California/MexicoCalifornia/Mexico
- Where: Imperial Valley, CA and Mexicali, Mexico
When: April 30-May 4, 2012Schedule Of EventsMonday, April 30
5:30pm: Opening Film & Reception: BRAN NUE DAE
Director Rachel Perkins will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Screening at Cinemark Theaters. Reception to follow at Burgers & Beer Terrace.
Click here for map and directions.Tuesday, May 1
12:55pm: BRAN NUE DAE
Director Rachel Perkins will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
San Diego State University Calexico Campus
Click here for map and directions.5:00pm: ANOTHER EARTH
Cinemark Theaters
Click here for map and directions.5:30pm: BUCK
Director Cindy Meehl will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Stockmen’s Club, Brawley
Click here for map and directions.5:30pm: BRAN NUE DAE
Director Rachel Perkins will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Camarena Memorial Library, Calexico
Click here for map and directions.7:00pm: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
Cinemark Theaters
Click here for map and directions.Wednesday, May 2
5:00pm: GRBAVICA
Cinemark Theaters
Click here for map and directions.6:00pm: BRAN NUE DAE
Director Rachel Perkins will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Imperial Valley Desert Museum, Ocotillo
Click here for map and directions.7:00pm: BUCK
Director Cindy Meehl will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
CEART, Mexicali7:00pm: ON THE ICE
Cinemark Theaters
Click here for map and directions.9:00pm: THE GREEN WAVE
Cinemark Theaters
Click here for map and directions.Thursday, May 3
4:00pm: BRAN NUE DAE
UABC University, Centro de Estudios y Producción Audiovisual (UABC) Sala de Cine, Jose Antonio Prieto s/n Ex Ejido Coahuila, Unidad Universitaria Mexicali II, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico5:00pm: UNFINISHED SPACES
Cinemark Theaters
Click here for map and directions.6:00pm: BUCK
Director Cindy Meehl will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Quechan Casino (Yuma Equestrian Groups)
Click here for map and directions.7:00pm: SENNA
Cinemark Theaters
Click here for map and directions.8:00pm: UNFINISHED SPACES
Mexicali Rose, Cine Club Las Palmitas,Av. Colima 1436, Colonia Pueblo Nuevo, Mexicali B.C., Mexico9:00pm: BEGINNERS
Cinemark Theaters
Click here for map and directions.Friday, May 4
10:00am: Filmmaker-to-Filmmaker Coffee - Meet FILM FORWARD filmmakers and share ideas.
Imperial Valley Mall Food Court
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Program Collaborators
Imperial County Film Commission
The Imperial County Film Commission is a nonprofit organization proactively marketing Imperial County as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in Imperial County.
Mexicali Rose is a grass roots communitarian organization dedicated to providing free access to artistic media for the community youth of Mexicali, Baja California. Mexicali Rose Media/Arts Center is located in the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo, one of the city's oldest and most vibrant areas historically and the area closest in physical vicinity to the U.S./Mexico border. The organizers were brought up and are based in this region and recognize a real need for different options for the youth of this community.
The purpose of this project is to give bordertown youth an avenue to express themselves and reflect their environment creatively and positively through art. By giving this craft to communities who might not otherwise have any media-related voice or capabilities, the project serves as a positive alternative to a new generation. Through art, kids can express and affect the issues that they are undergoing as young people in a place as culturally diverse and challenging as the U.S./Mexico border.
The target age for the youth involved in this artistic community is 14-25 years of age.
Venues
The Imperial Valley Press is a daily newspaper publishing six days a week in El Centro, California. The Imperial Valley Press features local news from all communities of the Imperial Valley and the Mexicali, Baja California area, as well as San Diego County and portions of southwestern Arizona.
Special thanks to Imperial Valley Press for their in-kind support.
Serving about 11,800 students last year, Imperial Valley College is comprised of one main campus (160 acres) in the midst of rich agricultural land, and an extended campus. The main campus consists of over 30 buildings situated on a beautifully landscaped corner, adjacent to major highways for ease of commute. The Imperial Valley College student population consists of 86% Hispanic students; 63% of total students are female. The average age of IVC students is 27 years, and more than 50% of the students work full or part time while attending IVC.
Cinemark Theaters Imperial Valley Mall 14
Diverse... Thought-Provoking... Quality... Relevant... These are just a few of the many words that describe CinéArts films and CinéArts Theatres. By giving moviegoers the best selection of Art and Independent Cinema in a captivating, unique environment CinéArts has set the industry standard for providing distinct, acclaimed and award-winning films. CinéArts... where film lovers go!
The Camarena Memorial Library provides resources to meet the educational, recreational, informational, and cultural needs of the community to encourage lifelong learning and the pursuit of knowledge. Traditional and innovative library services, including the latest technology, are offered in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere, which reflects the unique border community of Calexico.
The Imperial Valley Desert Museum is a new facility in the heart of the Yuha Desert housing Native American and historic artifacts collected from within the Imperial Valley. Opening a new museum in the twenty-first century, we do not want to be seen as an exhibit within four walls, but we want to engage and interact outside of the limitations of the “box,” our new building, both metaphorically and physically. We are currently developing interactive exhibits to engage visitors with the Imperial Valley’s rich desert history.
The Stockmen's Club of Imperial Valley originated as a non-profit social club for affiliates of the local cattle industry in December 1963. Our first president was Albert H. Smith of Brawley. Founding members of the Stockmen's Club were Matt LaBrucherie, Lester Derrick, Tom Payne, Jack Wilkinson, R. S. Reese and Marion Turley.
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus
The El Centro Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is a voluntary organization of business and professional men and women who have joined together for the purpose of promoting the civic, retail, commercial and industrial progress of our community. The area’s economic well-being is directly related to the caliber of work performed by the Chamber. The mission of the El Centro Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is to be an advocate for business, provide economic leadership and foster community pride to ensure growth, prosperity and quality of life in El Centro and the surrounding region.
The Audiovisual Studies and Production Center (CEPA) is part of the School of Arts of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, and acts as a coordinator of the University's production in TV and video, assists in the specialization of the field, operates the University's Television Broadcast System as an outreach for knowledge in the arts and sciences, and acts as support for teaching and learning processes, promoting the institution and establishing a connection between the University and society.
Since its opening on January 31st, 2005, the Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEART) has constructed itself as a space covering the necessities for artistic formation, production and promotion in the region. This State Arts Center of Baja California was conceived as a space for convergence destined to elevate the quality of the professional exercise of the arts, via formative programs, workshops, investigation, experimentation, creation and promotion of the different artistic disciplines practiced by specialists and creators of national and international prestige.
Calexico High School
South West High School, El Centro
Quechan Resort Casino is located just west of Yuma, Arizona and 1 mile from the Algodones, Mexico.
Yuma Community Groups
