by Youth Cinema Project | Oct 5, 2022 | News, Press Release
(Deadline) EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios embarked on two entertainment collaborations that mark a real and differentiating commitment to supporting the U.S. Latino community. The studio has joined forces with Edward James Olmos’ Latino Film Institute and is the exclusive... 
by Youth Cinema Project | Oct 5, 2022 | News, Press Release
(The Hollywood Reporter) Right in the middle of Latino Heritage Month, Amazon Studios has announced partnerships with Latino Film Institute and LA Collab, two community organizations working to boost U.S. Latino representation in the entertainment industry. For the... 
by Youth Cinema Project | Oct 5, 2022 | News, Press Release
(Variety) Amazon Studios is formalizing its commitment to the Latino community in Hollywood and beyond by partnering with Edward James Olmos’ Latino Film Institute, the Youth Cinema Project and local non-profit LA Collab, working together to strengthen the Hollywood... 
by Monique Avila | Apr 21, 2020 | News, Press Release
LATINO FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF YOUTH CINEMA PROJECT’S #YCPLiveReads THROUGH MAY 15, 2020 LEAD TALENT FROM BROKE, EAST LOS HIGH, ELENA OF AVALOR, LITTLE AMERICA, LOS ESPOOKYS, MAYANS MC, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, NARCOS MEXICO, ON MY BLOCK, ONE DAY AT A TIME,... 
by William A. Avellan | Jun 24, 2018 | News
At Union Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, a classroom of fifth grade students are buzzing during the last week of school. The students are high-fiving, grabbing popcorn and forming a circle around a makeshift stage. One of those students is Dylan Martinez —... 
by William A. Avellan | Jun 20, 2018 | News
Fifteen-year-old Alejandra Santos is about to celebrate becoming a woman, but the evening of her quinceañera will not be what she or anyone in her family expects. Her father is missing and a sinister figure from a Mexican cartel shows up at the celebration,...
