CAAM announces semi-finalists for 'Ready, Set, Pitch!' contest

The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) has announced five of the semi-finalists for this year’s READY, SET, PITCH! contest.

Five more semi-finalists will be announced tomorrow with voters helping to narrow down the competitors to three or five finalists who will present live at CAAMFest 2013, which takes place March 14-24 in San Francisco.

Click here to view and vote for the first group of semi-finalists.

Finalists will have the opportunity to win a $5,000 CAAM award for research and development.

In addition, this year CAAM will also be offering an additional fund (TBA) to the pitch project that either reaches it’s crowd-funding goal fastest or is able to fully raise the entire amount (whichever is appropriate for the situation).

This week CAAMFest supporters can cast their votes for their favorite pitch via YouTube.

In order to vote, simply like your favorite video pitch.

Results of the voting will help CAAM decide who the finalists will be.

Voting ends Friday, Feb. 15th

Click here to visit the CAAMFest page for more info about the projects.

Here are the direct YouTube links to watch the first group of semi-finalists pitch videos:

Shinobi by Timothy Tau

Tadaima by Robin D’Oench

The Solar Champion Transmedia by Gerry Balasta

Eat With Me by David Au

There is A New World Somwhere by Li Lu

Source: CAAM

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Ed Moy is an award-winning Asian American journalist. He has written for Asian Week News, Asiance Magazine and 13 Minutes Magazine.

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