Frontera Filmmakers

10/03/2026

Friends! Please join us on Sat, Oct 10th for this special showcase of youth produced films! Over the past Summer, our emerging filmmakers spotlighted all these great Summer programs encouraging youth to explore the outdoors. Framing the Outdoors is a FREE event featuring special film screenings, awards, Q&As with youth filmmakers, refreshments, and appetizers. Doors open at 3pm and parking is free. RSVP here - https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/framing-the-outdoors-showcase

We would like to thank our Program Partners & organizations spotlighted in the videos: Un Mar de Colores, Treobytes, Outdoor Outreach, Inplay, Indigenous ReGeneration, Fleet Science Center, Elementary Institute of Science, Ecologik, Earth Discovery Center, Blue Dot Education, BIPOC Support Foundation, Botanical Community Development Initiatives, Juvenile Court and Community Schools & The David Harp's Foundation.

This initiative was made possible with the generous support of the San Diego Foundation. Additional support is provided by the San Diego County Office of Education, Oceanside Unified School District, and Escondido Unified School District.

RSVP here - https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/framing-the-outdoors-showcase

09/29/2026

Friends. Please join me on October 24th. 🎉 WE’RE LESS THAN ONE MONTH AWAY! On Saturday, October 24, join Media Arts Center San Diegofor our Youth Scholarship Fundraiser—an afternoon celebrating young filmmakers, creativity, and community. 🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY or DONATE here — https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/youth-scholarship-fundraiser

🎥 Watch films created by young storytellers
🌟 Meet our young filmmakers and hear their stories
💀 Celebrate Día de los Mu***os with art & activities
🎶 Enjoy music, food, drinks & a silent auction
💛 Help us raise $5,250 for young creatives
Your ticket helps sustain creativity, expand access to media arts education, and amplify young voices in our community.

📅 Saturday, October 24 | 1–3 PM
📍 Park & Market | 1100 Market St., 2nd Floor at Digital Gym Cinema
We’re one month away—come celebrate with us and help create more opportunities for San Diego’s next generation of storytellers!

🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY or DONATE here — https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/youth-scholarship-fundraiser

09/17/2026

Friends! 💛 TODAY is San Diego Gives! Today, San Diegans are coming together to support the organizations that make our community stronger—and we invite you to join us. Your support of Media Arts Center San Diego helps young people discover their creative voices, brings local stories to new audiences, and keeps media arts, independent film, and creative spaces accessible to our community.

✨ Today, it’s your turn to create impact.
Help us continue creating opportunities for San Diego to WATCH, LEARN, & CREATE.
💛 Give today and create YOUR impact. Donate here: https://admin.spotlight.xyz/web/sticker/c3d9cdce-445e-4517-adc5-95bfeb6cb5d8?search=med&fbclid=IwY2xjawUZRSFwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVBERjE1TTNhekw4bjFweHJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZJ_ajW3en47hUqcRxFwAraOn_DN9f-kx5b9EwoAY7ll10snXBnPeuC2OsLM_aem_V0HGt9Gnd3NefVZP2oEOYQ

09/15/2026

08/28/2026

Artists, photographers, designers..it’s never too early to enter! Our Call for Posters Competition is officially open for our 34th San Diego Latino Film Festival. Don’t miss this opportunity to promote your artwork, photography & vision for our 34th edition in 2027! This is a great opportunity for graphic design students, photographers, artists and emerging designers to get their work seen by the world! Winner gets $1,500 & 10 finalists each get a FILM PASS for our 34th San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 17-21, 2027). EARLIER Deadline this year: October 1, 2026. Winner announced: November 2026. Enter your artwork/photo/design here. https://filmfreeway.com/SDLFF34PosterContest

08/25/2026

Filmmakers! Our EARLY BIRD DEADLINE ends today! Submit your latest film to our 34th San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 17-21, 2027). Shorts, features, docs, episodic content, youth films, Frontera films y más! See your work on the BIG screen in front of real audiences! Submit your film today, here - https://filmfreeway.com/SanDiegoLatinoFilmFestival

08/19/2026

An incredible movie we screened at our San Diego Latino Film Festival in 2010! Amazing memories and can’t wait to see it on the BIG screen again here at Digital Gym Cinema!

⭐Para celebrar el 🇲🇽🎥 los invitamos a la proyección especial en Digital Gym Cinema de “Arráncame la vida” de R. Sneider, sobre la novela de Ángeles Mastretta.
👏Este sábado 22 de agosto, 5 pm
‼️Entrada libre‼️
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía 🇲🇽🎥

06/06/2026

05/29/2026

Meet our amazing hosts for Media Arts Center San Diego’s 25th iVIE Student Film Fest & Awards Ceremony. Jody Cilley, Founder of San Diego-Tijuana Film Consortium; Paola Hernández, Public
Matters Community Engagement Manager at KPBS; and, Esmeralda Pérez, reporter for CBS8. Join them as we celebrate the best in student films throughout the County of San Diego. Sat, May 30, 10am-6pm. Come out and support these young filmmakers & all the wonderful teachers that make it a reality. Red carpet, movie premieres, popcorn, prizes & more! At UC San Diego Park & Market / Digital Gym CINEMA. Showtimes & tickets - https://ivieawards2026.eventive.org/