Frontera Filmmakers

11/25/2022

Today’s the day! Support our non-profit & Film Festival! Best deals for our 30th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 9-19, 2023). Spread the word. Movie premieres, actors/filmmakers IN PERSON, Sabor Latino, Sonido Latino, Arte Latino, parties, y mas! www.SDLatinoFilm.com

30th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 9-19, 2023) BLACK FRIDAY PASSES SALE!

Buy your 30th San Diego Latino Film Festival passes on Black Friday and enjoy up to 30% savings! Black Friday Pricing Available on November 25, 2022 ONLY! Quantities are limited, act fast to get the cheapest prices of the season!

Be a part of our special 30th year Anniversary celebration!

Purchase links will activate on November 25th, 12AM.

For more information visit: https://sdlff2023.eventive.org/passes/buy

11/22/2022

This Friday! Best deals for our 30th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 9-19, 2023). Spread the word. Movie premieres, actors/filmmakers IN PERSON, Sabor Latino, Sonido Latino, Arte Latino, parties, y mas! www.SDLatinoFilm.com

30th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 9-19, 2023) BLACK FRIDAY PASSES SALE!

Buy your 30th San Diego Latino Film Festival passes on Black Friday and enjoy up to 30% savings! Black Friday Pricing Available on November 25, 2022 ONLY! Quantities are limited, act fast to get the cheapest prices of the season!

Be a part of our special 30th year Anniversary celebration!

Purchase links will activate on November 25th, 12AM.

For more information visit: https://sdlff2023.eventive.org/passes/buy

11/19/2022

UTAMA, now playing at Digital Gym Cinema! WINNER World Cinema Grand Jury Prize – Sundance Film Festival. Bolivia’s Official Submission to the 95th Academy Awards . “Sublime. From the breathtaking opening shot… the film looks unlike anything else.” – Variety. See it on the BIG SCREEN! Beer & wine now available at our cafe. Only $5 to park 3 hrs in same building (UC San Diego Park & Market). Tickets only $10-12. Tickets & showtimes - https://digitalgym.org/movies/utama/

11/09/2022

Join us this Saturday, Nov 12th at 11am as we celebrate and showcase the new films completed by our Fall "Workforce Development Initiative" cohort in partnership w/ San Diego Central Library & City Heights Library . We'll screen their movies on the BIG screen at our new downtown Digital Gym Cinema. Q&A w/ young filmmakers who will now be placed in paid internships producing video content at libraries and City of San Diego departments throughout the City. It's a FREE screening. Parking only $5 for 3 hrs (in our same building UC San Diego Park & Market). Spread the word!

10/25/2022

Join our team! We're celebrating our 30th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 9-19, 2023) and we need volunteers (pre-festival and during festival)! Marketing, event planning, design, guest services, theater management, box office y más! Sign up here to learn more - https://forms.gle/7kkwCZePA2aJgmFs9

10/20/2022

Exciting weekend at our movie theater coming up! San Diego Latino Film Festival festival-favorite Ricardo Darin stars in 'ARGENTINA, 1985'. See it on the BIG SCREEN! Opening October 21st, at the new downtown Digital Gym Cinema! “A courtroom drama with a committed, awards-worthy performance from ..." - Screen International. ARGENTINA, 1985 is inspired by the true story of public prosecutors who dared to investigate and prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship in 1985. Only $5 to park for 3 hrs at our building (enter via 11th St). Now serving BEER & WINE 🙂! Only $10-12 for a movie ticket. Tickets, showtimes & trailer - https://digitalgym.org/movies/argentina-1985/

09/16/2022

Mexico's DOS ESTACIONES opens today! Sundance Film Festival Winner! “Spellbinding and urgent…a vivid portrait of a place and its people, an unsentimental ode to the art and craft of tequila-making, a damning depiction of the results of globalizing economic policies, and an exquisite character study.” - The Hollywood Reporter. Exclusively at Digital Gym Cinema (Park & Market). Only $5 to park in our building, Tickets $10-12. Showtimes, tickets & trailer - https://digitalgym.org/movies/dos-estaciones/

