Why Tonya Mantooth and Scott Mantz are passionate about Short Films
Tonya Mantooth (CEO & Artistic Director) and Scott Mantz (Film Critic for KTLA) talk about why they are passionate about shorts and why they are important. Learn more about the San Diego Intl Film Festival ShortsFest is coming up! May 14 -
The Impact of Short Films
By. Alyssa Rodriguez, Content Writer San Diego International Film Festival With our first-ever, San Diego Intl ShortsFest on the sunny San Diego horizon, promotion and preparation for the event is in full swing. With all this excitement for the event, there has
Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win and Should Win?
Tonya Mantooth (CEO & Artistic Director) and Scott Mantz (Film Critic for KTLA) talk about their upcoming 2021 Oscar Predictions. Learn more about the San Diego Intl Film Festival ShortsFest is coming up! May 14 - 16th. View the slate of shorts!
Festival Tourism
By Tonya Mantooth, CEO & Artistic Director San Diego International Film Festival Question: Have you ever travelled to another film festival like Sundance or Telluride or Toronto? Or … have you ever thought about planning your vacation around a film festival experience? Here
April SDFilmFest Channel Screening: Hozho, In Beauty We Walk
APRIL 15TH CHANNEL SCREENING: Hozho, In Beauty We Walk Synopsis: “Hózhó, in beauty we walk” is a documentary which plunges us into the mysterious world of the centaurs Amerindians: «the dineh of Arizona (People in Navajo). “Hózhó, from the everyday life philosophy of live
BEFORE/DURING/AFTER FILMMAKER INTERVIEW with Festival CEO/Artistic Director, Tonya Mantooth
Alyssa Rodriguez, Content Writer San Diego International Film Festival This month we had the pleasure of curating a Q&A discussion with Director Deepak Sethi of the short film Coffee Shop Names as well as with Director Stephen Kunken, Jack Lewars and screenwriter
COVID and Film Production – A Year Later.
Alyssa Rodriguez, Content Writer San Diego International Film Festival It’s been a full year since the coronavirus came into our lives and turned the film production world upside down. With the introduction of COVID protocols to film production, many found themselves in a
March SDFilmFest Channel Screening: Through the Glass Darkly
MARCH 18TH CHANNEL SCREENING: THROUGH THE GLASS DARKLY Synopsis: A year after Charlie’s daughter disappears, another girl from Elrod, Georgia goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie draws suspicion and contempt from local law enforcement and townspeople as she stops at
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, TONYA MANTOOTH’S Q&A WITH FILMMAKER RAVIN GANDHI (100 DAYS TO LIVE)
Ravin Gandhi is founder and CEO of GMM Nonstick Coatings, one of the largest suppliers of nonstick coatings to the $9 billion housewares industry. You have had tremendous success with 100 Days to Live. What has that experience been like? It was