Get Your Project on PBS – Pitch Session

LPB will be hosting ‘Get Your Project on PBS – Pitch Session’ at the San Diego Latino Film Festival. Thinking about submitting your proposal to LPB’s Public Content Media Fund, partnering with a local PBS station or want feedback from funders and filmmakers? Come and pitch your idea to us! Screen a trailer and get feedback before submitting it anywhere.

If you have a project you feel is suitable for PBS, you should not miss the opportunity to have a personal 10-minute pitching session with:

Luis Ortiz, Managing Director of LPB

Cristina Ibarra, LPB funded Producer/Director of LAS MARTHAS

John Decker, Director of Programming at KPBS

Join us on Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 at 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact Leticia Ridley to sign up

Check out the following screenings of LPB funded films:

EL RELOJ
Producer/Director: Yolanda Cruz
Drama/6 Minutes
Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 3 PM

A Zapotec Grandpa and his granddaughter attend mass and window-shop throughout the city, but on this particular Sunday things take a different turn when they pass by a booth selling watches.

LAS MARTHAS
Director/Producer: Cristina Ibarra
Producer: Erin Ploss – Campoamor
Documentary/60 Minutes
Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 3 PM
Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 3:15 PM

LAS MARTHAS follows a group of Mexican American debutantes as they prepare to participate in an annual debutante ball in honor of George Washington.

THE STATE OF ARIZONA
Producers: Carlos Sandoval/Catherine Tambini
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/90 Minute
Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 2 PM
Friday, March 21, 2014 at 4 PM

THE STATE OF ARIZONA chronicles the passing of the controversial immigration law SB1070, also known as the “papers please” law that ignited a national maelstrom in Arizona and around the country. Combining interviews with footage of heated protest rallies and television coverage, the film tells the stories of Arizonans on all sides of this divisive issue depicting a state and its people testing the edges of our democratic values. With dozens of states considering a similar approach, THE STATE OF ARIZONA holds up a mirror, asking Americans who they are, and who they want to be. For more information, please visit: www.pbs.org/independentlens/state-of-arizona/.

RUBEN SALAZAR: MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Director/Producer: Phillip Rodriguez
Documentary/60 Minutes
Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 5 PM

RUBEN SALAZAR: MAN IN THE MIDDLE, is an investigative look at the life and mysterious death of pioneering journalist Ruben Salazar.

To view the complete schedule, please visit: www.fest.sdlatinofilm.com/2014/schedule/.