The YOMYOMF Network: Next Up for ‘Yellow Face’—UCLA and TCG (Dallas)

  • May 12, 2013 6:38 pm

Thanks to everyone who attended the work-in-progress screening of our YouTube adaptation of Offender David Henry Hwang’s award-winning play Yellow Face last week at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Fest. It was a sold-out screening and we were pleasantly surprised to also learn that we had won the Narrative Audience Award (tied with Ke’o Woolford’s The Haumana) at Thurs’ awards ceremony. Thanks to everyone who supported and voted for the film. You can watch the finished film in two parts on June 8 and 9 on the YOMYOMF Network.

If you want more Yellow Face, we’ll be participating in a FREE panel discussion this Weds., May 15 (6-8PM) at UCLA’s De Neve Auditorium. All the info is on the flyer above, but we’ll be having a lively discussion about Yellow Face and how YouTube is impacting the Asian American community and vice versa. The Tony Award-winning writer of Yellow Face himself, the aforementioned David Henry Hwang, will be flying in from New York to appear and he’ll be joined by YOMYOMF Creative Head Philip W. Chung, YF director Jeff Liu, YOMYOMF Network partner/YouTube star Chester See and Internet Icon season 1/top 2 finalist Lana McKissack. Again, the event is free and open to the public but you need to rsvp here in advance.  Read more...

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The YOMYOMF Network: ‘Internet Icon’ Season 2 Kicks Off May 21

  • April 25, 2013 8:47 pm

We launched the YOMYOMF Network last year with the YouTube reality show Internet Icon as our tent pole program to huge success (10 million+ views and counting) so it’s a no-brainer that we would bring it back in a bigger and better way to officially launch our second year of programming.

So for all of you who’ve been asking, “When is Internet Icon coming back?” You only need to wait a few short weeks until May 21 when it will premiere as part of YouTube’s Comedy Week celebration. And you’ll be able to watch every Tuesday and Thursdays until the finale which will be livestreamed before a studio audience on July 27 from the new YouTube production facility in Playa Vista, California. And yes, if you want to attend the finale in person, watch the show for details.

So catch up on season 1 here and check out all the info below and we’ll see you on May 21!  Read more...

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The YOMYOMF Network: ‘Yellow Face’ in New York & Los Angeles

  • April 21, 2013 3:56 pm

We have a date for the premiere of our YouTube adaptation of our fellow Offender and Tony Award-winning writer David Henry Hwang’s play Yellow Face. It will debut in two parts on the YOMYOMF Network: Act One on June 8 and Act Two on June 9.

But if you’re in Los Angeles or New York, you’ll have two chances beforehand to get a sneak peek at Yellow Face—the first-ever play to YouTube adaptation of a major theatrical work. This Saturday, April 27, Hwang, YOMYOMF Network Creative Director Philip W. Chung and YouTube exec Christine H. Kim will speak at En Route: the 7th Annual New York City Asian American Student Conference (NYCAASC). Then, on May 5, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) will host a work-in-progress screening of Yellow Face followed by a Q&A with some of the cast/crew (see below on how you can win ticks to the screening).

The NYCAASC panel will be on 5PM EST on April 27 and will include the first public look at a clip from the film. The event is FREE and you can click here to register and get more info.

The LAAPFF screening will be at 5PM PST on May 5 at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood—for more info and ticks, click here. Tickets are selling fast so purchase yours now before they’re gone. You can also enter for a chance to win a FREE pair of tickets from YOMYOMF by simply sending us a tweet. Here’s what you need to do:  Read more...

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Better Luck Tomorrow: 10 Years Gone

  • April 10, 2013 10:58 pm

Ten years ago tomorrow on April 11, 2003, MTV Films released a low budget indie film made by an unknown Asian American director and a lot of credit cards and the rest as they say is YOMYOMF history. The film was, of course, Better Luck Tomorrow, directed by our fellow Offender Justin Lin and its success is the reason why you are currently reading this blog.

