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Aug 16, 2022

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival's Inclusion Fellowship Back for a Third Year

LALIFF announced today the call for submissions for its third annual LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship which aims to champion underrepresented filmmakers within the Latino community. With continued support from Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, ten visionary self-identifying Indigenous Latino and Afro/Black Latino directors will each be awarded $30,000 for the production of their short films.

Dec 14, 2021

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Announces the Five Visionary Afro Latino and Five Visionary Indigenous Latino Recipients of its Latinx Inclusion Fellowship Series

LALIFF announced today the ten visionary Afro Latino and Indigenous Latino directors that were selected for its Latinx Inclusion Fellowship, sponsored by Netflix. The Fellowship, now in its second year, was created to develop extensive and inclusive opportunities for underrepresented groups within the Latino community.

Sep 14, 2021

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Expands on LatinX Inclusion Fellowship

Five Visionary Indigenous Latino And Five Visionary Afro Latino Directors Will Receive A Production Grant And Premiere Their Films At LALIFF 2022

Dec 1, 2020

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Announces the Five Visionary Afro Latino Recipients of their Inaugural LatinX Inclusion Fellowship Series

Award-winning filmmaker Lorena Durán; writer and director Justin Floyd; award-winning filmmaker Kase Peña; director Monica Suriyage and artist, director Tamara Shogaolu are the inaugural fellows.

Sep 15, 2020

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Launches LatinX Inclusion Fellowship Series

Five visionary Afro Latino directors will receive a production grant and premiere their films at LALIFF 2021. Netflix to sponsor in this inaugural year.

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Nov 16, 2022

LALIFF Reveals 10 Afro/Black & Indigenous Recipients Of Inclusion Fellowship

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The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival revealed the 10 Afro/Black Latino and Indigenous Latino directors that were selected for the 3rd annual LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship.

Aug 16, 2022

Submissions Are Open for the 2023 LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship Until September 16th

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The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announced today the call for submissions for its third annual LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship which aims to champion underrepresented filmmakers within the Latino community.

Aug 16, 2022

Film News in Brief

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The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announced today that it is accepting submissions for its third annual LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship.

Aug 15, 2022

Eli Vazquez Empowers Afro-Latino Stories with Film | American Latino

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Eli Vazquez, is a writer, director, entrepreneur, and digital storyteller. He is the founder and CEO of the production company Hype Media House and the social media brand/Coaching program Self-Hype. A proud Mexi-Rican from Chicago, Eli has worked with some of the top digital media companies in the world generating over 500+ million views online. And recently he was a semi-finalist for LALIFF/Netflix Afro-Latinx Film Fellowship. Eli's mission is to empower people by creating diverse stories on screen and grow past their limitations in their business and personal lives.

Jun 9, 2022

El Mundo en Fotos: un recorrido por la actualidad, en imágenes

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Andy Garcia and Adria Arjona attend the 2022 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival screening of Father Of The Bride in Hollywood on June 5.

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