The Social Diary – A starry night at San Diego International Film Festival

by Margo Schwab • Special to Times of San Diego

The talent from ‘The Follower.’ (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)

LA JOLLA – It was a starry night indeed at The Conrad as celebs proliferated the red carpet, mixing with locals.

It was a script-perfect night for the San Diego International Film Festival, highlighting award-winning films, actors, producers, and more. But this one will also go down as the night actor Joe Manganiello asked his girlfriend, actress Caitlin O’Connor, to marry him.

There was just a lot to love this year!

Tonya Mantooth. (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)
Chad and fitness star Nadia Blackburn. (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)
Francesca Silvestro and actress Paula Von Oppen. (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)
Artist/actor/veteran Ruben Chato Hinojosa Jr. with his service dog Simba. (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)
Multi Emmy Award-winner and SDIFF CEO/President Tonya Mantooth with Cecilia Peck, filmmaker and daughter of legendary actor Gregory Peck and journalist/philanthropist Veronique Peck.
Jim Burgess and his wife, Emmy Award-winning former news anchor Sandra Maas. (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)
Actor John Magaro of Tom Clancy’s ‘Jack Ryan,’ Woody Allen’s ‘Crisis in Six Scenes,’ ‘Orange is the New Black.’ (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)
Writer Robin Lebeau and Ola Mirzoeva, founder of ‘The Space Law Society.’ (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)
Actor Joe Manganiello and his fiancé, actress Caitlin O’Connor, with SDIFF CEO/President Tonya Mantooth. (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)
DJ Valentina, an international music artist fluent in four languages. (Photo by Margo Schwab/Special to La Jolla Village News)