MEDIA ARTS Center San Diego
YEAR IN REVIEW
NOW SHOWING - EDUCATION - CREATE & PRODUCE
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
THANK YOU! Dear Supporter, What a year it has been. Filled with loss and many challenges, but SO many successes & new beginnings as well. MEDIA ARTS has been honored to touch the lives of so many 1000s of people this year via our film screenings, education programs, and production services. We could have not done it without all of you in the community. MIL GRACIAS to all those of you who supported our programming in 2012! On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff, and everyone at MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO, thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you all in 2013. Our 20th Anniversary year is going to be big & full of surprises! Sincerely, Ethan van Thillo Founder/Executive Director MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO Our Mission: 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.
NOW SHOWING Reaching over 20,000 people this past year, MACSD’s long-running Latino Film programs continued to wow audiences, both old and young. Here’s a sample of some of last year’s highlights...
2nd Annual Jewish Latino Film Series 4 Jewish Latino Films Screened in partnership with the Leichtag Foundation in San Diego, Del Mar, Carlsbad & Chula Vista.
19th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival 19,130 Festival Attendees
923 attendees for films series.
153 Films Screened
13th Annual Cinema En Tu Idioma 3 months of Spanish Language Feature Films Presented. Flamenco, Flamenco & more!
94 Guest Actors and FIlmmakers 12 Local Musical Performances 1,950 Students @ Free Screenings 34 Community Partnerships 1 Filmmaker Workshop w/ Int’l Professionals 3 Special Concerts & Receptions 1 Celebration of Jewish Latino Showcase
4,756 attendees for film series. 3 featured films screened, local Flamenco performers & more! Que Viva Cine Latino! 4 Screenings at Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista 435 attendees at annual 2012 September celebration of Cine Latino!
EDUCATION This past year, MACSD’s education and learning programs worked with youth and adults of all ages. In addition to the many outreach programs across San Diego County, the organization continued to build its’ new community technology center - The Digital Gym. Here’s some of the highlights from last year. Teen Producers Project 71 Local Participating Students from Crawford High School, MAAC High School, San Marcos High and from throughout San DIego. 1 Summer Youth Media Booth Camp help w/ 33 youth from throughout Southern California 14 youth media videos produced. 5 Community Screenings of Student Works 23 Mobile Stories Workshops held at Logan Heights Library, Central Public Library & other schools/libraries across the City of San Diego. Youth Media Camps A new track added to Summer Camps. Now two groups of campers creating videos each camp week! 204 9-14 year-olds participated in our Spring, Summer, Fall, & Winter Youth Media Camps. 345 family members attended the weekly community/family camp screenings.
Adult Digital Media Workshops 464 Workshop Participants 108 Workshops presented to community members. The Digital Gym Facility in North Park New CDC Small Business Finance Loan secured to redevelop new space. 41 volunteers from Qualcomm Inc. & throughout San Diego community TAKE BACK THE ALLEY and create a new outdoor screening & community space. 430 plus attendees at 3 Blvd Bights events celebrating the businesses on El Cajon Blvd New upstairs editing suites & administrative space completed. 2 new workshop spaces created for campers and community members. 1 Cinema/Multi Purpose space created for community events & family screenings. 1 new “Green Screen Production” room developed. New membership computer bar & lounge completed. New ADA restroom created.
CREATE & PRODUCE Supporting local filmmakers & producing stories about San Diego communities for the past 13 years. In 2012, MEDIA ARTS once again supported the production of new works and created new videos for many community partners to help them tell their stories. Video Production Services This year Media Arts Center’s Video Team has moved forward in forging new & strengthening partnerships with the San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego County Registrar of Voters, Harder & Co., VoiceofSanDiego.org, MCRD-MCCS, and many other local and state organizations. Our shoots brought us all the way to Sacramento and back to San Diego Comic-Con and of course to Media Arts Center’s own San Diego Latino Film Festival. Many thanks to our partners as we move forward to another year of producing great content. VPS trained emerging community videomakers and at the same time brought in over $100,000 back into MACSD’s education programs and services! Check out some of our accomplishments from the past year here.
Fiscal Sponsorship Program Over $96,000 was Generated in 2012 for local San Diego filmmakers and Film Production via MEDIA ARTS’ Fiscal Sponsorship Program; now celebrating 12 years! 33 Community Videographers rented Video Production Equipment from MEDIA ARTS. Frontera Filmmakers 360 plus San Diego & Tijuana filmmakers networking via fronterafilmmakers.ning. com
ABOUT US The thousands of lives we touch each year could not be possible without all of the amazing staff, volunteers, Board Members, community partners, members, and funders. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU! STAFF Ethan van Thillo, Son Pham, Lisa Franek, Ryan Kuratomi, Brian Myers, Patric Stillman, Anthony Vargas, Tragan Monaghan, Glenn Heath 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gonzalo Lopez - Chair, Vicki Estrada - Vice Chair, Mark Burgess - Treasurer, Daniel Cruz Gonzalez - Secretary, Judy Harper, Allen Cazares, Mike Newtown, Francisco Mata, Linda Caballero Sotelo, Alejandro Holcman 2012 MACSD FUNDERS James Irvine Foundation, Weingart Foundation, City of San Diego Commission for the Arts & Culture, County of San Diego, Qualcomm Foundation, Motorola Foundation, California Endowment, Hitachi Foundation. San Diego Latino Film Festival SPONSORS include: Major Sponsors: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Harrah’s Rincon Resort and Casino, Leichtag Foundation, U-T San Diego, Vida Latina- San Diego, Enlace. Showcase Sponsors: “Science on Screen” – Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Nickelodeon, Neighborhood House Association, San Ysidro Health Center, AeroMexico, KPBS, County of San Diego, Amtrak, Azteca America San Diego 15, El Latino Newspaper, VeneMovies. Screen Sponsors: National Endowment for the Arts, Think
Blue San Diego. Gala Sponsors: Macys, Stella Artois, Double Tree by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley, Vida Latina – San Diego, San Diego Magazine, Univision. Film Sponsors: McDonald’s, San Diego Toyota Dealers, Diego 99.3 FM, Latino Public Broadcasting, Radio Latina 104.5 FM, New York Life Insurance, Mujer Actual, Hispanic Lifestyle, KSDY-LD, Para Todos, TijuaNEO, El Informador, Elwiri, Frontera San Diego, Hispanic Lifestyle. Official Spanish-Language Television Sponsors: Telemundo 33, Univision KBNT 17. Official English-Language Television Sponsor: ABC10. Official Spanish-Language Radio Sponsors: La Invasora 99.7 FM, Pulsar 107.3 FM. Official Spanish-Langauge Online Sponsor: SanDiegoRed.com. Transportation Sponsor: 5 Star Tours. Official Magazine Sponsor: Giving Back Magazine. Official Hotel Sponsor: Double Tree by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley. Education Sponsor: San Diego State University. Newspaper Sponsors: El Mexicano, San Diego City Beat. Award Sponsor: Vivioptal. INFO/ADDRESS: Media Arts Center San Diego 2921 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92104 619-230-1938 619-230-1937 fax info@mediaartscenter.org www.mediaartscenter.org
Not Photographed: Anthony Vargas & Tragan Monaghan
In Memoriam: Rhonda Valencia