Netflix Backs Queer Incubator for Latin American Filmmakers — SkimNews
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- Netflix renewed its partnership with the Santiago-Guadalajara Queer Incubator, providing support through its Netflix Fund for Creative Equity to enable in-person participation for six selected filmmakers at both Sanfic Industria and the Guadalajara Film Festival.
- Sanfic Industria and FICG expanded the Queer Incubator into a binational network, selecting up to six fiction feature projects led by LGBTQ+ filmmakers from across Latin America for training, mentorship, and international industry exposure.
- The six filmmakers—Fer Elías Rioseco, Yoksan Xu, Luis Diego Pérez, Jimena Román, Samara Pérez, and David Pulido—will receive $10,000 for one project’s development, travel coverage, and access to professional immersion programs in Chile and Mexico.
- Mentors including Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás, Alfredo Castro, Emilio Papimija, and Michel Salazar will provide in-person group guidance at both festivals, helping refine scripts and strengthen industry readiness during two dedicated development stages.
- The prize for the winning project was doubled from $5,000 to $10,000, reflecting increased investment in advancing underrepresented LGBTQ+ narratives from Latin America, particularly those by trans and non-binary creators and talent from underserved regions.
- Gabriela Sandoval emphasized the incubator’s role in building visibility and professional pathways for LGBTQ+ stories amid rising social setbacks, noting its alignment with the Premio Maguey, Guadalajara’s flagship queer competitive section.
Why it matters: Latin American LGBTQ+ filmmakers gain concrete access to funding, mentorship, and international networks that counter systemic barriers, while Netflix strengthens its regional equity footprint at a time when queer rights and representation face political regression—making this support both materially impactful and symbolically urgent.
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