Netflix On Board For Latinx List 2022; Streamer Offering Script Deals To Selected Scribes

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EXCLUSIVE: Back for a third year, the Latinx List has added some significant streamer sinew for 2022.Netflix has now come on board with the scriptwriting initiative to offer WGA minimum script deals to two selected scribes.

With five original feature films and five original pilot scripts to be chosen, the submission period for the 2022 Latinx List runs from now until September 2.Successful candidates can expect to be notified soon after the submissions window closes.

Scripts can be submitted here through blcklst.com.“We are thrilled to be partnering with The Black List, ULP, NALIP and Latin Tracking Board on this initiative,” says Pete Corona, Netflix’s Director of Drama Development. “Great storytellers are the archstone of great content and this further solidifies Netflix’s commitment to platforming inclusive stories from the US Latinx community,” the exec added.“The ULP is so thrilled to be partnering again with the Latin Tracking Board, NALIP, and the Black List on this vital initiative,” said Gloria Calderón Kellett today. “Latine people are almost 20% of the US population yet we are still severely lacking in on camera and behind the scenes representation,” the With Love creator stated. “Opportunity and access can make a difference and that is exactly what this initiative does.

So grateful to Netflix and excited to see all the talent that has yet to be discovered.”“The success of scripts from previous Latinx Lists speaks for itself: Sundance Festival premieres, international distribution, writers room staffing, studio writing assignments, and beyond,” noted Black List founder Franklin Leonard as well. “It’s inevitable that the writers selected for the 2022 List will have similar experiences.