The Tribeca Institute announced the first recipients of its Sloan Awards for filmmaking. The Sloan awards focus on science topics.
Out of the five awards two are to women
Amy Redford for Face Value about actress Hedy Lamarr’s career as an inventor
Kathryn Maughan screenplay about Marie Curie A Noble Affair.
Update
Looks like there are more women involved than the story indicated- here are the additional women involved
Face Value
Gretchen Somerfeld Screenwriter
Kitty Hawk
Lucy Barzun Donnelly
The Radioactive Boy Scout
Danielle Renfrew Producer
Tribeca awards 5 film grants (Variety)
October 31, 2008
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