{"id":161370,"date":"2026-03-12T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/161370\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:53:03","slug":"desert-rose-films-ceo-nancy-paton-to-deliver-keynote-at-independent-queens-women-in-film-in-honor-of-womens-history-month-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/161370\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Rose Film&#8217;s CEO Nancy Paton to Deliver Keynote at Independent Queens Women in Film in Honor of Women&#8217;s History Month | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>QUEENS, NY \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessnewswire.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ACCESS Newswire<\/a> \/ March 12, 2026 \/ Nancy Paton, award\u2011winning director, writer, producer, CEO of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/desertrosefilms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Desert Rose Films<\/a> Abu Dhabi, and president of Women in Film &amp; TV MENA, is set to deliver the keynote address at the Independent Queens Women in Film, a Women&#8217;s History Month breakfast convening hosted by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) and LaGuardia Film &amp; Television School. 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