LPB FUNDED AND SUPPORTED PRODUCERS NATALIA ALMADA AND ALMUDENA CARRACEDO ARE HONORED BY UNITED STATES ARTISTS Each year, United States Artists honors 50 of America’s finest artists with individual fellowships of $50,000 — unrestricted funds awarded across eight disciplines. Filmmakers Natalia…

KCET 2011 PROGRAMMING – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSEffective January 1, 2011 KCET will be the largest independent public television station in the United States. KCET’s plan is to become the media partner for the many diverse, creative voices in their community…

LPB FUNDED PROGRAMS SCREENING AT ATLANTIDOC IN URUGUAYLPB is proud to announce the screening of EL GENERAL, OUR DISAPPEARED/NUESTROS DESAPARECIDOS and CRUZ REYNOSO: SOWING THE SEEDS OF JUSTICE at the 2010 Uruguay International Documentary Film Festival, Atlantidoc. Atlantidoc is held every year with the…

LPB FUNDED ‘GRANITO’ ANNOUNCED AS AN OFFICIAL 2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONLPB would like to congratulate producer Paco de Onis and director Pamela Yates, for the selection of GRANITO in the Documentary Premieres section of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. With the…

FILM INDEPENDENT’S DOCUMENTARY LAB – DEADLINE IS MONDAY!Deadline: Monday, December 6, 2010Application Fee: $55 Film Independent Members; $75 Non-membersNOTE: Film Independent is offering the special member rate of $55 to LPB funded producers. Producers can apply at the member rate…

‘THE LONGORIA AFFAIR’ PREMIERES THIS WEEK! / ‘EL CASO LONGORIA’ SE ESTRENA ESTA SEMANATHE LONGORIA AFFAIR will air on the PBS series INDEPENDENT LENS, hosted by America Ferrera, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 (check local listings.). The film will air simultaneously in Spanish…

Now showing and EXTENDED till November 21st at Casa 0101!A satirical drama set in Arizona that examines the anti-immigrant sentiments promoted by Arizona Senate Bill 1070.By Josefina Lopez – Directed by Hector RodriguezStarring: Mark Burnham, Alex Castillo, Tyler Cook, Yvonne…

LATINO PUBLIC BROADCASTING ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2010 PUBLIC MEDIA CONTENT FUND Awards Go to 20 Different Projects for Broadcast, New Media and Community Engagement Los Angeles, CA (November 8, 2010) – Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), a non-profit organization…

Sneak Peek Presentations of the Upcoming PBS Documentary ‘The Longoria Affair’ in Northern CaliforniaFeaturing a Q&A with Director/Producer John J. ValadezPrivate Felix Longoria was killed in battle fighting the Japanese during World War II. But when his body was sent…