Many of the current Offenders, including actors Sung Kang and Roger Fan, first came together because of the shared BLT experience and the soon-to-be YOMYOMF family was born.

And so on this milestone occasion, we’d like to take a moment to look back, remember and just say, “Shit, it’s been ten years already!”

Thanks to everyone reading for your continued support and we hope to be here in another ten years. In the meantime, check out some of our past blogs about BLT:  Read more...

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Tweet to Win Free Ticks to Our YouTube Adaptation of ‘Yellow Face’ at LAAPFF

  • April 8, 2013 11:00 pm

Regular readers of this blog already know that the YOMYOMF Network is producing the first-ever play to YouTube adaptation of a major theatrical work—our fellow Offender David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face.

David is a Tony Award-winning writer (for M. Butterfly) and Yellow Face brought him a prestigious Obie Award and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play follows an Asian American playwright, conveniently named DHH (Ryun Yu), who casts Marcus (Covert Affairs’ Christopher Gorham), a Caucasian actor, in his new show mistakenly believing that Marcus is part Asian and tries to cover up his mistake once he learns the truth.

Our friends at Visual Communications will be hosting a work-in-progress screening of Yellow Face during this year’s Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on Sunday, May 5 at 5PM. The screening will be introduced by YouTube’s Bing Chen and will be followed by a discussion with YOMYOMF Creative Director Philip W. Chung, director Jeff Liu and cast members Ryun Yu, Linda Park and Sab Shimono. If you want to be the first to get a sneak peek of this unique project before it’s released on YouTube in late May, purchase tickets here before they’re all gone. You can also enter for a chance to win a FREE pair of tickets from YOMYOMF by simply sending us a tweet. Here’s what you need to do:  Read more...

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The YOMYOMF Network: ‘Internet Icon’ Season 2 Begins!

  • March 20, 2013 2:45 pm

As of this morning, we are now back at Los Angeles Center Studios to start filming season 2 of our hit YouTube competition series Internet Icon (check out all of last season here). It’s hard to believe how quickly our YOMYOMF Network has grown since our debut last June and Internet Icon quickly became our wildly successful tent pole show so it was a no-brainer to bring it back–in a bigger and better package thanks to the talented folks involved led by our douche-y fearless producer Andy Fickman and the gang at Oops Doughnuts.

Judges Ryan Higa, Christine Lakin and Timothy DeLaGhetto (seated) w/Chester See striking a pose behind them.

This year finds the return of faces new and old including returning judges Ryan Higa, Christine Lakin who are joined this year by new judge/YouTube star Timothy DeLaGhetto. Last year’s winners the Brothers Riedell are also on hand to host and mentor the contestants (and yes, Chester See is no longer host but he’s still around as you can see from the pic above). We’ll also have some of the top YouTubers stopping by to guest judge from season 1 favorites Jenna Marbles and Kassem G to newbie’s the Fine Brothers, Wong Fu, Smosh (currently the #1 YouTubers in the world) plus many others.

And as you can see, we had a hell of a lot of contestants show up bright and early this morning:  Read more...

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The YOMYOMF Network: Congrats to Dr0ne!

  • February 17, 2013 9:44 pm

The Streamy Awards took place earlier today honoring the best in online video content and the YOMYOMF Network was represented at the ceremony with multiple nominations for our shows Dr0ne, The Book Club and our partners Ryan Higa and Chester See. Of course we’re proud of everyone who was acknowledged, but a special congrats go to Oliver Hotz and Matthew A. Rubin who won Best Visual Effects for their work on Dr0ne. And if you want to see why they won, you can check out the pilot episode below and the entire series by clicking here.

Congrats to all the winners and nominees and thanks again to everyone at the Streamys for their support!  Read more...

