Presenter Steven Yeun (BEEF, THE WALKING DEAD) and Award winners Lee Sung Jin (BEEF), Kenji Yamada and Takashi Yamazaki (GODZILLA MINUS ONE) at the Asia Entertainment Game Changer Award. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Source: Asia Society press release
Photographer: Ryan Miller (Capture Imaging)
Special Thanks to Asenath Nakayama, Lauren Mennuti and Fifer Horwitz (Shelter PR)
On February 20, the 14th U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit and Game Changer Awards honored BEEF'S Emmy Award-Winning Creator Lee Sung Jin, GODZILLA MINUS ONE'S Oscar-Nominated VFX Supervisor and Writer/Director Takashi Yamazaki & Producer Kenji Yamada, Artist & Producer Anderson .Paak, Singer & Actress Rina Sawayama, and the cast & crew of WARRIOR including executive producer Shannon Lee (of the Bruce Lee Foundation) at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.
Other notable attendees of the evening include Presenter and Emmy Award-Winning Actor Steven Yeun (BEEF), Presenter and Musician Guapdad 4000, Presenter and Actor Masi Oka (HAWAII FIVE-0), Actor Manny Jacinto (THE GOOD PLACE), Olympic Athletes Maia and Alex Shibutani, and the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Janet Yang.
Earlier that day, Asia Society Southern California held various panels for their Entertainment Summit, entitled "AWE (Asian Women Empowered): Changing the Game of Gaming", "Timeless Iconic: Japanese IP Driving Franchise Forward" and "GODZILLA MINUS ONE BTS" with Oscar-Nominated VFX Supervisor & Writer/Director Takashi Yamazaki and Producer Kenji Yamada. The afternoon also consisted of an AWE (Asian Women Empowered) luncheon honoring CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) Executive Director Michelle Sugihara, Crunchyroll COO Gita Rebbapragada, and Tetris CEO Maya Rogers.
Takashi Yamazaki, Kenji Yamada and Anderson .Paak. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
GODZILLA MINUS ONE'S VFX Supervisor and Writer/Director Takashi Yamazaki. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Yamazaki and GODZILLA MINUS ONE Producer Kenji Yamada. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Steven Yeun presents during the Asia Entertainment Game Changer Award. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
BEEF creator Lee Sung Jin. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Musician, Artist & Producer Anderson .Paak. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Janet Yang, Chair of Asia Society Southern California’s 2024 U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Actor Masi Oka (HAWAII FIVE-0). Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Shannon Lee, Executive Producer of WARRIOR. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
WARRIOR star Olivia Cheng. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Musician Guapdad 4000. Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
Actor Manny Jacinto (THE GOOD PLACE). Photo courtesy of Asia Society.
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