#WeAreInclusion
2018
NALIP MEDIA
SUMMIT
JUNE 21 - 24
About the 19th Annual NALIP Media Summit
Join us for the 19th Annual NALIP Media Summit: We Are Inclusion, June 21-24, 2018, as we celebrate the convergence of storytelling, technology and media championing Latinx talent. Within the shifting entertainment industry we seek to encourage and facilitate proactive engagement of the Latinx creator community. We champion the inclusion of Latinx talent behind and in-front of the camera with panels that cover everything from film producing to cutting-edge entertainment trends. Ultimately, we seek to bridge connections within the entertainment industry and Latinx community to broaden the narrative. Together, with you, #WeAreInclusion.
Speakers
Latino Media Awards: Saturday, June 23, 2018 - The Ray Dolby Ballroom
Last year we honored Zoe Saldana with the Outstanding Achievement in Film Award. Check back here soon to see who we will be honoring at the 2018 Latino Media Awards Gala this June!
Latino Media Awards: Saturday, June 23, 2018 - The Ray Dolby Ballroom
Last year we honored Ivonne Coll with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Check back here soon to see who we will be honoring at the 2018 Latino Media Awards Gala this June!
Purchase tickets to the Gala here.
Latino Media Awards: Saturday, June 23 , 2018 - The Ray Dolby Ballroom
Last year we honored Kate del Castillo with the Outstanding Achievement in Television Award. Check back here soon to see who we will be honoring at the 2018 Latino Media Awards Gala this June!
#WeAreInclusion
Speakers
We Run This Show #DWIMI - June 23 @ 2:30 PM - Creator's Studio 2
Gloria Calderón Kellett is the Executive Producer and Co-showrunner of One Day At A Time currently streaming on Netflix. Before that she wrote and produced on such shows as CW's iZombie, ABC's Mixology, Lifetime's Devious Maids, CBS's Rules of Engagement & How I Met Your Mother, for which she won an Alma Award for Outstanding Script. Gloria graduated from Loyola Marymount University and was awarded a Kennedy Center/ACTF Award for her first play, Plane Strangers – which also went on to win the Del Rey Players Playwriting Award, and the LMU Playwright of the Year Award. Gloria has a Masters degree in Theatre from the University of London. She is a founding member of the sketch comedy group And Donkey Makes Five, and has written and performed stand-up comedy at The Improv and The Comedy Store. Her book, Accessories, has been translated into Italian and is published by Small Fish Studios in the U.S. and Cassini Press in Italy. As an actress she has appeared on stage in London, Madrid, New York and all over Los Angeles. TV Credits include: How I Met Your Mother, Angie Tribeca, Trophy Wife but her proudest on camera moment thus far was appearing as a narrator on Drunk History (New Orleans).
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
This Keynote luncheon catered by Wolfgang Puck brings together a powerful group of Latina showrunners. Join Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Gloria Calderon-Kellet and Tanya Saracho as they gather to trade knowledge and insight on leading teams of creatives through a season of television, how they got their start in Hollywood, and choices they made as showrunners that affected representation and inclusion in their shows. Out of 500 television shows currently being made, these women represent 75% of Latina Showrunners, they are blazing a trail to the future of narrative episodic content.
We Run This Show #DWIMI - June 23 @ 2:30PM - Creator's Studio 2
Danielle Sanchez-Witzel is a writer producer under an overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV where last season she served as Consulting Producer on Fox’s comedy LA TO VEGAS. She was previously showrunner and Executive Producer for three seasons on NBC’s critically acclaimed THE CARMICHAEL SHOW. Additional credits include NEW GIRL, MY NAME IS EARL and GEORGE LOPEZ. In features, she recently completed a rewrite of Paramount’s live-action DORA THE EXPLORER movie. Danielle received an M.F.A. in Producing from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. When not working she can be found lying on the couch watching sports with her husband and their French Bulldog.
