The Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF) and Chinese American TV Festival (CATF) are organized by EDI Media Inc. The goal of CAFF and CATF is to be a platform that brings leaders of the Chinese and American film and TV markets together for cultural exchange and more co-production opportunities.

CAFF is the only U.S. and Chinese Film and TV cultural event to receive letters of recognition signed by two U.S. Presidents: Barack Obama and George W. Bush. It is also the only Chinese and American film cultural event officially written in the U.S. Congress Report, making it the earliest film festival recorded as an achievement list in the China-U.S. high-level Cultural Exchange Activities as a national event.

From 2016 to 2025, CAFF was also the only film cultural event to be honored by Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles as an official month (November) and an official day (Opening Ceremony Day), respectively.

Every year, the festival holds panel conversations between guests from both countries, showcases, award ceremonies, and film screenings. The participants include executives from major Chinese studios such as China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group, top producers, directors, and more, in addition to chairmen and studio executives from major Hollywood studios such as Universal, Disney, Sony, Paramount, Warner Bros, etc.

We receive hundreds of entries from China and the U.S. every year. This would be your best opportunity to show off your work to film giants from both countries!

Golden Angel Awards

The festival is ONLY open to filmmakers in the USA. For consideration, films must have been produced between 1/1/2025 and 9/15/2026.

Digital copies of your DVD and trailers for feature films need to be sent to:
caff@edimediainc.com

Movie posters need to be submitted with a signed application form by e-mail.
http://cafilmfestival.org/en/entry-form/
Please send the filled-out and signed application to caff@edimediainc.com

We will send a confirmation letter once we receive all the documents. If the request is approved by the CAFF committee, an application fee waiver is available.

If the film was selected, You will be contacted via e-mail no later than Oct 7th.
Certificates/Laurels are available upon request.

The CAFF committee reserves the right to refuse any entry
CAFF will receive the rights for screenings at designated locations or on iCiTi TV
*Selected films could be aired on iCiTi TV
*Selected films are NOT guaranteed for screenings or screenings at theaters

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  • Two Hander

    Great festival with amazing team, programming and in person experiences! Great networking too! Honored to be a part of it and its celebration of Chinese and American culture and film.

    December 2025
  • Great festival! It's an honor that our film was selected!

    December 2023
  • Aki Aitos

    I had an awesome experience! Thank you!

    December 2021
  • Songhuan Khan Li

    Perfect and honored, really thanks to the CAFF!

    December 2020
  • Richard E Haywood

    confusing on who can attend, what days.

    December 2018