Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF) is an American film festival held every November since 2006 in
California
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(with events in
Los Angeles
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and
San Francisco
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, previously also in
San Diego
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).
History
In 2005, the Chinese American Film Festival was founded by EDI Media Inc. It is the only film festival recognized by both
Motion Picture Association of America
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and China's
.
2018
In 2018, the 14th annual Chinese American Film Festival was held in Los Angeles, California. On October 28 2018, a Welcome Banquet was held at the San Gabriel Hilton Hotel in San Gabriel, California.
On October 30, 2018, the Chinese American Film Festival opening ceremony was held at the Ricardo Montalan Theater in Hollywood, California.
Winners include
Chow Yun-fat
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,
Li Bingbing
Li Bingbing (; born 27 February 1973) is a Chinese actress and singer who rose to fame with her role in '' Seventeen Years'' (1999) and since then received critical acclaim for her roles in ''A World Without Thieves'' (2004), '' Waiting Alone'' (2 ...
,
Kelsey Scott
Kelsey Scott is an American actress, screenwriter and director.
Biography
Kelsey Scott was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. When she was 13, Scott starred as Robert Guillaume's daughter in the short-lived ABC sitcom ''T ...
,
Xu Lu
Xu Lu (, born 28 December 1994), also known as Lulu Xu, is a Chinese actress and singer. She first became recognized in China for her role in the drama ''Empresses in the Palace'' (2012) and internationally with the drama ''One and a Half Summ ...
, Byron Mann, and many others.
References
External links
Official websiteChinese American Film Festival
on Film Freeway
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It is the official sponsor of Orlando Film Festival, 2020.
Partners
Partial list of partners:
*Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
* ...
Chinese American Film Festival
on iMDB
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14th Annual CAFF from 360mediahub.com with complete list of winners
Film festivals in California
2005 establishments in California
Asian-American culture in Los Angeles
Asian-American film festivals
Film festivals established in 2005
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