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Due to the high volume of waitlist requests, we may not be able to accommodate every waitlist order. Tickets will be released on an ongoing basis to those on the waitlist until Wednesday, August 28, 2024. If you have not been contacted by that date about accessing tickets for purchase, you will be notified that we have run out of tickets for purchase for waitlist holders. After Wednesday, only standby tickets will be available at the door on the event day on a first-come-first-serve basis in limited quantities.

The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF)'s Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon celebrates its 19th year of supporting and showcasing emerging local filmmakers. Come see what the 16 teams of MAMM19 finalists made in 10 days!

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Join us on Saturday, August 31, 2024, as we screen the MAMM19 finalists in the 10-minute Short and 1-minute Ultra Short categories. Find out which teams from each category will win the Best Film and other adjudicated awards, and help us select the People’s Choice Awards Overall Shorts and Overall Performance!

• Advance tickets (online): $40 + processing fees
• Limited tickets at the door (if still available): $45 + processing fees
• No reservations
• Ticket price includes Gala Screening, After Party, and VAFF Loyalty Membership*
• The After Party at Vesper Lounge (905 Dunsmuir Street at 9:30 PM) is $15 + processing fees. Tickets sold at the door based on availability.
• Live Virtual Viewing ticket: FREE
• The program is rated PG. May contain coarse language and violence. Parental discretion is advised.
• No reservations. All tickets are non-refundable.

2024 MAMM 10-MINUTE SHORT FILM COMPETITION TEAMS:

• Jumpstart by Team Battery Paction (Harnoor Gill, Gur-Inder Singh, & Maheshinder Singh)
• Sun by Team Chungking 99 B-Line (Anthony Poon)
• Divided by Team Inner Music (Jonathan Yee & Ciara Mandel)
• Rina DAN IBLIS (and the demons) by Team Junie and the Demons (Junita Thiessen)
• Velvet Secrets by Team POV Shot! (Shanthini Balasubramanian)
• Stand In by Team Stand In (Hiromu Yamawaki)
• The Last Flight by Team Tough Cookie (Amy Tsai & Brian Cheung)
• Tang Yuan-汤圆-湯圓 by Team Xiao Long Bao (Peter Yu & Christina Wang)

2024 MAMM 1-MINUTE ULTRA SHORT COMPETITION TEAMS

• Unavil Uravu by Team Aviyal (Athena Rajah Balaji)
• The Bouncer by Team Blame Studios (Soliven)
• The Smiths by Team Elong Ma (Jonah Lee-McNamee)
• Lead Like You by Team Hongbao (Meng Li)
• Nai Nai: Need 4 Speed by Team Joyride (Emma Lawless & Brooke Fusick)
• Child by Team Onions (Ryan Anthony Kwok)
• Delivery…? by Team Smart Uncle Studios (Phong Duy Do)
• SO-RI 소리 by Team SO-RI 소리 (Sue Yeong Baek)

Visit www.vaff.org/mamm19gala or @MAMM_VAFF to learn more about the Finalists and MAMM.

PHOTOGRAPHY NOTICE:
We will be taking photographs and video at this event for promotional and archival purposes. If you would not like your image used in any VAFF promotional content, please inform our photographers. Thank you!

*VAFF LOYALTY MEMBERSHIP:
These films have been rated, but guests under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult to be permitted in the event.

VAFF 2024 Loyalty Membership included in the ticket price. Learn more about VAFF LOYALTY MEMBERSHIP: https://vaff.org/loyalty-membership/

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