*The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) hosts the 15th Annual African American Film Marketplace and S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase October 23-27, in Hollywood, Calif.
The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, October 23, 2008 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
A Great Day in Black Hollywood – Honoring Black Directors of Photography
Program - Paramount Pictures – 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038
Reception - Raleigh Studios – 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038 – Immediately Following
Friday, October 24, 2008 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Opening Night Reception Honoring:
William Allen Young, Actor – President’s Award
Regina Jones, Publisher and Publicist – Lifetime Achievement Award
Joseph “Joe” Wilcots, Director of Photography – Ivan Dixon Award of Achievement
Lyndon Barrois, Animator/Producer – Award of Excellence
Gloria Pualani, Business Executive – Corporate Award
Desiree Edwards, Owner Watts Coffee House – Community Service Award
Program - Paramount Pictures – 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038
Reception - Raleigh Studios – 5300 Melrose Avenue – Immediately Following
Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, October 26, 2008 – 10 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase
Program at Raleigh Studios – 5300 Melrose Avenue
Films/Documentaries – 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Panel Discussions – 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday Night Special Soulful Buffet and Film – 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Night Special Soulful Buffet and Film – 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Monday, October 27, 2008 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
closing night – “An Evening of Hair and Flair”
Program - Crenshaw Mall – Museum of African American Art
3650 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
(Located at MACY'S on the 3rd Level, Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Mall)
Panelist include: film hairstylists Robert L. Stevenson, Kenneth Walker,
Pauletta Lewis, Erma Kent, as well as makeup artists Vonda Morris and Wynona Price.
For complete information visit www.BHERC.org or call (310) 284-3170.