NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Announces Nominees for 10th Annual Awards (EXCLUSIVE)

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Wilson Chapman editorNewFilmmakers Los Angeles has announced the nominees for the 10th annual Best of NFMLA Awards.NFMLA is a nonprofit organization that supports emerging filmmakers and artists through a monthly series of screenings and events in Los Angeles.

The nominees for its Best of NFMLA slate are comprised of films that have screened as part of the NFMLA Monthly Film Festival selection in 2021.

This year, the awards honor 125 nominees across 16 categories, including achievements in features, documentaries, shorts, experimental media and a best new filmmaker award.“We are so proud to be able to highlight the incredible talent of all of our nominees, who have each created such inspiring work,” NFMLA programming director Bojana Sandic said in a statement. $15,000 will be provided to select Best of NFMLA winners, a practice that began last year to celebrate the career of recently passed producer Anthony Rhulen, who launched the indie producing company FilmEngine.“We were able to make these funds available for the first time beginning in 2021 thanks to the Walter and Judy Rhulen Family Foundation, to continue celebrating what was very dear to Anthony, championing new storytellers and independent cinema,” NFMLA executive director and co-founder Larry Laboe said in a statement. “During last year’s awards, these funds were allocated to support filmmakers such as Alberto Belli and Rami Kodeih.

We’re excited to make another investment on behalf of Anthony and the Rhulen family in 2022 to continue supporting diverse voices.”View the full list of nominees at the Best of NFMLA awards below.Feature “Alberto and the Concrete Jungle” “Beans” “Fall Back Down” “Igilbert” “Pacarrete” “White Elephant”Documentary Feature “A La.