Any more questions can be directed to latinolens@nalip.org

Final projects may be subject to disqualification if NALIP reasonably believes there is third party content – not owned by the content creator – that may be the subject of copyright protection or for any other reason at Sponsor’s reasonable discretion. Content that may not be used without prior permission includes, but is not limited to photographic images downloaded from public sources; drawing or images; music of any kind that is not in the public domain (i.e., any music produced after 1926); and voice-over material. Contestant is solely responsible for securing permission to use any copyrighted material and may be required, upon request, to submit proof of ownership or license to NALIP.

Participants will work with the Latino Lens and NALIP staff, crew and mentors to work out the best plan on how to produce the project.

NALIP reserves the right to withhold portions of the support if, during a required update or review of the project, certain goals and guidelines previously set are not met.

It is required that each Latino Lens team have all consent, release forms, rights and permissions before moving to the next phase. If the team does not meet this requirement by the end of the pre-production period, then the team will be disqualified.

Selected finalists must provide a financial production report that details the costs and usage of the budget and account for all support. Grantees must also acknowledge NALIP and Latino Lens in the opening and end credits, all promotional material and publicity of the short film project.

Final short narrative projects must not have had a theatrical release, US broadcast airing or be available for online viewing prior to the premiere event determined by NALIP Staff.

If your project progressed to the second round, pre-production or beyond, we will request a budget summary, top-sheet or complete breakdown from you. An actual or estimated budget top-sheet is preferred, and the more detailed a budget you can provide, the better. These allow NALIP staff and the Latino Lens Committee to better evaluate your project and the strength of your plans for seeing it realized.

All rounds of evaluation will be conducted by a selection of qualified industry professionals. The identity of these committee members will remain anonymous.

Yes. 

No, we will not be able to return any of your submitted materials

Submission Materials should be expected to have an English translation with any Spanish submissions.

Yes. Those specifications could be found on the webpage for each individual incubator.

All genre submissions are considered. We ask that you simple pay attention to the needs and expectations of the individual incubator in which you are considering to apply.

There are no waivers available for 2nd round submissions. Those fees go towards the evaluation committee which is often outsourced.

The second round of the incubator is by invitation only. If invited, you will receive an email confirmation with a list of all the materials and information needed for your participation in the Second Round.

NALIP reserves the right to exclude any submission that it believes, in its sole discretion, doesn’t meet the above criteria or for any other reason at NALIP’s reasonable discretion.

NALIP cannot offer personalized feedback or legal advice.

Between 50-70 depending on the specific incubators individual needs.

Generally, the evaluation process is a total of three rounds from start to finish.

Entry fees are determined by incubator basis. However, first round submissions are always free for NALIP members.

No. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the submission and evaluation process, all submissions MUST be received by the deadline date.

No; however, concepts with complex lead characters, innovative and compelling storylines, and offer a fresh take on the Latino experience will be highly considered.

Latino Lens does not supportconcepts based upon stereotypes and/or storylines which portray Latinos in a negative light; must avoid including anything that is offensive to a specific race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group; can not include any defamatory statements; anything which has already been submitted to other programs; completed projects already in post, streaming, or premiered; previously sold or optioned; cannot violate any local, state or federal laws; cannot violate or threaten any business, person, place or group.

First, we encourage you to submit the strongest concept possible to the appropriate incubator program. As each incubator calls for different specifications and requirements. Second, if you are part of multiple submissions, we highly suggest you hold a different role on another team’s project.

Each incubator will be awarded a different amount, the details of which will not be disclosed until the final round of evaluation.