09/09/2022

The amazing (No Country For Old Men, Sky Fall, Before Night Falls) graces our BIG screen this week! See him in the acclaimed GOOD BOSS (El Buen Patrón) now showing at our downtown Digital Gym Cinema (Park & Market). “Reminiscent of the Coen brothers’ trademark cinematic sarcasm… slickly entertaining.” – The Hollywood Reporter ". Only $5 to park in our building! Plus, we've got great A/C 🙂! Tickets & trailer - https://digitalgym.org/movies/the-good-boss/

08/24/2022

Tuesdays are for cult classics at the !
Join us, as we debut our series - DGC Video, Cult Classic Tuesdays! TONIGHT, August 23rd @ 7pm we launch our series with, BEFORE SUNRISE! A summer romance you don't want to miss! “There are so many perfect moments in this film; it is hard to list them without excluding others.” – Spectrum Culture. Ticket Prices: $10.00 (No discounts/passes). Parking IN bldg. Only $5. Info & tickets : https://digitalgym.org/movies/before-sunrise/

08/18/2022

New movies opening this weekend! Come out & support independent/foreign cinema on the BIG screen at our new downtown movie theater. Aubrey Plaza in new comedy, SPIN ME ROUND. The loveable documentary, FREE PUPPIES - The True Story of Rescue Dogs, & Lebanon's official entry to 94th Oscars - COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON. at Digital Gym Cinema (Park & Market). Only $5 for 3 hr parking in our same building. $9-$12 tickets. Tickets & trailers - - https://digitalgym.org/

07/08/2022

CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS! 📽

The deadline to apply for the MACEF filmmaker grant is ONE WEEK AWAY! Don't miss your chance to receive $10K to produce your film or TV project. Apply by JULY 15, 2022! APPLY NOW: https://bit.ly/macefgrants.

07/01/2022

Our July film calendar is out! Enjoy independent and foreign cinema at San Diego's only non-profit arthouse cinema. Sumptuous French period piece LOST ILLUSIONS opens today, Penelope Cruz & Antonio Banderas in Official Competition, Afro-Latina doc BEBA, movie & more! At our NEW downtown cinema on Park & Market. Only $5 parking for 3 hrs in same building. $10-12 movie tickets. Movie theater concessions! Tickets, trailers & info - https://digitalgym.org/

06/20/2022

TODAY 6/20! Be sure to join our 1pm screening of NEPTUNE FROST with special guest - Dr. LaWana Richmond , Afrofuturist and San Diego Coordinator for BSAMSD.org (Black Speculative Arts Movement).
Purchase your tickets here: https://digitalgym.org/movies/neptune-frost/
Or, click link in bio.

TODAY 6/20! Be sure to join our 1pm screening of NEPTUNE FROST with special guest - Dr. LaWana Richmond , Afrofuturist and San Diego Coordinator for BSAMSD.org (Black Speculative Arts Movement).

Purchase your tickets here: https://digitalgym.org/movies/neptune-frost/
Or, click link in bio.

06/10/2022

Now showing! One week only. "JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY". Come out & support our new Cinema, and see this great movie on the BIG SCREEN about New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival! Presented by Sony Pictures. "Celebrating the music, food, and arts and crafts of all of Louisiana since 1970, Jazz Fest is an essential showcase of the rich heritage of the region, and hundreds of thousands attend the event each year. " Exclusively at Digital Gym Cinema, June 10-16. $12GA / $10 Students. $5 3hr parking in our building UC San Diego Park & Market. 3-4 showtimes per day! Trailer & tickets - https://digitalgym.org/movies/jazz-fest-a-new-orleans-story/

06/03/2022

Webinar 26 Serie A Tiempo y Bien, Edición Paseo de la Fama

Webinar 26 Serie A Tiempo y Bien, Edición Paseo de la Fama

05/27/2022

3 new movies opening up today (Fri, May 27) at our downtown Digital Gym Cinema. And We're really excited to present the re-release of 's classic starring on the BIG SCREEN w/ a restored new print. A must-see! “Wholly originally… thoughtfully explores the complexities of in*******al love between people of color.” – The A.V. Club. $10 Students & Seniors, $12 G/A. Only $5 3hr parking in our Cinema at UC San Diego Park & Market . Tickets/Trailer - https://digitalgym.org/movies/mississippi-masala/

