Terry’s Picks: November 19, 2013
The five women doc directors qualifying for Oscars (image via IndieWire). Championing: Veena Sud’s mystery drama The Killing, which has just been picked up by Netflix for 6 final episodes. Feeling Triumphant About: Women filmmakers and filmmakers of color racking up the awards. Women filmmakers swept half the AFI Awards last week, and at least five feature-length...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: November 5, 2013
Scene from The Revolutionary via SFWeekly Just Read About: the 3rd Annual South Asian Film Festival in San Francisco where the focus is on women filmmakers. Looking Forward to: our panel opening the New York Comedy Festival that features some of the industry’s top female comedians. AND THE BIG NEWS IS: Variety just announced this year’s Muse Awards amazing honorees! I hope to see you...
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 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 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 MORETerry’s Picks: October 8
Congratulations To: NYWIFT member Laurens Grant on winning an Emmy for Outstanding Research for Jesse Owens, This American Experience. Disappointed To Read: in the Director’s Guild’s study on prime-time episodic directors that women are still directing only 14% of TV shows. Please Join Me: if you are in the Hamptons this weekend at the NYWIFT Women...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: October 1
Still Image from The Dog Congratulations To: NYWIFT Member Joanna Plafsky, Executive Producer of My Reincarnation, up for a News and Documentary Emmy this week. Crossing fingers for her tonight. Hope To See You At: the NYFF51 LIVE: Spotlight on Documentary Filmmakers panel at the New York Film Festival on October 7 at 7:45 – 8:45...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: September 24
Director Haifaa al-Mansou (right) and actress Waad Mohammed at Wadjda’s premiere at the Venice film festival. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters via The Guardian Just Read: this Indiewire article about the biggest hits among female-centered films in the 21st Century. Excited to Hear: Wadjda, the first ever Saudi Arabian film directed by a woman, has been chosen...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: September 10
Power of Women Nominees, photo via Variety Hats Off To: the Power of Women Award Honorees. The Power of Women event, sponsored by Lifetime, recognizes women in Hollywood who have made significant contribution to help those in need. Read about it on Variety. Check Out: Indiewire’s list of 20 great debut films by women. It’s a...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Sept 3
Make Sure Not To Miss: Afternoon Delight, now playing at the Sunshine Theater. Directed by Jill Soloway and executive produced by Chicken & Egg’s Julie Parker Benello, this film won the Sundance Film Festival’s Dramatic Directing Award. Recently Read: a Variety article on the best-actress race for the Oscars. Seems that in spite of the...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: August 20
Terry is on vacation this week but sends – Congratulations To: the female directors with films selected for the 2013 New York Film Festival.
READ MORETerry’s Picks: August 13
Congratulations To: Gloria Steinem who will be awarded the Metal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. It is well-deserved. Oprah Winfrey was also named as a recipient. Check Out: the ten most exciting young women directors, according to Matthew Hammett Knott of Indiewire. Did You Know: Women scooped up half the Emmy nods for...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: August 6
Check Out: the Kickstarter for Pamela Green’s feature documentary, Be Natural, on the first female director, Alice Guy Blaché. Alice’s story has long been overlooked and I certainly hope Green’s documentary will shine a spotlight on Alice and her contribution to the birth of cinema. Impressed By: the tour de force work of costume designer Ruth Carter (a former...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: July 30
CHECK OUT: PowerWomen TV. It launched its full online programming recently. The online network’s founder and CEO, Amy Palmer, says, “Our content focuses on a women’s 360 approach to life — from business to style, from money to parenting.“ CURRENTLY ENJOYING: NYWIFT Member Alysia Reiner in Netflix’s original series, Orange is the New Black. She gives...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: July 23
Go Check Out: the Asian American International Film Festival. It runs July 24th through August 3rd and is a chance to see films from and about cultures as diverse as Nepal, Taiwan and even North Korea. You can find information on ordering tickets here. Excited: that The Heat surpassed the $100 million mark at the...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: July 9
GO CHECK OUT: Les Coquillettes opening at Museum of Modern Art on July 17th at 7:00 PM. The film’s Writer and Director, Sophie Letourneur, will be there for an opening night with a Q & A.The film is about three women who attend the Locarno Film Fest and is hilarious. It played at this year’s MOMA’s New Directors/New...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: July 2
Check Out: the ads next time you’re on the subway. NYWIFT member Amy Nicholson’s documentary Zipper is currently showcased on subway cards and bus shelters as part of the “Made in NY” Marketing Credit. Nicholson’s film examines the battle over an American cultural icon, a 38-year-old carnival contraption called the Zipper in the heart of Coney Island’s amusement district....
READ MORETerry’s Picks: June 18
Go Check Out: the entertaining and quirky My Best Day, now playing at re-Run in Dumbo. The film’s director, Erin Greenwell, is the recipient of a NYWIFT Nancy Malone Directing Award. Just Read: this article by director/writer Maria Giese about the potential use of the “null hypothesis” as a remedy for women in the US....
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