tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60463798552431634972024-03-05T05:50:04.448-08:00Little MaoAllan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-50656982157793030132017-05-29T06:26:00.000-07:002017-05-29T06:29:08.653-07:002017 Asian Heritage Month screening<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br />Over the weekend, </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Little Mao </i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">took part in an</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> Asian Heritage Month screening organized by ReelWorld Film Festival at Innis Town Hall. Here, director Allan Tong stands (from left) with ReelWorld executive director, <b>Gave Lindo</b>, director of <i>Descendents of the Past, Ancestors of the Future,<b> </b></i><b>Albert Chan</b>, and his star, <b>Tina Chen </b>veteran Chinese-American actress who's appeared in Arthur Penn's <i>Alice's Restaurant </i>and Sydney Pollack's <i>Three Days of the Condor.</i></span>Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-24064335808748302472017-05-28T09:16:00.000-07:002017-05-28T09:16:40.592-07:00LITTLE MAO is back in Toronto today at ReelWorld Asian Heritage Month screening<h2 class="date-header" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">
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Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-76295625485347329892014-05-17T08:39:00.002-07:002014-05-17T08:39:29.597-07:00LITTLE MAO screening at Asian Heritage Month<i>Little Mao </i>returns to Toronto as part of an Asian Heritage Month screening organized by the ReelWorld Film Festival. The short films run from 2:00-3:30 today at the Innis Town Hall's VIP Screening Room, room 222, at 2 Sussex Avenue (St. George/Harbord). Free admission!<br />
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A panel discussion about women in film and a documentary screening follow into the early evening. Full details: <a href="http://www.reelworld.ca/ArticlesDetails/TabId/126/ArtMID/581/ArticleID/107/Free-Admission-to-Asian-Heritage-Month-Film-Festival.aspx">http://www.reelworld.ca/ArticlesDetails/TabId/126/ArtMID/581/ArticleID/107/Free-Admission-to-Asian-Heritage-Month-Film-Festival.aspx</a><br />
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<br />Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-6424801999384619722014-01-19T09:14:00.000-08:002014-01-19T09:45:51.152-08:00Farewell festivals, hello onlineAfter two years of traveling the world, <i>Little Mao</i> finds an online home <a href="http://www.bravofact.com/2013/12/09/little-mao-2013/" target="_blank">here</a>:<br />
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In spring 2012,<i> Little Mao </i>premiered at three sold-out screenings at the <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2012/04/little-mao-cast-attend-sold-out-second.html" target="_blank"><b>TIFF Kids Film Festival in Toronto</b></a> before enjoying an extensive road trip to<b> <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/04/little-mao-goes-to-hollywood.html" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2012/10/little-mao-hits-cicff.html" target="_blank">Chicago</a>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/07/little-mao-takes-big-apple.html" target="_blank">New York</a>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/02/little-mao-storms-largest-asian-film_26.html" target="_blank">San Francisco</a>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2012/04/little-mao-invades-america.html" target="_blank">Colorado</a>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/10/little-mao-hits-san-diego.html" target="_blank">San Diego</a></b>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2012/12/little-mao-starts-2013-in-seattle.html" target="_blank"><b>Seattle </b></a>and as far as <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/04/little-mao-debuts-in-latin-america-at.html" target="_blank"><b>Puerto Rico</b></a>. The closest <i>Mao </i>got to the Motherland was<b> <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/06/mao-makes-asian-premiere-at-singapore.html" target="_blank">Singapore</a></b>. <i>Mao </i>played many home games in southern Ontario, returning to <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/04/sold-out-screening-at-reelworld-2013.html" target="_blank"><b>Toronto</b></a> for an encore, Peterborough<b>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2012/08/cinefest-invites-little-mao-to-sudbury.html" target="_blank">Sudbury</a>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2012/10/mao-takes-brantford.html" target="_blank">Brantford</a>, <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2012/10/little-mao-up-for-award-at-grand-river.html" target="_blank">Kitchener-Waterloo</a></b> and <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2012/11/comrades-visit-hamilton-film-festival.html" target="_blank"><b>Hamilton</b></a>.<br />
