A part of the Frontera Filmmakers Field-Building Workshop Series

This Workshop Series is made possible with funding from NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS and CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL; a part of our non-profit’s FRONTERA FILMMAKER initiative.

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Saturday, January 18

Masterclass & Presentation 10AM-12:30PM | Breakout Sessions 1PM-3PM

40 Spaces are available for Frontera Filmmakers and Alumni of MACSD Education Programs

Reserve a Space Here: https://forms.gle/S2preza979XoFC3K8

Digital Gym Cinema

1100 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101

Are you a Frontera Filmmaker in San Diego or Tijuana? Are you an alumni of MACSD education programs? Do you have a big idea or film projects in development and are looking for professional development support? 

Join Sue Ding and the team at Media Arts Center San Diego for an incredible, in-depth Project Development Masterclass at the Digital Gym Cinema on Saturday, January 18. This workshop will dive into story development, grant treatments, budgets, and more. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain invaluable knowledge and connect with fellow filmmakers from the region around San Diego. Reserve one of the 40 available slots today: https://forms.gle/S2preza979XoFC3K8

Want more? This workshop is the first Masterclass in the Frontera Filmmakers Field-Building Workshop Series. There will be a Production Masterclass on Saturday, March 22 during the San Diego Latino Film Festival with an award-winning filmmaker and an Impact Masterclass with Amada Torruella on Saturday, April 5.  

SUE DING is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Los Angeles. Her work explores race, gender, and diaspora through the lens of visual culture and place-based storytelling. Sue directed the short documentaries The Claudia Kishi Club (SXSW) and Makeover Movie (IDFA), as well as an Emmy Award-winning episode of the docuseries Artbound. Her films can be found on Netflix, PBS, The New York Times, and Vimeo Staff Picks. She has also screened internationally at venues including Antimatter [Media Art], Mujerdoc, and Copenhagen Contemporary. In 2023, she was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film.