Rafael Bitanga Wins 2024 CAAM Ready, Set, Pitch!
Rafael Bitanga’s Bridging Our Stories won the 2024 Virtual Ready, Set Pitch! event on October 27. The annual opportunity to pitch works-in-progress is the…
CAAM Receives Mellon Foundation Support for Memories to Light Home Movie Archive
Our Memories to Light program is getting a boost. Learn how the Mellon Foundation NFF program will strengthen our efforts to archive Asian American community videos.
CAAM DOCUMENTARY FUND OPEN CALL: APPLY SEPTEMBER 20-OCTOBER 20, 2024
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…
High Five to Bring the Sights and Sounds of the Essential Elements to San Francisco Chinatown
Join CAAM and our partners at the Chinatown Media Arts Collective and Edge on the Square for the third annual Contemporary Art Festival on…
CAAM is Supporting 5 New Documentary Films in 2024
We are supporting five new documentary films in 2024, focusing on diverse Asian American experiences. Through our Documentary Fund, supported by the Corporation for…
Watch Two Asian American Stories in the 2024 PBS Short Film Festival
The Webby Award-winning PBS Short Film Festival returns this summer – Monday, July 15 through Friday, July 26 – to all PBS and station…
APIAVote 2024 Presidential Town Hall Focuses on Asian American Issues
Want to learn more about how the major presidential candidates are addressing Asian American and Pacific Islander issues? We are partnering once again with…
Announcing the CAAMFest 2024 Award Winners
Congratulations to These Films as We Reflect on 11 Days of Asian American Storytelling
CAAMFest 2024 Shines Light on Asian American Stories, May 9-19
We’re excited to announce the lineup for CAAMFest 2024, taking place May 9-19, 2024 in San Francisco and Oakland. This year’s festival will include…
More Than Underdogs: Asian American Films at Sundance 2024
With all the talk of Oscar snubs, 2024 has been a sparse year for new Asian American-helmed works at the Sundance Film Festival–just one…
Doris Duke Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to CAAM for U.S. Muslim Documentary Fund
$6 Million in Funding Aims to Propel U.S. Muslim Creators, Expand Access to the Entertainment Industry and Amplify Diverse Narratives
VIDEO: Asian American Storytellers Reflect on CAAM
As part of our 2023 End of Year reflections, highlighting CAAM’s critical role in supporting storytellers and untold narratives, we asked three talented Asian…