Home Media Magazine - April 13-19, 2008 - (Page 13) www.homemediamagazine.com IN FOCUS 2 3 1 6 4 7 5 8 10 12 11 9 13 L AT I N O DV D 5 Last week’s fifth annual Latino DVD Conference, held at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles April 8, drew a crowd of home entertainment heavyweights, filmmakers and stars. Taking place during the confab was the fourth annual Latino DVD Awards ceremony, which featured a special appearance by comedian Alex Reymundo, who also co-hosted the awards presentation. 2 Lionsgate’s Arturo Chavez (left) accepts the award for Best Nontheatrical DVD for the studio’s Así Del Precipicio. Pictured with Chavez is HM’s Angelique Flores and comedian Alex Reymundo. 3 Doug Darfield, SVP of multicultural measurement for Nielsen Media Research, opened the confab with a research presentation. Warner Home Video’s David Hernandez (left) accepts the studio’s win for Best Classic/Catalog DVD for A Toda Máquina. With Hernandez is Flores and Reymundo. 5 (L-R): Venevision International’s Manuel Avila , Tony Ojeda and David Tirado pose between sessions. 6 Sony Picture Home Entertainment’s Natalie Barker accepts the award for Best Boxed Set/Collector’s Edition for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection from Flores and Reymundo. 7 Laguna Productions’ Monica Ricardez (center) accepts the studio’s Best Packaging win for its Pedro Infante: Edición Especial No. 2. Pictured with Ricardez are Flores and Reymundo. 8 Attendees (L-R): Yolanda Machado of Cozumel Films, Butaca’s Pedro Alonzo, Maya Entertainment’s Tonantzin Esparza and Mary Escobedo, and Butaca’s Randall Green during a networking session. 9 Vivendi Entertainment’s Yolanda Macias (left) accepted the Best Music DVD given to Vivendi and Shout! Factory’s Los Zafiros: Music From the Edge of Time. Macias is pictured with Flores and Reymundo. 10 Louis Cruz Beltran topped of the event with a set during the cocktail party, with his Louis Cruz Beltran Quintet. 11 (L-R): Flores with HM’s publisher Thomas K. Arnold and editor in chief Stephanie Prange. 12 Genius Products’ Christine Lewinson, flanked by Flores and Reymundo, received the studio’s award for Best Children’s Program DVD for Cantemos las Canciones de Animalitos Favoritas. 13 Desert Mountain Media’s Nouny Rogers (left) accepts the award for Best Special Features/Bonus Material for its Finally the Sea DVD, which featured a special audio track for the blind. Photos by Heather Kincaid 1 The popular consumer panel featured (L-R): Erika Buenrostro, Fernando Guerra, and Home Media Magazine’s Ruby Cardenas and Billy Gil sharing their home entertainment habits with attendees. 4 April 13–19, 2008 Home Media Magazine 13 http://www.homemediamagazine.com
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