LOS ANGELES – Introduced by CODA Network with help from the Jamaica Vacationer Board (JTB), the inaugural Jamaican Ladies Main Hollywood (JWLH) Honors dinner on September 28 at Lodge Figueroa introduced collectively trade leaders, advocates and skills to have fun the contributions of 25 Jamaican girls making important strides within the trade.
“Now we have an extremely various pool of expertise in our arts and tradition neighborhood each on-island and overseas,” stated the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica. “Particularly, there are numerous Jamaican girls who’ve made a rare affect within the U.S. leisure trade, and we’re proud for them to signify us in movie and tv. Their spectacular contributions are a real testomony to our island’s hard-working values, heat spirit and vibrant tradition.”
Honorees
Among the many honorees on the JTB-supported occasion had been Antoinette Clarke (VP Model Leisure at CBS, two-time Emmy Award profitable Producer and Writer), Antoinette Robinson, Actress (Pricey White Folks, The Blackening), Orly Marley, Producer (One Love: The Bob Marley Movie/President Tuff Gong Worldwide,) Sundra Oakley, (One Love: The Bob Marley Film) and Sydnee Winters, Broadway actor (Hamilton, Lion King).
“Jamaica has all the time had an outsized affect on international artwork and tradition,” stated Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica. “We’re honored to help an occasion that celebrates the accomplishments of those girls who’re persevering with that legacy and establishing a agency sector for Jamaicans in Hollywood.”
JWLH is a non-profit group devoted to selling and supporting Jamaican girls in leisure by way of advocacy and neighborhood engagement. Its proceeds help scholarships, mentorships applications and workshops designed to foster the following era of leaders.
The JWLH Honors Dinner marks the start of a sequence of occasions devoted to amplifying the work of Jamaican girls in movie and tv.
