Chinese American Film Festival
Chinese American Film Festival is an American film festival held every November since 2006 in California.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 and China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.
In 2019, the event was criticized by the Hollywood Reporter as a propaganda vehicle for the Chinese government: "Most attendees who took to the stage seemed more intent on heaping praise upon James Su, the Chinese-American film festival’s chairman, through flowery references to Communist leaders than discussing how to actually strengthen ties between the world’s two largest film markets."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, Li Bingbing, Kelsey Scott, Xu Lu, Byron Mann, and many others.
