The National Hispanic Media Coalition has revealed its cohorts of participants in its 2022 Series Scriptwriters Program.
Ten Latinx writers nationwide were selected for a 7-week intense writers lab where at the conclusion of the program, writers will have developed a half-hour or hour-long original series pilot, which they will pitch to industry leaders including Nhmc’s partners at The Walt Disney Company and NBC.
They include:
Andrew Ruiz – Screenwriter, Filmmaker, and Educator – Los Angeles, CA
Angela Treviño – Television Writer – Los Angeles, CA
Dominic Abeyta – Screenwriter – Los Angeles, CA
Edwin Alexis Gómez – Queer Nicaraguan-American Writer, Director, Producer, and Actor – Los Angeles, CA
Elisha Miranda-Ramirez – Puerto Rican Gen X Writer, Director, Producer, and Professor- Orange County, CA
Marcos Antonio Rodriguez – Award-Winning Playwright – New York, NY
Melanie Martinez – Film & Television Writer – New York, NY
Miguel Ramirez – Salvadoran-American Filmmaker – Los Angeles, CA
Natalie Torres – Nonbinary Latine Writer – San Antonio, Texas
Sofia Quintero – Gen-x Afro-Latina Screenwriter and Novelist – New York,...
Ten Latinx writers nationwide were selected for a 7-week intense writers lab where at the conclusion of the program, writers will have developed a half-hour or hour-long original series pilot, which they will pitch to industry leaders including Nhmc’s partners at The Walt Disney Company and NBC.
They include:
Andrew Ruiz – Screenwriter, Filmmaker, and Educator – Los Angeles, CA
Angela Treviño – Television Writer – Los Angeles, CA
Dominic Abeyta – Screenwriter – Los Angeles, CA
Edwin Alexis Gómez – Queer Nicaraguan-American Writer, Director, Producer, and Actor – Los Angeles, CA
Elisha Miranda-Ramirez – Puerto Rican Gen X Writer, Director, Producer, and Professor- Orange County, CA
Marcos Antonio Rodriguez – Award-Winning Playwright – New York, NY
Melanie Martinez – Film & Television Writer – New York, NY
Miguel Ramirez – Salvadoran-American Filmmaker – Los Angeles, CA
Natalie Torres – Nonbinary Latine Writer – San Antonio, Texas
Sofia Quintero – Gen-x Afro-Latina Screenwriter and Novelist – New York,...
- 5/31/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Linda Swain has been appointed the vice president of membership and outreach for the Television Academy, the body responsible for the annual Emmy Awards.
Swain will be the first person to serve in the position, after the Academy created it as part of the organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals. In this role, Swain will be responsible for spearheading programs and initiatives to boost membership engagement, boosting the diversity and cultural inclusivity of the overall membership and leading outreach and recruitment of individuals and organizations that can provide diverse perspectives for the Television Academy.
Swain joins the Television Academy from Velocity Frequent Flyer, Virgin Australia’s airline loyalty program, where she lead strategic marketing plans for consumer partners. She has also held marketing executive positions at American Express Australia, Cch Publishing and Westpac Banking Corporation.
“We are thrilled to have Linda on board to guide our membership team,” Frank Scherma,...
Swain will be the first person to serve in the position, after the Academy created it as part of the organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals. In this role, Swain will be responsible for spearheading programs and initiatives to boost membership engagement, boosting the diversity and cultural inclusivity of the overall membership and leading outreach and recruitment of individuals and organizations that can provide diverse perspectives for the Television Academy.
Swain joins the Television Academy from Velocity Frequent Flyer, Virgin Australia’s airline loyalty program, where she lead strategic marketing plans for consumer partners. She has also held marketing executive positions at American Express Australia, Cch Publishing and Westpac Banking Corporation.
“We are thrilled to have Linda on board to guide our membership team,” Frank Scherma,...
- 5/31/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
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