Latinos Award Watch: BAFTA Nominations 2018

Latinos Award Watch: BAFTA Nominations 2018

Posted by NALIP on January 11, 2018

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The BAFTA awards have released their nominations for this year's ceremony. While winning two awards at the Golden Globes, Guillermo Del Toro’s “Shape of Water” has been nominated for ten categories at the BAFTA’s. Some of these nominations include Best Film, Best Film Director, & Best Original Screenplay. Lee Unkrich’s and Adrian Molinas “Coco” has also been nominated for Best Animated Film. You can see the full list of categories for these films below.   

 

 

NALIPster Steven Canals' 'Pose’ Ordered to Series by FX

NALIPster Steven Canals' 'Pose’ Ordered to Series by FX

Posted by NALIP on January 05, 2018

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Former NALIP Media Summit and Latino Media Fest panelist speaker, Steven Canals's drama "Pose" has been picked up for a series order by FX.

A period piece set in the mid-’80s in New York City, “Pose” examines the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in Manhattan: the emergence of the luxury Trump-era universe, the ball culture world, and downtown social and literary scene. Ryan Murphy co-created the drama with Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, who will executive produce with Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Sherry Marsh, and Erica Kaye. Janet Mock and Our Lady J will serve as producers.

 

The New Bechdel Test, Are Latina’s Accurately Portrayed?

The New Bechdel Test, Are Latina’s Accurately Portrayed?

Posted by NALIP on January 05, 2018

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In talking about representation in film, The Bechdel Test raises the question of women’s roles & portrayals: Does the movie have at least two named female characters? And do those characters have at least one conversation that is not about a man? Unfortunately, many films fail the test to address the inequalities in Hollywood films.

After reading over The Next Bechdel Test by FiveThirtyEight, NALIP asked past #WeAreInclusion feature Ligiah Villalobos her thought’s on creating a test focusing on Latinas in film.

“When I was asked to contribute to "The Next Bechdel Test" survey that FiveThirtyEight was working on, my conversation with them shifted more towards Latina characters in films and they decided to do a specific survey with the questions I suggested.  The results of my particular test/survey make it clear how little effort the film industry has made to even include Latina characters in their development process.  They must do better.  We must demand better.”

 

On Set For ‘The Shape Of Water’: Guillermo Del Toro

On Set For ‘The Shape Of Water’: Guillermo Del Toro

Posted by NALIP on January 05, 2018

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Guillermo del Toro is taking a breath. It probably feels like his first in 12 months. It is a hot summer’s day on the Lido in Venice, and his latest film, The Shape of Water, is tonight’s film festival premiere. From the outside, this past year for the Mexican writer and director has looked pretty good. The animated kids series he produced, Trollhunters, has become an unbridled hit for Netflix; Season 2 is already on order. And few directors, even visionary ones like del Toro, get to claim sold-out exhibition runs at LACMA, yet del Toro’s “At Home With Monsters” has been doing gangbuster business all year. A curated selection of all the trinkets and artwork del Toro has collected over a lifetime dedicated to the macabre, the exhibition is readying for a tour that will take it to Minneapolis, Toronto and Mexico City. Then he’ll bring it all home. “I want my shit back,” he joked on Twitter.

 

 

 

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Transmedia, Interactive Series ‘Si Fueras Tu’ Makes Online Waves for Spain’s RTVE

Transmedia, Interactive Series ‘Si Fueras Tu’ Makes Online Waves for Spain’s RTVE

Posted by NALIP · January 05, 2018

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MADRID  — Pubcaster RTVE’s web series “Si fueras tu,” a Spanish adaptation of Intl. Emmy winning format “Reservoir Hill,” has become a pioneering transmedia and interactive production for Spanish TV fiction.

Available online from September via RTVE’s digital platform Playz, web series’ eight episodes lured over three million views and scored massive tracking on social networks, including some 70,000 followers on Instagram. Closing the circle on Dec. 8, RTVE’s core channel La 1 aired in a late-night slot an 80-minute TV movie that combined the eight episodes plus unseen footage, adding 567,000 eyeballs to its global audience results.

 

2018 Puts Women At Forefront Of Action Films

2018 Puts Women At Forefront Of Action Films

Posted by NALIP · January 05, 2018

From left to right: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Paramount Pictures

While we have to wait until 2019 for a new Wonder Woman, there are several ladies that will occupy screen time in 2018 in those big sci-fi, fantasy, action-adventure and comic book tentpoles that audiences can look forward to. 

NALIP & STARZ To Partner for ‘Vida’ Sundance Panel

NALIP & STARZ To Partner for ‘Vida’ Sundance Panel

Posted by NALIP · January 05, 2018

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NALIP and STARZ will partner at Sundance this year to feature a panel and discuss the network’s new drama series “Vida,” which will premiere in 2018. The show is one of the first of its kind, having a majority of Latinos both in casting and behind the scenes. The series features Mexican-American sisters Emma and Lyn (Mishel Prada, Melissa Barrera) from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different or distanced from each other. Circumstances force them to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and shocking truth about their mother’s identity.                                                                                                   

Women of Color Characters Among Favorites for Film Critics

Women of Color Characters Among Favorites for Film Critics

Posted by NALIP · January 05, 2018

It’s not hard to see women of color showcasing their talent on screen this past year. Five critics from the Los Angeles Times took turns picking their three favorite characters from the past year in film. Check out women of color & film critic Jen Yamato’s choices below.

Latino Awards Watch: Golden Globes Nominations 2018

Latino Awards Watch: Golden Globes Nominations 2018

Posted by NALIP · December 14, 2017

 

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The 2018 Golden Globes have released their nominations 75th awards ceremony, with multiple nominations for Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina's "Coco" as well as Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water". "Una Mujer Fantástica" (A Fasnastic Woman) by Chilean director Sebastián Lelio and "Ferdinand" by Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha have received nominations under Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language and Best Motion Picture, Animated, respectively. You can see the full list of Latino films and filmmakers nominated for the 2018 Golden Globe Awards below: