Sharon Gibbon Lifetime Member Award

I am very proud to be receiving the Sharon Gibbons Lifetime Member Award from Women in Film and Television Vancouver, during the Women in Film Film Festival's Spotlight Award Gala.  Just as I am celebrating my 10th year in Vancouver! Women in Film was the bases of me starting here. Thank you so much.

Established in 1999, the Spotlight Awards™ have brought together the BC Film community to celebrate the outstanding achievements of BC women in screen-based media. Awards will be presented at The Spotlight Awards Gala™ on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 (International Women's Day) - the opening night of the 7th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival

Congratulations to all the award winners being honoured that evening...

Carol Whiteman - Woman of the year

Penelopy Buitenhuis - WIFTV Artistic Achievement Award

Jill Sharpe - WIFTV Artistic Innovation Award

Dana Claxton - WIFTV Artistic Innovation Award

Barbara Lee - Wayne Black Service Award

Malcolm Parry - Honourary Friend Award

Doreen Manuel - Leadership in Education Award

Banchi Hanuse - Kodak Image Award

Read more here http://www.womeninfilm.ca/spotlight2012.html

SHARON GIBBON LIFETIME MEMBER AWARD WENDY D This award honours a member in recognition of her volunteer work with WIFTV advancing the organization’s goals in the British Columbia film and television community. The award is named in memory of Sharon Gibbon, who exemplified these qualities in a career cut short too soon. For years photographer Wendy D has brilliantly captured our events with her camera. Wendy D is from Eastern Canada, no not Toronto, further east, New Brunswick. Surrounded by bountiful nature, and small town living, she started her love affair with photography at the age of eleven. People have always been her favourite subject and over the years she has honed in on her innate ability to help people feel comfortable in front of a lens. Wendy believes in sharing, in community, in doing what you love and helping others do what they love. Wendy has volunteered with Women in Film and Television Vancouver, the Celluloid Social Club, the Cultch and has been on the boards of CAPIC (Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators) and The Eastside Culture Crawl. She is currently also involved in a small group trying to bring policy regarding artists and studio spaces to the City of Vancouver. “Surround yourself with good people (your community), live your passion and help others live theirs.”