Blog
-
See these Sundance Films at CAAMFest!
by Jamie Balaoro CAAMFest 2013 is officially here! We’re kicking off the festivities tonight with our Opening Night Presentation, LINSANITY! Linsanity, directed by Evan Jackson Leong, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival but, did you know that two other films showing at CAAMFest premiered at Sundance too? When I Walk, a CAAM funded documentary by [...]
-
Take the CAAMFest Audience Survey! You Could Win an iPad Mini.
Our festival is only possible with public support so your presence and opinions are very important to us. Please visit this link to take an audience survey so that we may continue bringing you quality programs. By taking the survey, you’ll be entered for a prize drawing, and you could win an iPad Mini!
-
Introducing the CAAM 2013 Fellows & Mentors!
We are excited to introduce the 2013 CAAM Fellows! Many of these creative and talented individuals will be attending CAAMFest this week so please take a moment to say hello! You’ll be hearing more from our 2013 Fellows as they blog about their CAAMFest experience and more! Find out more about this year’s Fellows and [...]
-
Agent/Advocate: Brave Creators Highlights Daring Visionaries & Artists
by Ashlyn Perri As we mark a transition from our traditional festival to CAAMFest 2013 (we were previously the SF Int. Asian American Film Festival), we also present an exciting new way to navigate our films and events. An alternative to typical festival sections, CAAM Tides highlight some of the key themes that are threaded [...]
-
East Bay: Catch CAAMFest Films at Pacific Film Archive Theater
by Chelesa Park The Pacific Film Archive presents cinema from every film-producing country in one of the largest film exhibition programs in the world. Screenings include almost every genre and era of film, from early silents to experimental film and video, and often feature in-person conversations with filmmakers, critics, and scholars. Each year, PFA presents various [...]
-
Top Tips for CAAMFest 2013
by Jamie Balaoro If you’re a first-time CAAMFest goer or a veteran festival attendee, here are a few of CAAM’s top tips to help make your CAAMFest experience a smooth and fun time. 1) Buy tickets early If you’re thinking about getting your tickets later, don’t put it off any longer. Buy your [...]
-
CAAMFest sponsor Enterprise-Rent-A-Car discounts
CAAMFest sponsor Enterprise-Rent-a-Car is generously offering CAAMFest friends a 10% discount on car rentals. Please share this information with your contacts who are traveling within San Francisco for CAAMFest and need rental car service. Civic Center Enterprise is our preferred provider. WAYS TO BOOK: 1. INTERNET – To book a reservation online, visit www.enterprise.com. Enter CAAMFest account #L23A565 in [...]
-
CAAM receives 2013 Arts Seva Award from CDDC / Chhandam
On Saturday, March 2nd, during Chitresh Das Dance Company (CDDC) and Chhandam School of Kathak’s (Chhandam) annual CDDC / Chhandam’s 2013 Arts Seva Award. The CDDC/ Chhandam bestows the Arts Seva Award to an individual, organization, or business that has significantly impacted the arts and CDDC/Chhandam’s work. The gala also featured the premiere of the documentary film UPAJ: IMPROVISE, [...]
-
Ready, Set, Pitch! Introducing the Producers and Jurors
by Media Fund Team READY, SET, PITCH! Sunday, March 17, 10 am – 11:30 am Hotel Kabuki, Imperial Room A 1625 Post Street in Japantown, San Francisco This is a FREE EVENT but space is limited! Be sure to RSVP: mediafund@caamedia.org CAAM is excited to announce the presenting producers and jurors for our 2nd annual [...]
-
CAAMFest 2013 Showcases Women in Media
From filmmakers to actresses, musicians to chefs, CAAMFest’s Above the Line: Women in Media showcase highlights a new wave of women succeeding across all spectra. Midnight’s Children Named one of TIFF’s Top Ten Canadian Films Auteur Deepa Mehta (Water, SFIAAFF ’06) returns to the festival with her much-anticipated collaboration with writer Salman Rushdie, an adaptation [...]
