Thank you to our amazing sponsors, volunteers, filmmakers and audiences for supporting the 29th San Diego Latino Film Festival. It was wonderful to see the 200+ films, hear the post-screening Q&As & listen to all the wonderful feedback. On behalf of Media Arts Center San Diego thank you so much for the love and support to the festival! Below are the PREMIO CORAZON AWARD WINNERS for 2022.
Frontera Feature: La Recua – The Mule Pack Train (Dirs. Dario Higuera Meza & Trudi Angell)
Frontera Short Film: El fuerte se cae/Our Falling Fort (Dir. Kenia Amaya)
Best Narrative Short Film: Noche del infierno-Hell Night (Dir. Andrew Reid)
Best Youth Film: First Time Home (Dirs. Heriberto Ventura, Noemi Librado Sanchez, Esmirna Librado, Esmeralda Ventura)
Best Documentary Short Film: Disrupted Borders (Dir. Alejandra Aragón)
Documentary Feature: Threshold (Dir. Coraci Ruiz) Best
Narrative Feature: Los Minutos Negros (Dir. Mario Muñoz)
Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature: Poderoso Victoria (Dir. Raul Ramon)
Audience Award – Best Documentary Feature: Pepe Serna: Life Is Art (Dir. Luis Reyes)
Migrant Voices Film Competition Winners
EMERGING Category: Mesogeios (Dir. Marco Biotto)
PROFESSIONAL Category: Notes From a Long Walk (Dir. Franc Gabriel Contreras)