Revised 24 January 2008
CURRENTLY PLAYING. SignsOn San Diego movie guide also links you to other entertainment venues and happenings; at the movie page, you can enter into the search window, or to browse, just click on "Now Playing" or "Movie Theaters" just below the search window for more information. At Google Showtimes for San Diego, click on the name of the theater to find out what's playing there and when; click on the name of the film showing in San Diego currently, and find out which theatre is showing the film. Mr. MovieTimes, is a similar site: you can enter the city near San Diego in one window or enter the number of miles from San Diego to find out what's playing; you can also see release dates. If you want to go right to the best films from the perspective of film as an art form, use the Landmark Theaters Webpage.
SAN DIEGO FESTIVALS, SERIES, and HAPPENINGS
48-Hour Film Project - San Diego
Who can make the best film in 48 hours?Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival. July - San Diego Convention Center
Film Out San Diego. April
International Film Series - MiraCosta College. Monthly
Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Film Series. See Website for dates
San Diego Asian Film Festival. September-October (San Diego Asian Film Foundation)
San Diego Best Fest Student Film Festival. March and August
San Diego Black Film Festival. January 31-February 3, 2008
San Diego Ciné Club. A monthly Latino film and video series.
Screenings and discussions with guest speakers at the San Diego Public Library's central branch at 820 E. St.San Diego Film Festival. September. Sponsored by the San Diego Film Foundation.
Feature films, premiers, shorts, films by San Diego filmmakers, panel workshops, galas, celebrity guests, and more. All Film Screenings take place at The Pacific Gaslamp 15 Theatres located at the 701 Fifth Ave. (corner of Fifth & 'G' Streets) in downtown San Diego.San Diego Women's Film Festival. October
San Diego International Children's Film Festival. April-May
San Diego Jewish Film Festival. February
San Diego Latino Film Festival. March (Horton Plaza on 4th and Broadway).
San Diego Museum of Photgraphic Arts (MoPA): Film Schedule
UCSD Film Series. Monthly
OTHER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FESTIVALS AND SERIES
AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival. October or November
(various theaters in and around Hollywood, including the Egyptian Theater and Mann's Chinese).International Student Film Festival in Hollywood. November
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival. April
Los Angeles Film Festival. July
Palm Springs International Film Festival and Festival of Short Films. January
Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival. September.
PREVIOUS FESTIVALS--either on hiatus or no longer offered: Idyllwild International Film Festival (became the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival). La Paloma Film Festival ( student-run short-film festival organized by Joshua McClure and Scott Anderson, 2000). Oceanside Short Film Festival (2000). UC San Diego International Film Festival
LIBRARIES, ORGANIZATIONS, and SOCIETIES
Cinema Society of San Diego. Membership includes private screening of feature film premieres, classics and shorts on monthly basis from fall through spring, transferable membership admission card, receptions at award-winning restaurants, socializing with other film lovers, informative discussions, montly newsletter to keep you informed of Society activities and cinema happenings, welcome gift, hosted National and International Film Festival trips (additional fee through Travel Planners), invitations to other Special Events
San Diego Cinema. A Website by a film fan for film lovers in San Diego.
San Diego Film Commission. The "San Diego Film Commission actively promotes the San Diego area as a destination for feature films, television movies and series, documentaries, commercials, industrials, music videos and print photography. . . . [and] serves as the permitting agency and production industry liaison for properties of the City of San Diego, the San Diego Unified Port District and the County of San Diego.
Gloria Floren, Letters Department, MiraCosta College, One Barnard Drive, Oceanside, California 92056.
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