They say the third time is the charm and for 2014 Imagen Award winners Miguel Torres, creator of the webseries Encounters, and co-executive producer Mauricio Mendoza and this year it certainly was the case. Encounters, a co-production of Angelflight Media and True Form Films took home the Best Webseries Drama award at this year’s star studded Imagen Award ceremony, held this past Friday, August 1st in Beverly Hills. The Imagen Awards, founded by Helen Hernandez 29 years ago recognize and reward positive portrayals of Latinos in all forms of media, as well as to encourage and recognize the achievements of Latinos in the entertainment and communications industries.
Encounters team celebrating the win the great Norman Lear (center) are (L-R) True Form Film’s Mauricio Mendoza and Yeniffer Behrens, Associate producer Lorena Alvarado, Dwayne Cox and show creator Miguel Torres
Third time Imagen Award nominee, Encounters is an original web series revolves around individuals meeting with a loved one from the afterlife for a brief moment – a moment to ask for forgiveness and understanding, a moment to mend a lost relationship, or a moment to say things that were never said. To date the webseries has eleven episodes and can be seen on the Encounters website. Each unique 5-7 minute episode sets up and follows a main character’s catharsis with someone they have lost in a seemingly real, yet surreal circumstance.
Each episode is independently written and cast by the episode’s creatives. With the talents of over fifty actors, directors, producer, writers and behind the camera crew, most of who are Latino, Encounters showcases the best of what Latino Hollywood has to offer. For a full list of the talent and creatives click here
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