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NYWIFT Masterclass: Three Questions of Documentary Filmmaking with Luchina Fisher
10 Nov 2026 @ 06:30pm
Before embarking on any documentary project, every filmmaker must ask themselves three questions: why me, why this, why now. Understanding your connection to a story, why you’re the one to tell it, and whether it needs to be told right now are cornerstones to creating compelling documentary films that stand out in today’…
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New York Women in Film & Television is excited to share that seven of our members are involved in films that have been selected for the 14th Edition Chelsea Film Festival. The festival’s Founder and CEO is NYWIFT Member Ingrid Jean-Baptiste.
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NYWIFT is so proud to announce that 20 of our members have films at the Woodstock Film Festival, including NYWIFT Board President Kim Jackson, producer of The Plea!
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New York Women in Film & Television is proud to announce that 15 of our members are involved in films that have been selected for the New York Shorts International Film Festival!
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NYWIFT has awarded the 2026 Nancy Mysel film preservation scholarship to budding archivist Hayland Ragland!
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New York Women in Film & Television is happy to announce that 15 of our members are involved in films that have been selected for the 34th annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF).
Plus, we return to the Hamptons on Sunday, October 11th for our annual brunch and short film showcase!
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Congratulations to the NYWIFT members included in the 2026 New York Latino Film Festival line up! We are thrilled to see eight members of our community with projects featured at the festival this year.
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New York Women in Film & Television is happy to share that six of our members have projects in a variety of categories at the first annual Grove and Pines Film Festival!
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New York Women in Film & Television is happy to share that 10 of our members have projects in a variety of categories for the 7th Annual MOM Film Fest!
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NYWIFT is happy to share that seven of our members have projects in a variety of categories for the 17th Annual Puerto Rico Film Festival!
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Congrats to the NYWIFT members with projects at the 2026 Festival of Cinema NYC!
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Congratulations to the 20 NYWIFT Members who had projects screen at the 2026 Tribeca Festival!
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New York New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), in partnership with the Tradeswomen of Local 52, recently honored longtime Local 52 electrician Glynis Burke for her outstanding career and contributions to the field.
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NYWIFT was proud to present 11 festival awards to filmmakers across NY-area festivals in 2025.
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Congrats the 15 NYWIFT Members who contributed to films nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards!
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Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Shannon Denise Evans
Welcome to NYWIFT Shannon Denise Evans Shannon Denise Evans is a multidisciplinary creator and Founder of Storycraft Eleven focused on character-driven stories where the supernatural is hiding in plain sight She is an award-winning writer director actor with over awards associated with her various original works in film television theatre…
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