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
This Keynote luncheon catered by Wolfgang Puck brings together a powerful group of Latina showrunners. Join Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Gloria Calderon-Kellet and Tanya Saracho as they gather to trade knowledge and insight on leading teams of creatives through a season of television, how they got their start in Hollywood, and choices they made as showrunners that affected representation and inclusion in their shows. Out of 500 television shows currently being made, these women represent 75% of Latina Showrunners, they are blazing a trail to the future of narrative episodic content.
We Run This Show #DWIMI - June 23 @ 2:30PM - Creator's Studio 2
Tanya Saracho is a playwright and television writer who serves as creator, showrunner, and executive producer of “Vida” on Starz, premiering May 6, 2018. She recently signed an overall deal with Starz, and is developing a new series, titled “Brujas,” with Big Beach.Her television credits include “How to Get Away with Murder,” HBO's “Looking” and “Girls,” and “Devious Maids.”Named "Best New Playwright" by Chicago Magazine, Saracho has had plays produced at New York City’s Primary Stages and 2nd Stage, as well as Victory Gardens Theatre, The Denver Theatre Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Goodman Theater, Steppenwolf Theater, Teatro Vista, Teatro Luna, Fountain Theater, Clubbed Thumb, NEXT Theater and 16th Street Theater.
Saracho was named one of nine national Latino "Luminarios" by Café Magazine, and received the first "Revolucionario" Award in Theater by the National Museum of Mexican Art.She is the founder of Teatro Luna (the first all-Latina Theatre Company in the nation, now defunct) as well as the founder of ALTA (Alliance of Latino Theatre Artists). She is currently in development with South Coast Repertory and Two River Theatre.
Saracho was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México, and raised along the Texas border, spending the better part of her adult life in Chicago.Saracho is represented by UTA and Mark Orsini at Bret Adams, Ltd.
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
This Keynote luncheon catered by Wolfgang Puck brings together a powerful group of Latina showrunners. Join Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Gloria Calderon-Kellet and Tanya Saracho as they gather to trade knowledge and insight on leading teams of creatives through a season of television, how they got their start in Hollywood, and choices they made as showrunners that affected representation and inclusion in their shows. Out of 500 television shows currently being made, these women represent 75% of Latina Showrunners, they are blazing a trail to the future of narrative episodic content.
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
What The Pitch? - Location TBD - Thursday June 21, 2018
Toni Bell an independent filmmaker and Filmmaker Services Manager at the International Documentary Association where she is responsible for handling the day-to-day operations of the fiscal sponsorship program. She curates the IDA’s DocuClub work-in-progress screening series of which many of the films have premiered at film festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, and CPH: Dox. She is a featured speaker and panelists at conferences, universities and a jurist and mentor at documentary festivals and labs such as NALIP, SEEFest, Outfest, and the Firelight Media Impact Producers Retreat. Her foray into documentary film began when she started writing and editing the newsletter for the Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers – West. This led to her first gig as production assistant and then an archival researcher for the film, Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race, which aired nationally on PBS. Since then she has done archival research for several documentaries and television shows including Centric’s Being. She holds an M.A. in Visual Anthropology from USC, M.F.A in Creative Writing from Naropa University, and a certificate in professional screenwriting from UCLA.
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Pitched to Perfection (Invitation Only) - Thursday June 21, 2018
Christine Dávila is currently a Creative Executive at Stage 13, an original, digital-first content brand of Warner Bros. Digital Networks. In this role she develops short-form episodic series like the best friend romantic comedy I Love Bekka and Lucy, the first digital series to ever screen at the SXSW Film Festival in 2017. Other shows include the critically acclaimed horror anthology series, Two Sentence Horror Stories, action grindhouse series, La Quinceañera and comedy series Incredible Life of Darrell. Prior to Stage 13, Davila established and ran the U.S. non-profit, Ambulante California, a traveling documentary film festival that originated in Mexico by Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. She has over twelve years of experience in film programming at various world class festivals like Sundance Film Festival, where she has been a Programming Associate since 2008. Dávila is also a Programmer at the Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam, which focuses on discovering emerging Caribbean filmmakers. She tracks American Latino films and filmmakers, and the independent film festival scene on her blog chicanafromchicago.com.
