LATINO MEDIA MARKET 

APPLY NOW FOR OUR 2012 LATINO PRODUCERS ACADEMY! 

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The NALIP 2012 Latino Media Market™ (LMM) is designed to bring funders, studio executives, distributors, dealmakers, agents, mentors and employers together with NALIP members and their projects. The  LMM consists of a meeting series for up to  30 selected projects. Filmmaker participants meet one-on-one with industry representatives who can provide sound advice on how to advance their project to the next level. If your project meets the specific needs of the company, this can potentially open a window for your project to grow into a commissioned pilot, or obtain broadcast licenses or completion funds.
The LMM is a NALIP Signature Program created for NALIP members attending the NALIP 2012 conference with qualified projects in the following categories:

 Low-Budget Features in Development or Pre-production 
 Documentary Works-In-Progress
 Non-Scripted Series Ideas

Postmark Deadline for Submissions is Friday February 24, 2012. Selected projects will be notified by March 20, 2012. Meetings will be held on April 13-14, 2012 during the NALIP 2012 Conference. All Applicants must be current NALIP Members.

 LMM applicants must meet all the category requirements for the selected track and have filmmaking experience.  Applications must be accompanied by all materials required for this application, including the signed Release Form and the $50 non-refundable application processing fee.

 LMM accepted Participants will be required to attend a mandatory Orientation and Pitch Strategy session on Friday April 13, 2012 – From 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. LMM meetings will begin promptly at 12:30 pm. Participants must arrive at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, CA on Friday, April 13 by 9:00 am for conference and LMM check-in.

 All submitted materials must be in English.  If the project (script and/or DVD) is in Spanish, please include English subtitles and/or the translated version.

 IMPORTANT NOTE: All applicants accepted to the Latino Media Market MUST register to the NALIP 2012: Diverse Voices, Universal Content national conference. The $50 Latino Media Market application fee will be credited towards  a conference registration at the Early Bird rate. For those not accepted to the Latino Media Market, NALIP wants to support your career!  If you’d like, NALIP will credit your $50 Latino Media Market application fee toward a conference registration at the Early Bird rate – You won’t want to miss this weekend of networking opportunities, panels, workshops and special events!

This program is made possible by the generous support of:
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

Now in its ninth year, the Latino Media Market has surpassed that initial mandate and has supported more than 250 filmmakers and their projects, some of whom have gone on to get deals, funding, jobs, distribution, and invitations to film festivals around the world!

Some of our past LMM Fellows success include:

- Lillian Jimenez, an LPA Fellow whose documentary Antonia Pantoja: ¡Presente! had LMM meetings that led to a distribution contract with Women Make Movies. Since then, Lillian's film premiered on PBS as part of LPB's "Voces" series last fall. It also screened at the New York International Latino Film Festival.

- El General, Natalia Almada's award-winning documentary, participated in the Latino Media Market and met with such companies as POV/American Documentary, where it was broadcast in 2010, after its 2009 Sundance Film Festival premiere.

- "Latin Lover," a nonscripted television series concept by LPA Fellows Santiago Tapia and Jessica Curtright, won the $2500 grant from SiTV, and was offered an option/development deal. Santiago and Jessica describe the experience as an "awesome opportunity that opened many doors to executives and agents!"

The program is a unique place to find Latino/a talent, and a great stepping stone for participating filmmakers as they advance their projects and careers.

The Latino Media Market™ will run concurrent with NALIP 2012: Diverse Voices, Universal Content Conference April 13 - 15, 2012 in Universal City, CA.

Any questions? Please call Latino Media Market Coordinator at 310-395-8880.