WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Photo via CraveOnline Jessica Lange loves being a witch and aspires to have “No goals!” in life. Ellen is bringing a lesbian female lead to NBC. Hello diversity! The Hollywood myths used against female directors. ((insert angry face)) Read both this & this opinion on having a successful acting career. Agree? Highlights from TheWrap power breakfast 2013....
READ MORETweet of the Week: Muse Awards on Variety
Connie Britton, @EllenBarkin, Robin Wright, @SoniaMManzano and Frances Berwick to score @NYWIFT’s Muse Awards. http://t.co/z05QgHW2b5 — Variety (@Variety) October 31, 2013 Hope to see you all there! – @annelabarba //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
READ MORENYWIFT PROGRAMS: NOVEMBER
Comedian Whitney Cummings November programs are going to fill up fast so make sure to RSVP ASAP! Thursday, November 7, 2013 Women In Comedy: Changing Times Our guests—Whitney Cummings, Samantha Bee, Fran Drescher and Delia Ephron—have had a major impact on the world of comedy and they’ll share their journeys as performers, writers and producers...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: October 29, 2013
NYWIFT Member Vanessa Corwin with her IIFM award Go Check Out: NYWIFT member, and Academy Award winner, Barbara Kopple’s new film, Running from Crazy. It Opens on Friday and will be playing at the Angelica Film Center. Congrats To: NYWIFT members Vanessa Corwin, whose film Save the Putnam Nature Trail, won her the “Best Indie...
READ MOREProject Spotlight : In Montauk by Kim Cummings
Note: some spoilers Written and directed by NYWIFT member Kim Cummings, In Montauk is a full length feature about Julie (Nina Kaczorowski) a married photographer, who heads to a small Montauk motel after the summer crowds leave to prepare for her first photography exhibition. While at the hotel, Julie meets Christian (Lukas Hassel) a musician...
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Photo via Fox Searchlight 12 Years A Slave’s Lupita Nyong’o’s portrayal of Patsey is superb. And, Costume Designer Patricia Norris discusses the movies costume challenges. The Conde’ Nast internship news is major! Will this influence TV/Film internships? Aspiring female Directors should consider becoming a Gamechanger. Octavia Spencer talks sin, karaoke and the “magical negro” concept. Does comedian Aparna Nancheria’s New York...
READ MORETweet of the Week: AUSTIN TIME!
Stay connected! This year’s official hashtag: #AFF20th — Austin Film Festival (@austinfilmfest) October 24, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Still not sure about how to tackle #AFF20th? Get the do’s & don’ts from @mmayhorn & @citygrammag http://t.co/4NNOk7qs2R — Austin Film Festival (@austinfilmfest) October 23, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js This year’s film and conference schedule: http://t.co/fQT6pxFhP8 | #pdf #AFF20th — Austin...
READ MORENotes from a Screenreader
photo via Go Into the Story Real conflict is critical to getting your script past the first round of readers in a competition. All competition specs have an idea and an intent. Few of them deliver an emotional experience of that intent because writers avoid the serious conflict it takes to build an inevitable crisis. Conflicts...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: October 22
Feeling Conflicted: because it’s exciting to see Barbara Kopple’s Harlan County, USA chosen to be on the list of most influential documentaries but more female directed films would have been nice to see be included. Just Got Lost: on the fabulous interactive website, Spotlight on Broadway, and the 40 videos portraits created by NYWIFT member...
READ MOREWebisodes Not To Miss: Ghost Ghirls on Yahoo!
Ghost Ghirls Trailer Television programming continues its march online, and with Halloween just around the corner, it’s a great time to check out Yahoo Screen Originals‘ new series, Ghost Ghirls, a comedic web series featuring Angelica and Heidi, two ghost-busting women solving paranormal cases. Created by and starring Amanda Lund and Maria Blasucci, each episode features not only the bumbling ghost...
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Photo Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Variety Will this quiet the masses (for a bit) over SNL’s hiring practices? Diablo Cody lists 7 things about being a Hollywood screenwriter. I love #6. Ready to distribute your film? Consider these 3 questions. “Be smart & don’t be annoying” advises TV director Jamie Babbit. The ONE person (kinda) raining on...
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Get to know ten of the world’s most powerful women http://t.co/FUQBZTbpz7 via @guardian — UN Women (@UN_Women) October 14, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
READ MORENotes from a Screenreader
photo via Go Into the Story A vast majority of spec scripts submitted to competitions open with mundane images. It seems like a logical choice. Establishing normal life is an explicit instruction in many structure templates. Filmmakers often open with shots of unremarkable details. That is misleading to writers. It’s one thing to watch eggs frying...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: October 15
still from Desert Runners Congratulations To: NYWIFT Member Yael Melamede. She is the producer of Desert Runner and it just won Audience Award for Documentary at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Excited For: NYWIFT Member Melissa Silverstein, founder of Women and Hollywood. She just was honored with a Susan B. Anthony Award from NOW NY. Another Great...
READ MORENYWIFT Event Spotlight: An Inside Look at Film Festival Programming
An Inside Look At Film Festival Programming Panel photo via Joanne Belbey On September 25, NYWIFT brought together an amazing panel of programmers who curate leading festivals in the United States – Marian Masone from the New York Film Festival (NYFF), Thom Powers from The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Ashley Havey from Tribeca Film...
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Photo via OWEN HOFFMANN/PATRICKMCMULLAN.COM. Homeland’s Nazanin Boniadi is fierce but “goofier” than her character. Important Q&A with Casting Director/Acting Coach Bonnie Gillespie. Lee Jessup knows scripts and she shares her screenwriting gems. Congratulations to both Jane Fonda & Alice Munro! Great news for TV staffers from the DGA. — KELLY GLOVER
READ MORETweet of the Week
‘How Women Can Save the World by Telling Epic Stories in the Movies’ (via @HuffingtonPost) http://t.co/kMFZanmSSu — Women in Film & TV (@WFTV_UK) October 7, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js -@annelabarba
READ MORENotes From A Screenreader
photo via Go Into the Story Billy Wilder believed that “There are only two types of movies, one for the audience with a simple story, nicely decorated and ornate…or a complicated story that is simply put on film. If you put too many ornaments in there, people won’t be able to follow it.” Clarity is the quality in...
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