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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 co-present by NYWIFT. a NYWIFT member Allison Berg will be one of the panelists. Her film The Dog is featured at the festival. Tickets are free. You can reserve them here.
Excited About: Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield taking home the Emmy statue for best writing in a comedy for the series finale of 30 Rock, and Gail Mancuso was recognized in the best director category for an episode of Modern Family. Mancuso is only the second woman to win an Emmy for comedy director in the award show’s history.
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