Latin Heat presents a spotlight on two of this year’s Imagen Award Nominees. The Imagen Awards are given annually by the Imagen Foundation to recognize and reward the positive portrayal of Latinos in all media, as well as to honor the achievements of Latinos in the entertainment and communications industries.
The 29th Annual Imagen Awards will be presented at a gala black-tie dinner on Friday evening, August 1st, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom.
Francisco Lorite’s Meditation with Freddy Rodriguez Nominated for Best Theatrical Short
Award-winning filmmaker Francisco Lorite’s Mediation has received a 2014 Best Theatrical Short Imagen Award nomination. This marks the second time Lorite is nominated for an Imagen – he previously won for his groundbreaking short film Cuco Gomez Gomez is Dead.
Mediation is the first project released by the new film/TV production company entitled Top Rebel Productions – the brainchild of Francisco Lorite, actor Freddy Rodriguez (Six Feet Under, Night Shift) and veteran producer Bill Winett.
The short tells the story of a divorce mediation that spirals completely out of control for a husband (Rodriguez), his soon-to-be ex-wife (Marley Shelton) and their court-appointed mediator (Lola Anthony).
Launched earlier this year, Top Rebel Productions, is not only offering a viable platform for Latin actors to break Hollywood stereotypes, and present characters that are moving beyond the outdated stereotype, but also to tell stories they care about on their own terms while inspiring audiences.
The trio immediately went to work shooting Mediation – a short film borrowing from the film noire style of the 50s. As the first project released under the Top Rebel Productions marquee, Mediation presents and sets the tone for the production company’s stable of projects and shows that excellent production can be accomplished with little budget.
Meditation is nominated alongside the following short films: Chub (YB Project); Dirty Laundry (The Other Sock Productions); El Toro (Juan Ramirez); Madrugada quebradiza: The Break of Day (USC School of Cinematic Arts); and You’re Dead to Me (PBS).
Up and Coming Fabrizio Guido From Working with Brad Pitt to Imagen Award Nominee
With a passion for the film industry, 15-year-old Fabrizio Guido has already written, produced and starred in a number of projects. He discovered his love of acting at a young age, landing small parts in a variety of film and television projects. From his big screen debut in opposite Brad Pitt in the summer blockbuster World War Z, Guido landed a series regular role as Demetrio in NBC’s Welcome to The Family which has garnered him an Imagen Award nomination for Best Young Actor/Television.
Although the series was swiftly cancelled Guido made a lasting impression and is now among the list of 2014 Imagen Award nominees which includes names like John Leguizamo, Ana Ortiz, and Demian Bichir.
Guido is nominated along with Mateo Arias, Kickin’ It (Disney XD), Benjamin “lil-P-Nut” Flores Jr., The Haunted Hathaways (Nickelodeon), Adam Irigoyen, Shake It Up! (Disney Channel), Xolo Mariduena, Parenthood (Universal Television)
Fabrizio Guido is represented by the Jaime Ferrar Agency
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