47th CineFestival Kicks Off Today in San Antonio with Four Days of Films and Special Events
SAN ANTONIO – One of the nation’s longest-running Latino film festivals returns today as the 47th CineFestival takes place July 9-12, bringing four days of feature films, documentaries, short films, filmmaker events and award presentations to San Antonio.
Hosted primarily at The Jo Long Theatre for the Performing Arts, with additional screenings at the Little Carver Theatre and SAY Sí, the festival showcases Latino voices and independent filmmakers from San Antonio, across the United States and around the world.
The festival opens Thursday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. with Opening Night, featuring Mexicanamerican, followed by the short film Lo que queda (What Remains).
Friday’s schedule begins with the Film San Antonio Cafecito networking event at 11 a.m., followed by a full day of documentary, fiction and international short film programs. Featured screenings include Let the City Speak at 7 p.m. and Back On Road at 8 p.m.
Saturday offers one of the festival’s busiest lineups, including Mesquite Award Nominees for both documentary and fiction categories, Youth Films presented at SAY Sí, the historical documentary Los Tejanos: A 500-year History, Soul Searchin’, the Texas Showcase: Fiction Shorts, and the evening feature Who’s The Real Spanish Fly?
The festival concludes on Sunday, July 12, beginning with the Mesquite Awards Ceremony at 2:30 p.m., recognizing outstanding films and filmmakers featured during the festival. Closing Night begins at 6 p.m. with a screening of American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez.
Festival Highlights
Thursday, July 9
- 6:30 p.m. – Opening Night: Mexicanamerican with Lo que queda (What Remains)
Friday, July 10
- Film San Antonio Cafecito
- Vistas de San Antonio: Documentary Shorts
- International Shorts
- Vistas de San Antonio: Fiction Shorts
- U.S. Shorts
- Let the City Speak
- Back On Road
Saturday, July 11
- Mesquite Award Nominees: Documentary
- Los Tejanos: A 500-year History
- Youth Films
- Mesquite Award Nominees: Fiction
- Soul Searchin’
- Texas Showcase: Fiction Shorts
- Who’s The Real Spanish Fly?
Sunday, July 12
- Mesquite Awards Ceremony
- Closing Night: American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Now in its 47th year, CineFestival continues its tradition of celebrating Latino storytelling while providing a platform for emerging and established filmmakers through feature films, documentaries and short film programs.
The four-day festival runs through Sunday, July 12, with screenings and events taking place at The Jo Long Theatre for the Performing Arts, Little Carver Theatre and SAY Sí.
