PREMIO CORAZON WINNERS
15th ANNIVERSARY SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL 2008


“Media Arts Center San Diego’s 15th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival 2008 closed this past Sunday, March 15th to record-breaking crowds; attended by 18,833 people, premiered 166 films and hosted over 100 special guest actors and directors for its’ 2008 edition”, announced Ethan van Thillo, Executive Director and Founder of Media Arts Center San Diego.

Media Arts Center San Diego’s 15th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival is proud to announce this year’s Premio Corazon winners: State Farm Insurance Best Narrative Feature: La Zona (Dir. Rodrigo Pla, Mexico), Honorable Mention - Feature Film: Spinnin' (Dir. Use, Spain), Best Documentary Feature: Calavera Highway (Dir. Renee Tajima-Pena, U.S.A.), Best Narrative Short: La Quela (Dir. Liz Lobato, Spain), Best Documentary Short: Fuego de Angel (Dir. Marcelo Bukin, U.S.A./Peru), Best Local Work: Sleep (Dir. Omar de Leon, U.S.A.), Best Student Work: La Quinceanera (Dir. Adam Taub, U.S.A.), Best Experimental Work: Magnavoz (Dir. Jesse Lerner, U.S.A./Mexico), Nickelodeon Best Animation Short: Tyger (Dir. Guilherme Marcondes, Brazil), Best Animation Feature: Nocturna (Dir. Adrian Garcia, Spain), Best Youth Work: America’s Invisible Backbone – Rights vs. Limitations (Educational Video Center , U.S.A.), Audience Award: El Brindis (Dir. Shai Agosin, Chile).

Jury members for the Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature categories included: Federico Luppi, Gaston Pauls, Leo Ricciardi, Jose Yenque, Almudena Carrecedo, Paul Espinosa, Sal Lopez, and Sonia Gonzalez.

Sponsored by: State Farm Insurance, San Diego Union-Tribune, Macy’s, Bank of America, Enlace, Southwest Airlines, Best Buy, City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture, MTS, Iron Wok Asian Bistro, South Bay Volkswagen, CVS Pharmacy, National Endowment for the Arts, County of San Diego, Nickelodeon, Exy Chic Greek Restaurant, Univision KBNT 17, Telemundo 33, La Invasora 99.7; Pulsar 107.3; La Poderosa 860, Jack FM 100.7, Azteca America San Diego, Riviera Magazine, El Latino Newspaper, El Mexicano, AT&T, Sauza Tequila, Latino Public Broadcasting, California State University San Marcos, Nostika Magazine, Brazil Today, Gente Bien Magazine, Radio Latina, La Mejor 99.3, Brazilian Pacific Times, NBC 7/39, Mi San Diego, Z90.3, Magic 92.5, Exa 91.7, Café D’Volada, Foxploration, Universidad de las Californias, TijuaNEO, KPBS V-me, Yolanda S. Walther-Meade, and Blazin’ 98.9.

Descriptions on the award-winning films and all of the participating special guests and films can be found at www.sdlatinofilm.com. For more information, please contact Media Arts Center San Diego at 619-230-1938.