carolyn giardina variety‘s senior entertainment technology and crafts editor is one of the nominees for this year’s Women in Technology: Hollywood Leadership Awards.
This nonprofit organization aims to help women advance their careers in technology-related fields of media and entertainment through professional development programs, networking, and community engagement events. The leadership award will be presented on Nov. 8 as part of the organization’s annual SoCal Women’s Leadership Summit in Hollywood, held in parallel with the AI-focused Infinity Festival at Avalon Hollywood. Ru.
“The WiTH Leadership Awards are a testament to the incredible talent and dedication within our industry,” the organization said in announcing the nominees. “The nominees represent a diverse group of professionals who have achieved excellence in their careers and have made a significant impact on their communities.”
Giardina is an award-winning journalist and variety He was appointed in February after a long stint as technical editor at The Hollywood Reporter. Giardina has received the American Cinema Editors’ Robert Wise Award for journalistic illumination of the art of film editing, the International Society of Cinematographers’ Technicolor William A. Fraker Award for journalistic contributions to cinematography, He is a recipient of the Advanced Imaging Association’s Outstanding Leadership Lumiere Award.
Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2024 Women in Technology: Hollywood Leadership Awards.
- Diane Arnold, Interim EVP and CIO of Enterprise Technology, The Walt Disney Company
- Shelley Brown, Vice President, Global Network Strategy, The Walt Disney Company
- Hollie Choi, Managing Director, Entertainment Identity Registry (EIDR)
- Karen Chupka, Vice President and Managing Director, Global Connections and Events, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- Carol Danoff, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery
- Terri Davies, President, Trusted Partner Network
- Joe Devon, Global Accessibility Awareness Day Co-Founder
- Nicole Dove, Head of Security, Riot Games
- Gail Evans, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Disney Parks, Experiences & Products
- Joanna Fairies, President of Blizzard Entertainment
- Adaire Fox-Martin, Equinix CEO and President
- Heather Fuller, Partner Manager, Unreal Engine Partnerships, Epic Games
- Tracy Geist, Global Head of Media & Entertainment, Games, and Sports Marketing, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Carolyn Giardina, Entertainment Technology & Crafts Senior Editor, Variety
- Melody Hildebrandt, FOX Chief Technology Officer
- Ina Huang, Sony PlayStation Director, Head of Content Design and Localization
- Tammee Layne, Product Management Manager, The Walt Disney Company
- Barbara Marshall, HP, Industry Strategy & Marketing, Media & Entertainment
- Debbie Menin, Globant Senior Client Partner Vice President
- Mira Murati, Chief Architect, Open AI
- Cindy Olivio, Global Marketing Lead, Dell Technologies
- Karen Raz, Founder of Raz PR
- April Schneider, Vice President, Entertainment, Corporate IT, Intellectual Property Management and Legal Affairs, Sony Pictures
- Lori Schwartz, CEO and Principal, Storytech
- Debbie Taylor, DirecTV Chief Information Officer
- Rachel Joy Victor, FBRC.ai Co-Founder
- ErinRose Widner, Global Head of Business Strategy, Media & Entertainment, Emerging and Creative Technologies, Verizon
- Toshino Yushiro, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Global Media & Entertainment Practice Leader
- Shelley Zaris, CEO and Founder of The Female Quotient
(Photo: Carolyn Giardina (far left) moderates a panel at the 2024 Produced By conference in June.