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"Families Matter: Getting Ready for College" is Nominated for a 2013 IMAGEN Award
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Jul 2, 2013, 15:21
The Imagen Award honors and recognizes positive portrayals, and exemplary achievements of Latinos and Latino cultures in the entertainment industry.
KLCS-TV’s
Families Matter: Getting Ready for College show has been nominated for a
2013 Imagen Award for Best Local Informational Program. The awardees will be
selected during the 28th
Annual Imagen Awards Gala, which will be held on Friday, August 16, 2013,
at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills California and will begin with
red carpet arrivals at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m., and the awards
ceremony at 8 p.m.
Hosted by Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) Board of Education
Member, Mónica García and María Casillas, the Chief of
LAUSD’s School, Family and Parent/ Community Services division, Families
Matter consists of two 30-minute programs, one in English and one in Spanish,
that provide families with key information about how to help their children
succeed in school. The show is produced by Barry
Kibrick, a three-time Los Angeles EMMY Award winner well known for his popular
show Between the Lines.
"We are proud and honored to be nominated for the Imagen award,"
said LAUSD Board Member Mónica García. "We continue to push
for more positive representation of Latinos in the media. Our goal has been
to build awareness and consciousness in our communities about the opportunity
to access services and support our children’s success," added García.
Each year, the Imagen Awards honor and recognize the positive portrayals of
Latinos and Latino cultures in film, television, and new media, and celebrate
the exemplary achievements of Latino talent in the entertainment industry. Imagen
Awards programs and initiatives serve as a bridge between the Latino community
and the entertainment industry in providing access, education and resources
for Latinos in the industry, as well as those seeking careers in entertainment.
This is a second nomination for Families Matter, an original production of KLCS,
which reflects the communities of Los Angeles and tells their stories. "This
nomination recognizes the mission and goals of the LAUSD to serve parents and
students by utilizing its television station to create content that is relevant
and specific to the needs of our community," said Sabrina Fair Thomas,
General Manager for KLCS-TV.
Resources:
www.klcs.org
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