Celebrating emerging African American Women Filmmaker
On Thursday, October 18, 2007, Award-winning Filmmaker JULIE DASH (Daughters of the Dust) and renaissance actor WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG will host A GREAT DAY IN BLACK HOLLYWOOD ~ Honoring Black Women Directors at Paramount Studios,5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California (Paramount is also a sponsor). BHERC is proud to celebrate and honorthe following directors: 1) Neema Barnette, 2) Charlie JordanBrookins, 3) Mattie Caruthers, 4) Janice Cooke 5) Julie Dash, 6) ErmaElzy-Jones, 7) Shirley Jo Finney, 8) LisaGaye Hamilton, 9) FayHauser-Price, 10) Kasi Lemmons, 11)Helaine Head, 12) Dianne Houston, 13) Chip Hurd, 14) Carol Mayes, 15) Terri L.McCoy, 16) Euzhan Palcy, 17) Gina Prince-Bythewood, 18) Millicent Shelton,and19) Dianah Roneyah Wynter. A Gala Reception with live jazz musicand refreshments will follow the event on the Paramount lot.
Friday,October 19, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. is the "Festival Kick-Off" where Master of Ceremonies, William Allen Young, returns to award the 2007 HONOREES and introduce the 2007 FILMMAKERS. BHERC is proud to pay tribute to thefollowing award recipients: Lou Gossett, Jr.(Lifetime AchievementAward);Julie Dash (Ivan Dixon Awardof Achievement), Vida Spears & Sara Finney-Johnson (Awards of Excellence), and LaWanda Hawkins (Community ServiceAward). This GALA event, as well as the remainder of events will take place at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue,Hollywood, California. A receptionwith Live Jazz will follow the ceremony and conclude theevening.
Saturday & Sunday, October 20-21, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Raleigh Studios ~ BHERC will screen ShortFilms, introduce Filmmakers, conduct Workshop Discussions, have Networkingopportunities and vendor items available.
Founded in 1996 by Sandra Evers-Manly, the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center is a nonprofit, public benefitorganization designed to advocate, educate, research, develop, and preserve the history and future of Blacks in film and television.
