The NALIP Latino Media Fest will showcase the best U.S. Latino content across all media platforms: narrative short films, TV/Streaming pilots, digital content, virtual reality, augmented reality, and documentary shorts. Located in Los Angeles, CA, NALIP’s Latino Media Fest brings together Latino filmmakers, industry reps, executives, and film aficionados for a 2-day event. The festival will feature premieres, workshops, masterclasses, industry mixers and a star-studded awards ceremony to recognize substantial work in entertainment that inspires Latino creatives to continue moving their projects forward in front and behind the camera. With over 500 attendees, it is an opportunity to maximize your brand exposure, expand your market,and establish impactful relationships with industry experts.

Don’t miss the chance to be a part of this year’s NALIP Latino Media Fest sponsors which have included: NBCUniversal, El Rey Network, Chivas, California Arts Council, Art Works, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Motion Picture Association of America Inc.

Take a look at this year’s Latino Media Awards Gala and NALIP Media Summit Highlights! Click here to check out the Latino Media Fest teaser.

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NALIP is excited to announce that NALIP Member and fellow, Rebecca Murga’s One Halloween will be screened at Half Fest this year. Murga is an award-winning filmmaker who works in Los Angeles as a writer, producer, and director of news and documentary films. Murga’s One Halloween is a short film that was part of NALIP's Latino Lens Shorts Narrative Incubator Program. The short film was showcased at NALIP's 2016 NALIP Media Summit and will now be screening at the Half Fest Directors Showcase which will be held at the Skirball Cultural Center on August 26 and 27, 2017.

The two-day event will choose short films and television episodes produced by members and mentees of the Half Directing Mentorship Program. Ryan Murphy, acclaimed TV producer, director, and screenwriter, founded the initiative to nurture the talents of women and minorities in the industry.

To learn more about the Half Fest Directors Showcase, click and to see an in-depth list of the lineup, click here. 

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NALIP was excited to see longtime supporter, producer, director, and writer, Marcos Cline-Marquez from Altered.LA featured on mobile.produ.com. Cline-Marquez addresses commercial production companies, and question how success is measured in the industry. While the piece further dives into certain aspects that revolve around what success means or could mean individually to each person; interestingly enough, the lens he uses to dissect that career can also be applied to all careers. 

On Tuesday, July 25, 2017, the 38th annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Thursday, October 5th, 2017, at a ceremony located in the Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Time Warner Complex at the Columbus Circle in New York City. The event is expecting to have more than 1,000 television/news media industry executives, news/documentary producers, and journalists.  A total of 49 categories will be receiving awards! 

Here's a few of the names listed as nominees: 

Univision, Telemundo, HBO, PBS, CBS, ABC, CNN, Telemundo, Netflix, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, History Channel, Fusion, Guardian US, and various others! 

Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees, we will be sure to tune in October 5th.

Click here to see the rest of the companies and nominees.

Mariah Carrillo for NALIP

Dozens of Hollywood’s leading Latino figures, from independent film producers to trailblazing actors, gathered Saturday night to celebrate the milestones achieved within the industry over the past year. The first of its kind since the presidential election, the ceremony not-so-subtly teemed with political references and inspiring communal support.

“I’m going to use this to smash all the walls they build around us,” said The Book of Life director Jorge Gutierrez, referring to his award for Tech Arts Innovator. Gutierrez, among others, praised the recent yet incremental wave of Latino visibility in the media, which he attributes to a stronger generational desire to be represented onscreen.

Mariah Carrillo for NALIP

Two years ago at the NALIP Latino Media Awards, just after Trump made his initial horrendous remarks against Mexicans, Eugenio Derbez gave an impassioned speech about proving how mistaken those allegations were. Last year, months before the election, the message of many honorees was related to the need for Latinos to make their voices heard by voting and encouraging other to register to vote. This year, the recurrent theme of the night involved resistance and breaking down walls wherever they may exist. With that in mind, a group of talented Latinos took the stage to mark the end the 2017 Media Summit organized by the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP).

Lupe Award Honoree, and newly added member of the Marvel family, Guatemalan-American actor Tony Revolori appeared hopeful that the industry is changing for the better and that rejection based on skin color will one day end. On a more political note, Mexican actress Kate del Castillo used her time in the limelight, after the receiving the Outstanding Achievement in Television Award, to denounce the government of her country for the actions taken against her since the El Chapo ordeal, as well as to apologize for her unwise decisions. Action star Vin Diesel became an Honorary Latino when presenting Zoe Saldaña with the Outstanding Achievement in Film Award and opening his remarks with a candid “Hola mi gente.” Saldaña was visibly moved by the recognition and delivered an emotionally charged speech about being proud of her heritage, thanking those who have helped her along the way, and using her position to inspire others. Animator Jorge Gutierrez, who took home the Tech Arts Innovator Award, stole the audience’s heart with three hilarious and touching stories about being a Latino working in film and meeting one of his idols, Guillermo del Toro. Puerto Rican veteran performer Ivonne Coll, most recently seen in the acclaimed show Jane the Virgin, was unable to attend the ceremony to pick up her Lifetime Achievement Award due to a recent injury.

Although the evening had numerous remarkable moments, a “Chingue su madre Trump” from Chicano cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz sums up the energy of a community who is fighting back with endless talent as ammunition. 

Check out the full article and awardee highlights at Remezcla.com