Mission

Cine Las Americas is a multi-cultural, 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Austin Texas.

The mission of Cine Las Americas is to promote cross-cultural understanding and growth by educating, entertaining and challenging diverse audiences through film and media arts.

 

Programs

Cine Las Americas’ programs are divided in two: the exhibition and promotion of Latin and indigenous film and video, and the design and implementation of bilingual media arts education programs for minority youth in Austin. Click on the icons to learn more about each program.

Board of Directors

Laura Vilches – President


Gabriel Ornelas – Secretary


Hector Silva – Treasurer

Denise Steusloff Garza

 

Advisory Board

Sergio Alcocer
Latinworks

Marcy Garriott
La Sonrisa Productions

Bennie Klain
Trickster Films

Paco Link
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Peter Marai
Condor Media

Chale Nafus
Austin Film Society

Charles Ramirez-Berg
The University of Texas at Austin

David Rice
Author, Lecturer, Film Producer

Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza
Travis County District Clerk

 

Staff

Eugenio del Bosque Gómez – Executive Director

Jean Anne Lauer – Film Program Director

Brian Ramos – Program Director, BeatLab

Keeley Steenson - Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator

16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

Eugenio del Bosque Gómez – Executive Director

Jean Anne Lauer – Film Program Director

Elena Bessire – Program Associate

Afsheen Nomai - Technical Director

Keeley Steenson - Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator

Zack Carlson - Production Manager

Camilo Romero Criollo – Print Traffic Coordinator

Andrea Ricaurte – Registration Coordinator

Rich Vázquez – Webmaster

Danea Johnson – Digital Publisher

Laura Benson – Copy Editor, Special Events

Dana Archip – Editorial Assistant

Shelby Wilson – Technical Assistant

Esteben Zaldivar – Web Intern

Monica Zarate - Program Intern

Adolfo Mora - Program intern

Maria Ponce - Communications Intern

Film Selection Committee - Dana Archip, Florencia Choto, Cynthia Corral, Bradley Dusing, Francisco Garcia, David Gil, Chris Green, Michael Hinojosa, Araceli Irigoyen, Samantha Rae Lopez, Steven Mines, Claudia Montero, Rodrigo Nunes, Gabriel Ornelas, Danny Ramos, Mayra Robles, Angela Salas, Daniel Taylor, Joan Tuttle Vargas

Art Director - Keith Etter, Latinworks

BeatLab

Russel Eliot Huff – Instructor, BeatLab

Johnny Lopez - Intructor, Beatlab