Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Selects Filmmakers for Netflix-Sponsored Fellowship

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival has selected five Afro Latino directors for its inaugural Latinx Inclusion Fellowship Series, sponsored by Netflix.
The fellows are Lorena Durán, Justin Floyd, Kase Peña, Monica Suriyage and Tamara Shogaolu. Each will be awarded a $20,000 grant to produce a short, along with individualized mentorship, one-on-one meetings with industry leaders, and other networking opportunities. Their completed films will premiere at next year’s Laliff. Netflix will also offer support to the filmmakers throughout the development of their films.
The mentors are executive producer Alicia Marie Agramonte, director of development of film at Revelations ...
The fellows are Lorena Durán, Justin Floyd, Kase Peña, Monica Suriyage and Tamara Shogaolu. Each will be awarded a $20,000 grant to produce a short, along with individualized mentorship, one-on-one meetings with industry leaders, and other networking opportunities. Their completed films will premiere at next year’s Laliff. Netflix will also offer support to the filmmakers throughout the development of their films.
The mentors are executive producer Alicia Marie Agramonte, director of development of film at Revelations ...
- 12/1/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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