CONTENTS:

NEWSLETTER

pg. 2 19th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival Recap

pgs. 6-11 Camps for the kids! pg. 6 Youth Media Tech Camp pg. 8 Mobile Stories Project pg. 10 Teen Producers Project

pg. 12 Monthly Member Perk!

pg. 13 Movies to Watch

pg. 14 April Workshops: Photoshop, DSLR Photography, Create Your Short Film

APRIL 2012

Thank you to everyone that joined us at the 19th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival!

YOU made it a success!

SDLFF 2012 It’s hard the believe the fes-tival has already come and gone! Media Arts Center San Diego would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who attended, vol-unteered, organized, sponsored, and enjoyed the festival!

Stay tuned for more Latino Film with our Jewish Latino Series, Que Viva Cine Latino, and the Cin-ema en tu Idioma. And don’t forget that members recieve discounted tickets all year round!

Bruno Bichir- star of El Mural

Dora the Explorer and Diego came for Nickelodeon Family Fun Day!

It was a packed house for the America Q & A!

Director, Arturo Ripstein

2012 PREMIO CORAZON AWARD WINNERSBest Narrative Feature: El InfiernoBest D ocumentary Feature: El Lugar Mas PequenoSpecial Jury Prize (Documentary Feature): Unfinished SpacesBest Animated Feature: Pequenas VocesBest Narrative Short: Maddoggin’Best Documentary Short: Walt Disney SquareBest Experimental Short: La HuidaBest Student Film: NaniBest Local Film: El AbueloBest Animated Short: Prita Noire

El Abuelo

Pequeñas Voces

El Infierno

Audience Award Winner (Narrative Feature): Un Cuento Chino

Audience Award Winner (Documentary Feature): Paraiso for Sale

UN CUENTO CHINO

SDLFF HIGHLIGHTS

Make your own film!

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Make new friends!

Create your ownanimation video!

HAVE FUN & LEARN OVER SPRING BREAK!

Mobile Stories ProgramContinuing this Spring, the MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO, in partnership with SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARIES, introduces a new way for youth to have a voice within their

communities. MOBILE STORIES is a FREE afterschool program that uses the popularity of mobile phone technology to connect local youth (ages 9-18 years old) with the extensive resources available at their local library in a format that is both current and easily acces-sible. The library recognizes the ubiquity of cell phone technology; the need for under-represented youth to express their voices re-garding news and events in their neighborhoods; and MOBILE

STORIES potential to connect youth and their interests and needs with the information and resources of the library.

“The stories we tell in our local communities are part of the larger stories happening around the world. By partnering with the local library using the same tools to tell these stories, we are not only highlighting the importance of these stories, but showing the importance of libraries as active parts in the creation and interpretation of these shared histories for the public,” said Ethan van Thillo, Executive Director, MEDIA ARTS Center San Diego.

CITY HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY www.mediaartscenter.org/mscityheightsTuesdays – 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm [3/20 - 6/5]

MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO - www.mediaartscenter.org/msmobileWednesdays – 3:30 to 5:30 pm [3/21 - 6/6]

READY TO ENROLL? SIGN UP TODAY!Open House starts the week of March 12 with classes officially beginning the week of May 19th.

CENTRAL LIBRARYwww.mediaartscenter.org/mscentralThursdays - 1 pm to 3:30 pm [3/8 - 5/24]

LOGAN HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY www.mediaartscenter.org/msloganheightsFridays – 3:15 pm -4:15 pm [3/23 - 6/8]

BE A TEEN PRODUCER!Sign Up Online: www.mediaartscenter.org

MONTHLY MEMBER PERK:

WIN TICKETS TO SEE CHARANGA HABANERA!

The first ten people to email JULIA@MEDIAARTSCENTER.ORG and say why they would like to see Charanga Habanera gets a pair of

tickets to see them live at 4th & B on April 6th!

APRIL 6, 2012 @ 4th & B, 21+

MOVIES TO WATCHBy: MACSD Staff Members Glenn Heath and Julia Richardson

Alambrista! (USA) 1977, Criterion CollectionAlambrista! is a scathing critique of modern im-migration issues and class division. Alambrista! tells the harrowing story of one undocumented worker’s struggle to transcend the harsh realities of his surroundings. Robert Young’s brilliant film lies somewhere between the work of Richard Lin-klater and Luis Buñuel, a funny, tragic, and surreal slice of social realism that feels more important now than ever.

Even the Rain/Tambien la Lluvia (Spain/Mexico) 2010, LionsgateAs if you need another reason to watch Even the Rain other than it stars the incredible Gael Garcia Bernal! Featured at our 2011 Que Viva Cine Lati-no Series, Even the Rain is a film-within-a-film about a director and producer who set out to Bolivia to make a movie in the midst of political unrest. The scenes are gripping, the emotions high, and the film blurs the line between reality and fiction.

El Bola (Spain) 2000, Film MovementIf you want to watch a great Spanish film, El Bola is one that’ll really pull at your heartstrings. It’s about Pablo, a 12-year-old boy living in an abusive home who befriends his new classmate, Alfredo. Pablo is able to find some solace as Alfredo and his caring family reach out to him. The acting is great, and you really want to give Pablo a big hug and tell him, “Everything’s going to be all right.”

JOIN US FOR OUR APRIL WORKSHOPS!INTRO to Adobe Photoshop 100 Series

This introductory series will introduce you to the basics of navigat-ing through Photoshop, editing, and much more.This introductory class will be offered every Tuesday, beginning April 10th.

INTRO to DSLR Digital Photography 100 Series

This new introductory series will offer photographers the opportunity to explore the DSLR camera or pick up new skills to enhance your shots. Our workshop will introduce you to the basic of taking photos with the DSLR, camera angles, and much more.

Crafting Your Short Film *NEW SERIES*

Calling all writers, filmmakers, students, or any creative soul who has been looking to create their own short film.In this three part series you will learn the basics of the video production process. From script selection, locations, and auditions to what you will need on the day of production, and what to do when the film is done. Classes begin second week in April!

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Mission Statement:

MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO promotes access to film and video as tools for community self-expression and social change and supports the professional de-velopment of media artists.

Vision Statement:

MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO endorses the inclusion of underrepresented communities in the media arts field and the por-trayal of accurate images of these communities by mainstream media and promotes community access to and use of media technology.

MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO2921 El Cajon Blvd.San Diego, CA 92104ph: 619.230.1938fax: 619.230.1937

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