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During that time, <i>Little Mao </i>entertained sold-out audiences of kids and grown-ups alike, won awards and found new friends. "I tip my cap to all my comrades on and off the field," declared a tearful Chairman Bobby who waved his green Mao hat. "Farewell and good luck."<br />
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The filmmakers wish to thank our funders Bravo, the Ontario Arts Council and the National Film Board. Special thanks to the parents of our cast, our hardworking crew, all the festivals who hosted our film, and the filmmakers' spouses, partners and families.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TIFF Kids' sold-out screening, April 15, 2012<i>: Left to right: </i><b>Ben Prystawski, Kyle Wong, Kevin Wang</b> (as Little Mao), <b>Alexis Thomas</b> (rear), <b>Ariyena Sorani </b>(in green), <b>Joshua Budd, Brian Obonna</b> (rear),<b> Charlotte Herie</b> & <b>Allan Tong</b> (photo: Mira Budd)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cinefest Sudbury, September 2012:<b></b> Allan toasting with <i>POV magazine</i>'s lovely <b>Marsha Cummings</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 2011: filming on Perry Wong's front lawn on a humid Sunday afternoon (photo: Perry Wong)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toronto's ReelWorld Film Festival, April 2013: Allan with <b>Katie Chats</b> during an online interview</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TIFF Kids, April 2012: OMNI-TV's<b> Jeffrey Lee </b>interviews <b>Kevin Wan</b>g in Mandarin; Kevin was a pro</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 2011: The Little Red Guards between takes in a Scarborough baseball diamond (photo: Babriela Pope)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hamilton Film Festival, November 2012: Opposing Team Player<b> Tia Ng</b> (far left) during a spirited post-screening Q&A; HFF programmer <b>Nathan Fleet</b> in crouching, far right (photo: Des Ng)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TIFF Kids, April 2012: at the world premiere, Allan's nephew <b>Eli</b>, dad <b>Poy</b>, and brother-in-law <b>Jeff Low</b> (photo: Cathy Tong)</td></tr>
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<br />Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-25221983780624980892013-10-14T20:02:00.000-07:002013-10-14T20:02:30.473-07:00Little Mao hits San Diego<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chairman Bobby and his Little Red Guards return to California on November 9 at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Earlier this year, <i>Little Mao </i>played CAAM Fest (formerly the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival) and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.<i> Little Mao </i>is part of SDAFF's <a href="http://festival.sdaff.org/2013/films/little-mao/" target="_blank">Shorts for Shorties program</a> of children's films taking place at the Digiplex Mission Valley. <br />
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"My comrades and I are overjoyed at playing in San Diego," Chairman Bobby said in a press release, which noted that the screening partially compensates for the Toronto Blue Jays failing to make the MLB playoffs this season.<br />
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Capitalist America has been kind to <i>Little Mao</i>. In addition to the three California festivals, New York, Colorado, Seattle and Chicago have played the film before Yankee Imperialists of all ages.Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-83394403988608568582013-07-15T08:07:00.002-07:002013-07-15T08:07:54.768-07:00LITTLE MAO takes the Big Apple<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>Little</i> <i>Mao </i>is going to Manhattan.<i> </i>It will play the <b>Asian American International Film Festival </b>on<a href="http://www.asiancinevision.org/?s=little+mao" target="_blank"> Saturday, August 3 at 3:30 in the In Times of Innocence</a> shorts program.<br />
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"We are proud to play on Yankees<i> </i>territory," proclaimed Chairman Bobby. "We shall take the game to them." When the Chairman was advised that the <i>film </i>was playing and <i>not </i>his baseball team, Bobby revised his remark to say, "Oh...well, we're still proud to be playing New York especially so close to our comrades in Chinatown and that our message will reaching the centre of America. Play on!"<br />
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New York follows successful screenings this year in San Francisco, Los Angeles (where star <b>Ariyena Sorani </b>was nominated for an acting award), Toronto and Puerto Rico.<br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>will screen at at the <a href="http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/" target="_blank">Anthology of Film Archives (AFA) at 32 Second Avenue (at 2nd Street)</a> on August 2. Members of Bobby's team will be on hand to witness the historic event.<br />
