10th Annual African American Women In Cinema

Radio personality, author and motivational speaker Monica Medina (see Monica Medina below on Ebony Magazine red carpet. Entry post “Monica Medina Talks About Media Leaks”) was a special invited guest at the 10th Annual AAWIC Conference. The star-studded conference served as vehicle to support African American women in the film industry. The conference re-affirmed African American women and women of color’s presence and impact on the film industry.
The historical and groundbreaking conference opened with a special screening of the film “Talk To Me” starring Don Cheadle with a spectacular tribute to the film’s director Kasi Lemmons, who was in attendance to accept high honors from the AAWIC and the City of New York.

The conference also served as a bonding place for Black women to network, share their experiences and mentor one other. Panels ranged from the Art of the Audition Actors workshop, How to Secure Financing for Films, Women Images and Media to the art of music in film. The panels gave specific information that left conference attendees in awe and wanting more.

Celebrity acting coach to Eve and Busta Rhymes, Tracey Moore-Marable, casting director Sinclair Winsome, music executive, Thembisa Mshaka, Michaela Angela Davis and many more were all in attendance conducting panels and supporting young women of color in the film industry.

For conference participants who are avid movie watchers, new and critically acclaimed films and documentaries were screened.

Sunday capped off the great event with a private Women’s Empowerment Brunch honoring actress Tasha Smith, who plays the outspoken character Angela in Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married.” In her humorous acceptance speech, Tasha made it clear that she won’t sleep around for acting gigs! Integrity and keeping God first are Tasha’s top priorities in life.