Vee, SDIMC | 11.03.2004 11:41

The San Diego Latino Film Festival was established ten years ago 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 well-respected Latino film festivals in the country. Over 50,000 people have attended during the past seven years and 450 films/videos from across Latin America and the United States have been screened.

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San Diego Latino Film Festival

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LATINO FILM FESTIVAL OPENS WITH DIEGO LUNA IN NICOTINA AND THE HOT MUSICAL SOUNDS OF QUETZAL!
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Media Arts Center San Diego's 11th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 11-21) is proud to present the following OPENING NIGHT FILMS (Nicotina & Asesino en Serio) and GALA CELEBRATION (Quetzal)!


* NICOTINA
starring Diego Luna (Y tu Mama Tambien, Havana Nights).
Screening: this Thursday, March 11, 7:30 pm
Buy txs on-line here:  http://www.presaleticketing.com/customer/810779102229/show_event?event_id=2397


* ASESINO EN SERIO
The soundtrack features music from Julieta Venegas & Maldita Vecindad. Starring Jesus Ochoa (El Segundo Aire).
Screening: this Thursday, March 11, 7:00 pm
Buy txs on-line here:  http://www.presaleticketing.com/customer/510780976435/show_event?event_id=2401


The screenings will be followed by our OPENING GALA CELEBRATION (9PM-1AM, Doubletree Hotel Hazard Center) featuring the hot sounds of:


* Quetzal (Latin Folk Fusion)
* Emilio Camacho y Los Rumberos (AfroCuban/Salsa)
* Supersonica Samba (Samba)
* DJ Sesqui (Vintage Salsa)


Tickets for the screenings only are $8 General Admission and $6 for students/members. Tickets for the screenings and Gala Celebration are $25 (includes 1 of 3 films: Asesino en Serio, Nicotina, Sexo Con Amor, live music: Quetzal, hors d'oeuvres, 2 complimentary drink tickets).


Purchase your tickets today at Madstone Theaters Hazard Center box office. Visit our ticket page for more information:  http://www.sdlatinofilm.com/tick.html


For a complete list of all of the celebrities and guest filmmakers attending SDLFF 2004, please visit:  http://www.sdlatinofilm.com/guests_top10.html. For additional information, please call 619-230-1938.


SPONSORS
The San Diego Latino Film Festival is presented by the Southern California Lincoln Mercury Dealers ( http://www.lincoln.com/)

Major Sponsor: The San Diego Union Tribune; Festival Day Sponsors: SanDiego.com Inc., Telemundo San Diego-Tijuana, The Westgate Hotel; Gala Sponsors: Anheuser-Busch Sales San Diego, Don Julio; Showcase Sponsor: Cafe Sevilla; Student Outreach Sponsors: Coca Cola Macy's, San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board; Screen Sponsors: Bank of America, Southwest Airlines, Sycuan Casino & Resort; Award Sponsor: Southwest Airlines, Stage Sponsors: Urban Latino Television, VivaHollywood.com; Film Sponsors: Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers, Bulbo, Centro de Estudios Cinematograficos de B.C., Egeda, The Latin Room, Macy's, Medicis Communications, Santana's Mexican Grill, Townsend Lincoln Mercury, Union Bank of California, Yolanda Walther Meade; Printer Sponsor: Diego & Son Printing Inc.; Television Sponsors: NBC 7/30 & Telemundo 33; Radio Sponsors: La Nueva 106.5 FM, KLOVE 102.9 FM, Magic 92.5 FM; Internet Sponsor: SignOnSanDiego.com; Newspaper Sponsors: El Latino San Diego, El Mexicano, El Sol de San Diego, Enlace. Official Hotel Sponsor: The Westgate Hotel.


SDLFF is also made possible with the financial support from the following city, federal and county agencies: City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, County of San Diego, National Endowment for the Arts.
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MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO
Exhibition // Youth Media // Filmmaker Resources


* San Diego Latino Film Festival * Teen Producers Project * Cinema en tu Idioma * Cine Mexicano Film Series * Monthly Open Screening Night * Fiscal Sponsorship Program * Film/Video Workshops * Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers - San Diego Salon *


Media Arts Center San Diego Inc., 921 25th Street, San Diego, CA 92102, TEL: 619-230-1938, FAX: 619-230-1937,  ethan@mediaartscenter.org, www.mediaartscenter.org

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