LATIN USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & EXPO
Sponsors
To embrace the festival's positive message means a lot to the Latin Communitity and to the countries that always have been represented in a negative way. The Festival and the community are very proud to present the SPONSERS that care to make a positive impact in this world and helped make this event a reality. Thank you!
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
1. The festival received 300,000 hits in our site within 3 consecutive months.
2. Latin USA Film Festival was the ONLY festival to receive the support of: Screen Actors Guild S.A.G., Actors Guild: GIAA , AFTRA, HOLA Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors, WriterS Guild: W.G.A. East & West, Performant Artists, Women in Film And TV, SEA, ETC.
3. Organizations, foundations, schools, agencies, etc. Consulates of all countries , Politicians locals and from many states associated with our message, as well.
4. Expo area display many of sponsers booths.
5. Our festival ran for 10 days and all our screenings had anywhere from 150 to 300 attendees.
6. Our discussion panels were completed sold out with a waiting line in case of cancellations.
7. NBC presented the event sponsoring with ONE million dollars in advertisement Prime time in our first year. (Note: Tribeca Film Festival – With Robert Deniro and American Express received in 2003 the same amount of advertisement.)
8. Mrs. Sarro was interviewed by many TV and Radio stations Such as: NBC News, Telemundo, ch 41 - Univision, 4 radio stations in South America, etc.
9. We picked up many spontaneous print press from: Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Spain, Italy, USA, etc
10. We received films from around the country and the world. As well as thousands of essays, films, shorts, etc.
11. We turned many performances away due to time and space limitation.
TESTIMONIALS
“Nice to be able to walk out of a screening and be a proud Latina!”
Samantha Vasquez - Bridgeport,CT
“Great feeling to walk out of a movie theater, were the "Italian guy was a working father and family man", NOT a gangster in the Mafia.”
Salvatore De Lucca - Queens, NY
Growing up in a small town in Brazil I was never exposed to Favelas, Drugs, Gangs, etc... In my country, I only know the little town and the nice everyday of a working family. I was always so disapointed that the films showing here is always focused in such negative aspects of Brazil ... For once I enjoyed whatch the BEAUTY of Brazil on screen the everyday struggles of a family. And how nice to see the dance presentation before the screening and to be able to laugh and TRUELLY enjoy the cultural aspects and the movie was great. Thanks Latin USA!!!!
Juliana Silva - Westchester, NY