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Highlights from the 2017 MPAC Media Awards

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On August 18, 2017 By MPAC

The year's gala was our most inspiring and hopeful event yet! With 600 guests in attendance, including creatives and executives from entertainment and advertising, we honored people and projects exercising “resistance through art.” The night's honorees were HBO’s The Night Of, Oscar-winner The White Helmets, and The Amplifier Foundation’s #WeThePeople campaign. We also recognized Microsoft, Coca-Cola and other advertisers for their inclusive and unifying ads. Visit media-awards.mpac.org for more.

Honoring ‘The Night Of’ – 2017 MPAC Media Awards

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On May 11, 2017 By MPAC

Watch all videos from the 2017 MPAC Media Awards playlist. http://bit.ly/2r2DPfo Presented by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) Hollywood Bureau. Subscribe to MPAC's channel http://bit.ly/MPACYouTube Visit MPAC's website http://mpac.org Like MPAC on Facebook http://fb.com/mpacnational Follow MPAC on Twitter http://twitter.com/mpac_national Follow MPAC on Instagram http://instagram.com/mpac_national ---------- The MPAC Hollywood Bureau serves as a bridge between the Muslim community and the entertainment industry. Our goal is to increase the number of authentic and humanizing stories of Muslims and Islam on film and TV by engaging the industry and developing relationships with studio executives, screenwriters, and filmmakers. We also work to nurture creative talent and connect American Muslims with industry professionals.

Poorna Jagannathan accepting for The Night Of – 2017 MPAC Media Awards

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Poorna Jagannathan

On May 10, 2017 By MPAC

Actress Poorna Jagannathan, who portrays Naz's mother Safar Khan in HBO's "The Night Of", shared her experience making the series and words of inclusion from writer, co-creator, and director Steven Zaillian. "We have to try harder to portray all vulnerable or maligned people with dignity, respect, and truth." ---------- Watch all videos from the 2017 MPAC Media Awards playlist. http://bit.ly/2r2DPfo Presented by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) Hollywood Bureau. Subscribe to MPAC's channel http://bit.ly/MPACYouTube Visit MPAC's website http://mpac.org Like MPAC on Facebook http://fb.com/mpacnational Follow MPAC on Twitter http://twitter.com/mpac_national Follow MPAC on Instagram http://instagram.com/mpac_national ---------- The MPAC Hollywood Bureau serves as a bridge between the Muslim community and the entertainment industry. Our goal is to increase the number of authentic and humanizing stories of Muslims and Islam on film and TV by engaging the industry and developing relationships with studio executives, screenwriters, and filmmakers. We also work to nurture creative talent and connect American Muslims with industry professionals.

Honoring The Night Of – 2017 MPAC Media Awards

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On April 26, 2017 By MPAC

JOIN US AT THE MPAC MEDIA AWARDS Saturday, May 6 in Los Angeles OTHER HONOREES INCLUDE -- Oscar winner "The White Helmets" -- Artist Shepard Fairey and the Amplifier Foundation for "We the People" campaign Learn more and buy your tickets at MPAC.ORG. -------------- HBO's "The Night Of" is one of the first high-profile TV series that authentically portrays a Muslim family’s daily challenges as their son tries to prove his innocence in the criminal justice system. This timely show provides a much-needed counter-narrative to the stereotyping and dehumanizing of the Muslim community that we have felt so deeply. It deftly addresses racial stereotyping, the pain of incarceration, and the emotional and financial impact they can have on American Muslim families. The Night Of’s co-creator and director, Steven Zaillian will be accepting the award. Zaillian is the Oscar Winning screenwriter of Schindler’s List, and has received Oscar nominations for his screenplays Gangs of New York, Moneyball, and Awakenings. He is currently adapting the screenplay of A Thousand Splendid Suns from the acclaimed novel by Khaled Hosseini.