News & Updates

"Woodpeckers", "Olancho" and "Now En Español" Successes

Posted by NALIP on September 15, 2017

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Woodpeckers (Carpinteros) by José María Cabral, Award Recipient for the 2017 Latino Media Fest - Best Latin American Film - received praise from The New York Times. The N.Y. Times points to poignant cinematography that parallel the film's claustrophobia and the perfect chemistry between the film's characters. Writer Andy Websiter accurately represents as such as "the lean handsomeness and quiet authority of Mr. Jean is a perfect complement to Ms. Rodríguez’s passionate Yanelly."

José María Cabral will receive his award at the 2017 Latino Media Fest for his film, Woodpeckers, and you can pick up your pass here.

3 Movies That Update the Immigrant Narrative in Film

Posted by NALIP on September 15, 2017

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Hermia & Helena by Matías Piñeiro is an updated adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream following Camila (Agustina Muñoz) arriving in New York.

Remezcla's Manuel Betancourt says it best:

"...Hermia & Helena points to a kind of immigrant story that feels all too slight to be even labeled as one. But in its interest in translation and cultural exchange, Piñeiro is pointing to a new kind of transnational movie only made possible by new modes of film funding and production – this isn’t quite an American film, and not quite a Latin American film, but something, somewhere in between."

Andy Muschietti On To The Next Chapter of "It"

Posted by NALIP on September 15, 2017

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Argentine film director and screenwriter, Andy Muschietti is certainly celebrating following the box office success from his film "It." Earning in its opening weekend $123 million, Muschietti looks ahead to the sequel, or "Chapter Two" of the "It" film.

Guillermo del Toro’s “Shape of Water” Years in the Making

Posted by NALIP on September 05, 2017

Image Credit: DYLAN COULTER FOR VARIETY

Guillermo del Toro just presented his latest film, "Shape of Water," at the Venice Film Fest and Telluride Film Festival this week. Variety praised the film, calling it "a ravishing, eccentric auteur's imagining, spilling artistry, empathy and sensuality from every open pore... this is incontestable del Toro's most rewarding, richly realized film -- or movie, for that matter..." And this shouldn't surprise anyone. Del Toro's work is renowned for its artistry and originality, but on top of that, this was a film year in the making.

While Sally Hawkins (Elisa) can recall as far back as four years ago that Guillermo wanted her for the lead (before the film was even written), Guillermo actually started planning this as a child. He told Variety that "as a kid, watching 'Frankenstein' ... I was always rooting for the monster." Hawkins wasn't the only one picked right from the beginning for her respective character. Doug Jones, the "gill-man," had met del Toro twenty-years prior and was told from the very beginning his anticipated role.

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Gay Tejano Character Navigating Life In Upcoming ABC Series

Posted by NALIP · September 05, 2017

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ABC is in talks to develop a series turning a known comedy trope -- man goes back home to live with his parents -- and adding a twist that is poignant as it is timely -- the man brings along his husband and son with his Mexican-American family in south Texas. As Refiner29 notes, a comedy centered on disagreeing with family "traditions" is especially relevant.

The narrative, it seems, is semi-autobiographical, as co-executive producer/writer Rob Sudduth also has a Latinx family and grew up in Texas, and now has a husband and son. While there will be direct references to his life are left to be seen.

Award Nominees for Latino Media Fest Information

Posted by NALIP · August 30, 2017

Image Credit: FOX Searchlight

The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro (director, screenplay, and story)

In Cold War-era Amerca, the mute Elisa (Sally Hawkens) and Zelda (Octavia Spender) finds a strange creature part of a secret experiment.

Image Credit: LACEY TERRELL/ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

Beatriz at Dinner

Miguel Arteta (director)

Beatriz (Salma Hayek) attends a wealthy client’s dinner party where chaos ensues in this comedy-drama.

“Room 104” Renewed for Season Two

Posted by NALIP · August 29, 2017

From Left to Right: Amy Gravitt (Executive Vice President, HBO Programming), Xan Aranda (Producer / Director), Melonie Diaz (Actress)

HBO renewed “Room 104” for a second season. The series is an anthology series centered in the same hotel room and premiered on July 28. Emmy-nominated filmmaker, Xan Aranda, is one of the executive producers on the series, along with Ross Partridge (also a writer) and Jay and Mark Duplass (also showrunners).

Xan Aranda held a workshop last week with NALIP titled “Brain Pick” -- inspired by frequent requests to “pick” her brain over coffee.” She provided invaluable insight informed by her own experiences within the industry.

Congratulations to NALIP member Daniel Eduvijes Carrera

Posted by NALIP · August 29, 2017

NALIPster Daniel Eduvijes Carrera wins 2017 Djerassi Residency Award for the development of his debut feature screenplay, MÍSTICOS.

In partnership with the San Francisco Film Society, the award is granted to an emerging or established filmmaker who demonstrates excellence in their craft. Located in the spectacular Santa Cruz Mountains, the program provides artists with uninterrupted time for work, reflection, and collegial interaction.

Sponsor the Latino Media Fest!

Posted by NALIP · August 29, 2017

The first annual Latino Media Fest will be held Tuesday, September 26 through Wednesday, September 27th at the AMC Century City 15.

As a NALIP Sponsor, benefits include the direct marketing presence with high-end Latino demographic, increased Latino visibility with Latino creative market, face-to-face contact with content creators, industry decision-makers and entertainment, and access to Latino media industry consumers.

Latino Media Fest Presents Jorge Gutiérrez Animation Master Class

Posted by NALIP · August 29, 2017

The Latino Media Fest will take place on Sept. 26th and 27th at the AMC Century City 15, where director, Jorge R. Gutiérrez will be taking part of NALIP’s Animation Master Class. He received the TECH ARTS Innovator Award at the NALIP Media Summit last June for his comprehensive work in animation.

In 2009, Gutiérrez created and produced, with his wife and muse Sandra Equihua, the multiple Emmy Award-winning animated television series, "El Tigre, The Adventures of Manny Rivera" for Nickelodeon. In 2014, he wrote and directed "The Book of Life" for Reel FX and 20th Century Fox, nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. He's currently working on "Son of Jaguar" a Virtual Reality short film for Google Spotlight Stories and has begun developing "The Book of Life 2" and his Mexico/US border martial arts epic "Kung Fu Space Punch!".

Don't miss the Latino Media Fest! Blind Sale tickets will end on Monday, August 28, so be sure to purchase your tickets HERE.

Visit www.latinomediafest.com

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