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Photo courtesy of NASA. New York Women in Film & Television’s events for April 2014: Power Player Breakfast: Jana Bennett, President, A+E Networks’ FYI & LMN Thursday, April 3, 8:30 am Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, 488 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor A+E Networks executive Jana Bennett, who manages two of the company’s fastest growing...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: March 25, 2014
Gloria Steinem at the Ms. Foundation for Women’s 23rd annual Gloria Awards on May 19, 2011. Photo via WikiMedia. Wishing a: happy birthday to Gloria Steinem! The feminist writer, activist, Women’s Media Center co-founder and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient turns 80 today. Checking out: some wonderful films this week! Beth B.’s provocative Exposed (co-produced by NYWIFT member Sandra...
READ MORENYWIFT Recap. Laughing Matters: Diverse Voices From the World of Comedy
Diversity in comedy has been all the buzz as of late, and on February 20, 2014, New York Women in Film and Television joined the conversation with Laughing Matters: Diverse Voices From the World of Comedy, a panel of seven female comedians. With much laughter and a riveting discussion, Laughing Matters unfolded into a memorable...
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READ MORENYWIFT Success Story: ‘In Montauk’ and the Value of PR
Lukas Hassel and Nina Kaczorowski in a scene from In Montauk, written and directed by NYWIFT member Kim Cummings. Photo by Aja Nisenson. Independent filmmaking on a micro-budget is a lonely business. People come and go throughout the process. As the filmmaker, you’re the only constant day in and day out. It’s not that you...
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READ MOREFlix Not to Miss: ‘Short Term 12’
Short Term 12 is a heartbreaking look into the foster care system told through the eyes of Grace, played by the fantastic Brie Larson, who earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for the role. Grace is a former foster child, who is now a dedicated young worker supervising at-risk teens in a group foster home....
READ MORETruth Be Told: Women In Film at Sundance 2014
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READ MOREActing Up: Lights, Camera, Audition!
In the midst of pilot season, I realized that most of my auditions sent out to LA are being put on tape. I have always found the “audition on tape” a bit elusive — what exactly is it? That’s why I leave it to the professionals and instead focus on knocking auditions out of the park. Whether...
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Oscar winners Lupita Nyong’o and Cate Blanchett at the 2014 Golden Globes. Source: Instagram user lupitanyongo. Here are the 2014 Oscar, Independent Spirit, and Razzie winners! “The world is round, people,” Cate Blanchett on female-driven films. The official Presidential Proclamation for Women’s History Month 2014. NYU’s Fusion Film Festival celebrates women March 6-8. (Video) 2008 Oscar winner Marion...
READ MOREFlix Not To Miss: ‘Gloria’
Featuring one of the best female roles in film, Gloria, written and directed by Sebastian Lelio and starring the mesmerizing Paulina Garcia, is about a middle-aged divorcee looking for love in Santiago, Chile. The film opens with Gloria dancing in a club and our first impression of her is as a vivacious older woman looking to...
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ABC screencap via Business Insider. It’s that time again! This OSCAR ballot will get you geared up for your office pool. Female actors get less screen time than their male counterparts. Chelsea Handler responds to her parenthetical mention in an NYT article about late night TV. “Zip your lips!” and other screenwriting pitch tips learned from Shark Tank....
READ MORESign Up for NYWIFT’s March Events
Photo from The Supreme Price. New York Women in Film & Television’s programs in March are open for registration: NYWIFT at ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival: Invitation to Dance Saturday, March 8, 7:30 pm The JCC (334 Amsterdam Avenue) NYWIFT is co-presenting Invitation to Dance by Simi Linton and Christian Von Tippelskirch, which received funding from NYWIFT’s...
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Filmmaker Desiree Akhavan via Filmmaker Magazine If you haven’t picked up the latest issue of Filmmaker Magazine, you can read their article on Women of Sundance online. The article written by Danielle Lurie was sparked by our sister LA WIF and Sundance Institute’s study on women in the industry. In the piece, women with films...
READ MORENYWIFT Recap: Member Screening of Sister Italy
On January 28, NYWIFT members and supporters gathered for our monthly member screening at the Anthology Film Archives. This month’s feature was Sister Italy, a heartfelt cultural comedy. As an aspiring filmmaker, I admire creators — those who defy expectations to represent new ideas and innovate storytelling. Sister Italy boldly met that admiration. Directed by Angelo Bonsignore, the film is...
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Kristin Scott Thomas at the premiere of Only God Forgives in Cannes. Photo via MSN Movies. Kristin Scott Thomas is fed up with film — so she’s quitting. Lorne Michaels speaks about the women of SNL. Fox Business News adds a new show. Congratulations, Maria Bartiromo! Reality star Lauren Conrad’s appropriate response to an inappropriate question. The Drama League...
READ MORETV Not To Miss: ‘Orphan Black’
BBC America’s science-fiction series Orphan Black is coming back on April 19. If you haven’t had a chance to catch the first season, check it out on demand or on iTunes or Amazon. And if you’re already a fan, BBC America has just released season two’s teaser trailer. Orphan Black stars Tatiana Maslany as Sarah, Cosima, and Alison,...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: February 4, 2014
Image via Fox Searchlight. Looking forward to: the NYC premiere of Amma Asante’s Belle at the Athena Film Festival on Thursday! The film is a fictionalized account of the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the West Indies–born biracial daughter of an African woman and Admiral Sir John Lindsay, on an English estate. Belle’s story tackles questions about society, race,...
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