Each month in San Diego, we get together to learn more about our craft from professionals and experts in the field.  Whether you are a producer, director, actor, cinematographer or editor — or want to learn to be — we have something for you.  

Professional Development

San Diego FCP Users Group

Check their Facebook page for news and tips on FCPX.

- Steve at Ripple Training on learning the basics of Motion lets you do so much with off-the-shelf graphics packages.

San Diego Premiere Pro Users Group

Check their Facebook page for Premiere Pro and After Effects news and tips.

The January meeting covered many cool features in Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Other Events (Non-SDMP)

See our Other Events page for details.

• Call for Entries - The 47th Annual Pacific Southwest Emmy® Awards
  Deadline - January 22, 2022.
• Work on the Actor Workshop - Virtual Event, January 22, 2022, 9am - 5pm.  Featuring Merrick McCartha.

Production Conferences

• Remote Production Conference - Feb. 4-5, 2022, Online
  Two full days of live and interactive sessions for producers, directors, DP's, production managers and those in post production whose clients now want and need remote connectivity.
• NAB - Las Vegas - April 23-27, 2022 - October event canceled.
• Cinegear - LA Expo - June 9-12, 2022

Film Festivals

• Sundance Film Festival @ - Digital Gym Cinema - Jan. 28-30 
• Oceanside International Film Festival - Tuesday, February 22nd through Sunday, February 27th, 2022 at The Brooks in Oceanside, CA
• San Diego Latino Film Festival - Digital Gym Cinema - March 10-20, 2022 
• San Diego Italian Film Festival - Virtual programming - Jan 22, Feb 17 & 24, March 24 & 13 
• Borrego Springs Film Festival - March 24-28, 2022
  
• GI Film Festival - San Diego - May 17-22, 2022

Need a Holiday Gift? Give a Membership to SD Media Pros!

Your favorite San Diego production person would love a membership to SDMP. Plus, with every gift membership OR current member renewal purchased in the month of November or December 2021, the recipient receives an SDMP T-shirt! 

• $80 for a one year membership or membership renewal
  
• Renewals will be in the form of a credit that we will apply on your next renewal date 
  
• T-shirts will be mailed to you