8th Annual Up&Coming Student Film Festival Reception

Join us for a pre-screening party to celebrate the achievements of our 8th Annual Up&Coming students! Mingle and network with your filmmaking peers, the jurors, and fabulous film fans. Who knows, you may even run into an Up&Coming actor and snag an autograph before they make it big. This lively event is part of FREE FILMATIC FRIDAY for students everywhere!

Special guest and live music performance by Jake T Espinueva!

Jake Espinueva (Tojou) is a music producer and flute beatboxer who has been playing shows around San Diego — gaining recognition for his integration of flute behind sick beats. Combining elements of jazz, hiphop, and electronic music, Espinueva creates a truly unique, vibrant live show. Utilizing Ableton Live, MIDI controllers and his flute for the Up&Coming reception, Espinueva will create live loops and improvise over audio tracksand using audio effects and extended flute techniques.