San Diego Latino Film Festival
Film festival in San Diego, California
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The San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) is an annual film festival held in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1993.
- Digital Gym Cinema
- UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas
- AMC Theatres at Westfield Mission Valley
Mickey J. Brijandez and Miguel Rodriguez at SDLFF in 2018 | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Established | 1993 |
| Founded by | Ethan van Thillo |
| Most recent | 2023 |
| Website | https://sdlatinofilm.com/ |
History
The festival helped pave the way for diverse groups and cultures in the film industry.[1] Ethan van Thillo founded the festival in 1993.[2][3] In 2000, they received over 5,000 attendees[4] and in 2002, van Thillo said the festival really came together with help from participants and media outlets that visit from Tijuana.[5] In 2007, the Arte Latino exhibit was included at the festival's screenings.[6]
Each year, a competition is held with different posters to decide which one will represent the festival.[7] By 2011, the Premio Corazon Award was designed by Lizet Benrey[8] and the festival's 12th annual Cinema En Tu Idioma, a series of films, had a one week run at Ultrastar Mission Valley Cinemas near Hazard Center station.[9] In 2023, the 30th anniversary festival took place at AMC Theatres at Westfield Mission Valley and Digital Gym Cinema.[10]
Notable films
- Amores perros[11]
- Backyard[12]
- Brava Gente Brasileira[13]
- Chevolution[12]
- Cosas insignificantes[12]
- Eisenstein in Guanajuato[14]
- Food Chains[15]
- La calle de la amargura[14]
- La ciénaga[11]
- La Mission[12]
- Mi Vida Loca[16]
- Nora's Will[12]
- Our Barrio[17]
- Puerto Ricans in Paris[18]
- Regresa[12]
- Sólo quiero caminar[12]
- The Blue Diner[13]
- The Kid: Chamaco[12]
- Y tu mamá también[11]
Notable attendees
- Alfonso Cuarón[19]
- America Ferrera
- Arturo Ripstein[19]
- Barbara Mori
- Diego Luna[19][20]
- Dolores Huerta
- Edward James Olmos[21]
- Evelina Fernandez[22]
- Gael Garcia Bernal[19][20]
- Gregory Nava[21]
- Jacob Vargas[21]
- Jaime Camil
- Jaime Gomez[22]
- Joaquín Cosío[23]
- Lourdes Portillo[21]
- Luis Mandoki
- Lucia Murat[21]
- Luis Valdez[3]
- Maureen Gosling[22]
- Moctesuma Esparza[21]
- Patssi Valdez[24]
- Paul Rodriguez[3]
- Ray Bradbury[21]
- Seidy Lopez[22]