Women in Film & Video Honors Industry Leaders With Women of Vision Awards

Women in Film & Video Honors Industry Leaders With Women of Vision Awards

WASHINGTON, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating and honoring women who excel in their professional endeavors, act as role models for others in the industry and help to advance opportunities for women throughout the industry, the D.C. Chapter of Women in Film & Video (WIFV) hosts the 13th annual Women of Vision Awards Gala on Friday, June 23, 2006 at The Capital Hilton Hotel.

This year's Women of Vision Award honorees have strong roots in the Greater Washington Area but their talents are known worldwide. Receiving the Women of Vision award are: Laureen Ong, President of the National Geographic Channel; Diana Ingraham, Co-founder and Managing Director of US Independents; Nina Gilden Seavey, Emmy(R) Award-winning filmmaker and Founder of The Documentary Center at The George Washington University; and Daphne Maxwell Reid, Actress and Co-owner of New Millennium Studios.

The Women of Leadership Award is being presented to Beth Mendelson, Executive Producer and Owner of Mendelson Productions.

Media Central is the recipient of the Guardian Angel Award.

The Women of Vision Gala includes a cocktail reception, silent auction, and awards ceremony. Hundreds of volunteers and companies have donated their time and services to make this star-studded event spectacular, including Women in Film's National Presenting Sponsor: General Motors Corporation, Discovery U.S Networks, Marketing, Interface Media Group, EFX Media, Henninger Media Services, National Geographic Channel, WHUT-TV Howard University Television, and Media Central.

Women in Film & Video of Washington, D.C., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is dedicated to advancing the professional development and achievement for women working in all areas of film, television, video, multimedia and related disciplines. WIFV supports women in the industry by promoting equal opportunities, encouraging professional development, serving as an information network, and educating the public about women's creative and technical achievements.

Source: Women in Film & Video

CONTACT: Karen Ryan, VP Communications, +1-202-309-5535, or Melissa
Houghton, Executive Director, +1-202-429-9438, both of WIFV

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