Exclusive: Cine Sony, Sony Pictures Television’s premier movie channel for the bi-cultural U.S. Latino audience, and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (Nalip) revealed the winners of the inaugural Voces Nuevas, a short film contest for aspiring filmmakers. The grand prize winner was Puerto Rico native Alejandra López, writer and director of La Capa Azul.
López’s short tells the story of Junior, a ten-year-old boy who must find medication for his grandfather in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. He puts on a blue cape made of the tarp that covers his roof and sets off on a journey to save his grandfather’s life. She received $10,000 and a Nalip scholarship and will attend the 2019 Nalip Media Summit (which kicks off today) where she will have the opportunity to meet with industry executives.
The first prize winner of Voces Nuevas was Gabriel Savodivker’s To Infinity, which...
López’s short tells the story of Junior, a ten-year-old boy who must find medication for his grandfather in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. He puts on a blue cape made of the tarp that covers his roof and sets off on a journey to save his grandfather’s life. She received $10,000 and a Nalip scholarship and will attend the 2019 Nalip Media Summit (which kicks off today) where she will have the opportunity to meet with industry executives.
The first prize winner of Voces Nuevas was Gabriel Savodivker’s To Infinity, which...
- 7/25/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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