PitchLatino is Accepting Submissions
Posted by NALIP on August 12, 2016
Submission Deadline: August 19
Full fee waiver for NALIP members promo code: 7CZEDK
PitchLatino is a regional pitch that seeks to find new projects and voices that highlight Latino culture and themes within the community. PitchLatino will provide support to the selected project for the next phase in their production process, while connecting filmmakers to mentors and industry professionals.
Submissions will be narrowed down to 5 projects. The Denver Film Society will assemble a panel of industry professionals to listen to 5 pitches during CineLatino. The panel will review all pitches and select a winner. The winner of PitchLatino will receive a $2500 production grant, courtesy of Coors Light Lideres, CineLatino and the Denver Film Society.
General Rules:
***Note, all submitters and production teams must be 21 years of age or older***
-Only short form narrative (60 minutes and under) projects will be considered
-Production team, or production itself, must be based in either Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, or Utah
-Only short form narrative (60 minutes and under) projects will be considered
-Production team, or production itself, must be based in either Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, or Utah
-Films must have a Latino focus – centering on fresh innovative story telling that reflects Latino culture and experience.
-Ideal production teams are bilingual and/or bicultural Latinos
-The film may be in the development, pre-production or production stages.
About CineLatino:
CineLatino is a 4-day, cultural celebration of Latino Cinema in Denver, Colorado. With a healthy mix of feature and documentary films, along with new and repertory titles, the Festival will place during Hispanic Heritage month on September 22-25 at the Denver Film Society’s Sie FilmCenter. The Denver Film Society is proud to recognize the contribution of Latinos in the world of cinema and celebrate the culture with premieres, a free family screening, receptions and special events.
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