05/20/2022

Media Arts Instructors needed! Ideal candidate is outgoing, eager to teach youth, and is qualified with a B.A. in media, film, or related field, and/or at least three years of professional experience as director, producer, editor, camera operator, etc. + experience in Adobe Premiere Pro, digital audio recorders, video cameras, lighting and can tell a nonfiction story through video. Info: [email protected] or apply here - https://mediaartscenter.org/teach/

05/19/2022

Two new movies opening this weekend (May 20-26)! France's VORTEX and Mexico's LA MAMI. See these movies on the BIG SCREEN at Digital Gym Cinema.

La Mami takes us inside the ladies’ bathroom-turned-cloakroom of a legendary Mexico City nightclub, the Cabaret Barba Azul.

Plus, VORTEX finds master provocateur Gaspar Noé operating on a deeply humanistic wavelength. Starring Dario Argento (the definitive voice of Giallo cinema) and Françoise Lebrun (LA MAMAN ET LA PU**IN), live out the last days of their lives.
At our new downtown Digital Gym Cinema . $12 GA / $10 Students & Seniors / $9 Members. $5 for 3 hr parking in the same building (1100 Market St). at UC San Diego Park & Market . Tickets/trailers/info - https://digitalgym.org/

05/06/2022

A new era begins today! Join us for the grand reopening of our new downtown arthouse movie theater! Digital Gym Cinema May movies include Memoria starring Tilda Swinton, Viva Maestro celebrating Gustavo Dudamel, France's Vortex starring Dario Argento, & so much more! $12 GA/$10 Students & Seniors. $5 parking (3 hrs in our building, enter on 11th St). At UC San Diego Park & Market. Reserve your seat today - https://digitalgym.org/

04/06/2022

Calling all doc filmmakers! Does your next project need financial support? Applications are now open for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, which prioritizes support for independent nonfiction films with budgets under $1,000,000. Apply here: sndnc.org/3j4USK5

03/21/2022

Premio Corazon Winners Announced for 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival & Wow! Well, that's a wrap! MIL GRACIAS to our amazing staff, volunteers, sponsors, community partners, visual artists, vendors, venue partners, musicians, dancers, chefs, media partners, & participating filmmakers! It felt so good to be back in-person with all of you again! We are very grateful for your continued support of Cine Latino & our non-profit organization! Here's a quick recap video for your enjoyment - https://youtu.be/Ir3C2fgtPbo

03/19/2022

Sabor Latino Beer, Food, Wine, & Spirits Festival TODAY ( March 19, 1-5pm). Unlimited tastings. Outside at Westfield Mission Valley. Live music w/ Los Duques Rock. Food/Beer/Mezcal/tequila/wine by: Miguel Valdez / KnB Bistro, Caliche Taqueria De Ensenada; Casa Tijuana; Estrella Jalisco; Golden Road Brewery; Elysian Brewery; COLIBRE Cerveza Mexicana; Border X Brewing; Mezcal los Javis; Cerveza XTECA, Denise Roa / El Lugar de Nos y más! "Best Dish" competition. Proceeds benefit Media Arts Center San Diego youth education programs. Tickets - https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule/6216a9cf4b11721307273474

03/18/2022

La Recua screens at the SD Latino Film Festival

Thank you ChulaVistaToday for spreading the word about this wonderful Baja California movie ("La Recua - The Mule Pack Train") playing tonight (Fri, March 18) at San Diego Latino Film Festival tonight at 6:35pm. "Darío Higuera Meza, a traditional saddle maker in Baja California Sur, turned 70 in 2018. In March that year, he and his family traveled 200 miles in 20 days by mule-back, herding a pack train of donkeys from an oasis in the heart of the Sierra de la Giganta all the way to the capital city of La Paz." At AMC Mission Valley 20. Read all about it here - https://www.chulavistatoday.com/community/la-recua-screens-at-the-sd-latino-film-festival-5175105?fbclid=IwAR0dSdK48OvyBit0f40Zwd1WQ_9-crTgKP6TR1zDeiLVAKcTgFEtJPXPfp0

Darío Higuera Meza, 70, traveled 200 miles in 20 days with a mule pack train for the sake of history.

