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Festivals/Awards/Programs

Fellowship/Mentorship Programs

Read LatinX Writers Initiative

Women In Film Mentorship Program 

Unlock Her Potential Mentee 

UCLA Mentorship Program 

NALIP Emerging Content Creator Inclusion Initiative 

EIPMA Mentorship Program 

Alliance of Women Directors * Latina Directors Initiative 

 


  

Scholarships/Grants

60K Panavision Camera Package Grant

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assoc. Directing Fellowship

Motion Picture Association of America Award

The Gerald Hughes Comedy Directing Fellowship

HFPA Cinematography and Directing Fellowship

Teri Schwartz Family and Friends Scholarship Fund

UCLA TFT Executive Board Scholarship

Defiant Arc International Film Fund - Finalist

Caucus Foundation Grant

Chuck Fries Gold Circle Award Winner - First Place

Festivals

Film Festivals:

  

  •  LA Femme International Film Festival
  •  Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival
  •  Grand Rapids Comic-Con Film Festival
  • Flicker's Rhode Island International FF
  • Action/Adventure Film & Screenplay Festival
  • Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival
  • Urban Action Showcase International Action Film Festival
    • Nominated Best Short Film
  • Topaz Film Festival by Women in Film Dallas
  • Glendale International Film Festival

                *Winner Best Student Short Film

  • SIMI Film Fest

                *Winner Best Action Film 

                *Winner Best Costume Design 

                *Winner Best Production Design

  • Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS (LACA)

                *Winner Best Cinematography

                *Winner Best Costume Design

  • Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS (LACA)

                *Winner Best Student Director

  • Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival

              *Semi-Finalist

  • Oklahoma Cine Latino Film Festival

              *Nominated for Director

              *Nominated for Best Actress

              *Nominated for Best Short Film

  • *Nominated for Best Cinematography
  • Latina Independent Film Extravaganza

              * Winner Best Drama

  • DTLA Film Festival
  • Los Angeles Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival

               *Winner Best Performances

  • New York City Short Comedy Film Festival
  • The Broad Humor Film Festival
  • Latina Independent Film Extravaganza
  • Onyko Films Awards
  • Copa Shorts Film Fest
  • Houston Comedy Film Festival

              *Winner Best Actress

              * Nominated Best Comedy

  • jellyFEST 

      *Finalist Best Narrative Short

  • Student Los Angeles Film Awards

      *Finalist Best Director

  • Yucca Valley Film Festival
  • City of Los Angles Womens Film Festival
  • Sacramento Int'l Film Festival



Writing Competition:

Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition, SF 

Austin Film Festival, Second Rounder 

Austin Comedy Film Festival, Finalist

Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta

Austin Under the Stars Film Festival 

Georgia Shorts Festival

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