Latino Media Fest Oct 3-5, 2018 AMC Century City 15 - Los Angeles, CA

NALIP’S 2018 LATINO MEDIA FEST
is the unique presenter of the best U.S. based Latinx content across media platforms: narrative shorts, TV/Streaming pilots, digital web series, virtual reality, and documentary shorts.

Media Fest Updates

Awardees

Best Latin American Film Award:

Fistful of Dirt - Sebastian Silva

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, twelve-year-old Yei Yei struggles to adjust to everyday life in his rural village after losing his home and several family members to the deadly storm.

Best Latinx Film:

Blindspotting - Carlos Lopez Estrada

Collin (Daveed Diggs) must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles (Rafael Casal), work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in.

Longtime friends and collaborators, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this timely and wildly entertaining story about friendship and the intersection of race and class set against the backdrop of Oakland. Bursting with energy, style, and humor, and infused with the spirit of rap, hip hop, and spoken word, Blindspotting, boldly directed by Carlos López Estrada in his feature film debut, is a provocative hometown love letter that glistens with humanity.

Best Latinx Filmmaker:

Eva Vives

Eva is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2000, she won Best Short at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals with FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING, a short she cast, edited and produced. She followed that up with the feature RAISING VICTOR VARGAS, which she co-wrote. Since then, she has been working on numerous projects, including CHROME AND PAINT, which she co-wrote with Ice Cube.She was also one of four writers in Disney’s Writers Program. Most recently Vives wrote and directed her short film JOIN THE CLUB, which was admitted to the Sundance Film Festival in 2016, among others.She was a finalist for the “2016 Atlanta Film Festival’s Filmmaker to Watch Award” and a “Sundance Institute Academy Nicholl Honoree”. Vives is a proud Sundance Screenwriters, Directors and SkywalkerSound Labs fellow where she developed her directorial debut ALL ABOUT NINA, about a stand-up comedian who has to deal with her past to move forward.

Best Latin American Filmmaker:

Alonso Ruizpalacios

Alonso is a Mexican film and stage director and writer. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London. His first feature GÜEROS won over 40 international prizes in festivals around the world, including Best First Feature at the Berlinale 2014, Horizontes Award and Audience Award at San Sebastian, and awards at the AFI Film Festival, Tribeca, Havana, Morelia, Lima, among others, as well as 5 Mexican Academy Ariels - including Best Picture.

His previous shorts CAFÉ PARAÍSO, THE CÚ BIRD ́S LAST SONG, and last year’s VERDE have appeared in the Official Selection at TIFF, Clermont-Ferrand, London Film Fest, Tribeca, and have won over 20 prizes around the world.

He lives in Mexico City where he works with his theatre company Todas Las Fiestas de Mañana. He’s trying to be more patient with his sons Martín and Tomás.

Best Latinx TV Show of the Year:

Vida

Vida is a half-hour drama series focusing on two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn't be more different or distanced from each other. Circumstances force them to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and shocking truth about their mother's identity.

Program

Short Narratives

Short Docs

TV Pilots

Digital Content

Virtual Reality

Official Selection Shorts Program One

Meeting a Monster - VR Experience

Official Selection Shorts Program Two

Latino Lens: Beyond Graduation Showcase

The Argos File - VR Experience

Latino Lens Incubator: Narrative Shorts Showcase

Schedule

Registration • Registration

All attendees must pick up their Latino Media Fest passes at AMC Century City 15 lobby.

Parking structure available on corner of Century Park West & Constellation Blvd.

Crafting the Pitch •

Pitching your project can be a tough spiel if you don't know what to say. Learn the tips of the trade from some of the top executives in film and entertainment on how to prep for career altering meetings and be able to discuss your project without a flaw.

