Per the festival, "The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals (March 8-17, 2013) offer the unique convergence of
original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth
alike, SXSW® is the premier destination for discovery."
For the first time ever, I pitched a panel for inclusion in the film festival and... IT WAS ACCEPTED! Following is the info. Now comes the challenge of getting all of these fiery women to buy in so that we can set SXSW aflame.
Saying prayers and crossing my fingers and asking you to do the same! Hope to see you there!
WOMEN ON FIRE (Panel)
Moderator: YOURS TRULY
Description:
In the recent Variety Features Women’s Impact Report 2012, the article entitled “TV Open to Femme Helmers but Film Still a Man’s World” reports that women only comprise 13.5% - of around 1,200 - of the Director’s Guild of America’s membership. For the 2011-2012 season, Indiewire.com reported that off and on screen roles for women were drastically down, from big budgets to indies.
While the staggeringly low statistics for women in the film and television industries might make other industry wannabes firm up a Plan B, 2012 also witnessed the rise of Sundance's first African American woman to win its Best Director Prize, Ava Duvernay; the (Mis)Adventures of an Awkward Black Girl web series superstar Issa Rae, and the Empress of Shondaland, Shonda Rhimes, Creator of NBC’s Grey’s Anatomy, its spin-off, Private Practice, and most recently, SCANDAL.
Join this panel of highly decorated women
in their fields to take an in depth look at success (how to define and
achieve it); how each found her "spark", fanned the young flames and
ultimately, became trailblazing "women on fire" in their industries.
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