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Assembling The Movie: Packaging (Invite Only) - Friday, June 22, 2018 - Creator's Studio 3
Jairo Alvarado started as a creative exec at Warner Bros. then went on to join 3 Arts Entertainment as a manager/producer. At Circle of Confusion, he reps writer Brian Miller whose sold pilots to Fox with Ryan Murphy and MTV with UCP and Blumhouse; AMERICAN DAD and COMMUNITY writer Jordan Blum; director Roel Reine who directed the first two episodes of THE INHUMANS series for Marvel; director Josef Wladyka who has directed episodes of NARCOS for Netflix, OUTCAST for Cinemax, and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD for AMC; and writer Joe Loya who has worked on TAKEN for NBC and QUEEN OF THE SOUTH for USA. He has also produced, in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, the cutting-edge VR project DINNER PARTY with director Angel Soto (BASHIR’S DREAM) and writer Charlotte Stoudt (HOMELAND). Circle of Confusion is a management/production company that represents such clients as Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD), The Wachowski Sisters (THE MATRIX, SENSE8), and John Spaihts (DR. STRANGE, PASSENGERS). On the production side they have produced the ratings television hit THE WALKING DEAD for AMC as well as FEAR THE WALKING DEAD and they recently partnered with ITV Studios to create the Circle of Confusion Television Studios.
#FemaleTVDirectors Panel - Latino Lens Space - June 22 4:00 PM
Debra Birnbaum is an accomplished editor with over 20 years of experience covering news and entertainment. She's the executive editor, TV, at Variety, overseeing all television coverage for the trade magazine’s multiple platforms, including the weekly print edition, Variety.com, and special awards season issues. As the President/Editor-in-Chief of TV Guide Magazine, a position she held for seven years, she revitalized a classic brand with innovations like the annual "Fan Favorites" cover contest, the Comic-Con photo studio, and the "Hot List" party. She appears frequently on TV and radio as an entertainment expert, and regularly moderates panels for the TV Academy, Screen Actors Guild, Paley Center, and more. She has also worked for Redbook, George, More, The New York Post, and Us Weekly.
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
20% or fewer episodes of television are directed by women every year. These trailblazing women discuss their path to episodic content, the difference between directing episodic versus features, the most fulfilling and challenging on set moments, and what they envision for the future of television.
Women TV Writers - Creator's Studio 2 - June 23, 2018 2:30-3:30 PM
Ligiah Villalobos is a Writer, Producer, Consultant, Educator and Lecturer. She is best known for the independent feature film Under the Same Moon, (La Misma Luna), which she wrote and executive produced. The film was released by Fox Searchlight and The Weinstein Company in 2008 after it was acquired at the Sundance Film Festival, where it became the highest sale for a Spanish-language film in the history of Sundance. Made for under $2M, the film earned over $23M worldwide.
More recently, Villalobos was a Cultural Consultant on the Academy Award winning Pixar movie, COCO, which has become the highest grossing movie of all time in Mexico (and highest grossing Pixar movie in China). She is also the recipient of the Humanitas Prize, for writing the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Firelight, produced by Alicia Keys and Mary Martin, which aired on ABC in 2013. Villalobos has developed projects for multiple studios and networks, including ABC, NBC, ABC/Family (now Freeform), F/X, Showtime, BET, HBO, and Sesame Street, among others. The latest being, a half hour pilot for STARZ titled The Dirty Girls Social Club, based on the NY Times bestselling book. Villalobos co-wrote the 2016 Lifetime TV Movie, The Real MVP, based on the life of Kevin Durant’s mother, produced by Queen Latifah and Shelby Stone. And she was the Head Writer for three seasons on Nick Jr.’s hit children’s show Go, Diego! Go! In addition to COCO, Villalobos has consulted on the Disney movie, Planes and the TV series, Reed Between the Lines for BET and Nina’s World for SPROUT.
