Amplification
Highlighting and uplifting Latine-related accomplishments and announcements across television, film and other disciplines, along with findings and interrogations about the industry.
Amazon Studios Announces Latino Community Initiatives, Including the Inaugural Youth Cinema Project Fellowship
Amazon Studios is formalizing its commitment to the Latino community in Hollywood and beyond by partnering with Edward James Olmos’ Latino Film Institute, the Youth Cinema Project and local non-profit LA Collab, working together to strengthen the Hollywood pipeline.
Starz #TakeTheLead Writers’ Intensive Reveals 2022 Finalists
The Starz #TakeTheLead Writers’ Intensive has selected Corey Dashaun, Gabriela Revilla Lugo, John Lowe, Naiyah Ambros, Raymond Arturo Perez, and Tennessee Martin as the program’s finalists.
Amazon Studios Partners With Latino Film Institute And LA Collab To Help Redefine Hollywood Pipeline
Amazon Studios embarked on two entertainment collaborations that mark a real and differentiating commitment to supporting the U.S. Latino community.
Imagen Awards Winners List: ‘Love, Victor’, ‘Encanto’, Eugenio Derbez, ‘Selena: The Series’ Among Honorees
The Imagen Awards unveiled the winners of their 37th annual gala honoring Latinos in television and film. Some of the honorees that received the accolade included the animated film Encanto for Best Feature Film, Love, Victor as Best Comedy Primetime Program and Selena: The Series for Best Drama Primetime Program.
‘The Slumber Party’ Coming-Of-Age Comedy Movie Based On ‘The Sleepover’ Teen Novel Ordered By Disney Branded Television
Disney Branded Television has begun production on The Slumber Party, a Disney Original Movie based on Jen Malone’s popular teen novel The Sleepover, from Imagine Kids+Family, a division of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment. Production got underway today in Atlanta.
‘Barton Creek’: Carlos V. Gutierrez To Direct, John Martinez O’Felan To Produce Movie About Cuban Political Exile Carlos Lavernia
Producer John Martinez O’Felan has secured financing and set his next Project, Barton Creek, a Latino-led and LatinX inclusive feature biopic written and directed by award-winning Cuban-American director Carlos V. Gutierrez.
‘More’: Veronica Falcón, Yvette Monreal, Georgie Flores, & Ceci Fernandez Join Cast; Natalie Chaidez & Amy Chozick To EP & Co-Showrun
Veronica Falcón (Perry Mason, Ozark), Yvette Monreal (DC’s Stargirl), Georgie Flores (Famous in Love), and Ceci Fernandez (WeCrashed) have been cast in series regular roles in the HBO Max Original drama pilot More, from executive producer/writer/co-showrunner Amy Chozick (The Girls On The Bus), Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television.
Actors Xóchitl Gómez and Xolo Maridueña will be honored on Tuesday evening in Washington, D.C. by the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts at its Noche De Gala.
Mexico’s Underrepresented Gain a Voice
Eight of the 10 directors in the Morelia Festival’s main Mexican competition are women, led by two of the biggest Mexican fest hits of the year,“Robe of Gems,” Natalia López Gallardo’s Berlin Special Jury laureate, and “Huesera,” from Michelle Garza Cervera, a double Tribeca winner.
San Sebastian’s Next Gen Mexico Showcase
Thanks in part to a strong co-production drive, 13 Mexican-nationality movies play at San Sebastian this year, a major presence.