I used to think that the hardest part of producing a documentary was the shooting and editing. Now I know better. Raising money is far more difficult… Why? Because ultimately, one has absolutely no control over how the funding decisions are made.
In anticipation of the 2008 Presidential Election, the National Minority Consortia (NMC) presents Election Intiative 2008: a multi-platform initiative to incorporate diversity in public media as a central premise to covering a national news event, while also signaling public media’s commitment to diversity in public affairs reporting.
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When you talk about hunger as a filmmaker, often you talk about desire for fulfillment and accomplishment. I guess you can say that’s what…
Hi. Michella here, CAAM’s Web Producer. I recently participated in something really cool: the New Media Institute (NMI) put on by the National Black Programming Consortium.
Richard Wong world premiered his debut feature film, COLMA: THE MUSICAL, at SFIAAFF and since then the film has gone on to play at numerous film festivals, screened theatrically and now has just come out on DVD. The guest blogger of the month, Rich writes about his journey with COLMA: THE MUSICAL.
Shooting 140 hours of footage is one thing. Logging, organizing, capturing, and digitizing it is quite another… We are now just over halfway done with the review, and it’s obvious that the discussions we are having now will save us a tremendous amount of time and effort later.
On Novemeber 1st, CAAM and the Asian Art Museum teamed up to present a multimedia extravaganza event at the November MATCHA held at the Asian Art Museum. Check out pix and videos from the event.
Our Sponsor Manager, Theresa!
My Sponsor, My Friend: A Thanksgiving Sonnet.
Dinner and a Movie is a regular series with SFIAAFF staff members. This edition features Taro, the Festival Assistant Director, and his picks for a good time out on the town.
Has Jimmy (Roger Fan) reverted back to his old ways and been dumped again by his girlfriend Stephanie (Emily Liu) in THE TROUBLE WITH ROMANCE?
In case you missed AMERICAN PASTIME at this year’s Festival, a free screening of AMERICAN PASTIME Saturday November 17th 2pm in San Francisco!