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WIFT Houston will honor a few of its outstanding members. We begin this new tradition at a luncheon on Thursday
(SIX TICKETS REMAIN)
Thursday, May 5
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
at
THE BROWNSTONE CAFE
2736 Virginia Street
Houston, Texas 77098
Reception Following ~Open to the Public~ 2:30 PM Cash Bar
Free Parking
Six tickets remain.
To purchase your ticket, click on the event date on the CALENDAR at www.WIFT-Houston.org.
Ticket sales will end at noon tomorrow (5/4), or when SOLD OUT, whichever occurs first.
WIFT Members $35
Public $40
Pre-sale tickets only!
Tickets will not be sold at the luncheon;
however you are most welcome at the
2:30 PM reception following.
Event Schedule Thursday, May 5
12:30 to 1:00 PM
Check-in & Meet & Greet
1:00 PM
Lunch with our Honorees,
Attending Members, Friends, Family, and Guests
from HoustonPBS-Channel 8 and KTRK-Channel 13
Following Lunch
The Awards Presentation
Melannie O'Connor, Emcee
Honorees
~Charter Members~
~Short Script Competition Winners~
~Founding President's Award~
and finally,
The Jade Award for Excellence presented
ELMA BARRERA
presented by Patricia Torres-Burd
2:30 PM
Reception & Cash Bar
Open to the Public
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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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Melody Moss
WIFT
Founding President (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 Script Competition
co-sponsored by Irony Coast Productions
The Winners
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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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
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 CAFE.
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!
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