Speakers:

Helena Vilaplana

(Creative Executive - Middleton Media)

Evan Pioch

(Literary Agent - Verve)

Jen Vasquez

(Sr. Director of Development - Lifetime)

Adam Martinez

(Manager, Drama Development - CBS Studios)

Elisa Oliveras

(Sr. Manager, Global Talent Diversity & Inclusion, Features - Universal Pictures)

Moderator:

Brittany A. Little

(Director, Drama Development - Universal Television)

How TV Drives Inclusivity: From Packaging to Broadcast •

This intimate conversation unites executives, agents, writers and producers as they openly discuss inclusion and how they approach it at their respective companies. Studios, networks, agencies, production companies and creatives all define inclusion in their own way. These industry experts will provide key insights on how they approach inclusion in TV projects in the packaging, development, production and broadcast stages. As a result of these inclusive strategies, TV has seen groundbreaking representation in front and behind the screen, high television ratings and a plethora of opportunities to engage for content creators.

Speakers:

Chika Chukudebelu

(Vice President, Programming & Diversity - NBCUniversal)

Skip Chaisson

(Chief Creative Officer - El Rey Network)

Moderator:

Rebecca Theodore-Vachon

(Film & TV Critic)

Social hour - Mixer

The industry mixer serves as a networking event for Latino Media Fest attendees. Reminder that only attendees who have purchased Latino Media Fest passes may enter the social.

Must be 21+ years of age to attend.

Latino Lens: Narrative Shorts Showcase •

NALIP and Time Warner Foundation present Latino Lens Incubators: Narrative Shorts.

Kase Pena - Full Beat
Nickolas Duarte - Where the Sun Goes to Die
Juan Avella - Her Body
Davy Perez - Protest
Erik Castrillon - Hacienda Paraiso

Program ONE

Latino Media Fest Official Selection Program ONE is showcasing:

Jorge Ramos - Dennis Likes Olivia

Andrew Rodriquez - Red Paint

Suzanne Andrews Correa - Green

Nathalie Alvarez - Molt

Marcus Aubin - Minstrel vs. Puppet

Ricky Rosario - Abuela's Luck

Robert Pietri & Anthony Jannelli - The Velvet Underground Played at my High School

Manuel Trotta - El Astronauta

More information about each film.

Latino Media Fest Networking Kickoff
Latino Media Fest Networking Kickoff

12:30 — 5:30pm

Sponsor's Lounge

12:30 — 7:30pm

Thursday Registration

1:00 — 2:00pm

The Animator's Journey

2:30 — 3:30pm

Screenwriting Masterclass

4:00 — 6:00pm

Latino Lens Incubators: Beyond Graduation •

4:00 — 6:00pm

Program TWO

7:45 — 9:15pm

NALIP Announcements & Awards

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Sponsor's Lounge

Latino Media Fest attendees will network with sponsors and exhibitors who will display career opportunities, diversity programs, and initiatives. Plus, experience interactive shorts, Gabriel Arp's Meeting a Monster and Josema Roig's Argo's File at XR Tales booth. Enjoy!

The Sponsors Lounge is open to all LMF pass holders.

Thursday Registration

All attendees must pick up their Latino Media Fest passes at AMC Century City 15 lobby.

Parking structure available on corner of Century Park West & Constellation Blvd.

The Animator's Journey

Storytelling can be done in so many creative ways and animation is one that never ceases to amaze. From miniature details to the eye-popping large scale realm, Animators from all backgrounds discuss the careful crafting of the characters, their worlds and their inspiration. Join us and learn about their personal journeys and the steps to becoming a first class animator!

Speakers:

Carlos Puertolas

(Animator, director, and storytelling explorer - Dreamworks Animation)

Vitor Vilela

(Animator - Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Andrea Fernandez

(Art Director, Creator)

Moderator:

Maria Escobedo

(Writer - Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go!, Elena of Avalor)

Screenwriting Masterclass
Auditorium #1

No matter how big or small, each film begins on the page. This intensive masterclass focuses on the nature of film writing, challenges of adaptation, and finding the heart of your story.

Speakers:

Tatiana Suarez-Pico

(Co-Producer on POSSUM for Starz)