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"5Questions" for The Wedding Banquet director Andrew Ahn

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Ted Hope
Apr 26, 2025
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My film career got a huge boost when I was produced Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet (with my business partner James Schamus). Among other things, it got nominated for an Oscar, which brought me to Los Angeles for my very first time. It helped open my eyes further towards world cinema and to recognize a large part of independent film’s role in the ecosyste…

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