The NVision Latino Movie and Music Pageant, a three-day occasion celebrating Latin creatives in movie and music, is transferring to Miami for its eleventh version on Sept. 5 to 7. The pageant, based by Danny Hastings in 2015, and bought by Ntertain and Neon 16’s Lex Borrero, Tommy Mottola and Tainy final yr, has taken place in New York and Palm Springs for the final 10 years.

“Bringing the NVision Latino Movie and Music Pageant to Miami creates an area the place Latino artists can inform their tales authentically and be celebrated on a worldwide stage,” mentioned Borrero. “Miami is the cultural heartbeat of Latin music and movie, and this pageant is a testomony to the facility of our voices, our heritage, and our affect in shaping the way forward for leisure for our individuals and a worldwide viewers.”

Hastings described the pageant’s transfer to Miami as a “cultural assertion”: “After we partnered with Neon16 final yr, I used to be deeply impressed by their imaginative and prescient and dedication to our tradition. However what excites me most is what lies forward. Shifting the pageant to Miami isn’t only a logistical selection — it’s a cultural assertion. Miami is the place the heart beat of Latino creativity thrives; each road nook tells a narrative, and the convergence of various Latino voices creates a symphony of innovation. It’s the right place for NVision to develop, encourage, and depart an enduring legacy.”

The NVision Latino Movie and Music Pageant began because the Official Latino Movie Pageant in response to the underrepresentation of Latinos in Hollywood. In 2024, the pageant partnered with Neon16, which has arms in music, movie and content material manufacturing.

The 2024 pageant showcased 4 feature-length movies, 60 brief movies, and 9 panels representing the USA, Latin America and Spain. Final yr’s award winners included “Ponyboi” directed by Esteban Arango (finest U.S. characteristic) and “Boca Chica” directed by Gabriella Moses (finest worldwide characteristic), every receiving a $10,000 prize, and “Shut Up and Fish” directed by Raul Sanchez and Pasqual Gutierrez (finest U.S. brief) and “Andas Danzando por Ahí” directed by Mariel Sosa (finest worldwide brief) have been awarded $5,000 every.

Submissions at the moment are open for U.S. and worldwide shorts in classes together with drama, horror/sci-fi, documentary, comedy, experimental, animation and music movies. The highest awards for finest U.S. and worldwide options and shorts will embody a money prize. Submissions will be made by way of www.nvisionfestival.com.

Pictured above (L-R): Danny Hastings (NVision Pageant Co-founder; Raúl “RJ” Sanchez and Pasqual Gutiérrez (CLIQUA); Lex Borrero (CEO of Neon16)