ABOUT US
Seattle Latino Film Festival started 12 years ago in 2009, when our founder Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco had a vision to make history in the Seattle Community. Seattle Latino Film Festival has ceased to be just a festival, but it’s actually an institution. The festival, is the only one of its kind in the entire Northwest of the United States and while the organization doesn’t operate with the budget it requires, we as staff are passionate about the films that the festival presents and we are grateful to the film industry for supporting this organization.
Each year, the Festival includes international filmmakers, producers and actors in the festival with the specific purpose to engage the Seattle community in conversations that share cross cultural perspectives and to create a forum for the ideas being explored, many of which are integral to the experience of "Latinidad." The Festival runs during the month of October to coincide with the national celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month.
SLFF is a source of education and entertainment. Here we find friends, families and allies. Every October, for ten days, many Hispanic countries appear on movie screens throughout the Seattle Metro area. Through the festival, we believe that we do something worthy in helping to bring the flavor of our distinctive cultures to this side of the world, alleviating the ignorance of who we are.
Our films are multi-thematic, celebrating subjects of our daily lives including music, literature, dance, and painting through different cinematography genres.
We have established partnerships with organizations and film festival industry such as 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, CineLatino 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.
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. Each year for example, we have received a three year Civic Partner Grant from the City of Seattle Office and Art and Culture.
Each year, the Festival includes international filmmakers, producers and actors in the festival with the specific purpose to engage the Seattle community in conversations that share cross cultural perspectives and to create a forum for the ideas being explored, many of which are integral to the experience of "Latinidad." The Festival runs during the month of October to coincide with the national celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month.
SLFF is a source of education and entertainment. Here we find friends, families and allies. Every October, for ten days, many Hispanic countries appear on movie screens throughout the Seattle Metro area. Through the festival, we believe that we do something worthy in helping to bring the flavor of our distinctive cultures to this side of the world, alleviating the ignorance of who we are.
Our films are multi-thematic, celebrating subjects of our daily lives including music, literature, dance, and painting through different cinematography genres.
We have established partnerships with organizations and film festival industry such as 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, CineLatino 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.
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. Each year for example, we have received a three year Civic Partner Grant from the City of Seattle Office and Art and Culture.
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 Development Director, 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) |