Stone to be Honored at The Creative Coalition
Spotlight Initiative Gala in Park City
Joins Jane Lynch, Shailene Woodley, and Alfred Molina for 2013 Honors
New York, NY (January 3, 2013) – Today, The Creative Coalition announces that actress Sharon Stone joins the slate of honorees headlining the 2013 Spotlight Initiative Awards Gala Dinner to be held during the upcoming Film Festival in Park City, Utah. In addition to Ms. Stone, this year’s Spotlight Initiative Award recipients include actress and comedienne Jane Lynch, actress Shailene Woodley, and actor Alfred Molina.
The annual Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards Gala brings together entertainment industry leaders and luminaries to celebrate leadership in independent film.
DETAILS
Who: Sharon Stone, Jane Lynch, Shailene Woodley, Alfred Molina
What: THE CREATIVE COALITION SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE AWARDS GALA
WHERE: CW3PR RE:treat at Sky Lodge (201 Heber Avenue, Park City, UT)
WHEN: Saturday, January 19, 2013
7:30 pm Red Carpet Arrivals/Photo-ops
8:00 pm VIP Cocktail Reception
8:45 pm Dinner and Awards Gala
**All Press Must Be Credentialed. To apply for credentials, please contact Risa Kotek at rkotek@thecreativecoalition.org.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE COALITION AND THE SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE (www.TheCreativeCoalition.org):
The Creative Coalition is the premiere nonprofit, 501(c)(3) nonpartisan charity of the arts and entertainment community. Founded in 1989 by prominent members of the creative community, The Creative Coalition is dedicated to educating, mobilizing, and activating its members on issues of public importance. The Creative Coalition uses the power and platform of the arts and entertainment communities in award-winning public service and advocacy campaigns. The Spotlight Initiative Awards are a prestigious honor in the independent film arena. For almost a decade, these honors have been bestowed during the Sundance, Cannes, and Toronto Film Festivals. Recent recipients include William H. Macy and John Hawkes for The Sessions; Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, and Stanley Tucci for Margin Call; Vera Farmiga for Goats; Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy for Hysteria; and directors Quentin Tarantino, Taylor Hackford, George Hickenlooper, Lee Daniels, Roland Emmerich, and Barry Levinson. Other Spotlight Award winners include Sean Penn, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Alexander, Walter Cronkite, Harry Belafonte, Russell Simmons, Cicely Tyson, Marcia Gay Harden, Melissa Leo, Elijah Wood, Anna Kendrick, Ellen Barkin, Alan Arkin, Tracy Morgan, and Kate Bosworth, among others.
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Media Contact:
Risa Kotek
RKotek@TheCreativeCoalition.org
212-512-8578
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