However, please note that the film will still screen and several of the other directors of Futurestates short films will be present. For more information, visit the SXSW website.

Two of my favorite people, "Robot Stories" and "Mister Green" producer Karin Chien and "Robot Stories" star Tamlyn Tomita, will be part of a workshop entitled "Up Close and Personal with the Asian American Film Industry" at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Karin and Tamlyn are both incredibly sharp, funny, and totally committed to great independent filmmaking. Sounds like a great program -- highly recommended! Here's more from the SFIAAFF:

Karin Chien, producer of THE EXPLODING GIRL and SANTA MESA, received the Piaget Producers Award at this year's Film Independent Spirit Award!! Here's your chance to come hear her advice on how you could become an award-winning producer/ director of your own! Check out our workshop at SFIAFF this Saturday 1-3pm Get your tickets now, more info below.

Up Close And Personal with the Asian American Film Industry

Special Live Events (90 mins)
SAT 03/13 1:00pm,
VIZ Cinema, $8

The event runs from 7 to 9 pm and takes place at Jim Hanley's Universe, 4 W. 33rd St. in New York City.

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Click here to view the film at Futurestates.tv.

"Mister Green" is now screening online at Futurestates.tv and will have its film festival debut next week at South By Southwest and the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

"Mister Green," a short film directed by Greg Pak, produced by Karin Chien, and starring Tim Kang and Betty Gilpin, debuts online today at Futurestates.tv along with ten other science fiction stories in the ITVS Futurestates initiative.
You can view the film above or visit www.futurestates.tv to stream the larger version -- and to post your comments about the film and view the behind-the-scenes documentary by Eitan Abramowitz.

For more about "Mister Green," visit the blog and follow the film at twitter.com/mistergreenfilm

Click here to listen to Pak and Van Lente talk and talk and talk with Sims and Euge!

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A FilmHelp interview by Greg Pak

As we draw nearer to the premiere of my latest short film "Mister Green" at South By Southwest and the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, I'll be interviewing a few of the key players for FilmHelp.com. First on the spot is the brilliant Betty Gilpin, who plays Dr. Gloria Holtzer, a scientist with special plans for a jaded government undersecretary for global warming (Tim Kang). Betty was born and raised in New York City and graduated with a theatre degree from Fordham College at Lincoln Center in 2008.

Greg Pak: You came into the audition and just nailed every little nuance in the script. Tell us a bit about the audition process. How did you prepare? And what makes for a good audition process from your point of view?

Betty Gilpin: I had never auditioned for a short before, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. I guess something as simple as just knowing the lines really well helps me. An acting teacher of mine taught me a trick -- when you're memorizing lines to be careful to recite them monotonously, so you're not married to a specific way to play the line. Then you won't feel thrown if the director wants to change it up, and the lines will feel more natural. A bad habit of mine is to over-plan what I'm going to do in a scene, so that trick helps me. Is that what you mean by good audition process? Or do you mean the actual audition? A good audition to me is when everyone in the room -- actor, director, casting director, etc. -- are all in a good mood and an open, creative place. That's when everyone does their best work.

Click here to visit the official festival website and check back soon for exact screening times.