by Magdy Zara
Registration is now open to participate in the 3rd Youth Film Festival (¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest) organized by the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN), with the aim of showcasing talent, creative storytelling and the vision of aspiring Latino filmmakers.
HITN is an organization charged with advancing the educational, cultural, and socio-economic aspirations of Hispanics in the United States through the development and distribution of quality, authentic content on television, online, and in the community.
Luis Alejandro Molina, director of ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest, when making the call he stated “we are firm in our commitment to nurture and promote emerging Latino talent in the film industry.”
Regarding registrations, Molina mentioned that they will be accepted through CineYouthFest.org until Aug. 2, 2023, however, the 31st of this month closes the period for those who will receive it for free. The festival will take place from October 9 to 16, 2023, coinciding with the end of Hispanic Heritage Month.
The award for the best films will be announced on September 11 and will be screened on CineYouthFest.org and the HITN GO app from Oct. 9 to 16, 2023.
For more information contact Luis Alejandro Molina: l.amolina@hitn.org
SF Boys Choir celebrates 75th anniversary
With a masterful concert, the San Francisco Children’s Choir celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, a time that has been dedicated to musical education, vocal training and interpretive experiences at the highest artistic level.
The celebration will feature renowned soprano Shawnette Sulker, who has been invited for this very special occasion, as well as members of the Oakland Great Wall Youth Orchestra and young dancers from San Francisco’s Mannakin Theater and Dance Company. .
The concert will feature all levels of the Choir, Bell Ringers and SFBC Orchestra.
The Calvary Presbyterian Church, located at 2515 Fillmore St. on Jackson St. in San Francisco, was the setting chosen for this celebration, which will take place this June 3 at 7 p.m.
San José Museum of Art exhibits works by Yolanda López: Portrait of the artist
The San José Museum of Art (SJMA) opens its doors for the first solo exhibition of artist and activist Yolanda López (1942–2021), who created portraits that have become icons of feminist and working-class empowerment.
This exhibition examines the profound influence of López as an artist who radically reinvented representations of women in Chicana/a/x culture and society at large, and highlights the formative role the Bay Area played in artistic production and Lopez’s activism.
This exhibition Yolanda López: Portrait of the Artist, is made up of a compendium of 50 of the most emblematic works of the artist in oil pastel, painting, charcoal, collage and photography, including self-portraits never before exhibited.
The show will be open to the public from July 7 to Oct. 29, 2023, at the San José Museum of Art, located at 110 South Market Street in downtown San José.
