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A
bit of history…
Established
in 1994, CineWomen
NY
is a grassroots, multicultural, multiracial
organization, whose mission is to support the work
and advancement of women in the film and
television industries. CineWomen
NY
produces educational programs, networking events
and activities to encourage and nurture women's
projects and artistic vision, and provides forums
and opportunities for their work to be
seen.
15
years. Definitely a milestone and deserving of a
celebration. Some ordinary little affair simply
would not do....We
wanted something new. We would begin by
revisiting our past.
The
presentation of the Someone To Watch Award is
always a festive occasion. But shouldn’t we
acknowledge the achievements of other filmmakers?
So for the first time in a long while we saluted
more than one filmmaker. Awards were
presented for Best Documentary, Best Narrative,
Best Animation, and a special technical
achievement called the Tour de
Force.
And
shouldn’t we find some way of thanking our
founders and all of the presidents and board
members who came before us? So we decided to add a
ceremony paying tribute to each of the fabulous
women who have served either as president or on
the board of directors.
And
we’ve never had a wine tasting before. Add organic
food to that and it sounded like a great idea for
a party!
It
would take a lot of work. A lot of work in a very
short period of time. But we think sleep is
overrated anyway. Fortunately, some truly
incredible people were more than willing to give
their time and energy. To: Alena K. Powell, Rachel
Gordon, Nora Malone, Julie Praetzel and Julia Suo
– your contributions are immeasurable. Thank
you!
And
we just can’t say enough about our sponsors! For
your tremendous generosity, we emphatically thank
every single one of you!
It
was a wonderfully successful evening on every
level! |
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images
by
Anita Filippi-DAnca
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Alena
K. Powell, Maria Pusateri, Geralyn Abinader and
Maria Cabrera |
Attendees
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Cecelia
Gilchriest |
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Cynthia
Wade and Maria Pusateri |
Cynthia
Wade |
Someone
To Watch Award winners
Enrica Perez (2007) and
Laura Paglin (2006) |
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Enrica
Perez, Laura Paglin, and Maria
Pusateri |
Enrica
Perez, Laura Paglin and Maria
Pusateri |
Jennifer
Fox |
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Jennifer
Fox and Maria Pusateri |
Jessica
Burstein, Melisse Seleck
and Louise
Fleming |
Louise
Fleming and Maria Pusateri |
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Enrica
Perez, Laura Paglin, Alison McMahan and Maria
Pusateri |
Maria
Pusateri and Ylana |
Maria
Pusateri and Myra
Perez |
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Maria
Pusateri, Robert Seigel
and Cynthia
Wade |
Maria
Pusateri and
Vicki
Vasilopoulos
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Past
Co-Presidents Melisse Seleck
and Louise
Fleming |
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Melisse
Seleck |
Louise
Fleming, Melisse Seleck, Beth Ann Dailey,
Jessica
Burstein, Alison
McMahan and Geralyn Abinader |
Past
Presidents Cecelia Gilchriest, Francesca Rizzo,
Louise Fleming and Melisse Seleck |
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Francesca
Rizzo, Louise Fleming, Melisse Seleck, Beth Ann
Dailey, Melissa Hacker( ?), Jessica Burstein and
Cecelia Gilchriest |
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images
by
aka MARIELLE |
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Alena
Powell
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Alison
McMahan and Beth Ann Dailey |
Attendee |
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CynthiaWade
and
Carol Ciancutti-Leyva
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Cynthia
Wade and Ylana
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Past
Presidents Melisse Seleck and Jessica
Burstein
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Nanah
Mensah
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Cecelia
Gilchriest, Louise Fleming, Melisse Seleck, Beth
Ann Dailey, Melissa Hacker (?), Jessica Burstein
and Francesca
Rizzo
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Sarah
Franek and Isme
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Tessa
Bell and Sarah Franek
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Wendy
Wang
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images
by Julia Suo |
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Attendees
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Attendees
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Maiko
Sakai, Julie Praetzel and Nora
Malone |
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other
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AlenaPowell,
Event Organizer |
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a raffle ticket! |
CWNY
Past Presidents |
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Geralyn
Abinader,
current Co-President |
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