Daniela Arguello, a Guatemalan-born director, is yet to screen her upcoming short film, “Sra. Genovese,” but already HBO has acquired the adventure comedy for its streaming service.
Through exposure at the annual InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Cinema event, Arguello’s work is being noticed. Her previous short, “2500km,” made on a $500 budget, was acquired by HBO after screening at the event in 2017.
Arguello and a few other Latinx filmmakers return this year to the annual screening event co-hosted by NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Sept. 8 event is intended to showcase the work of up-and-coming filmmakers, offering opportunities to gain a foothold in the American film industry. Many of the directors come from counties like Mexico, Brazil, Peru, and Spain, among others.
The event, Arguello said, “was life changing because it opened a lot of doors in my career.”
Director Rubin Stein,...
Through exposure at the annual InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Cinema event, Arguello’s work is being noticed. Her previous short, “2500km,” made on a $500 budget, was acquired by HBO after screening at the event in 2017.
Arguello and a few other Latinx filmmakers return this year to the annual screening event co-hosted by NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Sept. 8 event is intended to showcase the work of up-and-coming filmmakers, offering opportunities to gain a foothold in the American film industry. Many of the directors come from counties like Mexico, Brazil, Peru, and Spain, among others.
The event, Arguello said, “was life changing because it opened a lot of doors in my career.”
Director Rubin Stein,...
- 8/30/2018
- by Ricardo Lopez
- Variety Film + TV
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles: Celebration of Latinx and Hispanic Filmmakers in Partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will be co-presenting NewFilmmakers† Los Angeles’ (Nfmla) annual Latinx & Hispanic Cinema program on Saturday, September 8th,† 2018 at the The Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (Nfmla) and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) with presenting partners Nalip and SAG-aftra on Saturday, September 8th, 2018 present the annual Nfmla Film Festival.
InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema event.
The event will be hosted at The Academy’s Samuel† Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills and will be the largest edition of this program since its inception.
The Festival presents a powerful lineup of local and international films by world-class emerging† filmmakers from Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica,...
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (Nfmla) and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) with presenting partners Nalip and SAG-aftra on Saturday, September 8th, 2018 present the annual Nfmla Film Festival.
InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema event.
The event will be hosted at The Academy’s Samuel† Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills and will be the largest edition of this program since its inception.
The Festival presents a powerful lineup of local and international films by world-class emerging† filmmakers from Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica,...
- 8/24/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
10th Anniversary of NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Comes with Latino & Hispanic Cinema Film Festival, September 16Ficg in L.A. is not the only Latino Film Festival in Los Angeles, a city populated almost 50% by Latinos. NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences spotlight emerging global filmmakers at the Annual Latino & Hispanic Cinema Film Festival honoring Hispanic Heritage Month this September.
Celebrating 10 Years, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles continues to champion and promote the works of global emerging filmmakers. With the goal of showcasing, supporting and connecting emerging filmmakers, Nfmla has rapidly expanded to become much more than a monthly film festival for shorts.
As a monthly event, founder Larry Laboe and Susie Kim consistently support emerging filmmakers in much the same way as NewFilmmakers New York does on a weekly basis. In New York, NewFilmmakers New York is a part of the Anthology Film Archives founded in 1998 by Jonas Mekas.
Celebrating 10 Years, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles continues to champion and promote the works of global emerging filmmakers. With the goal of showcasing, supporting and connecting emerging filmmakers, Nfmla has rapidly expanded to become much more than a monthly film festival for shorts.
As a monthly event, founder Larry Laboe and Susie Kim consistently support emerging filmmakers in much the same way as NewFilmmakers New York does on a weekly basis. In New York, NewFilmmakers New York is a part of the Anthology Film Archives founded in 1998 by Jonas Mekas.
- 8/17/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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