiliations | Mongrel Media Characters Talent Agency Cineworks Independent Film Society |
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Julia Kwan's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Ethnicity: | Asian | | Religion: | Other | | Zodiac Sign: | Taurus | | Occupation: | Filmmaker |
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| Films: 2 |
Total Plays: 9449 |
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Julia Kwan's Latest Blog Entry
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Opens Friday, July 6th in San Francisco!
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EVE & THE FIRE HORSE DVD AVAILABLE IN U.S. ON JULY 24RD!
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E&F WINS CLAUDE JUTRA AWARD & FIVE GENIE NOMINATIONS
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E&F AT HAWAII FILM FESTIVAL
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E&F WINS BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE AT SAN DIEGO ASIAN
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About me:
SYNOPSIS Eve, a precocious nine-year-old with an overactive imagination, was born in the Year of the Fire Horse, notorious among Chinese families for producing the most troublesome children. Caught between her 11-year-old authoritative sisters fantasies of sainthood and cultural confusion and her own sense of right and wrong, Eve faces the challenges of childhood with fanciful humour and wide-eyed wonder. Set in Vancouver in the 1970's, the two sisters find their life paths diverging in this world where family life is strange, childhood is lonely, and religion perplexing. Sometimes the most troublesome children are the ones that touch us most deeply. WINNER - SPECIAL JURY PRIZE AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL! CHECK OUT THE GREAT REVIEWS! ROGER EBERT "LUMINOUS! Intelligent, delicate and touching. One of the most beloved films at Sundance this year . . . " VARIETY "EXCEPTIONAL! A slice of delicately captured childhood." CBC "Absolutely enthralling! An inspired generational document" THE GLOBE AND MAIL "Touching, funny and thoroughly enchanting! One of the most enchanting and memorable films made in this country." CINEMATICAL "A delightfully imaginative tale! Eve and the Firehorse is everything good filmmaking ought to be - rich, inventive storytelling, just the right touches of humor and levity, and heart-rending acting." SAN FRANCISCO WEEKLY "A rare gem!" SEATTLE TIMES "The details of the girls' world are wonderfully captured; this film is a poignant charmer."
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