Los Angeles, CA — The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) will receive $150,000 from the Time Warner Foundation in support of their Latino Lens incubation and short content production program. NALIP’s Latino Lens program is a new NALIP initiative that will incubate and produce a series of Latino filmmakers’ projects & showcase their talents as producers, directors, and writers.
“We are thrilled to support this important initiative that will serve to elevate Latino storytellers.” Lisa Garcia Quiroz, President, Time Warner Foundation.
Keeping with NALIP’s mission to foster and promote Latino media artists, the Latino Lens program, with a submission call in early 2015, will select 3-5 short feature film scripts from Latino content creators. Each short film will present through a creative approach and independent focus, a storyline of 3-10 minutes long that will be provided pre-production, production, and post-production tools, resources and assets to support the successful completion of each film while later working with them on distribution strategy and outlets.
“We decided that feature filmmakers needed more hands-on and direct production support if they were going develop long term careers in a difficult industry that has had its share of challenges in embracing Latino content or its creators.” said Axel Caballero, Executive Director of NALIP. “We’re thankful to the Time Warner Foundation for their support in a program that will undoubtedly move Latino creators forward.”
For more information on NALIP: http://www.nalip.org/
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