Talent Cultivation

NHFA is cultivating the next generation of Latino talent through pipelines and mentorship.

PitchProgram

Our signature PitchPrograms convene emerging talent from specific regions for 2-day intensives in which they network, receive mentorship from industry representatives, develop content ideas, and eventually pitch their work.

Artist Mentorship Program

Our support for our scholars doesn’t end on graduation day — we strive to support their careers for life through our Artist Mentorship Program. Participants go to industry meetings with NHFA and receive one-on-one mentorship through their careers. 

In 2022, the NHFA launched a subprogram within the Artist Mentorship Program dedicated to vocalists and musical theater performers – the Musical Residency Initiative.

Scholarship Program

The NHFA funds graduate scholarships for students at eight select universities with a proven track record of creating student career opportunities in the media, telecommunications, and entertainment industries – NYU, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Northwestern, UCLA, USC and UT Austin.

Cultivating the Next Generation of Latino Talent

Cultivating Latino Talent
Nantucket Film Festival Collaboration
Nantucket Film Festival Collaboration

The Foundation collaborated with Nantucket Film Festival to include three writers from the Foundation’s Artist Mentorship Program, Lesley Elizondo, Juanita Cepero and Lalo Alcaraz into the NFF screenplay program, which included Gregory Nava (El Norte, Selena) as a guest lecturer for the program.

ABC Network & ABC Studios Casting Project
ABC Network & ABC Studios Casting Project

In partnership with ABC Discovers (now ABC Casting), the Foundation succeeded at opening the doors to the competitive ABC Network & ABC Studios Casting Project workshop for six young actors in the Foundation’s Artist Mentorship Program.

Scholarship Success Story: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Scholarship Success Story: Reinaldo Marcus Green

The Foundation recognized immediately that Reinaldo Marcus Green had exciting potential. The Foundation granted him a scholarship while he was a student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Fast forward to now, and Green has major critically acclaimed productions under his belt–most recently the Oscar-nominated King Richard, HBO's We Own This City and an upcoming Bob Marley biopic at Paramount.