POWER UP

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POWER UP
Founder(s) Stacy Codikow
Amy Shomer
Type 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Founded 2000
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people Stacy Codikow, Executive director
Lisa Thrasher, President of Film Production & Distribution
Focus Motion pictures
Method funding, producing and distributing films
Slogan Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up!
Website http://www.power-up.net/

POWER UP, the "Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up" is an American non-profit organization and film production company with the stated mission "to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment, the arts, and all forms of media". It was founded in 2000 by film producers Stacy Codikow and Amy Shomer.[1] Its members include men and women, gay and straight.

POWER UP provides funding and assistance to filmmakers, as well as producing its own films. After several short films, its first feature film was the comedy Itty Bitty Titty Committee directed by Jamie Babbit.[2] In 2004, POWER UP was awarded the Leadership Award by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Challenging Perception through Film, POWER UP. POWER UP. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  2. ^ a b Lo, Malinda (2007-02-27). The Top 13 Power Lesbians in Entertainment in 2007. AfterEllen.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.

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