BIO
Kenn Kashima
Kenn Kashima, ACE graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Film (Production Emphasis) and a Minor in Asian American Studies. His short 35mm film, NOTES ON A SCALE, was accepted into the prestigious Telluride Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival. His other directorial efforts include the short films A RHYTHMICAL REFLECTION and COLORED PAPER. The latter film received the Chiyo Kuwahara Creative Arts Scholarship. Kashima also directed VOICE YOUR VOTE, the very first Asian Pacific American PSA to get the community out to vote. The commercial starred such heavies as: Ming-Na Wen, Mako, Margaret Cho, Russell Wong, Amy Hill, BD Wong, and Tamlyn Tomita.
His feature script, A RHAPSODY IN RICHMOND, was optioned and ready to go into production until a casting conflict had Kashima and the producer part ways.
Picture editing came next. Kashima has edited a total of thirteen independent feature films. Some of the landmark films Kashima edited were YELLOW (starring John Cho), AMERICANESE (starring Joan Chen), Sony Pictures THE DEBUT, and CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES. The later two films were on Rotten Tomatoes "60 Best Asian American Movies Of All Time." His television credits include such diverse shows as AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, THE BACHELOR, GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS, ON AIR WITH RYAN SEACREST, and IRON CHEF AMERICA.
Kashima is a rare and multifarious editor. He has edited theatrical features, daily live television, concerts, and a ton of non-scripted television shows. He has cut films on a flatbed to 28 cameras on an NLE system. Though his edit system of choice is the Avid, he is also adept on FCP (edited two features), and Adobe Premiere Pro. His background as a writer, director, and film editor has enabled him to cut with assuredness, speed, and efficiency. Kashima embraces having authorship on an entire show because one’s storytelling cannot be seen by simply cutting a “pod.” Kashima states, "The network model of cutting pods has given birth to a generation of editors who can't tell a story beyond one act."
Kashima resides in Los Angeles, Ca, and spends most of his free time editing, practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and trying to get his daughters to listen to jazz.
His feature script, A RHAPSODY IN RICHMOND, was optioned and ready to go into production until a casting conflict had Kashima and the producer part ways.
Picture editing came next. Kashima has edited a total of thirteen independent feature films. Some of the landmark films Kashima edited were YELLOW (starring John Cho), AMERICANESE (starring Joan Chen), Sony Pictures THE DEBUT, and CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES. The later two films were on Rotten Tomatoes "60 Best Asian American Movies Of All Time." His television credits include such diverse shows as AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, THE BACHELOR, GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS, ON AIR WITH RYAN SEACREST, and IRON CHEF AMERICA.
Kashima is a rare and multifarious editor. He has edited theatrical features, daily live television, concerts, and a ton of non-scripted television shows. He has cut films on a flatbed to 28 cameras on an NLE system. Though his edit system of choice is the Avid, he is also adept on FCP (edited two features), and Adobe Premiere Pro. His background as a writer, director, and film editor has enabled him to cut with assuredness, speed, and efficiency. Kashima embraces having authorship on an entire show because one’s storytelling cannot be seen by simply cutting a “pod.” Kashima states, "The network model of cutting pods has given birth to a generation of editors who can't tell a story beyond one act."
Kashima resides in Los Angeles, Ca, and spends most of his free time editing, practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and trying to get his daughters to listen to jazz.
RESUME
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FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Locarno Film Festival
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PRESS
L.A. Times came out with their 20 best Asian American films of the last 20 years. I'm a bit biased, but #26 (THE DEBUT)
and #31 (CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES) should have been way higher. 😉
and #31 (CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES) should have been way higher. 😉
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Rotten Tomatoes came out with their 60 best Asian American films of all time.
"Charlotte Sometimes" (#29) and "The Debut" (#45)
"Charlotte Sometimes" (#29) and "The Debut" (#45)
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IMDb came out with their recommended watchlist to salute Asian Pacific American filmmakers .
"Charlotte Sometimes" (#27)
"Charlotte Sometimes" (#27)