WISE In The News

March is International Women’s Month. With global box office becoming more important in generating profit for Hollywood, and Asia Pacific (excluding China) delivering $5.2 billion in 2022 (according to Variety's "Global Box Office" Jan. 5, 2023), women’s global representation in entertainment is coming into focus.

It was therefore no surprise to see Women in Showbiz Everywhere (WISE) founding member, Vineesha Arora Sarin, host a global initiative celebrating women filmmakers on International Women’s Day, in Beverly Hills.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, March 10, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Beverly Hills sparkled on International Women’s Day with the launch of Women In Showbiz Everywhere (WISE), during an evening celebrating meaningful storytellers and documentaries helmed by women in film.

Hosted by WISE founding member and filmmaker Vineesha Arora Sarin, guests included Oscar-nominees Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ (out on Netflix) and Evgenia Arbugaeva, Maxim Arbugaev and Maxim Chakilev of ‘Haulout’, as well as film producing pioneers Amy Williams, Heidi Jo Markel, Dwight and Sandy Little, along with a host of other celebrities including Jason Richter, Amit Sarin, Margaret Gardiner, Noel D’Souza, and Sandy Khandoze.

The evening opened with a welcome speech from Vineesha Arora Sarin highlighting her efforts behind WISE, and emphasizing the need for real change and inclusion, globally, citing her own experience of the lonely world of independent filmmaking, and not being able to find support and being forced to do everything on her own. It was a spectacular affair celebrating women in film and the upcoming Academy Awards.

Vineesha’s vision is dedicated to the need to build a strong, inclusive community of up-and-coming women in show business with the more established, influential women achievers in the industry.

Women in Showbiz Everywhere (WISE) Hosted its First Ever ‘Hues of Heritage’ Event Celebrating South Asians in Film & Television in mid-August with actor Bill Moseley and Executive Director of CAPE Michelle Sugihara. The Hi-Tea Affair brought together South Asian creatives, writers, journalists, and other industry members, fostering inspiring and supportive conversations. The event also marked the launch of the esteemed RATNA fellowship, which Vineesha Arora-Sarin, founder & executive director of WISE, terms as a “movement dedicated to identifying and supporting emerging South Asian female writers worldwide who aspire to make their mark in the global entertainment industry.