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L-R: Alessandra Stanley, Delia Ephron, Fran Drescher, Samantha Bee, and Whitney Cummings at NYWIFT’s Women in…Comedy panel. Photo via CINEMATIQ magazine.  Women in…Comedy: Changing Times A few weeks ago, NYWIFT brought together Samantha Bee (The Daily Show), Whitney Cummings (co-creator, 2 Broke Girls), Fran Drescher (Happily Divorced), and Delia Ephron (writer, You’ve Got Mail) to discuss the changing landscape for...

L-R: Alessandra Stanley, Delia Ephron, Fran Drescher, Samantha Bee, and Whitney Cummings at NYWIFT’s Women in…Comedy panel. Photo via CINEMATIQ magazine.  Women in…Comedy: Changing Times A few weeks ago, NYWIFT brought together Samantha Bee (The Daily Show), Whitney Cummings (co-creator, 2 Broke Girls), Fran Drescher (Happily Divorced), and Delia Ephron (writer, You’ve Got Mail) to discuss the changing landscape for...

L-R: Alessandra Stanley, Delia Ephron, Fran Drescher, Samantha Bee, and Whitney Cummings at NYWIFT’s Women in…Comedy panel. Photo via CINEMATIQ magazine.  Women in…Comedy: Changing Times A few weeks ago, NYWIFT brought together Samantha Bee (The Daily Show), Whitney Cummings (co-creator, 2 Broke Girls), Fran Drescher (Happily Divorced), and Delia Ephron (writer, You’ve Got Mail) to discuss the changing landscape for...

L-R: Alessandra Stanley, Delia Ephron, Fran Drescher, Samantha Bee, and Whitney Cummings at NYWIFT’s Women in…Comedy panel. Photo via CINEMATIQ magazine.  Women in…Comedy: Changing Times A few weeks ago, NYWIFT brought together Samantha Bee (The Daily Show), Whitney Cummings (co-creator, 2 Broke Girls), Fran Drescher (Happily Divorced), and Delia Ephron (writer, You’ve Got Mail) to discuss the changing landscape for...

NYWIFT Recap: The Content Creator’s Journey

Video courtesy of thehipsway. NYWIFT presented the panel DIY: The Content Creator’s Journey at the Tribeca Film Center on October 17. Moderated by Thelma Adams from Yahoo! Movies, the panel featured Shari Berman (award-winning filmmaker, My Life as Abraham Lincoln), Alysia Reiner (actor, Orange is the New Black, director, Speed Grieving), Al Thompson (writer/director of web series Lenox Avenue), Adam Leon (director, Gimme The...

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: Women in Comedy

Samatha Bee hanging with the Muppets It was almost two years ago that NYWIFT members Terry Greenberg and Susan Ades came up with the idea to produce a program focusing on women in comedy.  Both being “ardent comedy lovers,” shares Greenberg, they knew they wanted a fresh take on the topic so they looked to...

NYWIFT 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...

NYWIFT 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...

NYWIFT PROGRAMS: OCTOBER

Don’t forget to RSVP for NYWIFT’s October Programs: Monday, October 7, 2013 @ 6:30pm (Members Only) Master Class: Best Production Practices Veteran producer Jane Applegate shares production strategies proven to reduce stress and save both time and money. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 @ 12:30pm (Members Only) Lunchtime Skills Building Workshop: The Key to Being a...

ExperTEAs: Filmmaker Lucy Walker

photo of Lucy Walker via lucywalkerfilm.com NYWIFT is a launching a new series along the lines of our popular Power Player Breakfast, but with a smaller more intimate setting and not as early in the morning. The series, ExperTEAs launches with the documentary powerhouse and award winning filmmaker Lucy Walker. Walker’s documentaries have won over...

NYWIFT PROGRAMS: September 2013

Monique Nelson, Chairman and CEO of UniWorld Group, Inc. Fall has arrived and with it NYWIFT Programs are back in full force! Please RSVP for NYWIFT’s September programs so you don’t miss out on these amazing opportunities to network, learn industry insights and see great films: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Power Player Breakfast: Monique Nelson,...

NYWIFT EVENT FLASHBACK: Ava DuVernay

“Renewed Energy with Women Filmmakers of All Stripes” Director Ava DuVernay discusses the future of women in film at a NYWIFT Film and Q&A Event held November 27, 2012.  DuVernay was the first African-American woman to win the Best Director Prize at Sundance for her film, Middle of Nowhere.  – MICHELE ST JOHN (@theReelScoop)

NYWIFT Panel Recap: Writing Fiction for Transmedia and Cross-Platform Entertainment

Panelists spend a half hour in discussion with audience members post-panel. Photographs by Emon Hassan. On Tuesday May 21, 2013, NYWIFT held a panel at the WGAE as part of Internet Week New York, produced by Amanda Lin Costa and moderated by WGAE Director of Programs Dana Weissman. Four transmedia writers discussed creating cross-platform content for...

Power Player Breakfast Is Back! Meet Producer Christine Vachon

On Friday, May 31, who better to get back in the Power Player groove with than producer Christine Vachon of New York City’s very own Killer Films. With too many powerhouse and award-winning projects to name them all, let’s just start with a few, including indie classic Boys Don’t Cry, recent festival favorite Kill Your Darlings, and the...

NYWIFT Panel Recap: Fox Audience Strategy & Casting in the New America

The panelists from Fox — Dante Di Loreto, Zola B. Mashariki, Shana C. Waterman, and Seth Yanklewitz — had much to contribute on the subject of diversity in casting, offering forward-thinking, creative solutions. The conversation, moderated by Keli Goff, was centered on, but not limited to race; topics of gender, age, and disabilities were also discussed. The panelists addressed the...

NYWIFT Panel Recap: The Power of Partnership in Documentary Film

Photo courtesy of Simone Pero. On May 6, NYWIFT Documentary Committee head Marcia Rock, led a discussion with the movers and shakers behind the Girl Rising documentary on how the film secured strategic partnerships, engaged the community, and gained momentum to launch a global campaign. Girl Rising is an inspiring documentary that spotlights deeply moving...

NYWIFT Panel Recap: Filmmakers Talk Film Funding

On April 30, NYWIFT partnered with the International Documentary Association (IDA) at Tribeca Film Center to present a lively panel discussion with filmmakers discussing how they funded their films. Photograph by Jennifer Silverman. The amazing panel included Mary Dore, Nancy Kennedy, Susan MacLaury, Megan Smith-Harris, John T. Trigonis, and moderator Savanna Washington. They all had great...

NYWIFT Panel Recap: Ins & Outs of Film Festival PR

Photo by April Hattori. Some of the city’s top publicists participated in the Ins & Outs of Film Festival PR panel discussion, produced by New York Women in Film & Television on April 23. The distinguished panel featured Clare Anne Darragh and Lina Plath of FRANK PR; Sophie Gluck of Sophie Gluck & Associates; Omar Gonzales, vice president...