C3: Conference for Creative Content

presented by NIELSEN

C3: Conference for Creative Content brings together foremost media professionals in film, television, cable, digital, and transmedia to create a dialogue on the ever-changing media industry, share best practices, network, celebrate and build a collective vision for our community. We’re excited to bring the 9th edition of C3: Conference to the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, from Friday May 3 to Thursday May 9.

Building off of our previous C3: Conferences, the way we create, consume, and connect content continues to shift and evolve rapidly – it’s our goal to dive in and hear from the forerunners of this change.

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PRICING

FREE for Festival Badge Holders

(Single Program Price)
$15 – General
$14 – Students & Seniors
$13 – VC Members

(All-Day Pass to Saturday May 4)
$35 – General
$30 – Students, Seniors, & VC/JANM Members

C3: Conference Programs

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C3: Breaking Through

FREE PROGRAM | Learn about NBC’s talent development initiatives from some of the writers and directors that have experienced them first-hand. Then take a deeper dive into the complexities of Filipino identity within the Asian American monolith in media. Presented by NBCUniversal

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C3: Crafting the Narrative

Join Paola Mardo, host and producer of narrative podcast Long Distance, in a conversation about the making of the Festival's Opening and Closing Night films, YELLOW ROSE and EMPTY BY DESIGN.

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C3: Beyond the Cutting Room

Professionals from the Motion Picture Editors Guild share their insight, experience, and suggestions on how to best prepare with the finished film in mind, before even beginning to shoot a single frame.

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C3: Impactful Moments that Shape Us

Industry leading filmmakers discuss the moments that are often overlooked that shape who we are and why capturing these moments on film are significant to the future of storytelling.

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C3: Fireside with Justin Chon

Join Deadline Hollywood editor and LAAPFF friend, Dino-Ray Ramos, in an intimate fireside chat w/ Justin to get some of those burning questions answered about the filmmaker's past, present, and what’s next for Asian Americans in the industry.

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C3: A Discussion w/ Asian Female Writers

Fearless Asian female writers talk breaking in, building authenticity into television narratives, writing comedy, and surviving and thriving in Hollywood.

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C3: Cultural Preservation in Media

In a time where information can be readily available and shared across media, this is the time to capture our stories. Industry visionaries discuss utilizing filmmaking as a way to preserve the cultural tradition and stories of Oceania, and passing it onto the next generation.

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C3: An Asian Dude’s Guide to Surviving Hollywood

FREE PROGRAM | Come join this fun talk with X. Dean Lim on how to be Asian in entertainment and survive it - covering topics like Reading a Room, Good Networking Practices, The Importance of Representation, Creating the Cult of You and more.

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C3: Family Style

FREE PROGRAM | Join us at the table for a taste of Asian food and pop culture that’s sure to get you hungry! FAMILY STYLE brings foodies and their famous friends together to explore Eastern delicacies, with a steamy side of hot topic commentary. Pull up a seat and let’s…

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C3: A Conversation w/ Walt Louie

FREE PROGRAM | Join in for a very rare screening and discussion with Walt Louie hosted by Spencer Nakasako. Louie will be showcasing a lifetime of work including clips of documentaries, narrative films, trailers, and commercials.

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C3: All-American Girl 25th Anniversary

SINGLE PROGRAM PRICE | ALL-AMERICAN GIRL made history as the first network sitcom starring an Asian American family. 25 years later, we revisit the series and have a candid discussion with the reunited Kim family.

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C3: We Gon’ Be Alright

SINGLE PROGRAM PRICE | Based on his book We Gon' Be Alright, Jeff Chang’s provocative PBS Digital series uncovers the harsh realities of race, diversity, and the idea of resegregation as an unexamined condition of our time.

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C3: Conference Schedule

Friday, May 3 / 12:00 pm / Aratani Central Hall @ JANM (Free Program)
BREAKING THROUGH
presented by NBCUniversal

Saturday, May 4 / Aratani Central Hall @ JANM (Only All-Day Pass Available)
10:00 am
FESTIVAL INDUSTRY WELCOME BRUNCH
presented by NIELSEN
(invited filmmakers and industry guests only)

12:00 pm
FILMMAKERS SPOTLIGHT: CRAFTING THE NARRATIVE

1:30 pm – 2:50 pm
POST-PRODUCTION ROUNDTABLE: BEYOND THE CUTTING ROOM
presented by Motion Picture Editors Guild

2:00 pm
FOREVER CHANGED: IMPACTFUL MOMENTS THAT SHAPE US

3:30 pm
FIRESIDE with JUSTIN CHON

4:45 pm
SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN HOLLYWOOD: A DISCUSSION W/ ASIAN FEMALE WRITERS
presented by Writers Guild of America West

6:00 pm
NEVER ERASED: CULTURAL PRESERVATION IN MEDIA

7:00 pm
C3: CONFERENCE PARTY
hosted by the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience Committee
Kasih
200 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Sunday, May 5 / 10:30 am / 341 FSN (Free Program)
AN ASIAN DUDE’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING HOLLYWOOD

Sunday, May 5 / 3:00 pm / Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM (Free Program)
FAMILY STYLE
presented by Stage 13 & YOMYOMF

Tuesday, May 7 / Regal L.A. LIVE
6:00 pm (Free Program)
OPINIONATED: A CONVERSATION W/ WALT LOUIE

7:30 pm (Single Program Price)
STILL ALL-AMERICAN: ALL-AMERICAN GIRL 25TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION SCREENING
presented by Angry Asian Man & SAG-AFTRA

Thursday, May 9 / 6:00 pm / Regal L.A. LIVE (Single Program Price)
INTERSECTIONALITY NOW: WE GON’ BE ALRIGHT