Before becoming an independent writer/producer, Villalobos was a studio executive at The Walt Disney Company, where she oversaw television production in Latin America for five years, launching eight #1 children shows in seven countries and then overseeing the Writing Fellowship Program and the Directors Training Program for the Studio. She then worked as a Current Programming Executive at The WB, where she oversaw six prime times shows, including the four highest rated shows on the network. Villalobos recently sold an animated series to the Disney Channel titled Adelita y Señorita. She is currently writing on two Netflix animated children’s series, Super Monsters and Zoey Zoom. She is also a writer and associate producer on the animated feature film Koati, currently in production. Villalobos lectures and teaches writing workshops around the world, including for the Sundance Film Institute, the Taipei’s Film Commission San Miguel de Allende’s Writers Conference and NALIP.
She is a contributor to The Huffington Post, The Black List Blog and Americana magazine. She is on the Board of the Writers Guild Foundation, the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and the Immigrant Defenders Law Center. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. Villalobos is a professor in the TV Film and Theatre MFA program at Cal State LA. She has also taught at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Colorado College, and Tisch/Asia in Singapore.
Creating The Mediums Of Tomorrow - Date TBD - Location TBD
Evette Vargas is an award-winning creator and immersive storyteller. Named by the New York Times as an “Artist to Watch,” Vargas’ work includes series for Amazon, MTV, Bravo, DirectTV; and interactive content for Fast And Furious, Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Madonna. Vargas exec produced, wrote and directed her digital series Dark Prophet, starring Henry Rollins, which contended for two Emmys.
Vargas is penning the Mix Master Mike feature biopic for QC Entertainment and drama series Tinacious with Rosario Dawson serving as EP and talent. Vargas wrote The Current War VR Experience, a companion for the film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Vargas created the Immersiveplay, the industry standard for immersive scriptwriting for Final Draft and spoke at Cannes on VR Storytelling.
Vargas was born in the Bronx and learned to tell stories at the dinner table where the imagination ruled.
Twitter: @vargasgirl
Instagram: @vargasgirl23
Facebook: Evette Vargas
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
XR & VR present limitless possibilities for the future of media and storytelling. We invite you to discuss current and future opportunities in the newest mediums of content creation. XR is the wild west of immersive narrative content.
Moderated by Founding Partner of VRSCOUT Malia Probst, join us for a conversation with Evette Vargas, Josema Roig, Jacki Morie, and Mariana Acuña Acosta.
- Friday June 22, 2018 - Creator's Studio 1 - 2:30 to 3:30 PM
Pamela A. Aguilar is Senior Director of Programming and Development for PBS. She identifies, develops and oversees the production of original Primetime content in arts, culture, nature, science, history and independent film. She works closely with Latino Public Broadcasting, to develop the nationally broadcast documentary series, VOCES and with co-producing partners like VOX Media, the BBC, and with producing member stations like WGBH, WNET and TPT. Her latest project, No Passport Required with Chef Marcus Samuelsson (VOX), is a multi-platform docu-series that celebrates America’s diverse cultural mosaic. Other credits include, Big Pacific, narrated by Daniel Dae Kim (NHNZ), The Wonders of Mexico, narrated by Anthony Mendez, 9 Months That Made You (BBC), and the Emmy nominated In Defense of Food. Pamela a member of NALIP’s Diverse Women in Media Advisory Committee, a graduate of The New School University in New York City and hails from the Golden State of California.
Behind The Programming - Date TBD - Location TBD
As the Director of Programming at Outfest, Lucy oversees the curation of three of the country's most prominent LGBTQ film festivals, Outfest Los Angeles, Outfest Fusion and NewFest, and also helms various year-round educational programs dedicated to increasing the visibility of the queer community within the entertainment industry.
