MAMM

The Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) concluded its 17th edition with a sold-out gala and awards ceremony at the Vancouver Playhouse on August 26, 2022. It was the biggest MAMM to date, with not only the highest number of submissions in the competition’s history, but also the most films being made and screened: 8 ten-minute shorts and 11 one-minute ultra shorts.

MAMM17 was celebrated with lots of firsts. For the first time in its history, the competition expanded beyond Vancouver, with one team taking part all the way from Toronto. This year’s representation theme also saw not one but two queer stories being selected and screened. Additionally, various other important milestones were met, such as 80 percent of crews consisting of Asian Diaspora talents, and nearly 60 percent of this year’s film creators and directors comprising of female or gender diverse creatives.

Winning films will be screened again during the 26th Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Here is the full list of winners:

Best CINEMATOGRAPHY for Ultra Short: Cathy Ye of Food for Ah Lan Best CINEMATOGRAPHY for Short: Rachel Chen of The Mess We’re In Best PERFORMANCE for Ultra Short: Avery Bantog of Ollie Bear Best PERFORMANCE for Short: Lissa Neptuno of Little Manila Best SCREENPLAY for Ultra Short: Solara Thanh-Binh Dang of Lệ Best SCREENPLAY for Short: Arthur Rodger ‘Harley’ Maranan of Little Manilla Best FIRST TIME DIRECTOR for Ultra Short: Mika Bantog of Ollie Bear Best FIRST TIME DIRECTOR for Short: Vivian Cheung of For Roy Best DIRECTOR for Ultra Short: Kevin Jin Kwan Kim of Daniel “Jun Ho” Lee Best DIRECTOR for Short: Jamie Lam of The Mess We’re In Best FILM for Ultra Short: Daniel “Jun Ho” Lee by Team Mireu (Kevin Jin Kwan Kim) Best FILM for Short: The Mess We’re In by Team XS (Jamie Lam)

The following “People’s Choice Awards” were voted for by viewers: BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE for Ultra Short: Ollie Bear BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE for Short: The Mess We’re In BEST OVERALL ULTRA SHORT: Ollie Bear by Mika Bantog BEST OVERALL SHORT: For Roy by Vivian Cheung

MAMM Producing Team:

Being VAFF’s annual short film-making competition, MAMM supports, fosters and showcases emerging Asian and mixed Asian filmmakers through pitch selection, masterclass-level MAMMentorship, film production, a Screening Gala and Awards Ceremony. VAFF is very proud that many of these films have gone on to be screened at festivals around the world and have won many awards. MAMM will be back in 2023 with its 18th edition.

LYNNE LEE MAMM Director / Producer REGINA LEUNG MAMM Producer JOSHUA LAM MAMM Lead Creative Producer

MOHEB JINDRAN MAMM Creative Co-Producer

PANTA MOSLEH MAMM Creative Consultant