NALIP Conference

NALIP's 12th National Conference -
THE NEW NOW: Defining the Future Together

Registration is open for NALIP's 2011 national conference, THE NEW NOW: Defining the Future Together. Scheduled to run in Newport Beach, CA, April 15-17 at the Island Hotel, NALIP's twelfth conference will be the most important Latino media event of the year!

Last Chance Registration is still open until April 11. Visit the conference webpage for program information and to register.

For twelve years, the only annual gathering of the national Latino media field has been the NALIP conference. This event is organized as a creative and business event for Latino filmmakers and those interested in Latino content. NALIP’s 12th conference will be a dynamic, unique and inspiring weekend filled with professional development and networking opportunities. THE NEW NOW will include top-level speakers from the film, documentary and television industries, intimate conversations with artists, and workshops for emerging and mid-career filmmakers. Also included in THE NEW NOW will be pitch and screening events, and the annual Achievement and Estela Awards that celebrate past triumphs and rising talents. Running concurrently will be NALIP’s seventh annual Latino Media Market, a meetings event designed to match executives and funders to projects.

THE NEW NOW: Defining the Future Together is presented by Time Warner and the National Latino Media Council. The 2010 census is about to reveal the ascending significance of the bi-lingual, bi-cultural Latino market. How do filmmakers attract those viewers? How do we use new technologies to access this audience and bring resources to our projects? And what is the Latino market in the New Now? Co-chairs Jimmy Smits and Rudy Beserra have invited top industry professionals and visionaries to help us define a media future that includes Latinos at the table for key decisions and that ensures that our stories are told. Together they have programmed a jam-packed weekend of plenaries and conversations, workshops and networking events, plus an exciting sneak preview screening. All at The Island Hotel in Newport Beach, CA, April 15 – 17, with a special Latino edition of Backstage’s Actorfest on April 14.

THE NEW NOW will feature executives from Warner Bros., Sony, Disney/ABC, Turner, MTV Networks, Telemundo, Lifetime, SiTV, PBS, Smithsonian Networks, NBC, CBS, Fox, CPB, CNN, Showtime, WME and more. It will involve guilds and unions like SAG, WGA, PGA, AFTRA and the DGA while examining the craft of artists like Martin Sheen (“The West Wing”), Sofia Vergara (“Modern Family”) and Sonia Fritz (America). It will have workshops for actors and directors, documentary makers and aspiring television writer/producers. There will be a chance to practice pitching, showcase directing reels, and get in the room with top executives. This will be the Latino media event of 2011!

We look forward to seeing long-time members and industry leaders, along with new members and content creators. NALIP’s 12th annual conference is the place to be if you are a part of or interested in Latino media. Plan to spend a dynamic, creative weekend in THE NEW NOW!

Last Chance Registration is still open until April 11. Visit the conference webpage for program information and to register.