Center for Asian American Media
Posts tagged with: asian american
Flashing Lights Photos online now!
Posted May 23, 2008 by in CAAM Events, Featured
Flashing Lights, the latest installment of CAAM's Social Club, was great fun. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate APA Heritage Month with us! Check out the photos from the CAAM Interactive photo booth. To see all the pix go to our Photo Gallery on the CAAM Channel.
More
The Toyota Matrix FREE YOUR STORY Contest
Posted May 26, 2008 by in Opportunities, Contest, New Media, CAAM Events, Featured
We have selected 5 finalists for the Toyota Matrix Free Your Story contest! Go to our video gallery under the CAAM Channel to see all of the talented finalists!
More
Get out the Asian American vote!
Posted August 19, 2008 by in Election 2008
Check out this PSA video from CAUSE ( Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment ) featuring George Takei, Kelly Hu and George Huang.
More
IN-N-OUT: Hyphen’s Bone Marrow Drive
Posted June 11, 2008 by rsotelo in Uncategorized
Hyphen magazine and Chinese for Affirmative Action have collaborated with Project Michelle and the Asian American Donor Program to bring a bone marrow drive to the heart of the Bay Area to increase the registration numbers of Asian Americans.
More
SFIAAFF Call for Entries Closed
Posted July 14, 2008 by ckwon in Opportunities, CAAM Events, Featured
Thank you for your submissions! The SFIAAFF Call for Entries is now closed. Filmmakers will be notified of their acceptance by late January 2009.
More
IFC Films to screen PING PONG PLAYA in the U.S.
Posted July 22, 2008 by Luis in Film Events, In Theatres
U.S. rights to Jessica Yu's PING PONG PLAYA have been picked up by IFC Films with a planned theatrical release slated for September 5th. The film, which marks the fiction feature debut for Yu, closed the Asian-American Film Festival July 19th in New York.
More
FREE YOUR STORY Contest Rules and Regulations
Posted May 26, 2008 by in Uncategorized
THESE RULES GOVERN ALL ASPECTS OF PARTICIPATION AND PRIZE AWARD.
1. Introduction. Center for Asian American Media FREE YOUR STORY Contest (“Contest”) is sponsored by Toyota Matrix (“Sponsor”) and the Center for Asian American Media. One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected from entries received, and six (5) runners-up will be recognized. The Grand [...]
More
Post Election Reflections: Getting out the Vote for Obama
Posted November 14, 2008 by michella in Election 2008
As part of CAAM's Election Initiative for 2008, I will be blogging about my personal experiences with civic engagement in the Asian American community during this past election. Here are some short stories, responses, ephemera collected from the road during the brief time I signed up with the Barack Obama presidential campaign.
More
San Francisco’s Obama Victory Party at the Mezzanine!
Posted November 3, 2008 by Luis in Election 2008
Please Join Generation Obama San Francisco and other Bay Area Groups for the San Francisco Election Night Event! Come celebrate this Historic Event with other Obama Supporters at the Mezzanine.
More
Asian Americans and the Election
Posted November 17, 2008 by Luis in Election 2008
Since November 4th I’ve been feeling a mixture of relief and post-election blues — not just for the way that people voted, but for the whole process finally being over. This election season has been so long and bizarre that I had to see it through the filter of satire, with daily doses of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and more recently the Saturday Night Live sketches which essentially wrote themselves.
More
Post Election Reflections: Interview with David Mineta
Posted November 20, 2008 by michella in Election 2008
Here is one of a series of video interviews I did with FFO (Filipinos for Obama) Volunteers. I interviewed a few folks when people had the time and energy.
More
“HOLLYWOOD CHINESE” Available Exclusively on Comcast On-Demand May 28, 2009
Posted May 22, 2009 by menriquez in Interesting Projects, New Media
“Hollywood Chinese” by celebrated filmmaker Arthur Dong, is a captivating revelation on a little-known chapter of cinema: the Chinese in American feature films. From the first Chinese American film produced in 1916, to Ang Lee’s
triumphant Brokeback Mountain nine decades later, Hollywood Chinese brings together a fascinating portrait of actors, directors, writers, and iconic images to show how the Chinese have been imagined in movies, and
More
APAture Film Night
Posted September 23, 2009 by Luis in Film Events, CAAM Events
Kearny Street Workshop (KSW), the nation’s oldest Asian Pacific American (APA) multidisciplinary arts organization, will present its 11th annual festival of emerging APA artists, APAture, September 17 – 26, 2009.