03/16/2022

IN PERSON TONIGHT (Wed, March 16, 6:50pm)! See Mexico's celebrated tv & film actress, Mónica Huarte. Actriz. (Casi Divas, 40 y 20, Te Presento a Laura) in this moving coming-of-age family drama from Mexico - Oliverio y la piscina. San Diego red carpet premiere! Monica and filmmakers IN PERSON at AMC Mission Valley 20 at 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival. Hosted by Telemundo 20 anchor, Kristin Valdivia. Tickets - https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule/6219fa230b595d004c13209d

03/15/2022

Tonight Day #6 (Tue, March 15) of our 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival is going to be VERY special! Edgar Vivar Oficial (“Chavo del 8”), Gerardo Oñate, Lalo España, Roberto Sosa IN PERSON for the San Diego premiere of Mexico's Poderoso Victoria (Tues, March 15, 7:15pm) co-starring Damian Alcazar. Plus, Brazil's OCEAN GIRL & the 4th Annual Migrant Voices Film Challenge Screening & Awards announcement, & 15+ other San Diego movie premieres. And, our Festival Village at Westfield Mission Valley continues w/ LIVE entertainment on our Sonido Latino Stage, our Arte Latino Gallery y mas! Tickets, synopses & schedule for Day #6 - https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule

03/13/2022

Frontera Filmmakers! join us for this special film screening & presentation today of INFILTRATORS at 5pm w/ acclaimed filmmakers Alex Rivera Cristina Ibarra & Claudio Rojas. FINALLY - A SCREENING TOGETHER AFTER THE DEPORTATION! For the first time, Claudio Rojas will attend a film festival in the U.S. with The Infiltrators. (After the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2019, Claudio was deported by Trump before he could attend a single screening. He came home this past summer.). Co-presented by MAAC. At AMC Mission Valley 20. Tickets - https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule/6219fa240b595d004c1320cf

03/12/2022

Opening weekend is here! Join us for Day #3 (Sat, March 12) of our 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival! Over 30+ Latinx short & feature films will be screened today! Our Pepe Serna tribute continues with, Man from Reno. Plus, don't miss our always popular Viva Mujeres! Short Film Program, LGBTQ+ feature, Threshold, & more! Plus, LIVE entertainment on our Sonido Latino Stage, artists/vendors in our Arte Latino Gallery y mas. At AMC Mission Valley 20. Tickets, synopses & schedule for Day #3 - https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule, Nos vemos en el cine!

03/11/2022

Yesterday was a blast! Now onto Day #2 (Fri, March 11) of our 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival! Today we continue our Pepe Serna tribute with the classic 70s movie, Raices de Sangre. Plus, tonight's film lineup includes 'Palabras Verdaderas', 'Los Hermanos/The Brothers', 'Sicosexual' y cortos! And, our Festival Village at Westfield Mission Valley includes LIVE entertainment on our Sonido Latino Stage, the opening of our Arte Latino Artisan Village y mas. Filmmakers in person! Tickets, synopses & schedule for Day #2 - https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule, Nos vemos en el cine!

03/10/2022

It's here! Opening Day #1 (Thurs, March 10) of our 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival. Join us today as we pay tribute to legendary Chicano actor, Pepe Serna, screen 15+ great films never shown in this region, kick-off our Sonido Latino concerts, and host an Opening Night After Party. Join us in-person at AMC cinema mission valley & pick your Festival Catalogue to check out all the 200+ movies & activities for the all 11 days.. Tickets, synopses & schedule for Day #1 - https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule

03/09/2022

San Diego Latino Film Festival

Check out the interview w/ San Diego Latino Film Festival founder, Ethan Van Thillo, w/ The San Diego Union-Tribune. Thank you Paola Hernandez for helping us spread the word about the upcoming 29th edition at AMC Mission Valley 20. https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule

