Honors Luncheon
                                   

WIFT IDENTITY
The Honors Luncheon date is almost upon us and you'll be missed if you don't make plans now!
 
COST:
Members:
$35
Non-Members: $40

This is not as long as it looks, but in order to pay you should PLEASE read ALL of this!


PAYMENT ALTERNATIVES:

PAYMENT METHOD

By CHECK:  If you wish to pay by check, please make it payable to WIFT Houston, and  immediately 

   

Mail to:

WIFT HOUSTON

PO BOX 981104

Houston TX  77098

 

By CREDIT CARD:  Although we are in the process of setting up a new online credit card payment option for you, our Web site is not yet a "secure" site.

 

It could be ready prior to the event; however, please REGISTER online and PAY LATER by choosing another payment alternative.    

 

Then, WIFT President, Jolene McMaster will contact you for the credit card information and personally see that payment is made to a secure merchant account until such time that www.wift-houston.org is able to provide the same secure service.  Jolene's cell is  713-542-8698.  

 

Your reservation will be acknow-ledged by email if you've provided it.   

 

Any questions? If so, please  

call the same cell number (above).    

 

Include your email address and phone number when registering your intent or when calling.  

   

Because the new Brownstone Creperie does not have unlimited seating, we cannot accept payment at the event.  RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE.

Thank you for your understanding of our "progress."   

 

We hope you will join us at this awards luncheon honoring some of our very talented WIFT members.

 

If you know a charter member from 1995, please help us get the word out that they, too, are being acknowledged.

 

And finally, PLEASE SIGN UP BY CLICKING ON THE EVENT (5/5/2011) ON THE WIFT WEB SITE, www.wift-houston.org 

 

Thank you!

Jolene McMaster,

WiFT Houston President 

 

Women In Film & Television Houston would like to show its appreciation by honoring a few of its outstanding members.

 We begin this new tradition

with a luncheon --  

 

Thursday, May 5

12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

at

THE BROWNSTONE CREPERIE

2736 Virginia Street

Houston, Texas  77098

(Limited Seating)


Reception Following

~Open to the Public~

2:30 PM

Cash Bar 

Free Parking  

 

We invite you to join us in celebration of the occasion.  Limited tickets are available.  You may register by clicking on the event date on the CALENDAR at 

www.wift-houston.org 

 

WIFT Members $35

Public $40

Pre-sales only! 

 

 The Jade Award will be presented for the first time to

Elma Barrera.   

The Jade Award

presented by Patricia Torres-Burd

 

ELMA BARRERA   

Houston's First Female Hispanic Television Reporter

News Reporter for KTRK-CH. 13 for over 30 years

Produced and Anchored Houston's First TV Newscast in Spanish at Channel 8

A Founder of Houston's first Spanish Television

Station, Channel 45

 and a Founder of the Houston  

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Inducted into the National Association of

Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame

Producer, "In Search of the American Dream,"

currently in post production.

Native Texan

 

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and the awards just keep coming...

 

 MELODY MOSS

Founding President of Women In Film (1995)

In front of the Camera:  Actor, Choreographer

Behind the Camera:  Producer, Script Supervisor, Production Coordinator, Location Scout, Casting Director

Past projects include the independent feature film

"Cook County," winner of the 2008 Hollywood Film Festival's "Best Feature Film;" and

co-writer/co-producer, and actor in the short

"Divorce Texas Style,"

winner of the 2010 Worldfest Remi Award

Partner in Rusty Yankie Productions

Board Member at Large, WIFT Houston

 

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WIFT Houston's

2010 Short Film Screenwriting Competition

co-sponsored by Irony Coast Productions selected   

 

1st Place

DIANE DANIELS 

"Miss Jessie's Guest"

 from her award-winning novel "Stained Glass"

 

2nd Place (Tie)

CASH ANTHONY

"Cold Justice"

and

HOLLY CARMEN

"By Hook or By Crook"

 

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1995 Charter Members of

WOMEN IN FILM/Houston

(Women In Film & Television/Houston

Chartered in 1997)

 

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 Emcee:  Melannie O'Connor  

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AND SAVE THE DATE.... 

Coming Up, Friday, May 13

 

Ask The Agents, Managers,

& Casting Directors

at the Renaissance Hotel

 Presented by

Page Parkes Talent

"Hollywood Comes to Houston"

 It was great last year.  You won't want to miss this.

 Tickets will be available for purchase at

www.wift-houston.org 

 

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Support our Sponsors  

EP MOVIE MAGIC 

  HFC Logo 

 

Special Thanks to Patricia Torres-Burd, Melannie O'Connor, the wonderful people at The Brownstone properties - THE RED ROOM, 88 KEYS, and very soon, the newest edition, THE BROWNSTONE CREPERIE.

 

Thanks also to MONARCH TROPHY for assisting in the awards search and timely preparation, and to John Klima with TOOLS FOR STAGECRAFT in Oak Park, CA.   

 

We so very much appreciate you!