Festival Data:

• Established: 1993
• Genre: General
• Attendance: 7000
• Media Attendance: 2
• Accredited Industry Attendance: 25
• Total Number of Films Submitted: 500
• Total Number of Films Screened: 75
• Total Screenings: 100
• # of Shorts Screened: 25
• # of Features Screened: 50

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Festival Description:

CineSol made its historic debut in September 1993 in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

CineSol Film Festival is an event that showcases the very best film and video with a connection to the Latino Culture and people. The traveling festival makes its way across the Rio Grande Valley, celebrating achievement in the art of filmmaking. CineSol is dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of screenwriters and filmmakers and recognizing their artistic contributions in the Latino community. CineSol supports the work of aspiring and established filmmakers by enhancing public awareness of their artistic endeavors and by encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community alliances.

CineSol made its historic debut in September 1993 in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. It provided the Texas Border Region with its first film festival ever, including cultural art events in the Mexican cities of Matamoros and Reynosa, Tamaulipas. CineSol has traveled throughout the region, bringing the Latino voice and vision through film and video directly to border communities.