Lucy's extensive industry background includes having produced two dozen theatrical feature films, predominately for Lionsgate and Warner Bros. She is a two-time Film Independent fellow, and a member of BAFTA and the Producers Guild of America. She can regularly be found moderating discussions about queer cinema and speaking at panels and events for various media outlets, institutions and colleges.
Lucy’s most recent feature film Jack Of The Red Hearts won the Grand Jury Prize at Geena Davis’ inaugural Bentonville Film Festival, and was released in theaters nationwide in 2016.
Follow Lucy on Twitter:@Script_Mistress Instagram: @LucyJaneMukerjee
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Choosing a slate of content to premiere at a festival, on a network, or to emphasize on a digital platform can often deeply affect the kind of viewer and participant it attracts. Discover which one is the best fit for your project as these programmers discuss what they see as a stand out piece.
Schedule At a Glance
Thursday, June 21
Kick Off Screenings • The Ricardo Montalban
Registration
Emerging Content Creators Workshop
LMM: Pitching To Perfection • Restricted Access. By Invitation Only.
Friday, June 22
Registration
Latino Media Market: Registration + Orientation • (Restricted Access. By Invitation Only)
Wake Up! : Coffee Networking Break
Latino Media Market: How to Pitch Workshop • (Restricted Access. By Invitation Only)
Friday, June 22
Registration
North Terrace
Pick up your Summit Pass below the North Terrace Registration center as indicated by the yellow star on the summit map below. Can’t find registration? Have a question about your pass? Ask a friendly NALIP volunteer!
Latino Media Market: Registration + Orientation
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(Restricted Access. By Invitation Only)
Latino Media Market
8:00 am - 8:30 am: REGISTRATION
Registration for Latino Media Market participants opens.
8:30 am - 9:30 am: ORIENTATION
The Latino Media Market (LMM) Orientation will go into detail about the Latino Media Market sessions with LMM finalists.
Wake Up! : Coffee Networking Break
Creator's Lounge
Where’s the coffee? Join us in the Creator’s Lounge for coffee and networking. Looking to plan your day? Explore session descriptions and build your own itinerary on the NALIP Media Summit App!
Latino Media Market: How to Pitch Workshop
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(Restricted Access. By Invitation Only)
Latino Media Market
The LMM session will share with the NALIP Latino Media Market participants techniques and tools to pitch their project in order to build a relationship in the industry, secure distribution or completion funds for their project.
Creators Lounge - NALIP Media Summit 2018
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#WeAreInclusion
Creator's Lounge
#WeAreInclusion Creator’s Lounge is for everyone! Attendee’s are welcome to network, visit sponsor activations, and explore career opportunities, diversity programs, and initiatives. The Lounge will also host select screenings, panels and special activities!
The Creators Lounge is open to all Summit pass holders, NALIP members, and non-pass holders!
Assembling The Movie: Packaging
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Creator's Studio 3
Creators Studio 3
Packaging a narrative is an art unto itself of specific team building decisions. Agents and development executives dive into the details of enticing audiences to your project through highly informed talent and marketing decisions.
Creating With Allies
Creators Studio 1
Finding support for your story can be difficult, don’t be afraid to produce your film in partnership with other Latinx countries. These producers and executives have done just that, creating mutually beneficial relationships to support some amazing films. Learn the about the process and possibilities of creating your next project abroad.
Latino Media Market: Executive Meetings
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(Restricted Access. By Invitation Only)
Latino Media Market
Day One of the Latino Media Market: Industry executives take meetings from selected participants to pitch their documentary, low-budget feature, TV/streaming or digital web series idea in order to secure completion funds or distribution.
Friday Keynote Luncheon
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Keynote Luncheon
The Ray Dolby Ballroom
We are so thrilled to present this Keynote luncheon catered by Wolfgang Puck. Speaker soon to be announced!
Attendees interested in joining this luncheon must purchase an all-inclusive pass or purchase individual keynote passes separately. To purchase your pass, please click GET YOUR PASS at the top right corner of the website!
