Join Women In Media we celebrate the season and raise a glass to legendary women of the entertainment industry. This champagne brunch will honor the trailblazers whose artistry, resilience, and leadership have shaped our community and continue to inspire. We’ll lift our glasses in tribute, and look ahead to a new year filled with creativity, opportunity, and storytelling. All genders are invited.

Holiday Toast 2025 Honorees

Ashley Nicole Black ~ Writer & Actor: Shrinking, Ted Lasso, A Black Lady Sketch Show
Toastmaster: Chelsea Devantez ~ Comedian, Author, Podcaster & Writer: The Problem with John Stewart, Not Dead Yet, Girls5Eva

Krystina Figg ~  Best Boy Grip and Matrix Head Tech: Superman (2025), Killers of the Flower Moon, Dunkirk
Toastmaster: Scott Howell – Cinemoves President and owner

Mandy Walker, ASC, AM, ACS, ~ Director of Photography: Elvis, Hidden Figures, Mulan, President of the American Society of Cinematographers
Toastmaster: Niki Caro ~ Director: Mulan, Whale Rider, The Zookeeper’s Wife

Schedule

10:00 AM Premier Champagne Pre-Party, light bites, silent auction, step and repeat, inscribed champagne glass
11:00 AM General Admission and brunch
12:00 PM Welcome remarks and panel
1:30 PM Silent Auction closes
2:00 PM Event concludes

Silent Auction

Bid from anywhere! The Holiday Toast 2025 auction is open and updated with new items often!

There are so many excellent prizes for yourself, or for holiday gift giving, such as one-on-one consultations with industry pros, great memorabilia, gear and more! Most Items will be at the event for you to take home.

Silent Auction Basics:

• Register
• Bid any amount more than the minimum.
• Bid any time before the item closes.
• If you get outbid you will get notified and you can make a new bid!
• Don’t let a good thing get away!
• Bid until you win!
• The auction closes at 1:30 PM at the Holiday Toast on December 6th.

If the winner is not in attendance, winner covers the shipping costs and we’ll get your prize to you! (Holiday delivery not guaranteed). Some items are directly fulfilled by the donor/vendor. All sales final.

Tools To Work: Holiday Edition

This Holiday Toast we are giving gifts to our Women In Media grips, carpenters, and art department! Women In Media members with a serious career trajectory in those fields can apply for a chance earn over $1,200 worth of DeWalt power tools through their Grow the Trades program. We will be giving the tools away at the event. Application period is open through December 4, 2025

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