More
Celebrating 20 Years: Asian American Women Artists Association
Posted September 21, 2009 by Luis in CAAM Events
Celebrate the AAWA's 20th year of supporting and documenting Asian American women's art. Featuring Three Exhibitions
Made in AAWAA , A Place of Her Own and Cheers to Muses .
More
4th KAFFNY 2010 Call for Submissions
Posted October 20, 2009 by Luis in Film Events, Opportunities, In Theatres
The 4th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York is scheduled for February 27th 2010 at TheTimesCenter. KAFFNY is now accepting short film submissions from filmmakers of Korean descent and of any nationality through November 30.
More
SFIAAFF Call for Entries Closed
Posted July 14, 2008 by ckwon in Featured, Uncategorized
Thank you for your submissions! The SFIAAFF Call for Entries is now closed. Filmmakers will be notified of their acceptance by late January 2009.
More
The (Almost) Invisible Strike
Posted July 22, 2008 by ckwon in Uncategorized
You may not have seen it on the news, but this week the service workers at the University of California campuses and hospitals have been holding a five-day strike to call for higher wages.
More
Festival Stars, Where Are They Now? (Part III)
Posted November 26, 2008 by ckwon in Uncategorized
Highlights and updates from last year's hot docs! Read it here...
More
Festival Stars, Where Are They Now? (Part II)
Posted November 25, 2008 by ckwon in Uncategorized
Geraldine catches up with the Narrative filmmakers of the 2008 SFIAAFF to find out where their films have been since last year's fest.
More
Fasten Your Seatbelts! Official Festival Launch Party Takes off Friday, February 13, 2009
Posted February 10, 2009 by menriquez in Featured
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY! Be the first on your block to pick up the Festival program guide hot off the press, meet local filmmakers, and mix and mingle with fellow festival goers! Friday February 13 at 111 Minna Gallery.
SAVE THE DATE! March 12-22, SFIAAFF 2009
More
Introducing… The 27th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival!
Posted February 11, 2009 by menriquez in Uncategorized
The 27th annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
(SFIAAFF), which showcases the best Asian and Asian American films from
around the globe takes place March 12-22, 2009 in San Francisco, Berkeley
and San Jose.
More
SFIAAFF 2009 Opening Night Film + Gala Reception Tonight
Posted March 11, 2009 by menriquez in Featured
The 27th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival opens with Lee Yoon-ki's MY DEAR ENEMY, a breezy, pitch-perfect ride through the streets of Seoul and into the unsuspecting world of two ex-lovers, ENEMY brims with warmth and possibility while mining the magic, mystery and foibles of human relations.
More
SFIAAFF WRAPS UP 27TH YEAR
Posted May 3, 2009 by ckwon in Festival, Featured
The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (March 12 – 22, 2009), presented by the Center for Asian American Media, wrapped with an estimated attendance of over 25,000, including over 200 filmmakers, actors and industry guests.
More
SFIAAFF Video Blog: A Peek Into the Life of Dick Ho
Posted August 4, 2009 by Luis in Spotlight, In-Depth
Festival intern Tracy Wang catches up with SFIAAFF alumni Jeff Lei about "Dick Ho" and his experience as the enigmatic Asian male porn star.
More
Between Cynicism and Hope by Geraldine Ah-Sue
Posted August 27, 2009 by ckwon in In-Depth
I've been thinking about the idea of suspicion lately. There is a lot to be wary about, and yet the idea of suspicion presents an infinite range of possibility – for the creation of counter-narratives and counter-cultures, for example. I would argue that there must be some slight inkling of suspicion that continues to motivate the work that CAAM does today.
More
Book Review: Ghostlife of Third Cinema
Posted September 14, 2009 by ckwon in In-Depth
What is the current state of Asian American film? And what exactly is Third Cinema? How do these two worlds intertwine? Alvin Shen reviews Ghostlife of Third Cinema, in which author Glen Mimura attempts to address these questions and more.
More
REPORT CARD: A GLANCE AT ASIAN AMERICAN FILM IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Posted by ckwon in In-Depth
In examining the variety of classes offered at institutions around the nation, Tracy finds some valuable information about the trends, both changing and consistent, in Asian American Film education. A list of interesting factoids that will make you scratch your head.
More
Search our Blog
Categories
- CAAM Events
- Contest
- Election 2008
- Featured
- Filmmaker Profile
- In Theatres
- New Media
- Opportunities
- View all categories
Tags
Share