Subjects That Speak
Creators Studio 1
Choosing the right subject can influence the whole narrative of a documentary. Filmmakers discuss how they choose their focus, filming style, and ultimately how they make that final cut.
Energize Coffee Networking Break
Creator's Lounge
Take a break! Join us in the Creator’s Lounge for coffee and networking.
It's Handled. Brand Management
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It's Handled. Brand Managment
Creators Studio 3
All’s fair in entertainment & publicity. Branding has never been more important to the success of a project then it is today. Experts discuss the future of brand management and what filmmakers can expect from relationships with publicists and industry marketers to get their content to outshine the rest.
Session 2 - Creator's Studio 1
Creators Studio 1
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
Digital Trailblazer Award & Fireside Conversation
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Digital Trailblazer Award & Fireside Conversation
Latino Lens Space
Writing Masterclass
Creators Studio 3
Every great film begins on the page. Prominent writers discuss the challenges and techniques they use to facilitate brilliant storytelling for the screen.
Session 3 - Creator's Studio 1
Creators Studio 1
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
#FemaleTVDirectors
Latino Lens Space
20% or fewer episodes of television are directed by women every year. These trailblazing women discuss their path to episodic content, the difference between directing episodic versus features, the most fulfilling and challenging on set moments, and what they envision for the future of television.
Session 4 - Latino Lens Space
Latino Lens Space
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
Session 4 -Creators Studio 1
Creators Studio 1
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
Seizing The Power
Creators Studio 2
Independent production companies are making it big by focusing on diversity and competing directly with major studio fare. By creating stories that awaken audiences to the emotional experiences of people from every walk of life. The executives seizing the power are building empires and proving to everyone that this inclusive content is the right content.
HBO Welcome Reception
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Presented by HBO
Loews Pool Deck
HBO invites you all to their Welcome Reception on Friday evening, at the Loews Hollywood Pool deck. Enjoy music, appetizers and refreshments under the stars of Hollywood while connecting with content creators.
Presented by HBO
Saturday, June 23
Wake Up! : Coffee Networking Break
Registration Day 3
Behind The Programming
1, 2, 3 Funded • 1, 2, 3, Funded
Latino Media Market: Executive Meetings (Restricted Access. By Invitation Only) • (Restricted Access. By Invitation Only)
Saturday, June 23
Wake Up! : Coffee Networking Break
Creator's Lounge
Where’s the coffee? Join us in the Creator’s Lounge for coffee and networking. Looking to plan your day? Explore session descriptions and build your own itinerary on the NALIP Media Summit App!
Registration Day 3
North Terrace
Pick up your Summit Pass below the North Terrace at Registration center as indicated by the yellow star on the summit map below. Can’t find registration? Have a question about your pass? Ask a friendly NALIP volunteer!
Behind The Programming
Creators Studio 2
Choosing a slate of content to premiere at a festival, on a network, or to emphasize on a digital platform can often deeply affect the kind of viewer and participant it attracts. Discover which one is the best fit for your project as these programmers discuss what they see as a stand out piece.
1, 2, 3 Funded
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1, 2, 3, Funded
Creators Studio 1
Finding funding for your passion project can be challenging. Learn from experts about opportunities and strategies that exist for documentary filmmakers. Get your next doc funded!
Latino Media Market: Executive Meetings (Restricted Access. By Invitation Only)
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(Restricted Access. By Invitation Only)
Latino Media Market
Day Two of the Latino Media Market: Industry executives take meetings from selected participants to pitch their documentary, low-budget feature, TV or digital web series idea in order to secure completion funds or distribution.
#WeAreInclusion Creator's Lounge
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Day 3
#WeAreInclusion Creator's Lounge
#WeAreInclusion Creator’s Lounge is for everyone! Attendee’s are welcome to network, visit sponsor activation's, and explore career opportunities, diversity programs, and initiatives. The Lounge will also host select screenings, panels and special activities!
The Creators Lounge is open to all Summit pass holders, NALIP members and non-pass holders!
