CAAMFest 2023 Call for Entries – Submit Your Films Now
The Center for Asian American Media is now accepting film and media submissions for the 41st anniversary of CAAMFest! The festival is scheduled for May 11-21, 2023.
Meet the Filmmakers Selected for the WBD Access Early Career Bootcamp
In collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is excited to announce the six filmmakers selected to be a…
Introducing the Winners of the 2022 Comcast Xfinity and Loni Ding Awards
As part of our annual CAAMFest events, we are proud to announce the winners of the Comcast Xfinity Documentary and Narrative Awards, as well…
Reflections on Ben Fong-Torres, Featured in ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ at CAAMFest40
To music writer Todd Inoue, Ben Fong-Torres is like the groovy uncle with a better record collection and a more impressive Rolodex.
In ‘Bad Axe’ a Cambodian-Mexican Restaurant Family Faces the Pandemic and Their American Dreams
“As a family, we had a lot of conversations about whether or not to have the film because of the potential backlash, privacy and safety issues. Yet, we decided it is the right thing to do.” -David Siev, director of ‘Bad Axe’
Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah on the Nearly 25 Year Journey to Bring ‘Bengali Harlem’ to the Silver Screen
“I wanted to find out whether Alaudin’s father was — like I say in the film — part of this larger history that hadn’t been recorded.” -Vivek Bald, Co-Director of ‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’
Watch Asian American Stories of Resilience This May
CAAM has partnered with Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc) and WORLD Channel to present “Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond” premiering Tuesdays on PBS and WORLD Channel’s YouTube starting May 3.
Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Public Television Watch Guide for May
Since the mid-1800s, Asian immigrants have been a driving force of economic development in the United States. Many arrived in the country to advance…
CAAM Collaborates with SFMOMA on “Representing Chinatown” Exhibit and Film Screenings
Local artists and CAAMFest film screenings bring the Asian American experience to San Francisco’s premiere modern art museum
CAAMFest40 Gala Presentations Will Be Back in Theaters This May
We’re back in theaters May 12-22! Join us for our Opening Night film “Free Chol Soo Lee” and more fresh new programs.
Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance and Rededication Set for June 16-19 in Detroit
In 1982, Chin’s racially charged murder ignited the modern Asian American civil rights movement. Events offer powerful lessons for today’s pandemic of anti-Asian violence.
Firelight Media, PBS and CAAM Announce Filmmakers Selected for New Collection “HOMEGROWN: Future Visions”
A new collection of digital non-fiction short films by BIPOC filmmakers living in the American Midwest