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NYWIFT Night Out with GFS Roster - Tuesday, October 16th, 2018

16 Oct 2018 @ 06:45pm

Are you a member of this great organization? Interested in becoming one? Join us for our monthly NYWIFT Night Out! This month is a special Night Out hosted by our friends at Ghetto Film School’s Roster. As always, all NYWIFT members are welcome and encouraged to attend and mix, mingle and get to know our dynamic and talented members and staff in an informal setting.

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NYWIFT Executive Director Terry Lawler will lead panel discussion about representation following a screening of Caroline Berler’s documentary Dykes, Camera, Action! at NewFest on Saturday, October 27th.

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Now in its 21st year, the Boxed In study, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University and headed up by executive director Dr. Martha M. Lauzen, provides the most comprehensive historical record of women’s representation and employment in television available. The 2017-2018 report show little to no improvement for female representation.

Read more about the study.

Terry Lawler and the Board of Directors of New York Women in Film & Television announced today that Terry will conclude her tenure as Executive Director on December 31, 2018.

Strategic planning has been underway for an Executive Director transition for the past two years as part of NYWIFT’s five-year strategic plan.

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The DGA recently released a study sharing that the pool of first-time episodic TV directors ‘is more inclusive than ever.’ This pool, which includes women and minorities, shows an encouraging employment gain, setting record highs for the second year in a row.

Learn more about the study.

  • "As always and even more so today, women in our business are taking up the mantle of courage and truth-telling and consciousness, and they move and inspire me. We are awake now in a way we have never been before."

    - Actor Judith Light, accepting her 2017 NYWIFT Muse Award

  • "My faith is renewed by the way I experience this vanguard moving through the world with such grace at such a complex time. Speaking truth to power and creating a legacy for the women and the men who follow."

    - Actor Judith Light, accepting her 2017 NYWIFT Muse Award

upcoming events

  • NYWIFT Night Out with GFS Roster - Tuesday, October 16th, 2018

    06:45pm

  • Adaptations: The Business of Translating Source Material to the Screen - 2018

    06:30pm

  • Member Screening: October 2018 Shorts Program

    07:00pm

  • Power Player Breakfast: Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Valhalla Entertainment

    08:30am

  • Retirement Planning for Freelancers

    06:30pm

 

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