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EXCLUSIVE: The second annual NALIP Latino Lens Narrative Short Film Incubator for Women of Color has selected its class of 2022: Holly M. Kaplan, Nicole Otero, Akilah 'Ak' Walker, Diana Gonzalez-Morett, Jhanvi Motla, and Frida Perez. As part of this program, the filmmakers received a $25k grant to…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers are reteaming for another cycle of their Latino Len: Narrative Short Film Incubator for Women of Color, with submissions open as of today. This year, Netflix and NALIP will once again support five filmmakers who identify as women of color…

The National Association of Latino Independent Producers has partnered with Disney, Amblin Partners, Starz and the MPA to launch Latino Lens, an industrywide incubator designed to mold and cultivate the next generation of executive producers. NALIP’s program will accept up to 12 participants in its first year. It will…

EXCLUSIVE: The inaugural Latinx TV List has been revealed! On Monday, during the NALIP Media Summit, NALIP executive director Ben Lopez joined Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen of The Black List alongside Gloria Calderon-Kellett (One Day at a Time) and Tanya Saracho (Vida) of the Untitled Latinx Project to announce the…

Los Angeles-based writer/director Juan Gil is the first place winner of this year’s Voces Nuevas a short film contest, which is put on by Cine Sony, Sony Pictures Television's movie channel for the bi-cultural U.S. Latino audience, and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP). Gil’s short…

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is looking to elevate Latinx writing talent. The Black List has teamed with the premium streamer for the 2020 Latinx List, which focuses one-hour and half-hour original pilots written by at least one Latinx writer and featuring a Latinx or Latin American character in a prominent role. The inaugural…

The Black List is partnering with The Latin Tracking Board, NALIP, Remezcla and The Untitled Latinx Project for the inaugural Latinx TV List. Interested writers and creators who are interested can submit to blcklst.com between now and March 18. The Latinx List will focus on one-hour and half-hour original pilots…

EXCLUSIVE: Cine Sony and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers are teaming again to launch the second annual Voces Nuevas, their short film contest for aspiring filmmakers throughout the U.S. Eligible filmmakers ages 18 and up who reside in the U.S. can submit short films ranging from from two to 20…

The summer movie season is coming to a close and there have been diverse stories sprinkled amongst the films featured in theaters, but one group remains underrepresented: Latinos. In a study from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in partnership with National Association of Latino…

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List is expanding its scope of inclusion and representation in Hollywood with The Latinx List. The inaugural list, a roster of promising screenplays written by Latinx writers, will include literary adaptations, stories based on true events, the immigrant experience, and other narratives…

EXCLUSIVE: Cine Sony, Sony Pictures Television's premier movie channel for the bi-cultural U.S. Latino audience, and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) revealed the winners of the inaugural Voces Nuevas, a short film contest for aspiring filmmakers. The grand prize winner was Puerto Rico…