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'''CAAMFest''', known prior to 2013 as the '''San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival''' (SFIAAFF),<ref>[http://www.vcinemashow.com/caamfest-2013-curating-beyond-region/ "CAAMFest 2013 Preview: Curating Beyond Region". ''VCinema''.]</ref> is presented every March in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in the United States as the nation’s largest showcase for new [[Asian American]] and [[Asian people|Asian]] films. It annually presents approximately 130 works in [[San Francisco]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. Since 1982, the festival has presented films by Asian American independent filmmakers as well as new Asian cinema.<ref>Mak, Liz. [http://www.kqed.org/arts/movies/article.jsp?essid=134755 "Top Picks from the 2014 CAAMFest"] ''KQED'', 12 March 2014.</ref> |
'''CAAMFest''', known prior to 2013 as the '''San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival''' (SFIAAFF),<ref>[http://www.vcinemashow.com/caamfest-2013-curating-beyond-region/ "CAAMFest 2013 Preview: Curating Beyond Region". ''VCinema''.]</ref> is presented every March in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in the United States as the nation’s largest showcase for new [[Asian American]] and [[Asian people|Asian]] films.<ref>[http://sanfrancisco.about.com/od/artsculture/fl/CAAMFest-Former-SF-Asian-American-Film-Festival-Offers-Films-Food-Music.htm "CAAMFest: Former SF Asian American Film Festival Offers Films, Food, Music"]. </ref> It annually presents approximately 130 works in [[San Francisco]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. Since 1982, the festival has presented films by Asian American independent filmmakers as well as new Asian cinema.<ref>Mak, Liz. [http://www.kqed.org/arts/movies/article.jsp?essid=134755 "Top Picks from the 2014 CAAMFest"] ''KQED'', 12 March 2014.</ref> |
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== Locations == |
== Locations == |
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While the majority of the films at the festival screen at the [[Sundance Kabuki]] in [[Japantown, San Francisco, California|Japantown]] and the [[Castro Theatre]] in San Francisco, many films are also screened at the [[Pacific Film Archive]] in Berkeley and at the |
While the majority of the films at the festival screen at the [[Sundance Kabuki]] in [[Japantown, San Francisco, California|Japantown]] and the [[Castro Theatre]] in San Francisco, many films are also screened at the [[Pacific Film Archive]] in Berkeley and at the Camera 12 Downtown Cinemas in San Jose.<ref>http://www.asianconnections.com/2013/03/19/countdown-to-caamfest-march-14-24;3568</ref> |
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== Awards and premieres == |
== Awards and premieres == |
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 Linsanity was shown opening night of CAAMFest in 2013 in San Francisco. | |
| Location | San Francisco Berkeley San Jose |
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| Hosted by | Center for Asian American Media |
| No. of films | 130 |
| Language | International |
| Website | http://www.caamedia.org/ |
CAAMFest, known prior to 2013 as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF),[1] is presented every March in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States as the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films.[2] It annually presents approximately 130 works in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. Since 1982, the festival has presented films by Asian American independent filmmakers as well as new Asian cinema.[3]
Locations
While the majority of the films at the festival screen at the Sundance Kabuki in Japantown and the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, many films are also screened at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley and at the Camera 12 Downtown Cinemas in San Jose.[4]
Awards and premieres
To underscore its commitment to supporting Asian American filmmakers and recognizing their achievements, the SFIAAFF inaugurated in 2005 a juried competition in two categories as well as audience awards. In 2010 Emmy-nominated documentary Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy made its world premiere at the SFIAAFF and went on to win Best Documentary at the festival.
The documentary film Linsanity premiered at CAAMFest on March 14, 2013 and won several audience awards. The Vietnamese comedy film How to Fight in Six Inch Heels had its U.S. premiere at CAAMFest on March 13, 2014.
References
- Heymont, George. "A Touch of Aloha, A Pinch of Japan". Huffington Post, 2014 (ambiguous date format)
External links
- Center for Asian American Media
- SanFranciscoChinatown.com Picks for SFIAAFF
- Asian Music Circuit (UK)
- SFIAAFF Documentary
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