The SAG-AFTRA National Asian Pacific American Media Committee was a sponsor of the 2024 Center for Asian American Media Film Festival, better known as CAAMFest, in San Francisco from May 9–19. Among those seen on opening night at the Palace of Fine Arts and, later, at the gala at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, were San Francisco-Northern California Local member and APAM Committee member Rajiv Shah, with his wife and content creator, Kim Ocampo-Shah.
Unique to this year’s program, filmmakers in attendance had the opportunity to attend the CAAM Filmmaker Summit, held at event venue Four One Nine on May 10–11. As part of the summit itinerary, CAAM also set up office hours at the San Francisco Film Office to introduce young filmmakers to various industry leaders. Among those leaders were SAG-AFTRA SF-NC Local Assistant Executive Director Dee Dee Escobedo and Local Business Representative Shinhong Byun, who discussed the accessibility of professional talent through the low-budget agreements. Representing the sponsoring committee, Rajiv Shah was also in attendance to provide filmmakers insight into the benefits of working with professional performers.
Many of the producers, directors and writers who attended the summit were excited to have their questions about the signatory process answered, with many noting they had future projects coming down the pipeline. The summit proved to be helpful in demystifying the union’s updated contract terms and simplified signatory process.
The festival concluded on May 19 at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland. SF-NC Local member George Ison was among those in attendance.
Top photo: SF-NC Local member and APAM Committee member Rajiv Shah, center, with wife and content creator Kim Ocampo-Shah and Center of Asian American Media Development & Partnerships Manager Jonathan Hsieh at the CAAMFest Opening Night Gala May 9.
In attendance at the CAAMFest Opening Night Gala were several prominent local film industry leaders and politicians, including Mayor London Breed, center, held at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum on May 9.
Speakers, from left, director and panel moderator Livia Huang with panelists directors Kenji Tsukamoto ("Ashima"), Jude Chehab ("Q") and Vicky Du ("Light of the Setting Sun") during the ‘Filming with Family’ panel on May 10. The panel was part of the itinerary for the CAAM Filmmaker Summit, a special event held during CAAMFest 2024.
SAG-AFTRA SF-NC Local Assistant Executive Director Dee Dee Escobedo, third from left, and SF-NC Local and APAM Committee member Rajiv Shah, second from right, meeting with local filmmakers during CAAMFest Filmmaker Summit office hours held at SF Film on May 10, which offered filmmakers smaller forums in which to meet with local industry leaders about their prospective productions.
Filmmaker Spencer Tsang with SF-NC Local and APAM Committee member Rajiv Shah after the CAAMFest Filmmaker Summit’s office hours on May 10.
CAAMFest concludes at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland on May 19.
SF-NC Local member George Ison with Center of Asian American Media Development & Partnerships Manager Jonathan Hsieh at the CAAMFest closing ceremony at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland on May 19.
SF-NC Local member, George Ison, center, with “Meeting You, Meeting Me” Director Lina Suh, right, and producer Sharon Park at the CAAMFest closing ceremony.
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