CAAM’s 2025 Documentary Fund is open for submissions. With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CAAM provides production funding to independent producers creating films that illuminate the Asian American experience for a national audience. Documentaries are eligible for production or post-production funding and must be intended for public media broadcast or online distribution. Awards typically range between $10,000 to $50,000.
CAAM’s Media Fund will begin accepting submissions for documentary projects starting Friday, September 20, 2024 at 12 a.m. PDT. Applications will close on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Check here for eligibility and apply on CAAM’s Submittable page.
In addition to being broadcast nationally, previous CAAM Documentary Fund films have gone on to win awards or be screened at film festivals, including CAAMFest. Documentaries supported by CAAM include: Emmy-nominated Free Chol Soo Lee (2022) by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi, In Search of Bengali Harlem (2022) by Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah, The Neutral Ground (2021) by CJ Hunt (Emmy nominee), American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (2014) by Grace Lee (Peabody Award), Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2013) by Tadashi Nakamura (Gotham Audience Award winner), a.k.a. Don Bonus (1995) by Spencer Nakasako and Sokly Ny (Emmy winner), Days of Waiting (1988) by Steven Okazaki (Oscar winner), Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1989) by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima Pena (Oscar nominee)
For more information, visit our Frequently Asked Questions and CAAM Documentary Fund page.