02/26/2022

Poderoso Victoria

Mexico's "Poderoso Victoria", just one of the many amazing movies to watch at this year's 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 10-20). Stars Adal Ramones - Oficial, Damian Alcazarr, Joaquín Cosío, Edgar Vivar Oficial!! Reserve your seats now! Film director & stars IN PERSON for the premiere showing on Tues, March 15 at 7:15pm at AMC Mission Valley 20. Lalo España y más! Tickets - https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/schedule/6219fa240b595d004c1320ad

The town "La Esperanza" in the Norther Mexican desert receives news of the closure of its mine, its main economic entity and the consequent cancellation of the railroad route, the only means of communication with the rest of civilization. As everyone flees town, Durán, a young mechanic sees his dre...

02/25/2022

29th San Diego Latino Film Festival kicks off next month

Thank you CBS 8 San Diego for your support of our 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 10-20). Great overview of festival & interview with acting legend, Pepe Serna! Meet Pepe Serna & see his new movie on Opening Night (March 10) of fest! Watch news report here - https://www.cbs8.com/video/news/local/29th-san-diego-latino-film-festival-kicks-off-next-month/509-c7bb459e-a8ba-4928-be3d-6e33b26fc9b2

The ten day event will bring hundreds of movies, actors and directors from around Latin America to San Diego.

01/30/2022

Fun clip from yesterday's Sundance Film Festival screenings at our new downtown Digital Gym Cinema (Park & Market). Come by today (Sun, Jan 30)! Three more feature films screening today + collection of Frontera Filmmakers shorts! Tickets avail on line or at box office. Info: https://digitalgym.org/.../24/schedule-of-films-and-events/

01/28/2022

Digital Gym Cinema reopens

Frontera Filmmakers! Sundance Film Festival in San Diego starts today! Check out this cool KPBS video piece on Media Arts Center San Diego's new downtown Digital Gym Cinema (Park & Market). And, join us this weekend as we soft-launch our new state of the art arthouse movie theater with the 2022 Sundance Film Festival (Jan 28-30). Festivities start today (Friday) at 5pm. Come on by & enjoy complimentary appetizers, tequila/beer tastings, live music, Dj, photo booth, red carpet, swag, filmmaker Q&As, outdoor/indoor movie screenings, & more! Video - https://youtu.be/6UNjZl9sQlE

KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando visits Digital Gym Cinema at its new location in East Village. It has a preview weekend as a Sundance Film Festival Satelli...

01/15/2022

Individual/General Admission tickets for 2022 Sundance Film Festival (Jan 28-30) movies are now ON SALE! At our new Digital Gym Cinema in downtown San Diego (Park & Market). New movies from Brazil, USA/Mexico, Lebanon, USA! Filmmakers IN PERSON, Sundance SWAG & more! Schedule & tickets here - https://digitalgym.org/film-series/sundance-2022/

01/12/2022

Join us tomorrow (January 12, 5-7:30pm) as we announce this year's $1,000 poster winner! Our 29th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival POSTER REVEAL ANNOUNCEMENT takes place at Las Tres Catrinas SD at the Chula Vista Center (555 Broadway). Admission is free and will include appetizers, spirit tastings, live music, exhibit of 10 poster finalists, and more! We're also raffling off TWO VIP 2022 FESTIVAL PASSES. We'll be outside the restaurant for most of the presentation. Masks provided if needed 🙂. RSVP here - https://tinyurl.com/2yafmuts

12/23/2021

Last minute gift ideas...
Give the gift of film! Purchase your 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 10-20, 2022) Passes Today! &/or,
2022 Sundance Film Festival Satellite Screen Showcase "All Access Passes" at our new downtown Digital Gym Cinema: https://digitalgym.org/ticket.../all-access-sundance-pass/
2022 San Diego Latino Film Festival Passes: https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/passes/buy

Last minute gift ideas...
Give the gift of film! Purchase your Festival Passes Today!

2022 Sundance Film Festival Satellite Screen Activation All Access Passes: https://digitalgym.org/ticket-packs/all-access-sundance-pass/

2022 San Diego Latino Film Festival Passes: https://sdlff2022.eventive.org/passes/buy