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“¡Sorpresa! announced today that it has selected the short film “Eyes and Ears” as one of the five finalists for the ¡Sorpresa! Youth Film Competition, a part of the 15th Anniversary Hamptons International Film Festival to be held October 17th – 21st, 2007. The ¡Sorpresa! Youth Film Competition is a new signature program developed by ¡Sorpresa! and the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Youth Media Program. The competition commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month and was launched in August for youth ages 6 to 17.
The film “Eyes and Ears” celebrates the role that the producer, Ms. Karla Gallardo, played as a child in serving as the “eyes and ears” for her parents that weren’t familiar with the language or the culture that Ms. Gallardo was born into. As Mexican immigrants, she chronicles the impressions and the perceptions that her family had of San Francisco. Serving as translator and English tutor for her parents had its benefits but she also recognized the importance this had on her becoming self-sufficient at a very young age.
“I wanted to share my experience helping my immigrant parents adjust to life in San Francisco and how their struggle created a new role for me as a child,” stated Ms. Gallardo. “I also wanted others who have similar experiences to know that they are not alone,” she added. “For those not familiar with the issues of language and culture, they too, can gain some insights from my film.”
“This film demonstrates the strong connection our viewers have with the experiences of their parents as they adjust to life in the U.S.,” commented Maria Badillo, ¡Sorpresa! V.P. of Programming. “Through this competition, ¡Sorpresa! is providing the members of our digital community an ideal platform for celebrating their unique experiences in America.”
¡Sorpresa! connected with area school districts, community and cultural organizations, its multiplatform operators and digital community to promote film submissions that showcase Hispanic culture and identity. In San Francisco, the Bay Area Video Coalition, a nonprofit media arts center committed to making emerging video technology accessible to independent mediamakers, actively promoted the Competition to its members. In addition to California, ¡Sorpresa! received submissions from Texas, New York and New Mexico.
The five competition finalists will have their films screened at the 15th Anniversary Hamptons International Film Festival and will be aired on ¡Sorpresa! as part of as a special program entitled Luz, Camera, ¡Sorpresa! on October 28th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/Pacific and at 6:00 p.m. Central time. The grand prize winner will be selected at the Hamptons International Film Festival and receive a $1,500 scholarship for participation in the New York Film Academy’s Teen Film Program in New York City and Universal Studios. Visit www.sorpresatv.com for competition program details and learn more about the Festival at www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.
About ¡Sorpresa!
¡Sorpresa! is the nation’s first Hispanic children’s television network and digital community. ¡Sorpresa! is owned and operated by Juniper Content Corporation, a media and entertainment company focused on branded content services in high growth markets across multiple distribution channels. ¡Sorpresa! is offered on Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, Verizon and The National Cable TV Cooperative. ¡Sorpresa! is also available through third party mobile and broadband platforms, including: Verizon’s FiOS and Brightcove; on VOD basis through Akimbo, AOL TV, MSN, and AT&T Homezone; and on a mobile basis through MobiTV, that provides Spanish language video services to Sprint and AT&T Wireless; and sorpresatv.com.”
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