The Woman King director Gina Prince-Bythewood will receive the Filmmaker Tribute at the 32nd annual Gotham Awards.
Prince-Bythewood has written and directed The Old Guard, Love & Basketball, The Secret Life Of Bees, and Beyond The Lights. She is lining up to direct for TV Genius: MLK/X exploring the accomplishments, duelling philosophies and key personal relationships of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, on which Prince-Bythewood and her husband Reggie Rock Bythewood will serve as executive producers under their production company Undisputed Cinema.
Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute, said: “Gina Prince-Bythewood is a visionary filmmaker and a champion of Black narratives, particularly stories that center around Black women. She has brilliantly tackled painful moments in our nation’s history, thorny philosophical debates, and love stories. From the beloved and burnished classic Love & Basketball to the pinnacle success of this year’s The Woman King, Gina is a true inspiration and it is a distinct honor to name her the recipient of this year’s Filmmaker Tribute.”
The Gotham Film & Media Institute also announced that Audible founder and executive chairman Don Katz will receive the Innovator Tribute at the in-person ceremony in New York on November 28.
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