Center for Asian American Media

The San Francisco-based Center for Asian American Media, or CAAM, is dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audiences possible. CAAM supports the creation of independent media by funding, producing, distributing, and exhibiting works in film, television, and digital media. The organization reaches an in-person audience of 31,000 people each year through its flagship film and culture festival in May, and an additional broadcast audience of 40 million through a partnership with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This grant to CAAM supports the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.

The Center for Asian American Media presents stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. Its flagship program, the San Francisco International Asian Film Festival, is the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films, reaching 25,000 participants. In addition to funding and supporting Asian American film and media projects from independent producers and filmmakers, the Center partners with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to present such works on public television.