Mexican-American Film and Television Festival Premieres May 2022
Call for Submissions. Deadline January 15, 2022 For more information, visit mexicanamericancef.org/film-television-festival. Los Angeles,...
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Bel Hernandez
Oct 1, 20212 min read
Salsa Star Tony Succar’s Music Doc to Open Panamanian Film Fest in Hollywood
Salsa singer Tony Succar’s music documentary Más de Mi will kick off the Panamanian International Film Festival in Los Angeles, taking...
Bel Hernandez
Sep 19, 20211 min read
Hola Mexico Film Festival Red Carpet
The Hola Mexico Film Festival is now taking place in Los Angeles. Running through Sept. 25, the fest’s 13th annual edition features over...
Bel Hernandez
Sep 17, 20212 min read
Suspense Drama ‘Perdida’ to Kick Off L.A.’s Hola Mexico Film Festival
The Mexican film Perdida will kick off the Hola Mexico Film Festival, which will feature over 20 films during its 13 annual edition Sept....
Bel Hernandez
Jun 5, 20211 min read
Two more days of films and panels at LALIFF – Ends June 6
As the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) comes to an end on Sunday, June 6, there have been many highlights at the...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 2, 20214 min read
Filmmaker Grants Aimed at Improving Portrayal of Mexicans, Chicanos
MACEF’s new initiatives includes scholarships, grants and a film festival in 2022 Submission deadline for grant: June 15 By Cesar...
Bel Hernandez
May 20, 20213 min read
L.A. Latino International Film Festival to Return With In-Person Screenings
It will offer a special preview of ‘In The Heights’ based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical hit. With pandemic protocols relaxing,...
Bel Hernandez
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Leonardo Martinez Film Screens at Nevada Virtual Short Fest
The Festival Runs Feb. 11 through 15 Lawn Dogs, an 8-minute student film by Leonardo Martinez, is one of hundreds of selections competing...
Bel Hernandez
Jan 5, 20211 min read
Sundance Fest Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets go on sale to the public beginning on Jan. 7 at 11 a.m. Latin Heat News Service This year’s Sundance Film Festival will run from...
Bel Hernandez
Dec 21, 20205 min read
Latino Film Stand Outs At 2021 Sundance
By Cesar Arredondo Movies about a pair of estranged twin sisters, an ailing horse jockey, a traumatized monarch butterfly scientist, and...
Bel Hernandez
Nov 4, 20202 min read
HollyShorts Film Fest Will Showcase 400-Plus Selections
Most selections are from the U.S., a few from Latin America. More than 400 films will compete at this year’s annual HollyShorts Film...
Bel Hernandez
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Mariel Sosa’s Doc Short ‘Say You Will’ Wins at Bushwick Film Festival
Mariel Sosa’s Say You Will, a short documentary about the impact of gang injunctions on youth, won the award for best documentary short...
Bel Hernandez
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Leguizamo’s Latest Movie to Screen at OC Film Fest
John Leguizamo’s new film Critical Thinking will play at the OC Film Fiesta that is now being held online through Oct. 25. Slated to...
Bel Hernandez
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Mexican Films Showcased at Virtual AFI Fest 2020
LatinHeat.com News Service Two Mexican films, I Carry You with Me and New Order standout at the American Film Institute Fest that is...
Bel Hernandez
Sep 23, 20201 min read
LUNAFEST to Benefit East Los Angeles Women’s Center
Staff Writer LunaFest, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers...
Bel Hernandez
Sep 17, 20203 min read
NewFilmmaker Shines Spotlight on Latino Filmmakers in Partnership with AMPAS
Virtual Festival on September 25th – 26th NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)...
Bel Hernandez
Aug 30, 20204 min read
The Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2020 is Going Virtual
By Justina Bonilla The beloved genre film festival, the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival is modifying its signature, in-person thrills...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 22, 20203 min read
Celebs And Musicians Come Together To Combat Hunger In Amazon Rainforest
More than a million Brazilians have been diagnosed with COVID-19, many of them indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest. And to help...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 8, 20206 min read
AFI DOCS 2020 Film Festival Goes Virtual
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI DOCS 2020 festival....
Bel Hernandez
Jun 5, 20202 min read
Hola Mexico Virtual Screenings of Acclaimed Mexican Films
Due to overwhelming demand, Hola Mexico Virtual Theatre will continue with online screenings, providing cinephiles the opportunity to...
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