The Black AIDS Institute inducts a select group of individuals and organizations that have made commendable heroic contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Black America.
The 16th Annual Heroes in the Struggle Awards Presentation & Reception will be held on September 16, 2017 at the Darryl F. Zanuck Theater at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles at 6:00 Pm.
The 2017 inductees include Taraji P. Henson, Laverne Cox, Vanessa Williams, Alfre Woodard, Gina Belafonte, and Gina Brown. The 2017 Corporate Hero is Novant Health. Black AIDS Institute Board Member Jussie Smollett serves as Chair and Host. The 2017 theme is Black Men Honoring Black Women and celebrated R&B singer/songwriter Ledisi performs a special tribute. The awards presentation is produced by Russelli & Hall.
“At the age of fifteen, I began working with the Black AIDS Institute and I am proud to be a member of the Board of Directors,” said Jussie Smollett.
The 16th Annual Heroes in the Struggle Awards Presentation & Reception will be held on September 16, 2017 at the Darryl F. Zanuck Theater at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles at 6:00 Pm.
The 2017 inductees include Taraji P. Henson, Laverne Cox, Vanessa Williams, Alfre Woodard, Gina Belafonte, and Gina Brown. The 2017 Corporate Hero is Novant Health. Black AIDS Institute Board Member Jussie Smollett serves as Chair and Host. The 2017 theme is Black Men Honoring Black Women and celebrated R&B singer/songwriter Ledisi performs a special tribute. The awards presentation is produced by Russelli & Hall.
“At the age of fifteen, I began working with the Black AIDS Institute and I am proud to be a member of the Board of Directors,” said Jussie Smollett.
- 8/21/2017
- Look to the Stars
Hollywood Film Festival executive director Jon Fitzgerald has announced the event’s winners.
The jury prize for best documentary feature went to Joe Piscatella’s #Chicago Girl, while Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear won the jury prize for best narrative feature.
Brendan Calder’s Learning To Float won the jury prize for best documentary short and Edwin Adlam Herod and Drue Pennella’s Fourteen Seeds took best narrative short.
Turning to the Cincecause Spotlight filmmakers, Michael Barnett’s Becoming Bulletproof earned recognition in the documentary category while narrative honours went to Andy Landen’s Sequoia.
As previously announced Harry Belafonte was given the first CineCause ChangeMaker Icon honour earlier this year and his daughter Gina Belafonte spoke on his behalf at the celebration.
The revamped Hollywood Film Festival ran from October 16-19.
The jury prize for best documentary feature went to Joe Piscatella’s #Chicago Girl, while Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear won the jury prize for best narrative feature.
Brendan Calder’s Learning To Float won the jury prize for best documentary short and Edwin Adlam Herod and Drue Pennella’s Fourteen Seeds took best narrative short.
Turning to the Cincecause Spotlight filmmakers, Michael Barnett’s Becoming Bulletproof earned recognition in the documentary category while narrative honours went to Andy Landen’s Sequoia.
As previously announced Harry Belafonte was given the first CineCause ChangeMaker Icon honour earlier this year and his daughter Gina Belafonte spoke on his behalf at the celebration.
The revamped Hollywood Film Festival ran from October 16-19.
- 10/20/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Below are clips from Sing Your Song, a Harry Belafonte documentary we told you about earlier, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will also make its debut at the Berlin International Film Festival.
A detailed synopsis from the film’s website states:
Over the past half century, hardly a day has gone by when some clever stranger on the street has not called out, “Day-o!” upon recognizing Harry Belafonte wherever Belafonte may find himself in the world. He never fails to return a gracious smile. At the heart of these day-o’s that seem to greet him coming and going is a recognition and acknowledgment not only of him, but identification with a shared time and place, a community of shared experience.
In his new biographical film documentary, Sing Your Song, Belafonte recounts that he was performing at the Village Vanguard in New York City when the great...
A detailed synopsis from the film’s website states:
Over the past half century, hardly a day has gone by when some clever stranger on the street has not called out, “Day-o!” upon recognizing Harry Belafonte wherever Belafonte may find himself in the world. He never fails to return a gracious smile. At the heart of these day-o’s that seem to greet him coming and going is a recognition and acknowledgment not only of him, but identification with a shared time and place, a community of shared experience.
In his new biographical film documentary, Sing Your Song, Belafonte recounts that he was performing at the Village Vanguard in New York City when the great...
- 2/2/2011
- by Cynthia
- ShadowAndAct
'30 Rock'The cast that makes up Tina Fey's brainchild "30 Rock" is arguably the show's greatest strength. While characters like "Tgs" staff members Frank (Judah Friedlander) or Pete (Scott Adsit) may not have whole story lines devoted to them the way Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and Liz Lemon (Fey) often do, they can effectively and hilariously set in motion any number of events to give the densely written show the comedic legs it needs to stand on each week. Supporting characters like Tracy (Tracy Morgan), Jenna (Jane Krakowski), and Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) have become integral to understanding the zany backstage universe, especially as the show added plot lines with an abundance of megawatt guest stars in 2009.Whether Jenna is maniacally channeling her inner rock star in preparation for her unauthorized Janis Joplin biopic—tentatively titled "Jackie Jormp-Jomp" for legal reasons—or Kenneth is naively singing the praises of his hometown,...
- 1/8/2010
- backstage.com
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