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NFMLA 2022 InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Film Festival Lineup Includes Pool Boy
September 14, 2022
The lineup for the NFMLA 2022 InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Film Festival includes short films like "Pool Boy" and "Bertie…
How 'Huella' Director Gabriela Ortega Found a 'Fairy Godmother' in Sandra Condito
September 6, 2022
Hulla short film director Gabriela Ortega met Sandra Condito, the producer and executive she calls her "fairy godmother," through NFMLA
NFMLA Warner Bros. Discovery NewNarratives
August 8, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and Warner Bros. Discovery’s OneFifty just announced a second season of the talent discovery program NewNarratives.
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July 18, 2022
Emilia Clarke opens up about brain aneurysms she suffered during Game of Thrones; Dispatches from Outfest; Opportunities for aspiring screenwriters
NFMLA Celebrates Immigrant Filmmakers With Stories of Family, Camp and Weightlifting
July 15, 2022
NFMLA (NewFilmmakers Los Angeles) celebrated immigrant filmmakers with stories of family, camp, and weightlifters competing for citizenship.
Leylak, an NFMLA film directed by Scott Aharoni and Dennis Latos
May 24, 2022
NFMLA Celebrates Middle Eastern, Arab and Dutch Cinema with tales of connection and loss, including "Leylak," "Mariam," and "Beity."
NFMLA Best of NFMLA Awards
May 20, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles has announced the winners of the 2022 Best of NFMLA Awards, including Gabriela Ortega who won Best…
"They Keep Quiet So We Make Noise" by Marlena Skrobe
May 13, 2022
The NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) DocuSlate Film Festival shared narratives about recycling, a woman’s transition from the streets, and more.
NFMLA celebrates Indigenous Cinema
May 6, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) celebrated Indigenous Cinema with stories of family, survival, endurance — and a little magic.
NFMLA Salutes Veterans Cinema
April 29, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) celebrated military movies as it screened films about perseverance, struggle — and a dog.
Work, Play, and a Puppet: NFMLA Celebrates Films by Latinx and Hispanic Filmmakers
April 22, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) celebrated a slate of acclaimed shorts by Latinx and Hispanic Filmmakers in a recent festival.
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April 12, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) celebrated a slate of acclaimed shorts made in California and specifically Los Angeles.
Lights out and Away We Go - Resized Film Still
January 31, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) celebrated the disabled film community with a presentation of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge finalist films.
Parev Mama Hello Mother Natalie Shirinian
December 10, 2021
Natalie Shirninan and her wife Elizabeth Baudouin star as lovers in their short film Hello Mother. They sold a garage…
NFMLA grant winners
November 23, 2021
NFMLA and WarnerMedia OneFifty are introducing the four winners of their inaugural artist grant program called NewNarratives.
Xinyi Zhu - NFMLA June Filmmaker Headshot for MM
November 16, 2021
A trans man deals with his father, two brothers reunite, and an alienated man contemplates capitalism in an NFMLA celebration…
NFMLA Dinh Thai
November 3, 2021
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles celebrated Asian and Asian-American filmmakers with stories of perseverance and belonging in one of the latest NFMLA…
DocuSlate Filmmaker Headshot - Mariel Sosa
October 23, 2021
A recent NFMLA event celebrated documentary filmmaking with stories of empowerment, confinement vs. expansiveness, trans identity and more
Michelle Hernandez, director of "Douk"
September 3, 2021
Stories of an inspiring drag queen, a dying teenager and a hard-of-hearing dancer loomed large at a recent NFMLA celebration of…
NFMLA Sets 8th InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Film Fest With the Academy
September 1, 2021
NFMLA and the Academy are putting on the 8th anual InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Film Festival in September. Find out…
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August 17, 2021
New Filmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) explores veterans' cinema with films about war, family and fear, including Cate Jones' She's the…
Batgirl Begins; New COVID-19 Rules; New Mexico Beats the Odds
July 20, 2021
Batgirl begins; New Mexico breaks production spending records; producers and guilds agree on new short-term COVID-19 rules.
New Narratives NFMLA WarnerMedia OneFifty
July 19, 2021
Submit your project idea to New Narratives today -- a joint program from NFMLA and WarnerMedia One Fifty that's funding…
Fandango NFMLA Concert at the Border
July 16, 2021
Fandango at the Wall is one highlight of a recent NFMLA and Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences celbration…