16th Annual Hola Mexico Film Festival Brings together emerging, U.S.-based filmmakers during the 9th edition of TOMORROW’S FILMMAKERS TODAY

25 Sep 16th Annual Hola Mexico Film Festival Brings together emerging, U.S.-based filmmakers during the 9th edition of TOMORROW’S FILMMAKERS TODAY

The 16th Annual Hola Mexico Film Festival, presented by the “2025 Toyota Camry,” presents the 9th edition of its career development program during Hispanic Heritage Month TOMORROW’S FILMMAKERS TODAY Brings together emerging, U.S.-based filmmakers with a wide range of Latin American roots for an immersive, 10-day program to help increase Latino representation in the film & television industries Los Angeles, CA. September 23, 2024– This year marks the 9th edition of the prestigious and competitive career development program focused on inclusion, Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today (TFT). For the past nine years, Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today (TFT), also a non-profit organization, has selected 20 talented Latin emerging filmmakers (21-35 yrs old) from CA, FL, NY, TX, and Latin America, to be immersed in an intensive 10-day intensive program. The experience is designed to forge creative relationships among the participants and to serve as a bridge between their work and professionals in decision-making positions.. As part of the program, the 20 filmmakers screen their short films as part of the Hola Mexico Film Festival. During their time at TFT, they will be able to expand their professional network by meeting key executives, directors, talent, and leading figures in the television and filmmaking industries of Mexico, Latin America and the U.S. TFT alumni, now a group of 100 individuals, continue growing as a strong collective by collaborating on projects and advancing their careers successfully, together. Year after year they remain engaged with TFT by attending the festival and other alumni events. With every passing year our commitment to TFT’s mission of inclusion and communal advancement is strengthened by the recurrent support of the entertainment community, but more importantly because we have witnessed the evolution and artistic growth of many of  the alumni following the program. This year we have come across an incredible group of storytellers from across the country that represents a myriad of experiences within the diverse and complex Latine identity. We are excited to share their work with the Hola Mexico audience. Over the years, TFT has enjoyed the support and presence of: Warner Media’s 150, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), NewFilmmakers LA, the Sundance Institute, Hillman Grad Ventures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Universal Pictures as well as multiple programs aimed at talent development and career advancement. About Hola México Film Festival: Founded in 2008, Hola Mexico Film Festival, the largest Mexican Film Festival outside of Mexico, strives to highlight the best and brightest talents in Mexican cinematography. Spanning comedies, dramas, horror films, and documentaries, the festival showcases high-quality films in a festive atmosphere in conjunction with exclusive parties and outdoor concerts. Samuel Douek, Founder & Director of the HMFF earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Mexico City’s Anahuac University and his master’s degree in Event Management in Sydney, Australia, where he founded Hola Mexico Film Festival. The festival has since grown into the largest of its kind outside of Mexico and is now a celebrated, yearly tradition held in the capital of the worldwide film industry, Los Angeles, CA. About Toyota: Toyota (NYSE: TM), the creator of the Prius hybrid and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota and Lexus brands, and directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America (more than 49,000 in the U.S.). Over the past 65 years, Toyota has assembled nearly 47 million cars and trucks in North America at the company’s 12 manufacturing plants. By 2025, the company’s 13th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. Through our more than 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.), Toyota sold more than 2.6 million cars and trucks (more than 2.2 million in the U.S.) in 2023, of which more than one quarter were electrified vehicles (full battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell). Watch the 2024 promotional video: https://youtu.be/LMl6XQHbAbQ