Thank you Hansen Bursic for including me as part of the "Five LGBTQ Filmmakers Who Make Philly Proud" on CineSPEAK! "We are deep into Pride Month, and in Philly we have so much to celebrate. Philadelphia has a thriving and diverse LGBTQ community, and the city is a hotbed of queer and trans filmmaking. This [...]
Author: Kristal Sotomayor
Bilingual (Spanish & English) Filmmaker
Table Read for the Bay Area Video Coalition annual Serial Storytellers program
This summer, I've been working a TV pilot script as part of the Bay Area Video Coalition's annual Serial Storytellers program! 📝 Join our virtual Serial Storytellers program table read on Saturday, July 10 from 11AM-2PM PST! The program was taught by Evette Vargas and aims to support women, BIPOC, LGBTQI, queer, trans, non-binary, filmmakers with disabilities [...]
New Job: Awards Competition Manager for the IDA Documentary Awards
I’m joining the International Documentary Association as the new Awards Competition Manager for the IDA Documentary Awards! 🏆 I’m so excited to bring my knowledge of the field and international connections to the IDA Documentary Awards. Not to mention the fact that I can use this larger platform to advocate for Latinx and LGBTQIA+ filmmakers! [...]
Sesión informativa sobre la Beca Arte y Cambio
Únase a los artistas de los medios y los beneficiarios de Leeway Foundation el 30 de junio a las 17:30 EDT para una sesión informativa sobre la Beca Arte y Cambio! Durante la sesión, Kristal Sotomayor de ¡Presente! Media y Ana Martina repasarán las mejores prácticas y compartirán su propia experiencia sobre cómo solicitar con [...]
Awarded the Film Festival Leadership Lab Fellowship
The news is out: I'm a 2021 Film Festival Leadership Lab Fellow representing Philadelphia Latino Film Festival! Muchas gracias to the Film Festival Alliance and Full Spectrum Features for this incredible opportunity! Can't wait to learn, collaborate, and dream together. Congratulations to the rest of the cohort members as well! The Film Festival Leadership Lab [...]
10th annual Philadelphia Latino Film Fest in the Philadelphia Inquirer
Check out the 10th annual Philadelphia Latino Film Fest in the Philadelphia Inquirer! 📰 Muchas gracias María Paula Mijares Torres and Jesenia De Moya Correa for the incredible article! "The Philadelphia Latino Film Festival has shaped filmmaker Kristal Sotomayor’s journey in the industry. In 2016, Sotomayor volunteered for the festival during her junior year at [...]
We All Grow Latina Spotlight ‘5 Latinx Telling Their Stories Through Film’
Muchas gracias to the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival and We All Grow Latina for including me in this list of filmmakers changing the narrative! 👏 🎬 Join the Tenth Annual Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, and celebrate the richness and diversity of exemplary film work by extraordinary Latinx creatives 📽️. The Philadelphia Latino Film Festival honors [...]
Tri-Co Film Festival Co-Curator/Co-Juror
Thank you to the whole Tri-Co Film Festival Team for this incredible opportunity to co-curate/co-juror with my bestie Set Hernandez Rongkilyo! Muchas gracias to Sophia, Teddy, Julien, Bria, Allison, and Julia. Of course, thank you to the incredible filmmakers who produced and shared their work with us. Our curatorial process is fueled by your imagination, [...]
Ida B. Wells Society For Investigative Reporting May member spotlight
Thank you so much to The Ida B. Wells Society For Investigative Reporting for including me as a May member spotlight! The Ida B. Wells Society For Investigative Reporting is a news trade organization dedicated to increasing and retaining reporters and editors of color in the field of investigative reporting. The founders, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ron [...]
Expanding Sanctuary Rough Cut at the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
I'm super excited to share some Expanding Sanctuary updates! 🎉 ♦️ The amazing Maria Luisa Santos will be joining the team as editor! ♦️ Catch a rough cut, sneak peak of Expanding Sanctuary during the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival! The film will be available for a virtual community screening for 24 hours on Saturday, June 5th and geoblocked to Philadelphia. [...]