Session 6 - Latino Lens Space
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Session 6
Latino Lens Space
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
Creating The Mediums Of Tomorrow - XR & VR
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Creating The Mediums Of Tomorrow
Creators Studio 2
XR & VR present limitless possibilities for the future of media and storytelling. We invite you to discuss current and future opportunities in the newest mediums of content creation. XR is the wild west of immersive narrative content.
Moderated by Founding Partner of VRSCOUT Malia Probst, join us for a conversation with Evette Vargas, Josema Roig, Jacki Morie, and Mariana Acuña Acosta.
Session 6 - Creator's Studio 3
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Session 6
Creators Studio 3
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
We Run This Show Keynote
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Keynote - Diverse Women In Media Initiative
The Ray Dolby Ballroom
This Keynote luncheon catered by Wolfgang Puck brings together a powerful group of Latina showrunners. Join Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Gloria Calderon-Kellet and Tanya Saracho as they gather to trade knowledge and insight on leading teams of creatives through a season of television, how they got their start in Hollywood, and choices they made as showrunners that affected representation and inclusion in their shows. Out of 500 television shows currently being made, these women represent 75% of Latina Showrunners, they are blazing a trail to the future of narrative episodic content.
NALIP Official Selection
Creators Studio 1
NALIP Official Selection is a unique showcase of short form content by NALIP members. Together, these works feature a variety of subjects, voices and viewpoints that attest to the rich and talented diversity of the NALIP community. The top submissions will be added to our NALIP Official Selection YouTube playlist. The Official Selection will be screened during NALIP Media Summit on June 23, 2018 from 12 - 2pm!
Networking Coffee Break
#WeAreInclusion Creator's Lounge
It is the home stretch! Interact, network, and re-energize in our Creators Lounge and enjoy some coffee refreshments. There are only a few more sessions left until The Latino Media Awards Gala!
Session 7 - Latino Lens Space
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Session 7
Latino Lens Space
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
Writing Up The Ranks
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Presented by Writers Guild of America
Creators Studio 2
Producing Masterclass
Creators Studio 1
Award winning film producer Frida Torresblanco reveals her journey through Hollywood and explores the role a producer plays throughout the filmmaking process.
Session 8 - Creator's Studio 3
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Session 8
Creators Studio 2
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
Session 8 - Latino Lens Space
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Session 8
Latino Lens Space
At the NALIP Media Summit we bring together panels of experts in Film, Television, Documentaries, Digital Media, and Interactive Tech. We are still building our best line up yet! Follow us on social media for panel and speaker announcements and check back to this site frequently for the latest updates!
Awards Pre-Reception
North Terrace
It's a celebration! Before the Latino Media Awards Gala join us on the North Terrace for photos, drinks and appetizers. We can not wait to honor some of the best Latinx content creators working today!
Reminder that only attendees who have purchased Latino Media Awards Gala tickets may enter Pre-Reception Mixer.
The 2018 Latino Media Awards Gala
The Ray Dolby Ballroom
NALIP presents the annual Latino Media Awards Gala. Join us as we honor stand out creators with the Lifetime Achievement, Estela, and Lupe Awards, which celebrate outstanding and historic achievements in Latinx Media. Past Award winners include: Moctezuma Esparza, Edward James Olmos, Kenny Ortega, Rita Moreno, Lupe Ontiveros, Andy Garcia, Danny Trejo, Gina Rodriguez, Raul Castillo, Dascha Polanco, Raquel Welch and Zoe Saldana!
Summit Closing Reception
North Terrace
The panels have finished, the keynotes have rocked our world and the awards have been handed out, now it's time to party. Join us for desserts and refreshments after the Latino Media Awards Gala.
Remember, you must purchase a ticket to the Gala to attend the pre-reception, award ceremony and Summit Closing Reception!
Sunday, June 24
Latino Lens Coffee Stop
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Executive Producers
Co-Producers
Associate Producers
Supporting Producers
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