Thursday, December 10, 2009

32nd CineFestival Call for Entries

For Immediate Release
Contact: Lorraine Pulido
210-410-6699

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Announces 32nd CineFestival Call for Entries

Dec. 4, 2009 (San Antonio, Texas) – CineFestival en San Antonio, the nation’s oldest Latino film festival, is seeking films for its 32nd anniversary celebration, which will take place from February 4-7, 2010 at the historic Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio, Texas.

CineFestival is seeking the best Latino features, shorts, documentaries, animation, experimental films and youth works for its 32nd annual festival.

The CineFestival call for entries deadline is Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, and there’s no application fee.The four-day event, which kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, will feature screenings, workshops, panel discussions, networking opportunities, gala celebrations and musical performances. Innovative uses of new technology will also be highlighted through competitions, demonstrations of new cameras and software, and the involvement of youth filmmakers from video programs throughout San Antonio.

CineFestival will also feature the prestigious Premio Mesquite audience award and juried awards for Best Feature, Best Short, Best Documentary, and Emerging Artist.

CineFestival is ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS postmarked thru December 18th. For information on how to submit a film or to download the Call for Entries, visit www.guadalupeculturalarts.org . For more information, contact Manuel Solis at manuels@guadalupeculturalarts.org.

The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1980 to preserve, promote and develop the arts and culture of the Chicano/Latino/Native American peoples for all ages and backgrounds through public and educational programming in six disciplines: dance, literature, media arts, theater arts, visual arts and music. For more information, visit www.guadalupeculturalarts.org or call 210-271-3151.

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