Los Angeles, CA – Omni Cultural TV Fest (“Omni”) in partnership with the National Association of Television Program Executives (”NATPE”) was slated to present its Second Annual Festival on June 14, 2020 at the Directors Guild of America when, like many other festivals, it was placed on hold until next year due to the current pandemic. However they have pivoted to virtual programming to continue supporting independent filmmakers.

The have turned their attention to streaming media to showcase 60 of the hundreds of submissions they received for the Omni Festival to showcase. The participating filmmakers who have worked  to bring their projects to life will now get a chance to promote their projects in the Virtual Pre-Show.  It will be comprised of seven (7-10) minute webisodes in the form of one-on-one interviews with the filmmakers with the screening of taped promo footage submitted by the film makers.

The Omni Virtual Pre-Show will air on Thursdays starting June 11th, 2020 at 4pm PST on Omni’s YOUTUBE Channel and on their social media platforms, and also including Omni’s own website.

The Kick-Off Lineup includes: 

June 11, 2020 – “Ever After” by Anita and Bonnie /The Pointer Sisters (Documentary) 

June 18, 2020 – “Rosie” by Destry Allen Spielberg (Short Film)

July 25, 2020 – Isaac Fuentes has 4 submissions accepted. His Idol Emilio Rivera surprises him!

July 2, 2020 – “Pregnish and IVF Journey” by Actor Yancy Arias and Anna Arias (Unscripted)

Celebrity guests will participate throughout the pre-show to inspire the emerging filmmakers. 

In 2019, Omni was successful in showcasing emerging producers and eliminated the gap between multi-cultural talent and legitimate content buyers. Omni set up countless pitch meetings and 8 projects received worldwide distribution. The attending networks, studios, distributors, and digital platforms have been incredibly supportive of this celebration of diversity and inclusion.

“During the shelter-at home we can reinvent ourselves and keep reaching for our goals. We need to be ready and able to come out and move forward” said Co-Founder Cindy Cowan. “This is our way of getting our filmmakers to showcase their work and receive the exposure, recognition and opportunities to sell their projects” said Kiki Melendez, OCTVF founder.

The stage is ready for the next Omni Cultural Tv Fest and it has already received hundreds of submissions through Film Freeway. Submission remains open so more film makers can participate.

Executive Producer – Marco Gomez

Producers: Gian Shine, Anthony Vega, Rama Kingston

Director: Elvia Barboa
Strategic Partnerships available through Nancy Santiago at Nancy@Omniculturaltv.com

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