LATINX FILM OF THE YEAR
Listed below are the projects nominated in the Latinx Film category.
These Are the Nominees for NALIP’s Latinx Film of the Year
It’s late October and that means award season will be kicking into high gear soon. Getting an early start is the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) who have just released their nominees for their annual prizes. NALIP rewards both the best in US Latinx filmmaking talent (Latinx Film award) as well as the best from outside the U.S. (Latin American Film award) in its two separate categories. The ten feature films nominated, which include a box office horror hit, an AIDS doc that’s making the festival rounds, and two Gael García Bernal flicks that were submitted for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, are a perfect cross-section of the range of projects created for and by Latinx storytellers that NALIP is intent on celebrating.
The winners will be announced at NALIP’s second annual Latino Lens Festival and Showcase, which takes place October 30, 2016 at the Avalon Hollywood. And lest you think it’s just an award ceremony, know that the daylong affair includes workshops, panels, screenings, and mixers. Even as they celebrate the strength of this past year’s crop of films, the focus continues to be the conviction that more and more Latinx content creators need to be nurtured and championed. Grab your Latino Lens ticket here.
Here’s a look at all the nominated films.
LATIN AMERICAN FILM OF THE YEAR
Listed below are the projects nominated in the Latin American Film category.