Media Arts Center San Diego

Our speaker is Ethan van Thillo, Executive Director and Founder of the Media Aerts Center of San Diego.  Media Arts Center San Diego (MACSD) evolved out of the San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF), which originated in 1993. Incorporated in 1999, MACSD has grown from a festival to a mid-size organization with diverse statewide programs and services for residents, visitors, and independent and amateur filmmakers.  MACSD has been teaching media arts classes and workshops to youth for 17+ years–both in and outside the classroom—and has been serving the people of marginalized communities by using media as a tool for social change and artistic expression.  MACSD has been awarded an Art Pratt Foundation grant for purchasing filmmaking equipment.