Join us for the ComArts event of the year when the School of Communication and the Arts hosts interviews with award-winning media and design professionals. This year’s speakers will cover topics such as UX research and design, storytelling and documentary filmmaking, influencers on social media, and marketing strategy.
Cristina was invited to RISD as a Guest Critic and Artist for the Film Seniors about to embark on filming their thesis films. After a full day of script feedback, Cristina shared her own work and process as writer/director.
Cristina Kotz Cornejo takes ‘the root is more important than the flower/la raíz es mas importante que la flor” to ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Festival in Toronto, Canada.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design invites Cristina Kotz Cornejo to be part of the Ciné Culture class with her short films & immersive media work.
Each semester, the MassArt Ciné Culture (MACC) Screening Series brings to campus a diverse group of filmmakers and moving image artists for screenings, panel discussions, master classes, and performances.
Thrilled to announce that “the root is more important than the flower/la raíz es mas importante que la flor” will be showcased at the ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Festival as part of the INdigital section of digital and interactive works from Indigenous artists from around the world. October 17-22, 2023 in Toronto, Canada.
Cristina Kotz Cornejo invited to be a part of the Ciné Culture class with her short films and immersive media work at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design on October 5th.
Thrilled to announce that “the root is more important than the flower/la raíz es mas importante que la flor” will be showcased at the Festival of Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories in Toronto, Canada.
“🎉 Today, we are honored to spotlight the incredible work of Cristina Kotz Cornejo- a visionary in the world of visual and media arts, and a dedicated mentor to Indigenous filmmakers. With an impressive career as a prolific filmmaker herself, Cristina has been recognized with numerous fellowships, including the prestigious 2020 Journalism360 Challenge Grant and the LEF Foundation's Moving Image Fund Grants.
In 2014, Cristina made history as the first Latina Full Professor of Media Production in the US, having been promoted to Full Professor in the Department of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College. Her unwavering commitment to her craft has earned her multiple accolades, including the Mann Stearns Distinguished Faculty Award, the American Spirit Award for Special Achievement in Educating New Filmmakers, and the esteemed title of VARIETY's 2021 Educator of the Year. We are truly inspired by her remarkable achievements and grateful for her ongoing contributions to the field.” PRAGDA Latin Cinema
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Cristina is back as a mentor to the 2023 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Inclusion Fellows. For more information visit LALIFF.
“the root is more important than the flower” plays and Virtuality’s San Juan 5th Edition.
Cristina comments on WCVB’s Channel 5 new broadcast on Emerson College alums, the Daniel’s and their 11 Oscar nominations for “Everything, Everywhere All at Once.” Daniel Kwan was her former student making this remarkable achievement even more exciting.
On Tuesday, September 20th, Cristina led a conversation at the Coolidge Corner Theatre with Emerson College alum and writer/director, Julian Higgins on his debut feature film, God’s Country starring Thandiwe Newton. In theatres now.
Cristina Kotz Cornejo was invited by Virtuality and the Government of San Juan, Argentina to give a talk on her 360º film, the root is more important than the flower.
the root is more important than the flower screens at New Zealand’s Māoriland Film Festival on June 29-July 3, 2022.
“la raíz es más importante que la flor/the root is more important than the flower” will be part of the Tech Creative HUB of the 2022 Māoriland Film Festival. The largest international Indigenous Film Festival in the Southern Hemisphere aims to present, facilitate, and support Māori and international filmmakers and creatives, making the invisible visible again.
Indigenous filmmakers from across the globe will share their stories in over 80 films screening at the festival with award-winning feature-length drama, illuminating documentaries, and a diverse collection of short films.
Feeling the Māori love! “the root is more important than the flower” will play at the indigenous Wairoa Maori Film Festival in Wairoa, New Zealand!
Muy agradecida que “la raíz es más importante que la flor” se va a Wairoa, Nueva Zelanda! El 2 al 5 de junio en el festival indígena, Wairoa Māori Film Festival
“la raíz es más importante que la flor” was invited to show at Virtuality Buenos Aires on May 20-21, 2022.
”la raíz es más importante que la flor” se muestra en Virtuality BA!
Cristina Kotz Cornejo es una cineasta estadounidense de origen huarpe y estrenará a mitad de año el documental filmado en 360º “La raíz es más importante que la flor” sobre la Comunidad Cacique Cochagual, del departamento Sarmiento. Ella habló con DIARIO HUARPE sobre sus orígenes y las particularidades que tendrá el audiovisual
Pleased to announce another showing of the 360º documentary short, “the root is more important than the flower/la raíz es mas importante que la flor” at South Americas’s largest Indigenous film festival, FICWALLMAPU.
