News & Updates
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‘The Lord Of The Rings’: Amazon Studios Sets Series Cast – TCA
Posted by NALIP on January 15, 2020
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Amazon Studios at TCA today announced the first group of regulars set to star in their adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings series. The cast officially includes Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers and Daniel Weyman. Cameras roll next month. Table reads in New Zealand are already underway.
Click on the photo above to launch a gallery of the LoTR cast, and read their brief bios below.
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‘One Day At A Time’ Creators & Cast On Jumping From Netflix To Pop TV – TCA
Posted by NALIP on January 15, 2020
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Going old school has its perks, and One Day at a Time is an anomaly in the current TV era as a streaming-birthed series that was canceled and ultimately rescued by a cable TV network. Typically, it’s streaming that has saved those series canceled by linear TV.
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Gigi Saul Guerrero To Direct Orion Horror Thriller ’10-31′
Posted by NALIP on January 15, 2020
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In a hot button moment where many are scrutinizing the paucity of females in the Oscar nominations, Gigi Saul Guerrero continues to establish herself as a new voice in genre, a space usually haunted by men. She has just been set by Orion Pictures to direct the horror thriller 10-31, about a young woman who takes her niece and nephew trick-or-treating and discovers a note inside a candy wrapper informing her there’s a killer loose on her block.
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Gael García Bernal & Diego Luna Ink First-Look Deal With Amazon – TCA
Posted by NALIP on January 15, 2020
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Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) and Diego Luna (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), who are executive producers on Amazon’s upcoming limited series Untitled Cortés and Moctezuma Project, have closed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios. As part of the deal, Bernal and Luna will create and produce content for Amazon Studios to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Luna and Bernal recently announced their new production house in Mexico, La Corriente del Golfo, an independent company for cinematic, theatrical, and television productions and a variety of community-oriented projects.
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Cine Sony & NALIP Unveil Second Voces Nuevas Short Film Contest
Posted by NALIP on January 15, 2020
Cine Sony and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers are teaming again to launch the second annual Voces Nuevas, their short film contest for aspiring filmmakers throughout the U.S.
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‘West Side Story’ Star Rachel Zegler Signs With ICM Partners
Posted by NALIP · January 15, 2020
Courtesy of Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: 18-year-old Rachel Zegler, who makes her big screen debut as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming feature remake of West Side Story, has inked with ICM Partners.
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2020 Academy Award Nominees
Posted by NALIP · January 13, 2020
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The 2020 Oscar nominations for all 24 categories have been announced!
Special analysis coming soon...
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Support Puerto Rico
Posted by NALIP · January 11, 2020
How to Help Puerto Rico
Our Puerto Rican family was hit with one of the most devastating earthquakes on January 7th, by a 6.4 magnitude quake followed by a 6.0 magnitude aftershock. Having been recently affected by Hurricane María in 2017, recovery efforts are still ongoing and proven more vital than ever.
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Guillermo Del Toro Featured in Quibi's Keynote Intro
Posted by NALIP · January 10, 2020
Guillermo Del Toro amongst others were featured in a recent Quibi keynote intro Wednesday morning at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This was the first time that Quibi has shown their innovative platform to an audience — and the audience at CES was enjoying it.
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'Parasite' HBO Limited Series in the Works From Bong Joon Ho, Adam McKay
Posted by NALIP · January 09, 2020
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Talks are underway with HBO, which came out on top of a bidding war with Netflix for the rights -
NALIP's 2019 Year In Review Report
Posted by NALIP · January 09, 2020
As NALIP celebrates its 20th anniversary, we invite you to join us in taking a look at how we have used this year to honor the past and build the future of this organization.
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HBO Max Greenlights ‘Vegas High,’ a ’90s-Set Teen Drama About a Mormon Latina
Posted by NALIP · January 09, 2020
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HBO Max has an interesting slate of programming coming in the near future. The streaming service, debuting in 2020, will be the home of various new content featuring diverse casts. One such program announced was Vegas High, an upcoming teen drama.
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Congrats to our NALIPsters who made it to the GLAAD Media Awards!
Posted by NALIP · January 08, 2020
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives.
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Chelsea Hernandez's film ''Building The American Dream'' makes it to SF Urban Film Fest 2020
Posted by NALIP · January 08, 2020
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“Build! Build! Build!” is a common refrain all over America. Join us as we examine through film and discussion how attacks on workers rights, undocumented labor, and the shut down of legal paths to immigration play out for both the construction industry and the workers on the front lines of the real estate boom.
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Writers Guild Film Nominations: ‘Joker’, ‘Parasite’, ‘1917’, ‘Irishman’, ‘Knives Out’, ‘Booksmart’ & More
Posted by NALIP · January 06, 2020
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Big commercial hits and a number of awards-season regulars were written in today as the WGA announced its 2020 Writers Guild Awards nominees for outstanding achievement in screenwriting writing during 2019. Check out the full list below.
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CBS Diversity Comedy Showcase Sets 2020 Cast
Posted by NALIP · January 06, 2020
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CBS announced Monday the 20 performers selected to participate in its 2020 Comedy Showcase. Their performances will take place during six shows from January 14-17 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles.
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The Latest From TFI/Sloan Alumni
Posted by NALIP · January 03, 2020
DIEGO NAJERA IS AMONGST THREE TFI/SLOAN ALUMNI TO RECEIVE MICROGRANTS
Image Courtesy of Tribeca Film Institute
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100 Most Influential Georgians: Visionary Forces
Posted by NALIP · January 03, 2020
The 2020 list of people making an impact on every corner of the state.
Image Courtesy of Georgia Trend
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'Hollywood Remixed': 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Star Stephanie Beatriz on Queer Latina Representation
Posted by NALIP · December 27, 2019
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Welcome to the first season finale episode of Hollywood Remixed, The Hollywood Reporter's podcast about culture change and inclusion in entertainment.
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Chelsea Rendon Boards the Series ‘Shameless’
Posted by NALIP · September 06, 2019
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Vida star Chelsea Rendon is set to join Shameless in a recurring role as Anne, the charismatic — and dangerously fun — new coworker of Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) at Captain Bob’s. Early on, the two have contentious relationship but then she shows Carl a different perspective on being poor on the South Side.