The Academy Museum will host the Oct. 6 fundraiser, which moves from its traditional home at the Beverly Hilton.
WIF singled out Matlin and Heder “for setting a new precedent for representation and accessibility in front of and behind the camera,” Smart and Einbinder “for performances that bring to light issues WIF has been working on for decades: sexism, ageism, and harassment in the entertainment industry,” and Zendaya and Levinson “for disrupting the imbalanced, traditional systems of compensation and ownership with the shared equity model of their film “We are honoring these pairs of women with the...
The WIF Honors event will mark the first fundraising event the org has been able to host since 2019 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The WIF Honors are being presented in partnership with sponsor Max Mara with additional support from ShivHans Pictures, Lexus, Google and Starz. The event is designed and produced by Carleen Cappelletti of Anchor Street Collective.
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