Latino Public Broadcasting Announces the Results of the Seventh Annual 2005 Open Call

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 28, 2005

Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), a non-profit organization funded by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, announced today its seventh annual Open Call newly funded programs. The funding initiative invites independent producers to submit proposals for funding on Latino-themed programs or series. This year fourteen projects have been selected for funding from one hundred and eleven applicants from across the United States.

?Open Call is one of the highlights of the year for us. There is so much talent in the Latino community that is virtually untapped. The proposals we receive from these gifted producers, directors and writers are truly extraordinary. It is a privilege to be able to give their work an outlet, to help these worthwhile projects come to fruition,? said Luca Bentivoglio, Executive Director, LPB.

Every year LPB invites independent filmmakers to submit proposals in various stages, from research and development, to production, post-production and outreach. All proposals are reviewed by a selected group of public television professionals, local stations programmers, independent filmmakers, academics and executives from other funding organizations.

This year fourteen (14) proposals were selected for funding. New York filmmakers counted for 43% of awarded submissions, followed by California with 29%, Massachusetts with 14% and North Carolina and Texas with 7%.

This year 28% were emerging filmmakers, 36% were mid-level producers and 36% veteran filmmakers. As far as funding history, 64% of awarded producers have never been funded by Latino Public Broadcasting before, which is the direct result of an extensive outreach program for independent filmmakers throughout the nation.

The 2005 awarded projects (alphabetically) are as follows:

Antonia Pantoja: Abriendo Camino

Producer/Director: Lillian Jimenez

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

As Long as I Remember: American Veteranos

Producers: Laura Varela and Fernando S. Cano II

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

Beisbol

Producers: Nancy Oey and Leane Clifton

Documentary, 3 Episodes/60 Minutes

A Class Apart

Producer: Carlos Sandoval

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

Delirio Tropical

Producer: Edin Velez

Drama/Experimental, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale

Producer: City Lore, Inc.

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

The Guestworker

Producers: Cynthia Hill and Charles Thompson

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano

Producers: Nancy De Los Santos and Dan Guerrero

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

Mariachi High

Producer/Director: Ilana Trachtman

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

Our Disappeared/Nuestros Desaparecidos

Producer/Director: Juan Mandelbaum

Documentary, 1 Episode/90 Minutes

The Road to Chulumani

Producer: Rick Tejada-Flores

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

Scenes From a Parish

Producers: James Rutenbeck, Angelica Allende Brisk, Tina Nguyen

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

Special Circumstances

Producer: Marianne Teleki

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

When the Mountains Tremble-Redux

Producer: Paco de On?s

Documentary, 1 Episode/60 Minutes

About Latino Public Broadcasting

Created in 1998 by Edward James Olmos and Marlene Dermer, Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) is a non-profit organization funded by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. LPB?s mission is to support the development, production, post-production, acquisition and distribution of non-commercial educational and cultural television that is representative of or addresses issues of particular interest to U.S. Latinos. These programs are produced for dissemination to public broadcasting stations and other public telecommunication entities. Mr. Olmos is presently LPB?s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Luca Bentivoglio is the Executive Director.

Contact:

Luis Ortiz, Program Manager

Latino Public Broadcasting

323.466.7110

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