The Global Media Festival is the Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages’ annual film and discussion series focusing on sustainability across languages and cultures. The 2024 festival explores themes around a variety of the UN sustainable development goals. The festival will be from Friday, March 29th to Sunday, April 7th, […]
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Argentinian content creators also need an income (video column by Ivana Szerman)
From denialism during the pandemic to the emerging content creator economy, Argentinian journalist and Youtuber Ivana Szerman describes the social and digital landscape Argentina is experiencing after the pandemic. This video column is part of our series on Reimagining Latin America After the Pandemic: Media, Culture and Democracy Ivana Szerman […]
Read MoreHave Colombians become better after the pandemic? (Video column by María Paulina Baena)
From the increasing economic disparities in Colombia, to the need of a new solidarity as means of becoming better people after the pandemic, Colombian Journalist and Youtuber María Paulina Baena exposes the socioeconomic reality that her country and Latin America face after the Covid-19 pandemic. This video column is part […]
Read More2023 Global Media Festival – Reduced Inequalities
The 2023 Global Media Festival, Georgia Tech’s annual film and discussion series focusing on sustainability across languages and cultures in Atlanta, Georgia, explores the theme “reduced inequalities within and among countries” (# 10 of the UN sustainable development goals). This year, the festival will run from Monday, April 17th to […]
Read MoreJournalism can help Guatemala’s citizens fight fascism (video column by José Zamora)
In this video column, José Zamora, a Guatemalan journalist, chief communications and impact officer at Exile Content Studios, highlights how the government of President Giammattei exploited the COVID-19 crisis to establish and promote an authoritarian political system that suppresses critical voices. Zamora further emphasizes the role of journalism in empowering […]
Read MoreLatinx Film Was Represented With 16 Movies in the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival
The 2023 Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF), founded in 1976 and operated by the Atlanta Film Society, celebrated its 47th edition. Combining Hollywood and independent films, it featured a total of 115 creative works (from nearly 10,000 submissions). The final lineup of 40 feature-length films, 84 short films, […]
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