Why NALIP is important to Latinos
Soledad O’brien interviews Roberto Orci during keynote lunch
Angel and I were graciously invited to the 2010 National Latino of Independent Producers (NALIP) conference and it was as inspiring and informing as in previous years. The seminars, panels, accommodations and wealth of talent made for another impressive conference. However, as the qualities of the presentations have remained impressively consistent through the years, I noticed a change in this year’s conference – my perspective!
On the panel: Alexis Garcia WME, Christy Haubegger CAA, Brandon Brito – Tribeca Productions, David Ortiz – One Race Films
This year as I sat in an opening seminar, a panel of agents brought up a question that changed my whole outlook on NALIP. The question was asked, “I wonder what the recently taken census numbers are going to show on Latino/Hispanic demographics?”
It took me a few minutes to grasp the question, perhaps because the notion seems too distant or foreign, but with certainly, Latinos are going to be the majority in the U.S. In the near future, the U.S. will be another country heavily influenced by a Spanish speaking culture!
Certainly, Latinos will have an economic and political power in the U.S., if they don’t already. In addition, does this mean that media, from television to motion picture to the Internet are next in line?
The impression I received from the NALIP professionals is a definite yes! Yes, because looking at the contemporary work by Guillermo Del Toro, Roberto Orci, Franc Reyes and many others, it is becoming apparent that Latinos are gaining much more power and influence in the film industry.
Well, if it hasn’t hit you yet with excitement, let me touch on why this is an exciting time. As Latinos become an economic powerhouse and an influence in broadcast media, then it stands to follow, that Latinos will control their own image, stories, and direction that may open up many more positive opportunities for all Latinos!
In the coming months, we look to bring more interviews from the professionals we met at NALIP to give examples of how and why having more Latinos in the broadcast industries will influence a nation!
As for the change in my perception, I used to think NALIP was a conference for aspiring media-makers, but now I see NALIP as a means to reflect the true beauty of Latino Culture…. and that makes this an exciting time for us all.
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Impresive is the number of job relaed positions that unfairly has outnumbered our precence every where; not only in the arts or even in the film industry. Mos of this is happenning as part of our traditional roles within american culture.
Most of us were educated under strictly & predominantely machist philosophy. This in turn, could be a factor of major importance withing this culture. It could be beneficial to our culural latino background to show such highly humanized precepts, specialy were indicated. The other side of it is, its earsome to confront the world as it is is most typical of latino culture.
The problem w/ this is the lack of resources that our own mind proliferates as we explore a world fulfiled by contingences, in which the machist concept could perfectly be used but to break away from the past & show every one that we are here to play “fair game,” or nothing.
Thanx
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