ABOUT US
Seattle Latino Film Festival was founded in 2009 by Cuban immigrant Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco. Jorge had a vision to create a film festival in Seattle for Latino artists and filmmakers. The Seattle Latino Film Festival is the only one of its kind in the entire Northwest of the United States. Although the organization operates under budget, the staff are passionate about the films that the festival presents, and are grateful to the film industry for supporting this organization.
The Festival runs during the month of October to coincide with the National Hispanic Heritage Month. SLFF includes international filmmakers, producers, and actors with the specific purpose of engaging the Seattle community with cross-cultural perspectives, and to create a forum to explore those perspectives, many of which are integral to the experience of "Latinidad."
SLFF is a source of education and entertainment for friends, families and allies. Every October, for ten days, many Hispanic countries appear on movie screens throughout the Seattle Metro area. Festival attendees sample the many distinctive cultural "flavors" uncommon to this side of the world, alleviating the ignorance of who we are.
Our films are diverse and multi-thematic, celebrating our daily experiences including music, literature, dance, and painting through a variety of cinematographic genres.
The Seatle Latino Film Festival has established partnerships with organizations such as the City of Seattle Office and Art and Culture, ArtsFund, 4Culture, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle University, College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, the Northwest Film Forum, Heritage Bank, King5 News, Univision Seattle, Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico, Microsoft, Seattle Art Museum, Huelva Iberoamerican Film Festival in Spain, Berlin in Germany, Cine Latino de Toulose in France among others. Our Film Festival attracts a politically-aware and diverse demographic. Since its first festival in 2009, we attract over 1000 attendees each year. We have been the recipient a three-year Civic Partner Grant from the City of Seattle Office and Art and Culture.
The Seattle Latino Film Festival is an entirely volunteer-run organization. Each person who contributes time to the organization is considered a key player. Our volunteers continue to establish new partnerships.
The Festival runs during the month of October to coincide with the National Hispanic Heritage Month. SLFF includes international filmmakers, producers, and actors with the specific purpose of engaging the Seattle community with cross-cultural perspectives, and to create a forum to explore those perspectives, many of which are integral to the experience of "Latinidad."
SLFF is a source of education and entertainment for friends, families and allies. Every October, for ten days, many Hispanic countries appear on movie screens throughout the Seattle Metro area. Festival attendees sample the many distinctive cultural "flavors" uncommon to this side of the world, alleviating the ignorance of who we are.
Our films are diverse and multi-thematic, celebrating our daily experiences including music, literature, dance, and painting through a variety of cinematographic genres.
The Seatle Latino Film Festival has established partnerships with organizations such as the City of Seattle Office and Art and Culture, ArtsFund, 4Culture, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle University, College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, the Northwest Film Forum, Heritage Bank, King5 News, Univision Seattle, Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico, Microsoft, Seattle Art Museum, Huelva Iberoamerican Film Festival in Spain, Berlin in Germany, Cine Latino de Toulose in France among others. Our Film Festival attracts a politically-aware and diverse demographic. Since its first festival in 2009, we attract over 1000 attendees each year. We have been the recipient a three-year Civic Partner Grant from the City of Seattle Office and Art and Culture.
The Seattle Latino Film Festival is an entirely volunteer-run organization. Each person who contributes time to the organization is considered a key player. Our volunteers continue to establish new partnerships.
Board of Directors
JORGE ENRIQUE GONZALEZ PACHECO
Board Chair, Executive Board Director Founder and Chief Programmer Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco, Cuban Poet, Film Industry Professional and Cultural Entrepreneur (Cuba) |
FRANK INSIGNARES
Secretary, Executive Board
Frank Insignares, École Nationale Vétérinaire, Agroalimentaire et de l'Alimentation Nantes-Atlantique, Management and Sustainable Development (France) |
Paloma Borreguero
Educational Programs, Executive Board Paloma Borreguero, Lakeside Upper School Languages Director (Spain) |
Latha SamburtiDevelopment, Executive Board Director Latha Samburti, Artistic director of Ananda Mela, Board of WA State Arts Commission (India) |
Susana Mercado Treasury Board Director Susana Mercado has experience working both in the civil service and within the corporate companies in areas of Human Rights and International Law (Mexico) |
festival management Team
Nari Weaver
Executive Director of Development, Festival Management Team (Venezuela) |
Alejandra MendozaGrant Writer Coordinator, Festival Management Team (USA) |
Sandra InsignareSCommunication & Programming Assistant, Festival Management Team (Colombia) |
Luiner LugoMultimedia Content Creator, Festival Management Team (Venezuela) |
Sandra CruzEvent Producer, Festival Management Team (Puerto Rico) |
AltaGracia PERALTA DALYHospitality & Logistics, Festival Management Team (Dominican Republic) |
Lynette VARGAS GARCIAVolunteer Coordinator, Festival Management Team (Dominican Republic) |