Sep 26, 2007

yKAN with co-sponsorship from the Korea Society presents: "Finishing the Game" Film Panel / Networking Mixer September yKAN General Meeting WHAT: Finishing the Game Film Panel / Networking Mixer - September yKAN General Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 [Panel 7pm / Mixer 9pm start] WHERE: The Korea Society 950 Third Avenue (at 57th Street), 8th Floor, NYC COST: FREE! RSVP: membership@ykan.org Join us as yKAN welcomes the director and actors of the Sundance Film Festival favorite in 2007's film "Finishing the Game." FINISHING THE GAME (FTG) is a fun 1970s period piece that takes place after the death of Bruce Lee. It is a re-imagining of what took place when studio execs launched a search for a 'replacement Bruce Lee' in an ignorant attempt to complete his final project The Game of Death, with just 12 minutes of real Bruce Lee footage. FTG stars a very diverse cast including Roger Fan (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, ANNAPOLIS, FINISHING THE GAME), Sung Kang (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT), Monique Curren (MARIA FULL OF GRACE, THE DARK KNIGHT), and MC HAMMER. The Panel will include: Justin Lin, Finishing the Game director, writer and producer Roger Fan, Finishing the Game actor (Breeze Loo) Sung Kang, Finishing the Game actor (Cole Kim) Agenda: 7:00 PM – Refreshment / Reception 7:30 PM – yKAN Announcements 7:45 PM – Panel Discussion / Q&A A 20 minute clip “Building a Journey”, a short documentary of Justin Lin’s career from “Better Luck Tomorrow” to “Finishing the Game” and the trailer of “Finishing the Game” Roger Fan and Sung Kang will describe their experiences as Asian-American Actors A talk about pushing for Asian-American representation in Hollywood through “Finishing the Game” 9:30 PM – Networking Mixer at Opia (130 East 57th Street, New York, NY) Please join us in supporting Asian-American filmmaker, Justin Lin, as well as the NYC premier of “Finishing the Game” at IFC Center on October 5, 2007. We look forward to seeing you there! Finishing the Game – a film by Justin Lin English – Color 88 minutes October 5 – New York – IFC Center October 19 – San Francisco – Embarcadero Center Cinema October 19 – Berkley – Shattuck Cinema October 26 – Los Angeles – NuArt Theatre October 26 – San Diego – Ken Theatre October 26 – Minneapolis – Lagoon Cinema November 16 – Philadelphia – Ritz @ The Bourse November 16 – Seattle – Varsity Theatre Justin Lin, “Finishing the Game” Director, Writer and Producer Lin’s solo directorial debit, the critical acclaimed “Better Luck Tomorrow’ premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and Paramount/MTV Films picked up the film and released in April 2003. Renowned film critics including Ebert and Roeper listed “Better Luck Tomorrow” as one of the top five films of the year. After the success of “Better Luck Tomorrow,” Lin ventured into the studio world with his second solo feature, Disney/Touchstone’s “Annapolis” starring James Franco, Tyrese Gibson and Jordana Brewster, which was released nationwide in January 2006. Shortly after, he directed the third installment of the “Fast and the Furious” franchise – “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” Universal released the film in June 2006 and it became a huge success worldwide with over $150 million at the box office. Roger Fan, “Breeze Loo” Roger Fan re-teams with director Justin Lin for “Finishing the Game.” They have previously worked together on “Annapolis” for Disney/Touchstone and in the critically acclaimed drama, “Better Luck Tomorrow,” which premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. With a background in theatre, Roger has performed various classic and contemporary stage productions in London, Ireland and the United States. His most recent theatre credits include “Lettice & Lovage,” “Terminus Americana,” “Texas and Performance Anxiety.” Roger made his feature film debut in New Line Cinema’s “Rush Hour,” and starred as Chris Kattan’s (of Saturday Night Live) FBI partner in the Disney/Touchstone comedy “Corky Romano.” He produced and starred in the Sundance Film Festival fave short “The Quest for Length.” Sung Kang, “Cole Kim” Sung re-teams with director Justin Lin for “Finishing the Game.” They previously worked together on the Universal Studio’s summer release “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” as well as on the critically acclaimed drama “Better Luck Tomorrow” which premiered at the 2002 Film Festival. Sung was also featured in the Miguel Arteta produced comedy “The Motel” an official Selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and the indie film noir “Undoing” opposite Kelly Hu, Tom Bower and Leonardo Nam. His other film credits include supporting roles in Denzel Washington’s “Antowne Fisher”, Michael Bay’s “Pearl Harbor” and the feature short “9:30” which was an Official Selection at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Originally from Gainesville, Georgia, Sung began acting in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles-based experimental theater group F.A.T.E (Friends Artist Theater Ensemble). Sung’s credits include guest starring roles on such series as “Monk,” “Cold Case,” “Threat Matrix,” “Without a Trade,” “The Shield,” “NYPD Blue,” Girlfriends,” “Spin City,” “Felicity” and “Marshal Law” among others. “Finishing the Game” marks Sung’s third feature at Sundance. Sponsors: