Michaela Coel and 'The Woman King' director Gina Prince-Bythewood will also be celebrated at the WIF Honors on Oct. 27.
and people throughout our nation, WIF is honoring women who embody the tenacity it takes to
forge forward—in our careers, as well as in our activism and entrepreneurship,” WIF CEO Kirsten Schaffer said in a statement. “As WIF gears up to celebrate our 50th anniversary next year, we are keenly focused on not letting the progress that we’ve made over the past five decades slip away.” WIF’s annual benefit supports its educational and philanthropic programs and its advocacy for gender parity throughout the industry. This year’s WIF Honors will celebrate the women who are forging forward: laying the foundation to transform Hollywood for the better, with their ingenuity, vision and persistence.
The WIF Honors Committee, co-chaired by Monica Levinson and Talitha Watkins, is comprised of Esther Chang, Michelle Lee, and Ida Ziniti. Levinson and Watkins said in a statement, “The storytellers in this year’s class of WIF honorees are beacons for the kind of creative talent and exceptional leadership that makes a real impact on our industry. Each of them has impressed us not only with their work, but with the change they are effecting behind the scenes.
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