Tag: San Diego Latino Film Festival
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Media Arts Center Opens Mini Cinema
Media Arts Center San Diego Executive Director Ethan Van Thillo in the organizations new Digital Gym Cinema | Photo Courtesy of Media Arts Center San Diego By Beth Accomando The film “K11” was a hit at the San Diego Latino Film Festival earlier this month. Now it returns to San Diego for a week’s run…
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San Diego Latino Film Festival Brings Spotlight on Mexican Cinema
San Diego Latino Film Festival movie trailers playlist By Beth Accomando Listen to a KPBS Midday Edition interview with festival organizers. The San Diego Latino Film Festival kicks off its 20th season with more than 100 films from around the globe. For its 20th anniversary, the SDLFF will focus on Mexico, the country that provides…
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Latino Film Festival Seeks Youth-Produced Videos
The 20th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival, organized by Media Arts Center San Diego and scheduled for March 7 to 17, seeks youth-produced, short films for its Youth Visions showcase. Films must be: 1) produced by youth 18 years or younger; 2) be less than 10 minutes in length; 3) be related to the…
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Teen Producers Look Back at the 19th Annual Latino Film Festival
By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard, Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Media Arts Center San Diego screened more than 160 films created by and starring Latinos during its 19th Annual Latino Film Festival in March. The event was aimed at bringing attention to the dearth of Latino faces on television and movie screens in…
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Preview: SD Latino Film Festival To Highlight Chicano Voices for First Time
Each year, the festival focuses on filmmakers from a single country abroad. But a lack of Latino faces on American television and movie screens spurred festival organizers to focus their lens closer to home this time. With Latinos making up the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, their stories are wide-ranging and vital to understanding…