Centering Ourselves: 2022 CAAM Filmmaker Summit
Since its founding more than 40 years ago, CAAM has nurtured storytellers from a diversity of Asian American voices. While uplifting under-represented Asian American…
Film Events
Watch The Sauce Fellows at the 2021 New Orleans Film Festival
CAAM hosted a gathering in 2018 where NOVAC’s Darcy McKinnon was joined by Clint Bowie from the New Orleans Film Society Firelight Media’s Chloe…
Marvel’s Asian American Movie Shang-Chi Brings Out the Rep Sweats and Gold Opens
I’ve been a fan of Marvel comics as a kid, collecting comics including Spider-Man, The Avengers, Fantastic Four, and a fan of the film…
Watch the Digital Premiere of The Hindsight Project Films
Three Asian Americans are among the emerging filmmakers from the American South and Puerto Rico whose works are part of the Hindsight project, now available for streaming on PBS
Get to Know the 2020 HBO APA Visionaries
Highlights from the fireside chat with three emerging Asian American filmmakers, hosted by CAAM and HBO
It’s a Wrap! Our First CAAMFest Online Brings Us Together, Virtually
The pandemic forced us to try new ways to connect while sheltering in place. Thank you for making this experiment a success!
Recap: CAAM Co-hosted Screening of “The LuLu Sessions” and “The Peace Pod Project”
On Friday, October 25, CAAM co-hosted a free screening of S. Casper Wong’s award-winning feature documentary “The LuLu Sessions” in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Reimagine End of Life Week, and S. Casper Wong.
From “Greetings from Bury Park” to “Blinded by the Light”: The Making of a British Pakistani’s Cinematic Personal Story
“I make these films so that people like us are visible. People who are generally on the margins of the frame or in the background or the side characters – I try to put them in the center of the frame, and then build the story around them to be as mainstream as possible and as universal as possible.” – Gurinder Chadha
John Cho on #StarringJohnCho Campaign
“The two features I’ve starred in after #starringjohncho – Columbus, and now Searching – are both great stories directed by Asian Americans and supported by YOU – people who like that idea.”
HBO Announces Call for Entries for 2019 APA Visionaries Short Film Competition
The competition is dedicated to showcasing emerging Asian Pacific American directors with unique perspectives of the APA experience.
CAAM Filmmaker Mixer at TOTO
Mix and mingle with the local filmmaking community from all around the Bay, and learn more about the festival and the submission process.
CAAMFEST 2018 CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW OPEN!
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is now accepting submissions for CAAMFest May 2018. CAAMFest is the nation’s largest showcase for new…