Park Slope Moms is a dark-comedy set in an affluent, progressive neighborhood in Brooklyn. The project, written, created by, starring, directed by AND produced by NYWIFT members, is fiscally sponsored by NYWIFT and currently raising money for production and post-production of its proof of concept.

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NYWIFT member and 2017 Muse Honoree Julie Dash has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her documentary film Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl, about the life and works of Vertamae Smart Grosvenor.

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NYWIFT is pleased to announce the presentation of two grants funded by the Alan M. & Mildred S. Ravenal Foundation. The NYWIFT Ravenal Foundation Grant supports the production of a dramatic feature film from a female second-time feature film director over 40 years of age. Grant funds may be used for pre-production, production, or post-production.

This year’s first-place $7,500 grant has been awarded to Lydia Dean Pilcher’s Liberté –  A Call to Spy, and the econd-place prize of $2,500 has also been awarded for the first time this year to Suzanne Guacci for T11 Incomplete.

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A recent study shows that 64% of TV writers with diverse background have encountered discrimination while at work.

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NYWIFT member Jill Salvino’s documentary Between the Shades explores the shades of being gay by exploring what connects us all: love. Recently featured in The New York Times, the film is now available on iTunes and for educational release.

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New NYWIFT Executive Director Cynthia Lopez began on January 1st, 2019.

Read her greeting to the NYWIFT community.