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Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-73147199103403104422013-05-03T06:49:00.001-07:002013-05-03T06:58:18.907-07:00LITTLE MAO in Hollywood<i>Little Mao </i>plays the <a href="http://laapff.festpro.com/films/detail/little_mao_2013" target="_blank">LA Asian Pacific Film Fest today and tomorrow! Click for information and tickets.</a><br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>unspooled before a sold-out audience at yesterday's screening at the <b>ReelWorld Film Festival</b> at Canada Square cinemas in Toronto. Credit for packing the house largely goes to Tara Hughes, producer of the feature documentary <i>Goodness in Rwanda</i>, that followed <i>Mao </i>at the 4:00 pm screening and which picked ReelWorld's Audience Award. <i>Little Mao </i>cast members Tia Ng and Brian Obonna showed up in style. </div>
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On opening night of ReelWorld, interviewer Katie Uhlmann spoke to Allan for her Youtube channel, <i>Kate Chats,</i> which can be seen <a href="http://www.secureupload.eu/rcyc6j6c9jwv/E___H_1.rar" target="_blank">here</a>.Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-42451554114871399612013-04-10T20:27:00.002-07:002013-04-10T20:27:12.126-07:00LITTLE MAO director talks to Katie Chats at ReelWorld's opening night<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Earlier tonight at the ReelWorld Film Festival's opening night, Allan spoke to interviewer Katie Uhlmann on her online show, <i>Katie Chats. </i>A few weeks earlier at the March 20 ReelWorld press conference, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDZG4N-bTyY" target="_blank">Allan spoke to interviewer Katie Uhlmann</a>. <br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>screens at ReelWorld on <a href="http://reelworld.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=561302" target="_blank"><b>Saturday, April 13 at 4:00pm</b></a> at Canada Square Cinemas before the documentary, <i>Goodness in Rwanda. </i><a href="http://reelworld.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=561302" target="_blank">Tickets</a><br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>makes its Latin American premiere at Puerto Rico's <a href="http://rincon.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/littlemao_allantong_rincon2013" target="_blank">Rincon International Film Festival on Tuesday</a>. On April 9, it will play at <a href="http://Cofresi Resort, " target="_blank">1:45 at the Villa Cofresi Resort</a>. In its sixth year, Rincon is the largest film festival in tropical Puerto Rico.<br />
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"I am proud to be unveiling my film in the homeland of legendary Blue Jays Roberto Alomar and Carlos Delgado," beamed <b>Chairman Bobby</b> <i>(Kevin Wang above)</i> from Toronto.<br />
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The Rincon screening takes place on the same week as the <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/03/little-mao-returns-to-toronto.html" target="_blank">ReelWorld screening on April 13 in Toronto</a>, and a few weeks before <i>Little Mao </i>graces the <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/04/little-mao-goes-to-hollywood.html" target="_blank">LA Asian Pacific Film Festival</a> at the same time that star <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/04/little-mao-star-earns-best-actress.html" target="_blank">Ariyena Sorani (Comrade Cindy) may pick up a trophy at the Young Artists Awards</a>.<br />
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Only one week into April (and the baseball season, hence this metaphor), <i>Little Mao </i>has hit a single, a double and a triple. Can it deliver a home run to complete the cycle? Stay tuned, comrades...<br />
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On the heels of conquering San Francisco, <i>Little Mao </i>will now storm Hollywood. <i>Little Mao </i>will play the <a href="http://laapff.festpro.com/films/detail/little_mao_2013" target="_blank">LA Asian Pacific Film Fest on May 3 and 4</a>. No word yet on whether Chairman Bobby will stroll the red carpet, "but it's the right colour," he sagely noted.<br />
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The screenings perfectly complement Comrade <a href="http://littlemao-film.blogspot.ca/2013/04/little-mao-star-earns-best-actress.html" target="_blank">Ariyena Sorani </a>(aka Koh)'s nomination for Best Actress at the Young Artists Awards taking place in Studio City on May 5. Here's to a clean sweep in L.A!Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-39695111231040395652013-04-01T18:18:00.002-07:002013-04-01T18:18:30.251-07:00Little Mao star earns Best Actress nomination in Hollywood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Ariyena Sorani </b>(aka Ariyena Koh) has been nominated for <b>Best Actress</b> under age 10 in a short film at the <a href="http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html#specials" target="_blank">Young Artists Awards.