Photo courtesy to FOX

Ricardo Rubini has been named Senior Vice President of Sales, Latin America, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (TCFTVD). In his expanded role, Fox vet Rubini will now oversee all television licensing negotiations throughout Latin America. Rubini is based out of the company’s office in São Paulo and will report to Evan Scheffel, Executive Vice President of The Americas, TCFTVD. Rubini was most recently responsible for content distribution across Argentina, Brazil, Chile and key pan-regional territories. Prior to joining Fox, Rubini worked at DuPont, PepsiCo, Chrysler and Bell Canada.

NALIP Announces the 14th Annual Latino Media Market Fellows

The National Association of Latino Independent Producers is proud to announce the selected group of content creators to participate in the 2018 Latino Media Market (LMM). Meetings will take place during the NALIP Media Summit at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA on June 22nd and June 23rd.

It’s Prom Night in the South Bronx, and Michael is in for an evening of horror, hilarity, and hope as he decides whether or not to man up and “kick it” to his high school Crush or “punk out” and let him walk into the sunset with “some hairy wilder beast bitch.”  

NALIP is excited to announce we will be having an Emerging Content Creators workshop at the 2018 Media Summit on Thursday, June 21, 2018!

The Emerging Content Creators workshop will be a two-hour workshop designed to guide students and recent graduates into the film and television industry.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018.  Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant to NALIP . The Art Works category is the NEA’s largest funding category and supports projects that focus on the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and/or the strengthening of communities through the arts.

Photo Courtesy of PANTELION FILMS

Newly launched Lionsgate India is to remake two high-concept international properties in collaboration with Azure Entertainment and Lionsgate affiliate Globalgate. The two remakes — the first titles under the new partnership — are of hit Mexican comedy “Instructions Not Included” and South Korean action thriller “The Terror Live.”

"Vida" Premiere Takes Over Twitter 

Sunday was a historic moment for both the Latinx and LGBTQ community as Tanya Saracho’s drama series had it’s television premiere on Starz. Being one of the only four Latinx women Showrunners among 500+ TV series streaming and broadcast in the US, Saracho’s success is a huge inspiration to Latinx individuals everywhere. Hundreds of tweets were flying out moments leading up to the pilot, with admiration showering over the cast and crew in bringing to life such a powerful show that resonated with a large audience. Beautifully shot and extraordinarily well written, Vida covered a range of struggles many individuals within these communities face on a day to day basis, tackling the complexities of inter-family dynamics and hardships.

The Latin Alternative Music Conference is just around the corner and the Early Bird Special Rate will end this May 5th! Hurry and buy your passes today to attend this special event filled with Latino pride and musica!