Variety honors Charlize Theron

Variety's Timothy Gray with Shailene Woodley Company company directors Gareth Evans, Zal Batmanglij, Phillipe Falardeau, Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh, Gerardo Naranjo, Matt Piedmont, Michael Roskam and Lynn Shelton join Variety s Steven Gaydos at Palm Springs brunch. Variety's Indie Impact and 10 Company company directors to check out 2012 brunch unspooled under vivid blue desert skies Sunday within the Parker Hotel in Palm Springs. Honoree Charlize Theron mentioned, "I have the career I have today because of independent films," crediting "Monster" helmer Patty Jenkins with seeing her potential. All the organization company directors she's labored with deserve credit, she found the final outcome, "the low quality ones.Inch Variety's Steven Gaydos introduced the ten helmers to check out, saying, "What they have to keep can be a persistence for indie cinema -- even when they've created a studio film, it feels independent." Among the organization company directors within the relaxed event were Mexican helmer Gerardo Naranjo, who mentioned he's almost wanting "Miss Bala" doesn't get Oscar nommed so they can leave the campaign trail and also to work. "Appear of My Voice" helmer Zal Batmanglij mentioned his next film, "The East," may even feature "Voice" star Brit Marling, this time around around in the story of a lady who infiltrates an anarchist group. Also brunching round the Parker lawn were Palm Springs Film Fest director Darryl Macdonald, fest chairman Harold Matzner and artistic director Helen du Toit, additionally to thesps Shailene Woodley, Robert Forster and Erection dysfunction Lauter. Contact Pat Saperstein at pat.saperstein@variety.com