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The YOMYOMF Network: ‘Internet Icon’ Deadline January 31

  • January 29, 2013 2:22 pm

That’s right—if you want to be the YOMYOMF Network’s next Internet Icon, you only have until 11:59 PM PST on January 31 (that’s this Thursday) to submit your video. Here’s our own Chester See and last year’s Icon winners (and this year’s hosts) the Brothers Riedell to make the case if you’re still on the fence:

The winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize, Apple MacBook Pro, a development deal right here at YOMYOMF and a bunch of cool industry meetings. But even better, last year’s top ten finalists saw an average increase of 522% in their subscriber numbers so if you want to build your presence on YouTube, this is the show for you.

So join hosts the Riedell Brothers, and judges Ryan Higa, Christine Lakin and Timothy DeLaGhetto (plus some of the biggest YouTubers dropping in as guest judges). Click here for the rules and to submit. Who knows? You could be our next Internet Icon!  Read more...

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The YOMYOMF Network: Submit for Season 2 of ‘Internet Icon’

  • January 15, 2013 9:59 pm

Our YouTube competition show “Internet Icon” was the first webseries we premiered when we launched the YOMYOMF Network back in June and it was an immediate hit. And ever since the end of the first season in August, not a day goes by when we’re not asked when the show will be returning for a second season. Well, here’s our answer:

Yup, submissions for season 2 are now open and you can get all the details here. And why should you submit to be an “Internet Icon” contestant? Aside from the $10,000 prize, the development deal with YOMYOMF, the industry meetings and other goodies the winner will receive, this is a great opportunity for aspiring YouTubers and filmmakers alike to get their work seen. The first season of the show brought in over 10 million views and the top ten contestants saw their own subscriber base increase by an average of 522%.

So get your video in by the January 31 deadline. Check out the official press release below including the latest on our returning and new friends who’ll be joining us for this next go around. So if you’re at least 18 years of age, live in the U.S. or Canada and are capable of making a video of 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length, go here and submit!  Read more...

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YOMYOMF is Going to the Streamy Awards!

  • December 17, 2012 7:50 pm

The Streamy Awards nominations were announced this morning and our YOMYOMF Network was honored with multiple noms. What are the Streamys you ask? It’s the awards show that honors excellence in original online video content—the closest the online world has to its own Oscars…or Golden Globes…or at least the People’s Choice Awards.

We want to thank all the voters (both industry professionals and web fans) responsible for our nods and send our congratulations to everyone in the YOMYOMF family who were recognized:

Our webseries Dr0ne was nominated for Best Action or Sci-Fi Webseries, Best Cinematography (Sean Stiegemeier) and Best Visual Effects (Oliver Hotz, Matthew A. Rubin). Check out all the episodes here and the pilot right here:  Read more...

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Add Your Own Caption: That’s a Thanksgiving Tradition? Edition

  • November 22, 2012 11:01 am

If you’re not already following us on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, you’re missing out on a lot of extras you won’t find here on our blog including updates on various Offender-related projects (like the most recent updates about our YOMYOMF Network on YouTube) and silly, fun things like “Add Your Own Caption.”

This is where we post an image we find online or that our readers forward to us and ask you to write an appropriate caption to accompany that image. And we’ll feature some of the captions here. This week’s featured caption comes from reader James Dante:

It's all white meat.

So check out our Facebook page for future editions of “Add Your Own Caption”, write your own caption and/or “like” the ones you think are worthy and we may share them here.  Read more...

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Add Your Own Caption: Election Day Edition

  • November 6, 2012 11:42 pm

If you’re not already following us on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, you’re missing out on a lot of extras you won’t find here on our blog including updates on various Offender-related projects (like the most recent updates about our YOMYOMF Network on YouTube) and silly, fun things like “Add Your Own Caption.”

This is where we post an image we find online or that our readers forward to us and ask you to write an appropriate caption to accompany that image. And we’ll feature some of the captions here. This week’s featured caption comes from reader Tony Lau:

Giving romney the bird

So check out our Facebook page for future editions of “Add Your Own Caption”, write your own caption and/or “like” the ones you think are worthy and we may share them here.  Read more...

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