UPDATED WITH PANELS & SIGNINGS!
Greg Pak will be a Guest of Honor at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, April 16 to 28. Pak’s panels are as follows:
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
Comics and Mythology Panel – E351
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Acclaimed comic book writers Gail Simone (Wonder Woman), Greg Pak (Planet Hulk), and Fred Van Lente (Incredible Hercules, Hercules: Fall of an Avenger, and Heroic Age: Prince of Power), and Bob Layton (Hercules: Prince of Power) discuss the joys and challenges of melding real world mythology and comic book mythology.
Signing at the Marvel Booth
5:30 – 6:30 pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
Robot Stories and Mister Green (With Greg Pak) – E271A
11:15 AM – 1:30 PM
Before Greg Pak wrote Planet Hulk and World War Hulk, he was a filmmaker best-known for his award-winning independent Sci-Fi feature Robot Stories. Today, Pak screens Robot Stories and his brand new Sci-Fi project Mister Green, which io9.com calls “a bizarre, clever short film… horrifying as well as beautiful.” Q&A to follow the screening. A great opportunity for aspiring filmmakers, comic book creators, and Sci-Fi fans alike to discuss process, craft, and genre with a working indie filmmaker and comic book writer.
Signing at the Marvel Booth
4:00 to 5:00 pm
SUNDAY, APRIL 18
MARVEL: Hulks Smash! – E450
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
One by one, the smarter they are, the harder they fall and the bigger they are, the harder they smash. Fall of The Hulks is ending, and War of The Hulks is just starting. Join the true Intellegencia — Jeph Loeb, Greg Pak, and Fred Van Lente — the writers behind the Hulk event of the decade, as they smash your puny questions and drop some surprises that will rock C2E2 to its foundation!
Singing at the Marvel Booth
1:30 to 2:30 pm
For more invitation, check out the C2E2 website and download the pdf of the schedule.
Greg Pak’s “Mister Green” wins Best Short Film at Sci Fi London 2010
Greg Pak’s new short film “Mister Green” has been named the Best Short Film of the 2010 Sci Fi London Film Festival. The film will screen at Sci Fi London on Friday, April 30 at 7 pm and Sunday May 2 at 1:30 pm in Shorts Programme 1.
This is Pak’s second award from Sci Fi London. In 2004, the festival gave its Best Feature Film award to Pak’s feature “Robot Stories.”
“Mister Green” stars Tim Kang and Betty Gilpin in a story about a jaded government undersecretary who becomes embroiled in a radical plan to save the planet by radically transforming the human race.
Other upcoming “Mister Green” festival screenings include:
April 17, Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo
April 21-22 – Atlanta Film Festival
May 1 – Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
May 4 – 9 – Connecticut Film Festival, Danbury, CT
May 21 – Slant Film Festival, Houston, TX
May 27-30 – Phoenix Comicon Film Festival, Phoenix, AZ
“Mister Green” is also screening online as part of the Futurestates series funded by ITVS — both on Youtube and at Futurestates.tv.
Greg Pak’s “Mouse” now online at Youtube
Greg Pak’s award winning 1997 short film “Mouse” is now viewable online at the Greg Pak Youtube channel. Watch the embedded video below. Or click here for the Greg Pak Youtube channel.
2010.05.04 – 05.09 – “Mister Green” at the Connecticut Film Festival
“Mister Green,” directed by Greg Pak and starring Tim Kang and Betty Gilpin, will screen this May at the Connecticut Film Festival in Danbury. More info soon. In the meantime, here’s an article from Greenwichtime.com about preparations for this year’s fest.
Greg Pak launches Youtube channel to show his short films
Filmmaker and comic book writer Greg Pak has launched a Youtube channel to showcase a number of his acclaimed short films. Currently the channel features Pak’s latest short film “Mister Green” as well as the award-winning experimental comedy “Po Mo Knock Knock” and its mockmentary followup “Po Mo Love Doc.” Other films will come soon, including “Mouse.”
Click here to view the Greg Pak Youtube channel.
2010.03.31 – “Incredible Hulk” #607 2nd printing
“Incredible Hulk” #607 has sold out and a second printing with a Paul Pelletier cover is on sale today!
“Mister Green” now online at Youtube
ITVS has now released the Futurestates shorts on Youtube! Click here to check out “Mister Green,” directed by Greg Pak and starring Tim Kang and Betty Gilpin.
2010.05.21 – “Mister Green” screens at the Slant Film Festival in Houston
Greg Pak’s short film “Mister Green,” starring Tim Kang and Betty Gilpin, screens on May 21 in Houston at the Aurora Picture Show’s Slant Film Festival. Click here for more details.
AsianAmericanFilm.com now on Twitter @aafilm
AsianAmericanFilm.com, a website founded by Greg Pak over ten years ago, has finally joined Twitter. Follow @aafilm for the latest on Asian American films and filmmakers.
2010.04.17 – “Mister Green” and “Robot Stories” at C2E2 in Chicago
Greg Pak will present his films “Mister Green” and “Robot Stories” at the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo on April 17. Please visit c2e2.com for more information.
Robot Stories and Mister Green (With Greg Pak)
4/17/2010 E271A
11:15 AM – 1:30 PM
Before Greg Pak wrote Planet Hulk and World War Hulk, he was a filmmaker best-known for his award-winning independent Sci-Fi feature Robot Stories. Today, Pak screens Robot Stories and his brand new Sci-Fi project Mister Green, which io9.com calls “a bizarre, clever short film… horrifying as well as beautiful.” Q&A to follow the screening. A great opportunity for aspiring filmmakers, comic book creators, and Sci-Fi fans alike to discuss process, craft, and genre with a working indie filmmaker and comic book writer.