The Alliance of Women Directors has announced its second class of Mentor Latina Directors fellows Friday.
Mentor Latina Directors, a minimum one-year minimum, is offered to emerging and mid-career filmmakers across various narrative, documentary and unscripted mediums in television and film. The fellowship includes a slew of programming including one-on-one mentorship from industry professionals, monthly panels on craft and career sustainability, workshops catered to the cohort and a mid-year retreat.
“This program is designed to do more than develop careers; it’s a robust and vibrant place where artists can explore, risk and rise,” Awd board member and fellowship creator and chair Donna Bonilla Wheeler said in a release. “Fellows are empowered to push boundaries and swing for the fences, with craft, with voice and with courage.”
The 2025 cohort includes Iris Almaraz, Elaine Del Valle, Karla Espino, Danielle Gibson, Alejandra López, Lorena Lourenço, Itziar Martinez, Sylvia Ray, Sienna Serrano, Jessica Silvetti,...
Mentor Latina Directors, a minimum one-year minimum, is offered to emerging and mid-career filmmakers across various narrative, documentary and unscripted mediums in television and film. The fellowship includes a slew of programming including one-on-one mentorship from industry professionals, monthly panels on craft and career sustainability, workshops catered to the cohort and a mid-year retreat.
“This program is designed to do more than develop careers; it’s a robust and vibrant place where artists can explore, risk and rise,” Awd board member and fellowship creator and chair Donna Bonilla Wheeler said in a release. “Fellows are empowered to push boundaries and swing for the fences, with craft, with voice and with courage.”
The 2025 cohort includes Iris Almaraz, Elaine Del Valle, Karla Espino, Danielle Gibson, Alejandra López, Lorena Lourenço, Itziar Martinez, Sylvia Ray, Sienna Serrano, Jessica Silvetti,...
- 6/23/2025
- by Nikki Sternberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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