</a> Ariyena excelled as Chairman Bobby's younger, wiser sister Cindy in <i>Little Mao</i>. Ariyena competes against 18 other talented actresses in this category. The winner will be announced on <b>Sunday, May 5, 2013</b> in the Empire Ballroom of the <b>Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel, Studio City, California</b>.<br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>will screen at the largest Asian film festival in North America when it plays twice in March at CAAM Fest (formerly the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival). This marks the California premiere of the film.<br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>plays in the <a href="http://caamfest.com/2013/shorts-programs/wrench-in-the-works/" target="_blank">Wrench in the Works</a> shorts program on<b> Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 12:15 pm</b> at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, then <b>Monday, March 18, 2013 at 8:30 pm</b> at the New People cinema. Click <a href="http://caamfest.com/2013/shorts-programs/wrench-in-the-works/" target="_blank">here</a> for the full schedule and ticketing information.<br />
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Reached from spring training in Dunedin, Florida, where he's been following his beloved Toronto Blue Jays, Chairman Bobby was elated, but torn about attending the screenings: "I am honoured that the film continues to hit doubles, triples and home runs across North America. Unfortunately, though, the screenings coincide with spring training though I will be present at CAAM in spirit. May a hundred flowers bloom!"<br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>enjoyed its world premiere with three sold-out screenings last April at the TIFF Kids Film Festival, held at the world-renown TIFF Bell Lightbox. Since then, the film has played across Canada and the U.S. including festivals in Chicago, Seattle and Cinefest Sudbury. More screenings will be announced here. <br />
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Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-6333898769621737912013-01-25T10:34:00.000-08:002013-01-25T10:39:41.270-08:00MAO in Seattle this weekend<br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>plays the Children's Film Festival in Seattle twice this coming week: <b>Sunday, January 27 at 7:00</b> pm and <b>Friday, February
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<a href="http://childrensfilmfestivalseattle.nwfilmforum.org/?page_id=394" target="_blank"></a>Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-78868105041243830042013-01-01T10:49:00.002-08:002013-01-01T10:49:53.533-08:002012 in pictures2012 saw <i>Little Mao </i>screen at several festivals, from Toronto to Chicago. Expect more in 2013, but right now let's look back at 2012:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Left to right: </i><b>Kevin Wang</b> (Chairman Bobby), <b>Ariyena Sorani </b>(Cindy),<b> Joshua Budd</b> (Crying Kid), <b>Brian Obonna</b> (Home Plate Umpire), <b>Allan Tong</b> (writer/director) <i>(photo by Mira </i><i><i>Dimovski </i>Budd)</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the fall, <i>Little Mao </i>appeared at several Ontario festivals. At Kitchener-Waterloo's<b> Grand River Film Festiva</b>l, <i>Little Mao </i>was a finalist in the short films competition. Below, <b>Tia Ng</b> (one of the players on the opposing team) appeared at the <b>Hamilton </b>screening (<i>photo by Des Ng).</i></td></tr>
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In October, <i>Little Mao </i>travelled to the American midwest to the <b>Chicago International Children's Film Festival</b>, which along with TIFF Kids is one of the most respected childrens' film festivals in the world. </div>
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<br />Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-64109660708821671422012-12-04T05:32:00.001-08:002012-12-04T05:46:22.760-08:00Little Mao kicks off 2013 in Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Little Mao </i>will begin the new year with two screenings at the <b>Children's Film Festival in Seattle</b>. It takes place on <b>Sunday, January 27 at 7:00 pm</b> and <b>Friday, February 1 at 1:00 pm </b>in the program, Hang On For The Ride. For tickets, click <a href="http://childrensfilmfestivalseattle.nwfilmforum.org/?page_id=452" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Seattle marks <i>Little Mao</i>'s return to the U.S. after an appearance at the prestigious Chicago International Childrens Film Festival in October. More screenings across North America will be announced here. Stay tuned, comrades...<br />
