Terry’s Picks: SAG Diversity, The Writers Lab, Inner Beauty
SAG Diversity: In contrast with an all-white lineup of Oscar nominated actors, the SAG Awards had a healthy mix of diverse nominees and winners. That said, the majority of diverse winners were for television, not film. The Writers Lab: Submissions for The Writers Lab 2016 are now open! Learn more and submit at thewriterslab.nyc. The...
READ MOREJessica Jones: A Kick Ass Show Women Can Be Proud Of
How Marvel's latest Netflix series raises the bar for women characters and social issues.
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Equity, Where’s Rey, Survival Tips
Women’s Equity: Congrats to the team of Equity, which was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics at Sundance. It’s a Wall Street movie produced, written, directed by and starring women! Where’s Rey? Even though the female Star Wars: The Force Awakens protagonist is wildly popular with fans, she has been mostly missing from the...
READ MORENOW ON VOD – Jan 2016
Indie projects available to watch now from #NYWIFT members. This month you can watch a comedic web series about NY women entrepreneurs selling weed, a documentary about losing virginity, a feature drama about 30-somethings trying to get laid, a short holiday film and more...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: The Writers Lab, #OscarsSoWhite, Netflix Binge
The Writers Lab: Read scripts from The Writers Lab 2015 thanks to our friends at The Blacklist and get ready for 2016 – NYWIFT and IRIS will begin accepting submissions for this year’s Lab on February 1. #OscarsSoWhite: With a complete lack of nonwhite performers in the acting categories and near shutout of nonwhite creators...
READ MOREMoving Forward: Fresh New Year
The Globes were a mess, few women #OscarNoms, new let down study blues, Moving Forward: all-female cast, superpower women and NYWIFT call for submissions!
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Screening Series, Swim Team, Get #Social
Screening Series: NYWIFT is seeking films by women filmmakers for our second Immigrant Women’s Screening Series. Films should be about the New York immigrant experience. See details. Swim Team: Swim Team, the recipient of the NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant at the Muse Awards in December, has been nominated for Indiewire’s Project of the...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Director Diversity, Equal Pay, Golden Globes
What’s wrong with this picture? The Hollywood Reporter’s director roundtable on Sundance TV only featured middle-aged men. Was that the best they could do? Equal pay: California’s new equal pay law, SB358, has been dubbed “the toughest law in the nation.” It supports women who demand to be paid the same as male colleagues in...
READ MOREFor Indie Projects: An Actor’s Table Read Offers Best Results
On an indie film set there is little to no time to rehearse and most of the times the story is shot out of sequence, so it makes sense to have an actor table read before you start shooting.
READ MORETerry’s Picks: The Force Awakens, Stephanie Laing, Joy
Female force: A Fandago survey showed that Daisy Ridley’s Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakenswas the character moviegoers were most excited to see this weekend. Finally having a strong female lead in a notoriously male-driven franchise has viewers talking. Go, Stephanie: Congrats to NYWIFT friend Stephanie Laing, Executive Producer and Director ofVeep, who will...
READ MOREThe Road to Muse 2015
Through all the challenges, New York Women in Film & Television continues to champion the voice of women every year with numerous grants, scholarships, programs and events in support of women such as the Muse Awards.
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: THE FEMALE FORCE, YEAR-END LISTS & FUN ADVICE
Star Wars (finally) opened. The female cast members discuss being part of a new history. The end of 2015 marks the beginning of lists. Here’s a range of fun lists to enjoy. We expected more from these movies this year. These were some of the best movies directed by women in 2015. 2015 had great new tv...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: The Zookeeper’s Wife, Rock in the Red Zone, Lifetime Job Offer
Jessica reports: Jessica Chastain, writing from the female-dominated set of The Zookeeper’s Wife, says, “When you have both genders represented, then you have a healthier point of view.” Laura rocks: Filmmaker Laura Bialis talks to IndieWire about her documentary feature Rock in the Red Zone, about the thriving music scene located less than one mile...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: NOMINATIONS, GENDER ISSUES & GREAT COMPANIES
Photo via Wilson Webb / The Weinstein Company Tis the season to be nominated. SAG & Golden Globes nominees lead the way. Ladies, the force may soon be with us. Hollywood’s gender inequality may be due to…daddy issues? A post Mad Men Elizabeth Moss is keeping it light and taking Gayle King’s advice. Looking for...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Muse Honorees Blythe Danner, Lizz Winstead, Sarah Barnett
As we look forward to this Thursday’s Muse Awards, here are some of our honorees: Blythe Danner talks to The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast about her 50 year career and taking on her first leading film role at age 72 in I’ll See You in My Dreams. Lizz Winstead’s Tinder parody app Hinder, created...
READ MOREFollow #nywiftmuse on Twitter for Muse Awards Buzz on December 10
The buzz about the Muse Awards is that it’s all about the speeches. It’s not a surprise as the event is an intimate gathering of women in entertainment and those who support them. It’s a safe place for women to talk openly about their experience in entertainment. This 2012 acceptance speech from Muse winner Mariska...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: HISTORY, INSPIRATION & THE “F” WORD
Photo via Variety / Evgenia Eliseeva With a female director, writer, composer and choreographer, “Waitress” will make Broadway history! ”It’s just bad business.” Hollywood finally agrees, gender discrimination needs to be addressed. Now. Watch Edie Falco give a one-minute explanation of why & how she became an actor. (VIDEO) Have your “original” story ideas been done before?...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Women Speak Out, Jessica Jones, Carol
Speak out: The New York Times published a comprehensive look at women directors and executives, taking aim at the vicious cycle of sexism that pervades the industry. Super woman: This weekend’s big binge watch was Marvel’s new Netflix series, Jessica Jones. Many are calling it one of the best superhero shows ever, and it has...
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