CAAM Fellowship

We invite Asian American documentary filmmakers who are directing or producing their current work or are looking to transition into directing or producing to apply to our second year of the CAAM Fellowship Program. The CAAM Fellowship Program 2023 aims to support and develop Asian American documentary filmmakers by pairing selected Fellows with accomplished professionals, Mentors in the field for 12 months to develop a project and/ or their career in documentary filmmaking. The Mentors for 2023 are Jason DaSilva, Deann Borshay Liem, and Farihah Zaman.

The program requires a commitment to a year-long process which includes meetings between Fellows and Mentors as well as participation at gatherings such as the CAAMFest Filmmaker Summit. This Program’s vision is to create a community of makers that serves to nurture one another’s careers and creativity in the field of documentary film.

With generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, simplehuman, CPB and others, we are offering an opportunity to engage with veteran Filmmaker Mentors in this year long program to focus on a work in progress and your career in filmmaking.

The deadline for this call is Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

Requirements

This Fellowship Program is designed specifically for the next generation of the Asian American social issues documentary filmmakers, prioritizing emerging and mid-career filmmakers from under-represented geographies and identities within the Asian American community. We will be looking for Asian American documentary directors and producers, but also seeking out cinematographers, editors and other creatives in the field who are looking to make the transition into directing or producing.

CAAM’s vision has always been to support a community of media makers to nurture careers and creativity in the field of documentary film. Our new Program goal is to expand our reach and to serve makers in the Asian American landscape from a diversity of backgrounds, identities and geographies — especially those ethnicities that are currently under-represented, like Southeast Asian. The goal is to nurture not only the Fellows’ projects and careers but also contribute to a community of makers that is eager to support one another and uplift the quality of filmmaking across the board.