5TH ANNUAL IFFLA INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARDS - April 12, 12:00 PM
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5th Annual IFFLA Industry Leadership Awards presented to Kishore Lulla, Michelle Satter and Alesia Weston HFPA's Ahmed Lateef to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The IFFLA Industry Leadership Awards were created to recognize the achievements of industry executives who have had a substantial and personal impact on the creation and distribution of Indian themed content globally and have led the expansion of the entertainment and media industry in India. This year we honor three individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership within and in relation to the Indian entertainment community.
Kishore Lulla, Group Executive Chairman of Eros International, the largest fully integrated film and Entertainment Company in India, has been instrumental in spearheading the growth of Eros International Group. Since the 1980's he has expanded the company's presence in the UK, USA, Europe, Middle East, Australia, Fiji, and other international markets. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ("BAFTA") a member of the Young Presidents' Organization and also a board member of the University of California, Los Angeles Film School ("UCLA"). In 2010 Lulla and his family created the Eros Foundation to aid in children's education in the poorest regions throughout India.
Michelle Satter is the founding director of the Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program. As part of the Leadership Team, Satter has been one of the chief architects of the Institute's programs since 1981. Through the Feature Film Program, a year-round program of Lab residencies, artist granting and the project support continuum, she has supported the ground-breaking and award-winning filmmakers Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry), John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs), Paul T. Anderson (Hard Eight) and Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream), among many others. Satter was responsible for establishing the Institute's international initiatives in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. Most recently, Satter along with Alesia Weston developed Sundance Institute's multi-faceted collaboration with Mahindra, which includes the annual Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award and the Mumbai Mantra/Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in India. She has served on the Boards of the Independent Feature Project, MAISHA, and Equinoxe.
Alesia Weston leads the international work of Sundance Institute's year-round Feature Film Program. She oversees the Sundance/NHK Award, the Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award and selects international filmmakers for the Institute's Screenwriters and Directors Labs. Under her leadership, the International program has worked to build infrastructure in other regions to support filmmakers locally. Through Sundance's Middle East Film Initiative, she's worked closely with the Royal Film Commission of Jordan to establish RAWI Middle East Screenwriters Lab. Additionally, she spearheaded and led the Sundance in Tel Aviv and Sundance in Istanbul Screenwriters Labs. Weston initiated and along with Michelle Satter, developed Sundance Institute's multi-faceted collaboration with Mahindra which just launched the first Mumbai Mantra/Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in India. She is part of the core team at Sundance working on Film Forward: Advancing Cultural dialogue, a partnership between the Institute and the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
Ahmed Lateef began his film career in California in 1951. Since 1969 he has directed over a thousand commercials. Since the late sixties, Lateef has been a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for, the Films Editor's Union (IATSE Local 776), and the Directors Guild of America.
The Awards presenters are Teri Schwartz, Dean, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Noel De Souza, HFPA & SAG member, screenwriter Howard Rodman, and Adam Moore, Interim National Director of Affirmative Action & Diversity, Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA.
The Awards will be presented at a Gala Luncheon on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the world famous House of Blues Los Angeles. Fresh off the critical and audience success of Himalaya Song, her multimedia project which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was voted one on the 10 Best Music Films at Sundance by Rolling Stone, vocalist/double violinist Gingger Shankar returns to IFFLA for the 10th Anniversary of the festival. She will be providing a sneak peak at her brand new live show which will kick off this fall. With technical and lighting director Maarten Cornelis and songs from her forthcoming new album 'Beautiful Imperfections' as well as music from her extensive soundtrack work (including Passion of the Christ and Circumstance).
The Awards presenters are Teri Schwartz, Dean, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Noel De Souza, HFPA & SAG member, screenwriter Howard Rodman, and David White, National Director, Screen Actors Guild.
The afternoon is hosted by Subha Ravindran
Subha Ravindhran is a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News – the #1 news station in Southern California. For the past 6 years, Subha has covered everything from the Academy Awards to wildfires to politics. She began her career in TV news more than a decade ago after graduating from USC and has worked in Amarillo, Texas, Fresno, California and San Francisco. Subha grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area but is proud to now call Los Angeles her home.
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