LFI names ten emerging filmmakers for its 2027 Inclusion Fellowship

The Latino Film Institute has named the ten directors selected for its 2027 Inclusion Fellowship. Announced on October 21, the Netflix-supported programme provides each emerging filmmaker with a $50,000 production grant, mentorship and industry development opportunities to make a live-action narrative short.

The Latino Film Institute has named the ten directors selected for its 2027 Inclusion Fellowship. Announced on October 21, the Netflix-supported programme provides each emerging filmmaker with a $50,000 production grant, mentorship and industry development opportunities to make a live-action narrative short. The slate

includes Berman Fenelus’s The Last Hive, set in a future Brooklyn where honey is illegal and a family must protect its queen bee before their home is demolished. Jasmin Prophete’s Zonbi follows a Haitian-American scientist whose treatment for brain-dead mothers opens the way to a zombie outbreak. Mariales Diaz’s

project combines magical realism, body horror and queer romance. The fellows’ completed films will screen at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. Participants will also join LALIFF Connect, its professional market and creative forum. The cohort spans science fiction, horror, comedy, romance and drama,

giving smaller filmmakers a funded route from concept to completed short. The announcement identifies selected projects and support; their finished films are still to come. Official source. Image credit: Latino Film Institute / Netflix.

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