The Barbie filmmaker is 2024’s Pioneer of the Year recipient. Greta Gerwig will be bestowed with the 75th honor at the September 25th ceremony at the Beverly Hilton by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation (WRMPPF).
The Pioneer of the Year Award is bestowed upon esteemed and respected members in the motion picture industry whose leadership, service to the community, and commitment to philanthropy are exceptional.
All proceeds raised at the event benefit WRMPPF’s Pioneers Assistance Fund which provides financial assistance and supportive counseling to individuals in the motion picture distribution and exhibition community in times of need. “Greta Gerwig is a dynamic filmmaker with extraordinary vision who entertains and inspires audiences everywhere,” said Jeff Goldstein, President of Warner Bros.
Domestic Distribution and Co-Chairman, Pioneer of the Year Dinner. “The Will Rogers Pioneers Assistance Fund is proud to celebrate Greta’s achievements and present her with the 2024 Pioneer of the Year Award,” added Kyle Davies, President of Distribution at Bleecker Street Media and Chairman, Pioneers Assistance Fund Committee.
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