April 2012 Newsletter

APRIL 2012

NEWSLETTER CONTENTS:

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

Thank you

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

YOU made it a success!

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t’s hard the believe the festival has already come and gone!

Media Arts Center San Diego would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, organized, sponsored, and enjoyed the festival!

Bruno Bichir- star of El Mural

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

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

Director, Arturo Ripstein

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

2012 PREMIO CORAZON AWARD WINNERS Best Narrative Feature: El Infierno Best D ocumentary Feature: El Lugar Mas Pequeno Special Jury Prize (Documentary Feature): Unfinished Spaces Best Animated Feature: Pequenas Voces Best Narrative Short: Maddoggin’ Best Documentary Short: Walt Disney Square Best Experimental Short: La Huida Best Student Film: Nani Best Local Film: El Abuelo Best Animated Short: Prita Noire

El Abuelo

Pequeñas Voces

Audience Award Winner (Narrative Feature): Un Cuento Chino Audience Award Winner (Documentary Feature): Paraiso for Sale

El Infierno

UN CUENTO CHINO

SDLFF HIGHLIGHTS

HAVE FUN & LEARN OVER SPRING BREAK! Make your own film!

Make new friends!

Create your own animation video!

SIGN UP ONLINE AT

WWW.MEDIAARTSCENTER.ORG/MEDIACAMP

OR CALL 619.230.1938

Mobile Stories Program

Continuing 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 accessible. The library recognizes the ubiquity of cell phone technology; the need for under-represented youth to express their voices regarding 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.

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

CENTRAL LIBRARY www.mediaartscenter.org/mscentral Thursdays - 1 pm to 3:30 pm [3/8 - 5/24] LOGAN HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY

www.mediaartscenter.org/msloganheights

Fridays – 3:15 pm -4:15 pm [3/23 - 6/8]

CITY HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY

www.mediaartscenter.org/mscityheights

Tuesdays – 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm [3/20 - 6/5] MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO www.mediaartscenter.org/msmobile Wednesdays – 3:30 to 5:30 pm [3/21 6/6]

BE A TEEN PRODUCER!

Sign Up Online: www.mediaartscenter.org

MONTHLY MEMBER PERK: WIN TICKETS TO SEE CHARANGA HABANERA!

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

MOVIES TO WATCH

By: MACSD Staff Members Glenn Heath and Julia Richardson

El Bola (Spain) 2000, Film Movement If 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.”

Alambrista! (USA) 1977, Criterion Collection Alambrista! is a scathing critique of modern immigration 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 Linklater 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, Lionsgate As 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 Latino 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.

JOIN US FOR OUR APRIL WORKSHOPS! INTRO to Adobe Photoshop 100 Series This introductory series will introduce you to the basics of navigating 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!

MEMBERSHIP EXPIRING SOON? Renew Online! www.mediaartscenter.org/membership 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 development of media artists.

Vision Statement:

MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO 2921 El Cajon Blvd.

San Diego, CA 92104 ph: 619.230.1938 fax: 619.230.1937 julia@mediaartscenter.org

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