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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.<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]].
'''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]]. The festival is organized by the Center of Asian American Media. <ref>[http://cinesourcemagazine.com/index.php?/site/comments/sf_international_asian_now_caamfest/ CineSource Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==History==
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> The festival is organized by the Center of Asian American Media. <ref>[http://cinesourcemagazine.com/index.php?/site/comments/sf_international_asian_now_caamfest/ CineSource Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
CAAMFest traces its roots to Asian CineVision’s [[New York Asian American Film Festival]], begun in 1978. From 1981-1984, ACV spun-off a traveling version of their festival that toured the U.S. [[ Center for Asian American Media|CAAM]] partnered with ACV to showcase their traveling festival in San Francisco, adding in other films by local filmmakers to help round out the program. {{citation needed}}

The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) was founded in 1982<ref>http://www.documentary.org/magazine/new-and-improved-asian-american-showcase-rebrands-caamfest</ref> as a joint production between Asian CineVision and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). There was no festival in 1985;{{citation needed}} beginning in 1986 the festival was organized by CAAM.{{citation needed}} Although the festival originally began with exclusively Asian American work, over the course of the 1990s, they expanded to include works from Asian filmmakers,<ref>http://progressivepulse.com/news/asian-film-festival-celebrates-diversity-history-with-san-franciscos-caamfest-by-kevin-m-thomas/</ref><ref>Mak, Liz. [http://www.kqed.org/arts/movies/article.jsp?essid=134755 "Top Picks from the 2014 CAAMFest"] ''KQED'', 12 March 2014.</ref> reflecting an attention to the increasingly transnational forms of media moving between Asia and America.<ref name=Wang>{{cite web|last=Wang|first=Oliver|title=CAAM Hsitory|url=http://caamedia.org/about-caam/|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>
With the expansion of the festival, CAAM announced in January 2013 the name change of the SFIAAFF to CAAMFest.<ref>http://www.documentary.org/magazine/caamfest-2014-asian-american-showcase-brings-rich-spectrum-docs-bay-area</ref> The new Festival will showcase film as well as other avenues of artistic expression and community engagement, such as music, food, and interactive workshops. <ref>http://www.documentary.org/magazine/new-and-improved-asian-american-showcase-rebrands-caamfest</ref><ref>http://waytooindie.com/news/film-festival/2013-caamfest-coverage-introduction/</ref>


== Locations ==
== Locations ==

Revision as of 04:24, 20 July 2014

CAAMFest
Linsanity was shown opening night of CAAMFest in 2013 in San Francisco.
LocationSan Francisco
Berkeley
San Jose
Hosted byCenter for Asian American Media
No. of films130
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://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. The festival is organized by the Center of Asian American Media. [3]

History

CAAMFest traces its roots to Asian CineVision’s New York Asian American Film Festival, begun in 1978. From 1981-1984, ACV spun-off a traveling version of their festival that toured the U.S. CAAM partnered with ACV to showcase their traveling festival in San Francisco, adding in other films by local filmmakers to help round out the program. [citation needed]

The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) was founded in 1982[4] as a joint production between Asian CineVision and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). There was no festival in 1985;[citation needed] beginning in 1986 the festival was organized by CAAM.[citation needed] Although the festival originally began with exclusively Asian American work, over the course of the 1990s, they expanded to include works from Asian filmmakers,[5][6] reflecting an attention to the increasingly transnational forms of media moving between Asia and America.[7] With the expansion of the festival, CAAM announced in January 2013 the name change of the SFIAAFF to CAAMFest.[8] The new Festival will showcase film as well as other avenues of artistic expression and community engagement, such as music, food, and interactive workshops. [9][10]

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.[11][12]

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

  1. ^ "CAAMFest 2013 Preview: Curating Beyond Region". VCinema.
  2. ^ "CAAMFest: Former SF Asian American Film Festival Offers Films, Food, Music".
  3. ^ CineSource Magazine
  4. ^ http://www.documentary.org/magazine/new-and-improved-asian-american-showcase-rebrands-caamfest
  5. ^ http://progressivepulse.com/news/asian-film-festival-celebrates-diversity-history-with-san-franciscos-caamfest-by-kevin-m-thomas/
  6. ^ Mak, Liz. "Top Picks from the 2014 CAAMFest" KQED, 12 March 2014.
  7. ^ Wang, Oliver. "CAAM Hsitory". Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  8. ^ http://www.documentary.org/magazine/caamfest-2014-asian-american-showcase-brings-rich-spectrum-docs-bay-area
  9. ^ http://www.documentary.org/magazine/new-and-improved-asian-american-showcase-rebrands-caamfest
  10. ^ http://waytooindie.com/news/film-festival/2013-caamfest-coverage-introduction/
  11. ^ AsianConnections - Awards announced - San Francisco's CAAMFEST Celebrates Asian and Asian American Film, Food and Music
  12. ^ Big Screen Berkeley: Asian American Film Festival | Berkeleyside

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