Women in Film & Video Honors Industry Leaders With Women of Vision Awards

WASHINGTON, April 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women in Film & Video DC hosts the 14th Annual Women of Vision Awards Gala honoring nationally- recognized women who have made their mark in the media world. The Gala will take place April 13 at the Capital Hilton in Washington DC.

The 2007 honorees are: -- Susie Coelho, founder and CEO of Susie Coelho Enterprises Inc. and host of HGTV's Outer Spaces; -- Patricia Finneran, Festival Director for SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival; -- Barbara Kopple, President of Cabin Creek Films, Co-Producer/Director of Shut Up and Sing and the only women director to receive two Academy Awards(R); -- Deborah Redmond, President of The SOHO Group and a noted media literacy educator; and -- Andrea Sims, President of Lion's Share Communications and considered "one of the world's top party planners."

Andrea Pennington, MD an entrepreneur and television host is the evening's Emcee. The Honorable Daniel Glickman, Chairman/CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America is a special guest.

Sponsors for the Women of Vision Awards Gala include: Women In Film's National Presenting Sponsor General Motors Corporation, Discovery, Inc., Interface Media Group, MVI Post, Media Central, C Grace Productions, Video/Action, Double R Productions, Black Opal Productions, Henninger Media Services, and Eastman Kodak Company.

Women in Film & Video of Washington, DC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is dedicated to advancing the professional development and achievement for women working in all areas of film, television, video, multimedia and related disciplines. WIFV supports women in the industry by promoting equal opportunities, encouraging professional development, serving as an information network, and educating the public about women's creative and technical achievements.

About the Women In Film/General Motors Alliance:

The Women In Film/General Motors Alliance was created to support women in the entertainment industry and to expand Women In Film chapter programs across the country. The initiative was announced in Los Angeles in January 2005 and is supporting programs as diverse as the Film Finishing Fund, Women's Film Preservation Fund, Legacy Series, PSAs, scholarships, mentorships and local WIF chapter award events across the nation. For more information about the WIF/GM Alliance and its programs, visit http://www.women-in-film.com/.

Founded in 1973 in Los Angeles, Women In Film ( http://www.wif.org/ ) is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to women in the global entertainment industry. Its purpose is to empower, promote, nurture and mentor women in the industry through a network of valuable contacts, events, programs, workshops, finishing funds and scholarships. In the U.S., there are chapters in Arizona, California (3), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Washington and Washington, D.C. The international network, Women In Film and Television International ( http://www.wifti.org/ ), of which WIF-Los Angeles is a founding member, boasts 35 chapters on six continents. Member chapters range from developing nations to countries with established industries, including the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom, to name a few.

General Motors Corp. , the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader for 76 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2006, 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at http://www.gm.com/.

For more information about WIF/GM or General Motors, please contact: Vicki Greenleaf -- 323.660.5800 WIF/GM Alliance Greenleaf & Associates vgleaf@pacbell.net Christie Conti GM Communications -- 805-373-9527 Christie.Conti@gmrworks.com