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Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television

Posted by AC Team - on Tuesday, 08 October 2019

Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television
October 8, 2019 Hollywood   Actor Tim Lounibos wrote on his Facebook page  about the positive changes he is currently experiencing in Hollywood. We caught up with him to share his thoughts with us. Asian Americans have historically found limited opportunities as actors in movies and television in Hollywood, but fortunately for Tim he had a great start as a busy actor in the 1990s, but then his career went off a cliff - temporarily.  We thank Tim for sharing his...

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Dream Weavers - Beijing 2008 U.S. Premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival

Posted by AC Team on Monday, 27 April 2009.

DREAM WEAVERS - BEIJING 2008 wins award for Outstanding Achievement in Directorial Filmmaking from the Newport Beach Film Festival.

Director Jun Gu from Beijing accepted the award tonight at the festival for her documentary which chronicles over seven years the immense behind-the-scenes preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Jun Gu weaves the experiences of the athletes, ambitious construction projects, the extensive security training, and follows members of the community who volunteered to participate in the Beijing Olympics.


If you thought the 2008 Beijing Olympics was spectacular on television you should see what it was like getting ready for the big event.

Director Jun Gu flew in from Beijing to accept the award for Outstanding Achievement in Directorial Filmmaking tonight at the Newport Beach Film Festival.


Her documentary DREAM WEAVERS - BEIJING 2008 chronicles the immense behind-the-scenes preparation for the event.

Jun Gu spent seven years documenting the Olympic preparations. She weaves the triumphs and tragedies of athletes preparing for the Olympics, the ambitious construction projects, extensive security training, and follows members of the community who were volunteers at the Beijing Olympics.

DREAM WEAVERS: BEJING 2008 made its U.S. premiere tonight at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Jun Gu said her documentary is scheduled to be released in China in August, and is then expected to be distributed worldwide.