NewFilmmakers Los Angeles

09/23/2026

What’s next for entertainment? The conversation starts here. 🎬✨

TheGrill, presented by TheWrap, returns to Los Angeles on September 30, bringing together 300+ industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers for a day of bold conversations, meaningful connections, and a look at what’s shaping the future of entertainment.

From film and television to music, AI, streaming, technology, sports, and beyond, discover the ideas, innovations, and voices driving the industry forward.

🔗 Learn more and join the conversation: https://thegrill2026.splashthat.com/

09/22/2026

🎶🌼 Another concert GIVEAWAY! 🌼🎶

We’re giving away one pair of tickets to see Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long at the Hollywood Bowl! 🎬🎤

Get ready to sing along to all your favorite songs from the Oscar-winning film, dress up for the costume contest, and enjoy this beloved Hollywood Bowl tradition under the stars! 🏔️🎻👗

📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026
🕢 7:30 PM
🚪 Gates open at 5:00 PM
📍 Hollywood Bowl

To enter:

🎻 Follow Hollywood Bowl, Sounding Point and NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
🌼 Like this post
🎤 Tag a friend in the comments (each comment counts as an additional entry!)

Winner will be contacted via DM by Wednesday, September 23rd at 12 PM PT. Good luck! 🍀🎶

Learn more: https://bit.ly/SoundofMusicBowl26

09/21/2026

🎬✨ From the NFMLA screen to the Oscar longlist!

We’re proud to celebrate 2026 NFMLA alum Love Birds, now recognized on the Oscar longlist and featured in the inaugural Yahoo! x The Nonfiction Hotlist, a curated collection of 20 films selected from nearly 1,000 submissions.

Congratulations to the filmmakers behind Love Birds on this incredible recognition! 🕊️✨ We’re honored to have been part of their journey and can’t wait to see where they fly next.

09/18/2026

🖋️✨ What happens when the thing you love most suddenly refuses to come to you?

Musings joins the lineup for NFMLA’s September Monthly Film Festival, featured in the InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema II program. 🎬✨

Synopsis: Under a looming deadline, an uninspired poet summons her Muse, setting off a journey to the heart of her inspiration.

Musings

🎥 Director: Rodrigo Carvalhedo

✍️ Writers: Jeannette Lara & Rodrigo Carvalhedo

🎥 Producers: Gabriela Ono Edward, Enriquez-Cohen, and Rodrigo Carvalhedo

🎭 Starring: Fernanda Kelly, Gisely Ayub, and Charlotte Lily Monoson

🎟️ Learn more: https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/events/

09/18/2026

🏠💔 Sometimes you don't realize you're saying goodbye until you're already looking for something to hold onto.

King of Games joins the lineup for NFMLA’s September Monthly Film Festival, featured in the InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema II program. 🎬✨

Synopsis: A young child loses his prized deck of playing cards amidst a life-changing day for him and his family.

King of Games

✍️🎥 Writer & Director: Tyler Cino Maradiaga

🎥 Producers: Tyler Cino Maradiaga, Nicole Fernandez, Yuanwei Wang

🎭 Starring:
Emperor Kaioyus
Joshua Garcia
Mildred R. Gil
Annie Henk
Bryan Fitzgerald
Rigo Garay
Brandy Ochoa
Miriam Cruz

🎟️ Learn more: https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/events/

09/18/2026

🥫✨ When survival depends on a system that refuses to see you, even the absurd can start to feel real.

Bigote or (The Happy Anarchy of Bureaucracy) joins the lineup for NFMLA’s September Monthly Film Festival, featured in the InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema II program. 🎬✨

Synopsis: When a single mother’s struggle for government food rations results in being handed a plastic superhero toy of the president, her reality slowly bleeds into the absurd world of a real-life propaganda cartoon.

Bigote or (The Happy Anarchy Of Bureaucracy) is a narrative short film and graphic novel, based on real events.

Bigote or (The Happy Anarchy of Bureaucracy)

✍️🎥 Writer & Director: Rafael A. López

🎥 Producer: Arden DiManno

🎭 Starring:
Alejandra Molina
Chacha Tahng
Jared Perez
Maximus Hernandez
Rory James Leech
Chris Mateer
Janice Tanaka
Jerry Sosa

🎟️ Learn more: https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/events/

09/17/2026

🌳✨ Some bonds grow stronger with time, carrying the love of those who shaped us.

Las Hijas de Rosalía joins the lineup for NFMLA’s September Monthly Film Festival, featured in the InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema I program. 🎬✨

Synopsis: Through a series of dreamlike vignettes, two sisters navigate their core memories across four decades, discovering the magic of their bond and the enduring legacy of their mother’s love.

Las Hijas de Rosalia

✍️🎥 Writer & Director: Maria Mealla

🎥 Producer: Edna Diaz

🎟️ Learn more: https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/events/

09/17/2026

🎁✨ Sometimes finding your voice starts with standing up for what matters to you.

Lobo: Christmas Special joins the lineup for NFMLA’s September Monthly Film Festival, featured in the InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema II program. 🎬✨

Synopsis: In the midst of a '90s Christmas party, Lobo, a seven-year-old boy who has no voice, must confront his older brother to defend a gift he has just received: a toy set of the little Polly Pocket doll, a toy for "girls."

Lobo: Christmas Special

✍️🎥 Writer & Director: Alan Maldonado

🎥 Producers: Karen Barrera de Coss and Alan Maldonado

🎭 Starring:
Dante Aguiar
David Aguiar
Kendra Jabbour
Mauricio Espejo
Alexis De Anda

🎟️ Learn more: https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/events/

09/17/2026

¡Gracias a La Opinión por cubrir nuestro InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Festival por segundo año consecutivo! También queremos agradecer a Jailene Girón por destacar a nuestros creaitivos de septiembre. 💫

🔗 ¡Lee el artículo completo aquí https://laopinion.com/2026/09/15/newfilmmakers-la-presenta-la-edicion-2026-del-infocus-latin-hispanic-cinema-festival/ o haz clic en el enlace de nuestra bio!

¿Alguna de las películas mencionadas llamó tu atención? ¡Ven al festival este fin de semana y disfrútalas en el centro de Los Ángeles! 🎥

🎟️ ¡Compra tus boletos ahora en https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/events/

La nueva edición de InFocus llega este 18 de septiembre para celebrar el talento, las historias y la diversidad de la cinematografía latina e hispana

09/17/2026

We’re proud to share that NFMLA has received a Community Grant from the Taco Bell Foundation! 🎬✨

This support helps us continue creating opportunities for the next generation and ensuring young people have the tools they need to succeed in higher education and beyond.

And you can help, too! Every time you Round Up your total at a Taco Bell Restaurant, your contribution helps support youth scholarships and organizations like ours. 🌟

Together, we can invest in the next generation.