Introduction
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Arts Center San Diego seeking films and videos for 13th Annual San
Diego Latino Film Festival (March 9-19, 2006).
Media
Arts Center San Diego’s prestigious and internationally recognized
San Diego Latino Film Festival, soars into a second decade of impressive
and exhilarating new activities, special events and initiatives.
The 13th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) is now accepting
entries for the 2006 festival. SDLFF will take place March 9-19,
2006 at the Mann Theaters at Hazard Center located in beautiful
San Diego, California. Last year’s festival was attended by
an audience of 17,000 actively-engaged film lovers, filmmakers,
actors, programmers, distributors, industry representatives and
journalists. The San Diego Latino Film Festival has used the unique
geographical and cultural position of the San Diego Border Region
to make the festival a premiere venue for the exhibition of international
and U.S. Latino features, shorts and documentaries.
The
2006 San Diego Latino Film Festival will include expanded opportunities
for participating filmmakers and their films/videos to take the
spotlight. The following is just a taste of what filmmakers and
attendees can experience by participating at the upcoming San Diego
Latino Film Festival:
- 100
feature and short films to be screened;
- over
100 guest filmmakers and actors;
- SDLFF
Awards Competition;
- Latino
New Media & Entertainment Sidebar; Workshops/Seminars with
industry representatives and filmmakers (i.e. "Financing",
"Distribution");
- Screenplay
Contest;
- 1st
Annual Latino On-line Festival;
- SDLFF’s
"Top Ten to Watch";
- Celebrity
Guest Curator; annual showcase of "Latinos in TV";
- "Tributes"
to acclaimed filmmakers/actors;
- Concerts
@ the Fest;
- Pre-Fest
Launch Parties;
- "Best
of Fest" showcase;
- Opening,
Centerpiece, and Closing Night Gala Celebrations;
- the
SDLFF Awards Ceremony;
- Student
Outreach Screenings;
- "Meet
the Filmmaker" Dialogues; and,
- SDLFF’s
Annual "Cine Cubano" Sidebar.
Twelve
years ago, the San Diego Latino Film Festival was originally established
as a student film festival focusing on works by Latinos and/or about
the Latino Experience. Since that time, the San Diego Latino Film
Festival has developed into one of the larger and most well respected
Latino film festivals in the country. Over 105,000 people have attended
during the past ten years, and 980 films/videos from across Latin
America and the United States have been screened. Past festival
guests have included such renowned individuals as John Leguizamo,
Alfonso Cuaron, Diego Luna, Gael Garcia, Carlos Carrera, Rodrigo
Prieto, Alex Lora, Lupe Ontiveros, Bruno Bichir, Carmen Salinas,
Luis Mandoki, Danny Trejo, Adal Ramones, Tony Plana, Elpidia Carrillo,
Humberto Solas, Dennis Leoni, Arturo Ripstein, Paul Rodriguez, Patssi
Valdez, Luis Valdez, Gregory Nava, Edward James Olmos, Lourdes Portillo,
Moctesuma Esparza, Ray Bradbury, Jacob Vargas, Patricia Velasquez,
Fernando Sariñana, Lucia Murat, Nancy de los Santos, Vanessa
Bauche, and hundreds of other emerging and established Latino filmmakers.
Selection
Process
The
festival is seeking innovative works that are 'by', 'about' or 'for'
the Latino community, that have been produced between 2004-2006.
Work previously exhibited in the San Diego / Tijuana Border Region
– whether theatrically at another local festival or broadcast
on television, – is not eligible to apply. A panel of distinguished
curators from the San Diego and Tijuana community will select the
films and videos to be screened during the "Official Selection"
of the festival. All entries will be pre-screened for eligibility
by curators, however, not all entries will be programmed.
An
additional panel of distinguished filmmakers, film critics, and
actors will sit on this year's Awards Jury. Awards are given for
excellence in form and content.
Awards
Categories include
- Best
Narrative Feature (40 min. and longer),
- Best
Documentary Feature (40 min. and longer),
- Best
Documentary Short (under 40 min.),
- Best
Narrative Short (under 40 min.),
- Best
Experimental Work,
- Best
Youth Work (For film and video works shot, directed and produced
by youth under 18 years old),
- Best
Local Work (produced or directed by a current resident of San
Diego / Tijuana Border Region),
- Best
Student Work,
- "Audience
Award" (popular ballot).
Winners
will share cash & prizes!
Deadline
for submissions to the festival is November 30, 2005.
How
to Enter / Entry Form
- Pay
Entry Fees on-line with a credit card. Click here:
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