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WOMEN IN FILM, LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES 2013 CRYSTAL + LUCY AWARDS® HONOREES

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WOMEN IN FILM, LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES 2013 CRYSTAL + LUCY AWARDS® HONOREES:

LAURA LINNEY, THE WOMEN OF “MAD MEN,” SOFIA COPPOLA, GEORGE LUCAS, HAILEE STEINFELD AND RACHEL MORRISON

The Annual Benefit Gala will take place on Wednesday, June 12th  at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

Los Angeles, CA, April 29, 2013…..Since 1977, Women In Film, Los Angeles has annually honored exemplary women in the entertainment industry – women who lead by example, who are creative, groundbreaking, and who excel at their chosen fields. This year’s Crystal + Lucy Awards® fundraising dinner, in support of WIF LA’s many educational and philanthropic programs and initiatives, is being held on Wednesday, June 12 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Today Women In Film proudly announced the following as honorees:

  • 2013 Crystal Award for Excellence in Film – LAURA LINNEY
  • 2013 Lucy Award for Excellence in Television – The Women of “Mad Men”: CHRISTINA HENDRICKS, JANUARY JONES, ELISABETH MOSS, JESSICA PARÉ, KIERNAN SHIPKA
  • The Women In Film Max Mara Face of the Future Award® 2013 – HAILEE STEINFELD
  • 2013 Dorothy Arzner Directors Award® – SOFIA COPPOLA
  • 2013 Norma Zarky Humanitarian Award® – GEORGE LUCAS
  • 2013 Kodak Vision Award – RACHEL MORRISON
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LAST CALL FOR 2013 FILM FILM FINISHING FUND APPLICATIONS

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APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR 2013 FILM FINISHING FUND GRANTS
APRIL 29, 2013

 

Past grant winners include Academy® Award Winner Cynthia Wade for Freeheld, and
Best Documentary Academy® Award winner Freida Lee Mock for Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013…. The application deadline for Women In Film’s 2013 Film Finishing Fund grants is Monday, April 29, 2013.  All applications must be received (not postmarked) by that date.

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Netflix Returns as a Film Finishing Fund Supporter

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NETFLIX ON BOARD FOR 5TH STRAIGHT YEAR
AS CONTRIBUTOR TO
WOMEN IN FILM FOUNDATION’S FILM FINISHING FUND

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …..APRIL 10, 2013, LOS ANGELES…The Women In Film Foundation Film Finishing Fund is pleased to announce that Netflix has signed on for a fifth straight year as a major grant contributor.

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Film Finishing Fund Launches Exclusive Interview Series "Grant Winners Talk"

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THE WOMEN IN FILM FOUNDATION’s FILM FINISHING FUND CELEBRATES
ITS 28TH ANNIVERSARY WITH EXCLUSIVE 8-PART INTERVIEW SERIES
“GRANT WINNERS TALK”

NOW THROUGH APRIL 29, 2012 at www.wif.org

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Thursday, March 14, 2013… The Women In Film Foundations’ Film Finishing Fund is celebrating its 28th anniversary, and the open application cyle for the 2013 grants,  with a special, exclusive 8-part interview series, “Grant Winners Talk” published on wif.org.

The series features in-depth interviews with eight FFF grant winners whose films went on to receive industry recognition, critical acclaim and prestigious awards.  In the interviews, the filmmakers will discuss their experiences leading up to receiving the grants and the changes and challenges that followed.  A new interview will be posted each week of the 2013 grant application cycle which runs from now through April 29th.

The interviews will be conducted by Cathleen Summers, producer and WIFF Trustee Board Member.

In the first week we talk with Karin Chien, the producer of Circumstance which was part of our 2010 FFF grant cycle and the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: Dramatic Winner.

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THE WOMEN IN FILM FOUNDATION OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR 2013 FILM FINISHING FUND GRANTS

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THE WOMEN IN FILM FOUNDATION OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR
2013 FILM FINISHING FUND GRANTS

Past Grant Winners like Cynthia Wade and Freida Mock have gone on to win Academy® Awards

Los Angeles, CA, March 5, 2013:  Applications are now being accepted for the Women In Film Foundation’s 2013 Film Finishing Fund grants, it was announced today by FFF Committee Co-Chairs Betsy Pollock and Nancy Rae Stone.  The application period continues until April 29, 2013, and the winners will be announced in October, 2013.

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WIF ANNOUNCES Cuban Filmmaker Showcase 2013

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FOUR CUBAN WOMEN FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE THEIR FILMS IN THE U.S. WITH THE SUPPORT OF WOMEN IN FILM INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE, CUBAN WOMEN FILMMAKERS MEDIATHEQUE and ICAIC (INSTITUTO CUBANO DEL ARTE E INDUSTRIA CINEMATOGRAFICOS)
The Tri-City Screenings are an unprecedented cultural and professional exchange between Cuban and U.S. Film Communities

(Los Angeles: March 6–12 - New York: March 13–17 - Miami: March 18–25)

Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 2013…. The Women In Film International Committee, the Cuban Women Filmmakers Mediatheque, the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematograficos (ICAIC) and the American Cinematheque, in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles, New York Women In Film & Television, MNN El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center,Women Make Movies, Miami Beach Cinematheque, and Coral Gables Art Cinema, will showcase a selection of short, documentary and feature films directed by Cuban women.  The Showcase includes presentations at USC School of Cinematic Arts, Brooks Institute and Miami International University of Art & Design.

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