Jeanette Dilone: Last News

Michaela Zee editor The National Association of Latino Independent Producers will host a sneak peek of the new NBC comedy “Lopez vs. Lopez” as part of this week’s 8th Annual Latino Media Fest Official Selection lineup. The 2022 lineup includes “Hoar” directed by Jeanette Dilone, “El Triste” directed by Manuel De Valle, “Inés Unfortunately” directed by Anna Salinas, “Fernanda” directed by Mar Molina, “The Lifers Network” directed by Michael Steves, “Soñadora” directed by Stacy Pascal Gaspard and “Brownsville Bred” directed by Elaine Del Valle. Presented by Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo and featuring speakers such as George Lopez, Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva, the Latino Media Fest spotlights U.S. Latinx content across such media platforms as narrative short films, TV/streaming pilots, digital content and documentary shorts.

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announced 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.

EXCLUSIVE: The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival announced today the ten visionary Afro Latino and Indigenous Latino directors selected for its second annual Latinx Inclusion Fellowship in collaboration with Netflix.