It’s that time of year again! The 30th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), the largest of its kind, celebrates the past, present, and future, honoring pioneers in Asian and Asian American media-making, but also new directions in digital and interactive media, sound and youth culture, culinary arts and gaming.
Presented by The Center For Asian American Media (CAAM), this year’s SFIAAFF features over 100 works of dynamic and forward-looking selection of artists, athletes, and media-makers. The line-up is jam-packed! It includes a Hawai’ian love story, global warming documentary, indie horror film, story on the Japan Tsunami & Earthquake, and so much more. If you’re in San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, or anywhere in the area, stop by to take a look at what the Asian American community is accomplishing!
When: March 8-18, 2012
Where: The Castro Theatre, Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, San Francisco Film Society/New People Cinema in San Francisco, Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, and Camera 3 Cinemas (San Jose)
Tickets: On sale to the public now at festival.caamedia.org!
For this year’s anniversary special, the Festival includes film screenings, filmmaker spotlights, and interactive events to underscore the culinary, music, and gaming worlds, performative cinema events, and, of course, some of the most raucous parties in the Bay!
There’s something for everyone at SFIAAFF30! Check them out on Facebook and their blog for daily highlights and caamedia.org for more information on the Festival!
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