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Today, <i>Little Mao </i>salutes Comrade <b>Ariyena Sorani (aka Cindy)</b> on reaching her 10th birthday:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Little Mao </i>enjoyed two screenings on Saturday, November 10 at the <a href="http://www.hamiltonfilmfestival.com/" target="_blank">Hamilton Film Festival</a>. Unfortunatel<span style="font-size: small;">y, <span style="font-size: small;">w</span></span>riter/director Allan Tong was away filming his documentary, <i>Leone Stars, </i>in distant Sierra Leone, but cast member <b>Tia Ng</b> and her family represented the film. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Tia was surprised that after the screening they called all kids who are in the other movies in the program and gave them trophies," reports her proud father, Des<span style="font-size: small;"> (<span style="font-size: small;">who snapped this photo).</span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you, <span style="font-size: small;">comrades!</span> Thank you, Hamilton!</span></span></span>Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-61755425725357896742012-11-01T14:25:00.002-07:002012-11-01T14:25:58.233-07:00Hamilton hails MAO not once, but twice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><i>Little Mao</i> plays not
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1:00 pm, then another 7:00 pm on <b>November 10</b>. <span>Details & tickets: (905) 529-3000, info@hamiltonfilmfestival.</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>com or<br /> <a href="http://www.hamiltonfilmfestival.com/" target="_blank"><span>www.hamiltonfilmfestival.c</span></a><wbr></wbr><a href="http://www.hamiltonfilmfestival.com/" target="_blank"><span class="word_break"></span>om</a></span></span>Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-51847119741149273662012-10-31T08:03:00.000-07:002012-10-31T08:03:23.547-07:00Little Mao hits the CICFF<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Little Mao </i>enjoyed a screening at America's largest kids' film festival, the <a href="http://www.cicff.org/" target="_blank">Chicago International Children Film Festival</a>, last Friday at the renown Facets Multi-Media cinema. Here are some images:<br />
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<br />Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-57305723677683410012012-10-23T05:14:00.000-07:002012-10-23T05:14:00.346-07:00MAO takes Brantford<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November begins with <i>Little Mao </i>playing the Brantford Film Festival north of Toronto. The film plays <a href="http://brantfordfilmfestival.ca/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89&Itemid=55" target="_blank"><b>Saturday, November 3, 1:00 pm </b></a>during the middle of the weekend festival, and barely a week after it screens at the Chicago International Childrens Film Festival. <i>Seize the day! Seize the hour!</i><br />
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The Chicago International Childrens Film Festival will screen <i>Little Mao </i>on <b>Friday, October 26, 11:45</b> am in the <b>Me 'n' My Family</b> program of short film. The screening takes place at Chicago's venerable Facets Multi-Media Theater. The CICFF is one of the largest childrens film festivals in the world, rivalling TIFF Kids where <i>Little Mao </i>had its world premiere last April. <a href="http://www.cicff.org/content/school-group-schedule/60" target="_blank">Click for details</a>. </div>
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<b><i>Little Mao </i></b>is a finalist in the SHORT Shorts competition hosted by the <a href="http://www.grff.ca/" target="_blank">Grand River Film Festival</a> in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. The finalists will be screened followed by a reception open to the public on <b>Tuesday, October 16, 2012</b>, <b>7:00pm</b> at the <b>Princess Twin Cinemas, 46 King St. North, Waterloo</b>, N2J 2W9. <i>Mao'</i>s director and some of its stars will attend. Watch here for the results. For tickets, click <a href="http://www.eventbrite.ca/org/2738141756?s=10307618" target="_blank">here</a>.<i> </i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/410550568994421/" target="_blank">Facebook event</a>.Allan Tonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274259524672129558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046379855243163497.post-22301955780578202972012-08-29T12:22:00.001-07:002012-08-29T12:22:24.681-07:00Cinefest invites LITTLE MAO to Sudbury<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival has invited <a href="http://cinefest.festivalgenius.com/2012/films/littlemao_allantong_cinefest2012" target="_blank"><i>Little Mao </i>to screen on 2:00 pm on September 18</a>. Chairman Bobby, Jan, Joe and all his comrades will appear onscreen at this prestigious festival in northern Ontario. <br />
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<i>Little Mao </i>premiered at Toronto's TIFF Kids Film Festival in April, playing to three sold-out audiences at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. "We are honoured to appear in Sudbury, home to many of our proletarian brothers and sisters," announced Chairman Bobby.<br />
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Cinefest, as it's commonly called, is one of Canada's premiere film festivals. <i>Little Mao </i>will appear in a short films program on September 18. The full festival schedule is found here: <a href="http://cinefest.com/">http://cinefest.com/ </a><br />
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