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Filmmaker and arts groups ask San Fernando for festival support; Red Cross seeks continued shelter partnership
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to support hosting the Broadway International Film Festival and to continue backing local artists; the American Red Cross thanked the city for recent shelter training and asked to expand collaboration.
Several community speakers used the July 6 public comment period to ask the City Council for help promoting arts and community readiness.
Emilio Vega, director and founder of the Broadway International Film Festival, said his organization has run for 19 years and seeks to bring a 2026 festival to San Fernando. "We are trying to work with the city of San Fernando to find out if we can have the 2026 film festival in San Fernando," Vega said, adding that the festival receives submissions from dozens of countries and emphasizes helping local filmmakers with distribution and promotion.
A longtime local artist (speaker 10) — speaking in Spanish — asked the council to continue supporting artists from Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador and to preserve San Fernando's cultural traditions. Celia Rivas thanked the council for prior financial support for an upcoming parade and said she hopes additional council members will back the event.
Kimberly Perez, Northeast San Fernando Valley field deputy for LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, announced a governance reform task force meeting at San Fernando Recreational Park and Aquatic Center on Wednesday, July 8 at 5 p.m. and encouraged resident participation following passage of Measure G.
Ravim Korchmer of the American Red Cross Northern Valleys Chapter thanked city staff for participating in a June 17 shelter training at the San Fernando Recreational Center, described the benefits of Red Cross–city shelter partnerships during emergencies and requested opportunities to meet with council members to identify further collaboration.
None of the public comments resulted in council action during the July 6 meeting; speakers requested follow-up and partnership, which would require staff engagement and possible future agenda items.
