Reel Asian is proud to co-present Eternal Summer at Inside Out the 17th Annual Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival.

Eternal Summer (Sheng xia guang nian)
Location: Royal Ontario Museum
Date / Time: Fri May 18 09:30pm

We all remember the defining moments in our lives. The leap from youth to adulthood is one of the most challenging, as it helps to shape who we will become. It is also one of the most rewarding. Eternal Summer, from Taiwanese director Leste Chen, is a beautiful and emotional exploration of such times.

With a haunting soundtrack, exquisite cinematography and believable script, this is a compelling and tender look at the end of innocence. Eternal Summer is poignant and emotional storytelling at its finest.

Canadian Premiere

Language: Mandarin with English Subtitles

Take a whirlwind tour of East Asia, featuring diverse cinematic expressions from the region's old and new generations of filmmakers.

Centrepiece Gala: King and The Clown (Lee Jun-ik, South Korea)
Tuesday May 22, 9:30pm / Isabel Bader Theatre
South Korea's biggest box office hit, King and The Clown is a sumptuous period piece about two male jesters who become the stars in the court of a tyrannical monarch but not without a huge price.

Hammered Down: East Asian Shorts
Monday May 21, 5pm / Royal Ontario Museum
A collection of short works from the region that focus on the formation of identity in a region where conformity is the norm.

Happy Together (Wong Kar-Wai, Hong Kong)
Tuesday May 22, 5:15pm / Royal Ontario Museum
The 1997 Wong Kar-Wai classic stars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung as gay lovers living out the last days of their relationship as expatriates in Buenos Aires.

The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (Sijie Dai, Canada/France)
Tuesday May 22, 9:45pm / Royal Ontario Museum
A sumptuous epic that tells the story of Li-Ming and her passionate affair with the An, the daughter of a renowned botantist.

Spider Lilies (Zero Chou, Taiwan)
Wednesday May 23, 9:30pm / Royal Ontario Museum
Starring two of Asia's hottest young celebrities, this dreamy lesbian love story follows Jade, a sexy webcam girl who falls for Takeko, a tattoo artist.

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)
Friday May 25, 5:15pm / Royal Ontario Museum
A sublime and melancholy drama that captures the tentative but intoxicating couplings that unfold between five characters in steamy Kuala Lumpur.

CFC PRIME TIME TELEVISION PROGRAM
For complete information on eligibility, the application package and program details, please visit: www.cfccreates.com

Application deadline: Wed, May 16th, 2007.

Worldwide Short Film Festival SYMPOSIUM PITCH CONTEST 2007
Do you have a brilliant idea for a short? A saavy mouth? A will to win?

The deadline for applications is Monday May 21, 6pm.

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Worldwide Short Film Festival SCREENPLAY GIVEAWAY
Got a great script for a short? You could win our biggest prize to date! It's valued at over $100,000

Deadline for submissions is Thursday May 31, 6 pm.

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Call For Submissions: The Toronto Japanese Short Film Festival 2007
Short films (20 mins or less) relating to Japan are eligible.

The submission deadline is July 7, 2007 and there is no entry fee!

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