Terry’s Picks: December 17, 2013
NYWIFT members and supporters Christine Sadofsky, Sherry McCaffrey, and Carol Patterson after this year’s Muse Awards at the New York Hilton. Special thanks to: our amazing 2013 Muse Awards sponsors! For a full list of corporate partners and sponsors, visit our website. Rounding up round-ups: of a landmark year of women in both film and television....
READ MORETerry’s Picks: December 9, 2013
GEARING UP FOR: our biggest awards yet! The 2013 Muse Awards will be hosted by friends and TV stars Andy Cohen & Wendy Williams, and will honor actors Ellen Barkin, Connie Britton, and Robin Wright, actor and writer Sonia Manzano, Bravo and Oxygen Media President Frances Berwick, and director, producer, and writer Nancy Malone. Stay tuned all...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: December 3, 2013
Susan Sontag, Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris, 2002, chromogenic print. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz (via The Australian). Reflecting on: Susan Sontag’s thoughts on stereotypes and their negative impact on culture, highlighted this week by Maria Popova on Brain Pickings. Surprised but satisfied by: the inclusion of five women in Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch list....
READ MORETerry’s Picks: November 26, 2013
How far do we still have to go? Check out NYFA’s infographic (link below) STILL PORING OVER: This incredibly comprehensive infographic about gender inequality in film sent to us by the New York Film Academy. From pay rates and movie portrayals to awards and ages, this is a definitive tool for understanding the state of women in...
READ MORETerry’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 12, 2013
Lena Dunham interviews Mindy Kaling for Rookie (photo via Rolling Stone) Laughing Over: two great role models tackling sexism in the media, among other things, in Rookie: Yearbook Two, the second print publication from Rookie, a website for teen girls. Saddened, But Inspired By: the relief efforts by V-Day, who established RISE for the Philippines, a...
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 17
Mother of George photo via Indiewire Glad to Hear: HBO is developing another comedy series by a woman. Peeples director Tina Gordon Chism will write and Executive Produce Crushed, about an African American family running a wine business in Napa. Best of Luck: to Nikyatu Jusu (Free the Town), Iva Radivojevic (Evaporating Borders), Sabine Krayenbuhl...
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...
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