MAYOR DE BLASIO AND MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSIONER LÓPEZ TO HOST THE “MADE IN NY” AWARDS IN BROOKLYN
Steve Buscemi, Louis C.K., Neil Patrick Harris, Huge, Albert Maysles, Stanley Nelson,
Rosie Perez, Producers Guild of America, Jane Raab to be Honored
NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio and Media & Entertainment Commissioner Cynthia López will host the “Made in NY” Awards on November 10, 2014, at Weylin B. Seymour’s in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the City’s entertainment and digital media industries, celebrating excellence in the NYC creative community.
The 2014 “Made in NY” Award honorees include: Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actor and director Steve Buscemi; five-time Emmy Award-winning actor, executive producer, writer, director Louis C.K.; Tony and five time Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris; Brooklyn-born digital design and technology consultancy Huge (recipient: Aaron Shapiro, CEO); MacArthur Fellow and National Humanities Medal Honoree Stanley Nelson; Oscar and Emmy Award-nominated actress, activist and The View co-host Rosie Perez; Producers Guild of America’s Lydia Dean Pilcher, VP Motion Pictures, Chair, Women’s Impact Network; Mari Jo Winkler, Chair, PGA Green and Rachel Watanabe-Batton, Vice Chair, PGA East, Chair, PGA Diversity; and Blue Bloods co-executive producer and Sex and the City producer Jane Raab. The “Made in NY” Mayor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement will be presented to Albert Maysles, filmmaker and founder of the Maysles Documentary Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the exhibition and production of documentary films that inspire dialogue and action in Harlem.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
5:30PM – “Made in NY” Awards Ceremony
Weylin B. Seymour’s, 175 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211
