Vancouver Asian Film Festival

Taleeb Noormohamed, Parliamentary Secretary of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, led a creative industries delegation to expand business opportunities with South Korea

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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Canada's Creative Export Strategy is helping our creative industries to shine in this market and advance their international business development goals.

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  • Canada's Creative Export Strategy is helping our creative industries to shine in this market and advance their international business development goals.
  • Noormohamed led the creative industries delegation, in support of the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, who led the overall Team Canada mission.
  • The parliamentary secretary worked closely with more than 22 companies and organizations, mainly from the audiovisual, interactive and digital media industries, as part of the creative industries delegation.
  • As lead of the creative industries delegation, Noormohamed also took part in bilateral meetings relevant to Canadian Heritage's mandate in encouraging opportunities for the creative industries.

Sundar Prize Film Festival Unveils Winners In Celebration Of Human Resilience

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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The Sundar Prize will be screening films in the heart of Surrey that were official selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hot Docs, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and were Canada's official selection for the Oscars.

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  • The Sundar Prize will be screening films in the heart of Surrey that were official selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hot Docs, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and were Canada's official selection for the Oscars.
  • Winner of the Best Environmental Film at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, and official selection at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
  • The Sundar Prize Film Festival proudly recognizes and applauds the outstanding achievements of these winners, each film contributing a unique perspective to the global cinematic landscape.
  • The Sundar Prize Film Festival is an IMDb qualifying festival and a project of Sher Vancouver which is a registered charity in Canada celebrating its 16th year in 2024.

Elimin8Hate celebrates Microsoft’s involvement in its Custom Dictionary built to Dismantle Microaggressions Against Asians

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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Today, Elimin8Hate’s initiative has been recognized by Microsoft, and the dictionary is being added into current and future Microsoft 365 application updates, including Microsoft Word.

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  • Today, Elimin8Hate’s initiative has been recognized by Microsoft, and the dictionary is being added into current and future Microsoft 365 application updates, including Microsoft Word.
  • The dictionary initiative supports Elimin8Hate’s mission to dismantle and eliminate anti-Asian racism and currently includes more than 8,000 monikers across a dozen Asian countries, each honouring the true identity of Asian-Canadians.
  • This signals a watershed moment of inclusivity for the Asian community,” said Barbara Lee, Founder of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and Elimin8Hate.
  • Elimin8Hate chose to connect with Microsoft because of their global reach and commitment to inclusive design and content.