Monika Treut is a German lesbian filmmaker. She attended high school at an all-girls state school. She studied German and Political Science at university. She wrote her PhD thesis about The Cruel Woman: Female Images in the Writing of Marquis de Sade and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. After passing the state examination she graduated in 1978.
The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) is an organization of film reviewers from San Diego-based publications that was founded in 1997.
Gregory James Nava is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.
The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is an annual event organized by Pacific Arts Movement that takes place every November in San Diego, California.
Alexander Draper Wolff is an American actor, director, writer, and musician.
Campus MovieFest (CMF) is the world's largest student film festival. Created in 2000 by four Emory University students, and originally called iMovieFest, Campus MovieFest utilizes Apple Computer laptops, iMovie, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Creative Cloud to give college and university students with all levels of filmmaking experience the opportunity to create short films. The equipment is provided to students for free for one week to create a 5-minute film.
Anthony Dean Griffey is an American opera tenor. He is a regular presence on the stages of opera houses and concert halls around the world. Griffey has also been noted for his acting talent in addition to his voice.
Zeinabu irene Davis is an American filmmaker and professor of the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. Her works in film include narrative, documentary and experimental film.
The San Diego International Film Festival(SDIFF), held annually in the autumn across two "villages" in the Gaslamp Quarter and La Jolla, is the largest independent film festival in San Diego, California, and is produced by the non-profit San Diego Film Foundation.
Takeshi Fukunaga is a Japanese filmmaker based in New York.
Long Way North is a 2015 French-Danish animated film directed by Rémi Chayé. The film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.
Bullets, Fangs and Dinner at 8 is a 2015 American horror film written and directed by Matthew Rocca. The film has been considered a hybrid of the vampire horror sub-genre and the modern crime thriller genre, with undertones of black comedy. It was inspired by films such as Bram Stoker's Dracula and The Departed.
Jodi Cilley is a college professor, producer and founder of the Film Consortium San Diego and annual San Diego Film Awards. She was born and raised in Barre, Vermont and in 1999, she graduated from Boston College with a BA in Sociology. In 2010, she finished her MBA in Business Administration-Entrepreneurship at San Diego State University. As an instructor at Platt College, San Diego City College, UCSD, and Media Arts Center San Diego, Jodi has helped students in the production of over 40 short documentaries, 30 short films, and a variety of other film projects.
The San Diego Film Awards are presented annually by the Film Consortium San Diego to recognize the excellence of the film professionals in the San Diego film industry of cinema.
San Diego Film Award for Best Feature Film has been awarded annually since 2015 by the Film Consortium San Diego.
San Diego Film Week is a film festival that takes place annually in San Diego, California and is produced by the Film Consortium San Diego.
Front Cover is a 2015 drama romance film directed by Ray Yeung and starring Jake Choi and James Chen. The story follows Ryan Fu, gay Chinese American fashion stylist, who rejects his ethnic heritage, is given an important assignment to style Ning, a patriotic actor from Beijing. After a rocky start, they develop a relationship that leads them to examine their beliefs and identities. Front Cover received mixed critical reviews and received awards from festivals such as San Diego Outfest, Boston Asian American Film Festival, and Outflix Film Festival.
The Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence is an award given annually at the San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF) to honor the career achievement of a film actor, producer or director. It is named in memory of iconic actor Gregory Peck with the support of his family.
