THU., MARCH 28 The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation announced today that Sasha Joelle Achilli, producer of FRONTLINE’s 2023 documentary Inside the Iranian Uprising has been honored with a Gracie Award in the “Producer – Documentary [TV – National]” category.
Awarded annually, the Gracies “recognize individual achievement and exemplary programming created by, for and about women in news and entertainment in front of and behind the camera and microphone.”
Inside the Iranian Uprising chronicled sweeping, anti-government protests across Iran following the 2022 death in police custody of a young woman, Mahsa Zhina Amini, who was accused of not adhering to the Islamic regime’s strict dress code.
Drawing on a trove of footage filmed by protesters, producer Achilli and Iranian filmmaker and director Majed Neisi trace how the protests began in the Kurdish parts of Iran and spread throughout the country and how the authorities responded with force.
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TUE., MARCH 27 New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) recognized Raney Aronson-Rath, editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE PBS’ flagship investigative journalism documentary series produced at GBH in Boston with the Enid Roth Excellence in Journalism Award at the 44th annual Muse Awards.
The Muse Awards pay tribute to “women of vision and achievement in the media and entertainment industry who have used their platform to break barriers, elevate others, and inspire the next generation of leaders.”
“Thank you to the Enid Roth Estate and to New York Women in Film & Television for this recognition … and to Board President Leslie Fields-Cruz and CEO Cynthia Lopez, both of whom I admire so much,” said Aronson-Rath at the Muse Awards ceremony.