{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5da9e481-a3f5-4589-8a4f-8578d1691c9f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Buen Hombre Interview: Ethan van Thillo\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/5da9e481-a3f5-4589-8a4f-8578d1691c9f\"></iframe>","title":"Buen Hombre Interview: Ethan van Thillo","description":"Our featured \u201cBuen Hombre\u201d this week is none other than Ethan van Thillo of the Digital Gym Cinema,  the Media Arts Center San Diego, the San Diego Latino Film Festival, the Teen Producers Project, Tu Cine, Frontera Film Makers, Little Saigon Stories and numerous other San Diego local art/media initiatives that bring diverse and often overlooked segments of our San Diego communities to to independent films and film production. \nEthan van Thillo is Founder and Executive Director of the DigitaMedia Arts Center San Diego. Since 1989, he has been working in media arts field programming Latino film festivals for the University of California, Santa Cruz, Cine Acci\u00f3n in San Francisco, Cine Estudiantil at the University of California San Diego, and the National Latino Communications Center in Los Angeles.\nEthan has curated 100s of programs at festivals and/or special events in 45 libraries across California, Mexico City, Morelia, Las Cruces, Nuevo Laredo, San Antonio, Tijuana, Sacramento, and San Diego. In 1995, Ethan transformed the Cine Estudiantil into the San Diego Latino Film Festival. In 1999, to broaden the scope of the festival following four successful years, Ethan established the non-profit Media Arts Center San Diego in 1999.\nUnder the umbrella of MACSD Ethan has developed & created innovative new community based media programs such as the California state-wide Digital Story Station initiative, Teen Producers Project, Youth Media & Tech Camps, Mobile Stories, Speak City Heights, The People\u2019s Post, Video Production Services Department, and the new Digital Gym community technology center and movie theater. \n\nSubscribe to our podcast at BuenHombre.org or ManificentMujer.org, on AppleItunes, TuneIn, Stitcher and on Youtube at Buen Hombre Magnificent Mujer. Please like our podcast and videos on these platforms as it helps us reach more listeners and grow our community. Join me as I talk to important influencers on issues regarding human rights, activism, creativity and how we can all make this a better world. Hear their inspiring stories, Amor Si Se Puede! Love is an Action not just a word.\nUnfortunately, due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19),  The Media Arts Center San Diego have had to either postpone or seriously limit all of their film exhibition screenings, youth education programs, and even community video production work.\nThere are many ways to support the Media Arts Center San Diego:\nGo to https://www.mightycause.com/story/Macsd\nThe Media Arts Center San Diego (MACSD), a 501 c(3) non-profit organization, and is in need of your financial support at this time of crisis. Please donate today at: https://mediaartscenter.org/donate/ or donate via PayPal, by donating to: programs@mediaartscenter.org\n BuenHombre Magnificent Mujer is a project of GenteUnida.net A 501c3 nonprofit corporation and all donations are tax deductible \nDonate to Buenhombre.org/donate/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c083daa8-575e-4018-ab58-f4a0ed88d72a/buen-hombre-ethan-van-thillo-v2.jpg"}