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Janet Yang is Elected President of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

Posted by Suzanne Kai - on Sunday, 09 October 2022

Janet Yang is Elected President of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
August 2, 2022 Hollywood by Suzanne Joe Kai   Janet Yang has been elected President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences by its Board of Governors! This is an epic, historic moment recognizing the first Asian American to become President of the Academy in its 95 year history. She is only the second person of color and the fourth female elected as the Academy's President.  Ms. Yang began her first term as president August 2, 2022, and continues in her second...

Opens Jan 20 in Theaters - Sudhish Kamath’s Good Night | Good Morning

Posted by Lia Chang on Thursday, 12 January 2012.

Manu Narayan and Seema Rahmani Photo by Lia Chang

Manu Narayan and Seema Rahmani Photo by Lia Chang

Manu Narayan (Bombay Dreams, Love Guru) and Seema Rahmani (Loins of Punjab, Missed Call, Sins) star in Sudhish Kamath’s new film Good Night | Good Morning, co-written with Shilpa Rathnam. The story is about an all-night phone call between two strangers on New Year’s night in New York City. Vasanth Santosham and Raja Sen are also featured in the cast.

Sudhish Kamath is a Chennai-based independent filmmaker, a journalist and film critic with The Hindu, one of India’s leading national newspapers. Good Night | Good Morning is his second feature. His first filmThat Four Letter Word, was a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film.

Kamath also hosts a talk show called Hands Up where he grills celebrities at gun-point. Recently, he signed up to do a movie review show on radio.

http://goodnightgoodmorningthefilm.com 

 Radovan Jovecevic, Gregory Generet,Vatsala Narayan, Seema Rahmani, Manu Narayan and Sudhish Kamath after the screening of GN/GM at the South Asian International Film Festival in New York in 2010. Photo by Lia Chang

Radovan Jovecevic, Gregory Generet,Vatsala Narayan, Seema Rahmani, Manu Narayan and Sudhish Kamath after the screening of GN/GM at the South Asian International Film Festival in New York in 2010. Photo by Lia Chang

 

Radovan Jovecevic and Manu Narayan Photo by Lia Chang

Radovan Jovecevic and Manu Narayan Photo by Lia Chang

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Lia Chang is an actor, performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multimedia journalist.

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