San Diego Latino Film Festival

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San Diego Latino Film Festival
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Mickey J. Brijandez and Miguel Rodriguez at SDLFF in 2018
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Established1993
Founded byEthan van Thillo
Most recent2023
Website https://sdlatinofilm.com/

The San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) is an annual film festival held in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1993.

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History

The Media Arts Center San Diego, a non-profit organization, produces and presents The San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF).

What started as a student film festival (Cine Estudantil) focusing on works by Latinos and/or about the Latino Experience, the San Diego Latino Film Festival has developed into one of the larger and well-respected Latino film festivals in the world. As of 2025, over 350,000 people have attended and over 4,020 films/videos from across Latin America and the United States have been screened. [1]

The festival helped pave the way for diverse groups and cultures in the film industry. [2] Ethan van Thillo founded the festival in 1993. [3] [4] In 2000, they received over 5,000 attendees [5] and in 2002, van Thillo said the festival really came together with help from participants and media outlets that visit from Tijuana. [6] In 2007, the Arte Latino exhibit was included at the festival's screenings. [7]

Each year, a competition is held with different posters to decide which one will represent the festival. [8] By 2011, the Premio Corazon Award was designed by Lizet Benrey [9] 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. [10] In 2023, the 30th anniversary festival took place at AMC Theatres at Westfield Mission Valley and Digital Gym Cinema. [11]

Notable films

Notable attendees

References

  1. ↑ "ABOUT US – SDLFF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  2. ↑ "San Diego Latino Film Festival; New Codex: Oaxaca, Immigration and Cultural Memory; and Bankers Hill Arts and Crafts Beer Festival". San Diego CityBeat . 2016-10-12. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ↑ Baxter, Kevin (1998-10-01). "Cinema Espanol". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  4. 1 2 3 Hanna, Gigi (2000-03-06). "Latino Film Festival to come". North County Times . p. 9. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  5. ↑ "'Luminarias' examines Latinas' struggles". The Star-News . 2000-06-16. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  6. ↑ Werner, Louis (2002). "Zooming in at San Diego". Americas (English ed.). Washington. ProQuest   235266398 . Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Arte Latino exhibition issues call for 2007 entries". The Star-News . 2006-10-13. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  8. ↑ Sainz, Pablo Jaime (2015-01-30). "SD Latino Film Festival selects this year's poster". La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  9. ↑ "2010 San Diego Latino Film Festival Catalogue by Media Arts Center San Diego". San Diego Latino Film Festival. 2010-02-22. p. 33. Retrieved 2024-01-09– via Issuu.
  10. ↑ Castañares, Arturo (2011-07-29). "San Diego Latino Film Festial Opens 12th Annual Cinema En Tu Idioma Film Series with a "Mini Festival"". La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  11. ↑ "San Diego Latino Film Festival Celebrates 30 Years in Cinema Spotlight". Times of San Diego . 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  12. 1 2 3 Garcia, Fabian. "Festival Recap: San Diego Latino Film Festival 2023". UCSD Guardian . Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Castañares, Arturo (2010-03-05). "2010 San Diego Latino Film Festival Brings The Best of Latino Cinema to San Diego/Tijuana Border Region". La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  14. 1 2 "Ninth Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival Opens Today". North County Times . 2002-03-14. p. 61. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  15. 1 2 Heath Jr., Glenn (2016-03-20). "23rd annual San Diego Latino Film Festival celebrates diversity". San Diego CityBeat . Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  16. ↑ Sainz, Pablo Jaime (2014-11-07). "Come support Latino cinema". La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  17. ↑ Castellanos, Marielena (2019-03-21). "'Mi Vida Loca' Continues to Inspire". La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  18. ↑ Villafana, Andrea Lopez (2017-08-03). "'Our Barrio' Highlights the Latino American Experience". La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  19. ↑ Castañares, Arturo (2016-06-17). "Luis Guzman Comedy 'Puerto Ricans in Paris' Returns to San Diego (June 17 – 23)". La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  20. 1 2 3 4 McVicker, Nicholas; Accomando, Beth (2018-03-13). "San Diego Latino Film Festival At 25". KPBS Public Media . Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  21. 1 2 Guzman, Jose (2009-03-16). "2009 Latino Film Festival is a quick trip around the world". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Latino film festival seeks entries". The Star-News . 1999-11-06. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  23. 1 2 3 4 Kragen, Pam (2001-03-01). "8th Latino film fest opens Tuesday with 'Amores Perros'". North County Times . p. 53. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  24. ↑ Serrano, Lucía (2023-03-11). "Estrellas se reúnen en la inauguración de la 30 edición del San Diego Latino Film Festival". Los Angeles Times (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  25. ↑ "'Great works' slated for Latino Film Fest". The Star-News . 2000-02-19. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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