Author Archives: Steve Nguyen

About Steve Nguyen

Steve Nguyen is a Vietnamese American director, writer, producer, and co-founder of Studio APA. Nguyen and director Choz Belen make up the Studio APA duo, specializing in the production of short films, animation, and music videos. Nguyen is the co-founder of ChannelAPA.com, an online news source that started in 2008 which posts news updates and video interviews about Asian Americans in mainstream/independent media.

Inside the Mind of Visual Artist/Animator Choz Belen

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Steve Nguyen

While in New York, I had the chance to sit down and catch up with Choz Belen, the visionary director behind Far East Movement’s “I Party” and Deep Foundation’s “Sleep”. Some of the key points that we touched on during … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Music | Tagged channelAPA, Choz Belen, interview, music video, Steve Nguyen | 1 Comment

Remembering April 30th: The Fall of Saigon

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Steve Nguyen

Thirty-five years ago to this today marked the end of the Vietnam war, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese and American casualties and the insurrection of Communism in South Vietnam. During this chaotic war-torn period, several families were … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles, Observations | 2 Comments

A Look at “Dilated,” My Latest Short Film

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Steve Nguyen

I wanted to share this promotional trailer of a new short film that I produced with FPS Productions titled “Dilated”. (FYI: I also make a cameo in the film as “Dr. Yang.”) Directed by Brian L. Tan, this intense action … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Local, Movies, Promotions, Southern California | Tagged action, Brian L. Tan, Dilated, events, film, FPS Productions, Steve Nguyen, ucla, video production | 2 Comments

ChannelAPA on the East Coast

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Steve Nguyen

What’s up everybody? This is Steve from channelAPA.com, and I just want to say that I’m very enthusiastic about the partnership that we’ve formed with our friends here at 8Asians! Along with the videos that you’ll be seeing on channelAPA’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music, The Arts | Tagged artists, asian americans, behind the scenes, channelAPA, comedy, film, music | 2 Comments