Netflix on board for Latinx List 2022; Streamer offering script offers to selected scribes

Exclusive: For the third consecutive year, the Latinx List has added a significant stream for 2022.

Netflix has now taken the initiative from writers to offer minimum WGA script offers to two select writers. With a selection of five original feature films and five original pilot scripts, the deadline for submitting the Latinx List 2022 will be extended to September 2.

Successful applicants can expect to be notified shortly after the submission window closes. You can submit scripts here via blcklst.com.

“We are delighted to partner with The Black List, ULP, NALIP and Latin Tracking Board on this initiative,” said Pete Corona, director of drama development for Netflix. “Great storytellers are the cornerstone of great content and this further strengthens Netflix’s commitment to the inclusive storytelling platform for the US Latinx community.”

“ULP is very excited to continue working with the Latin Tracking Board, NALIP and the Black List on this vital initiative,” said Gloria Calderón Kellet. “Latin Americans make up nearly 20% of the US population, but we still have very little imagination behind the scenes and behind the scenes. Opportunity and accessibility can have an impact and that’s what this initiative does. I am very grateful to Netflix and can’t wait to see all the talent that is yet to be discovered. “

“The success of Latin scripts on the above charts is evident in Sundance Film Festival premieres, international distribution, Writers Room staff, studio writing assignments and more,” said Franklin Leonard, founder of Blacklist. “It is inevitable that the writers selected on the 2022 list will have a similar experience. We work to find the best writers and introduce you to the best partners in the industry to realize your ambitions. This is how we build a better, more representative career and business, with better economic and film and television results, so that everyone can enjoy it ”.

Due to the size and success of the blacklist, the Latin American list was launched in 2019. Released at the NALIP Summit in Los Angeles, the inaugural list included Francesca Sloan’s 1990s set. Headbanders and macro derivatives blow of explosion Esteban de Arango and Eric Castrillon. The latter, a self-proclaimed “disrespectful” adult drama, premiered at Sundance in 2020.

In October of the same year, the list announced that writers Dominique Colón, Juan Carlos Fernández and Anna Salinas had secured blind contracts with Disney-owned Hull.

“As the executives of Latinx in Hollywood, we look forward to joining our partners in this initiative to highlight the talent and stories the industry needs to go green,” said Diego Najera of the Latin Tracking Board. , which is hoping for a Latinx 2022 list.

“Access, storytelling and career advancement are at the heart of NALIP’s work and we are excited about the careers that are developing for former Latin roster writers,” added Carla Pita Lower, chair of the board of ALIP. . “We can’t wait to see the stories released this year in close collaboration with the Latin Tracking Board, The Untitled Latinx Project and The Black List.”

To do this, check out the requirements to submit this year’s Latinx list below:

• Writers must be Latin and currently live in the United States – any country of origin or other state is fine
• Any kind of story is allowed and considered.
• All letters must have a Latin character in a leading and leading role.
• Scripts can be bilingual if they are written primarily in English.
• Reviews of original feature films, half-hour and one-hour pilots, non-web series and documentaries
• Experience is provided at all levels for writers’ presentation.
• Writing teams are allowed as long as one of the team members has a Latin name.
• Submitted scripts should be as free of attachments as possible.