Posts in category "CAAM Events"
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CAAM Presents: Asian Heritage Street Celebration Cinema Showcase
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is thrilled to present the second year of the Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) Cinema Showcase, held at the Asian Art Museum! The event coincides with the street celebration, which is on Saturday May 19th! The Cinema Showcase runs from 2PM to 4PM, and will be held at the Asian Art Museum’s Samsung Hall. Admission to the museum will be free all day, courtesy of Target and there will be no cost to watch the films.
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Trailblazers in Asian American Media Making
How do we navigate the barriers to funding and distribution? From this year’s Present Future Summit, we heard from two trailblazers in media making who are telling stories from the APA community through sustainable platforms. The first speaker is Na’alehu Anthony, CEO of OiwiTV in Hawaii, the only all-Hawaiian culture & language station in Hawaii. [...]
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CAAM Co-presentation: WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE
This Friday, April 27, CAAM will be co-presenting the opening night of WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco. Read for more information about the film and a contest giveaway!
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Future of Digital vs. “Traditional” Media
If you produce content on YouTube or for Television, don’t miss this provocative Q&A from two industry thought leaders at the SFIAAFF30 Present/Future Summit, a townhall-style series of conversations on media and how it relates to Asian Americans. Executive Producer Quan Phung of Whitney (the #2 comedy on NBC behind the Office) and Internet Curator, [...]
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Future of Storytelling
by Geoffrey Quan 2012 CAAM Fellow A month ago, the Center for Asian American Media hosted the Present Future Summit, a one-day conclave that brought together content creators and curators from across the media spectrum. The goal of this TED Talk-meets-townhall was to promote thought and discussion about new directions, challenges, and opportunities facing storytelling [...]
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Present / Future Summit Videos and More: Part 1!
Did you miss the Present / Future Summit on Asian American Media at SFIAAFF30? This townhall-style conversation brought together the most creative minds in media today, from YouTube stars to Media Executives. Get caught up by watching the videos at the Present/Future Playlist on YouTube Re-live the event through our Storify, which captured the fury [...]
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Takeaways From Present/Future Summit
by Johanna Lee and Harry Yoon 2012 CAAM Fellows The Present/Future Summit (March 11) brought together Asian Americans from all corners of media to confront the present and future of Asian Americans onscreen and online. We had such a lively discussion afterwards, that we thought it would be fun to jot down some of our [...]
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SFIAAFF30 Surprise Screening Revealed!
Photo by Kenni Camota Drumroll Please…. Due to popular demand, and after a sold out world premiere last night at the Kabuki Theater, we are pleased to announce that our surprise screening will be NICE GIRLS CREW! So, if you missed it the first time, do check out this raunchy Bridesmaids‐meets-Arrested Development, no-holds-barred comedy series [...]
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Keep the Conversation Going
by Samantha Yu 2012 Student Delegate After living in NYC for more than a decade, it’s funny that I would begin my journey in Asian American Media on the other side of the country. As a part of the student delegate program, we have the privilege of flashing our badges to awkwardly begin a conversation [...]
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Present/Future: A Community Conversation on Asian American Media (Free)
Think one-part TED talk, one-part Townhall and we have the PRESENT/FUTURE Summit. In a fast-paced, provocative dialogue engaging today’s most interesting thinkers and creators, presentations by five featured speakers will be answered by five designated respondents and audience talk back. Covering topics of technology, new content production, television, socially conscious media, and exhibition. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind meeting of minds!
