Fernando Sariñana, Chair
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A prolific director and producer, Fernando Sariñana has been involved with some of the highest-grossing Mexican films of recent years. His directorial credits include Todo el Poder (1999), El Segundo Aire (2001), Ciudades Oscuras (2002) and Amarte Duele (2002). As producer, he worked on Cilantro y Perejil (1996) and Atletico San Pancho (2001)
David Valdes
David Valdes has worked as a producer for nearly 20 years and has collaborated with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Clint Eastwood. Mr. Valdes’ producing cedits include Gardens of Stone (1987), Bird (1988), Unforgiven (1992), In the Line of Fire (1993), The Green Mile (1999) and Open Range (2003).
Julio Caro
Julio Caro is a producing partner for Nuyorican Productions (The Cell), Jennifer Lopez’s production company. The company is currently producing "Los Quinces," a documentary for HBO and is developing a number of television and film projects.
Norma Iglesias
Norma Iglesias is Associate Professor in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University. She is also curatorial adviser at El Centro Cultural Tijuana. For 21 years she was researcher of the Department of Cultural Studies at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (El COLEF-Tijuana). Her works is characterized by the mix of the academic field and the artistic one.
In the academic arena, Norma Iglesias is a member of the National System of Researcher (SNI) in Mexico, (the maximum academic recognition from the Mexican Government). She has a bachelor in Social Anthropology (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City), a master in Communication (Universidad Iberoamericana, mexico City), and a Ph.D. in Communication Theory (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) She has a wide experience working on the U.S- Mexico Border, specially on the culture, identity and media (especially cinema) from a gender perspective. She is the author of several articles in academic journals and books, such as: La Flor más bella de la maquiladora (1985), Medios de comunicación en la Frontera Norte (1990), Entre yerba, polvo y plomo. Lo fronterizo visto por el cine mexicano y (1991) Miradas de Mujer. Cineastas y videoastas mexicanas y chicanas (1998).
In the artistic arena she was formed during 8 years in the Center of Creative Activities and Educational Research with José and Azul Gordillo; she studied cinema production, television and photograph in several schools and institutes among them: San Diego State University, and Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television. She was founder and coordinator (1996-1999) of the Centro Infantil de Actividades Creadoras in Tijuana. She was founder and director of the Department of Communication at El COLEF from 1984 to 1989. It has been scriptwriter of several television series about the U.S.-Mexico Border. She produced and directed various television and radio programs, such as: "... Y tan cerca de los Estados Unidos" and "Comentando al sazón: Cocinero al recetario y en el caldo el comentario". She has been adviser of a great number of cultural productions, member of selection committees in festivals like the San Diego Latino Film Festival, as well as curator of some film and video series like inSITE 2000 (in collaboration with Rita González) and "Fronteras" in MEXartes.berlin (in collaboration with Salvador V. Ricalde).
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Hector Galan, Chair
A former staff producer for PBS- FRONTLINE, Hector Galan has produced numerous award-winning documentaries for PBS, including Accordion Dreams, Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, The Forgotten Americans, Songs of the Homeland and Visiones.
Luca Bentivoglio
As Executive Director of LPB (Latino Public Broadcasting), Luca Bentivoglio oversees the development and production of Latino projects for public television and international distribution. A pioneer in Spanish-language television in the U.S., Mr. Bentivoglio has worked for Univision, Telemundo, and Warner Bros. Channel in Latin America
Paul Espinosa
Award-winning producer Paul Espinosa has made numerous documentaries dealing with the border experience. His credits include The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848, The Lemon Grove Incident, The Hunt for Pancho Villa, The Border and the feature film ...and the earth did not swallow him.
