Mumbai,
May 2014: WIFT (Women in Film and Television) India Rising
hosted an evening honoring women from the film industry who have
contributed to the growth and development of films, TV and media
industry. WIFT India took the initiative of bringing this year's
women National Award winners together to felicitate them and support
women whose films have been selected for Cannes Film Festival.
The
women who were felicitated were Geetanjali Thapa, Shabnam Sukhdev,
Anjali Patil, Amruta Subhash, Sumitra Bhave, Shweta Ghosh, Bela
Shende, Aarti Shrivastava, Akanksha Sood Singh, Gauri Gadgil, Sanjana
Rai, Charu Shree Roy, Alaka Sahani, Kavita Bahl and Padma Shri
recipient Sooni Taraporewala who is also advisory board member
with WIFT India was also honoured.
WIFT
India is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to provide a dynamic
platform to facilitate the exchange of ideas, accelerate the
professional development and recognize the achievement of women in
film, television and other screen based media as the term itself
initiates debate and discussion even though women in several fields
has powered their own destinies.
On
this occasion Ms. Petrina D Rozario, Founder President, WIFT, India
says, “The national award is a very prestigious award in the
country and it is great inspiration for women who might nurture the
dream of working in the entertainment industry. This is an initiative
by WIFT to get all the successful women under the same roof to
celebrate their achievement in the film and television industry.”
adding this Actor Imran Khan said, “I’m very happy to support
this initiative by WIFT India, this felicitation ceremony is a
platform not only that appreciates women and their talent in film and
television but also encourages women to join this industry and
showcase their talent”.
The
night also saw presence of Imran Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Tanuja
Chandra, Nandita Das, Divya Bhushan Kumar, Rituparna Sengupta, Rajiv
Khandelwal, Nandana Sen and many more gathered to appreciate the
achievements of these talented women.
With
so many successful women coming together under the same roof to
celebrate their achievement in the film and television industry was
indeed very magical.
The
winners were felicitated with a small trophy and gifts by Tangerine,
a designer brand offering home décor solutions. 3DI School New
Zealand that teach the art of 2D, 3D animation, Stop Motion filming,
Claymation, Live animation to grade 1 to 12 together with WIFT India
has adopted an under-privileged school in Derhadun to teach them the
art of animation.
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