NYWIFT Blog

Cynthia’s Picks: Designing Women Michele Clapton, Riccie Johnson, Shunika Terry, and Mrs. Maisel

We have an incredible roster of honorees and presenters for this year’s 20th Anniversary NYWIFT Designing Women Awards! I hope you will join us on Tuesday, June 11th at 7 PM at the prestigious DGA Theater to celebrate these incredible women and spend time with some costumes. Tickets are going fast – buy now at...

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Terry’s Picks: Harassment Statistics, Equal Pay, WE Legal

Harassment Statistics: Two new surveys reinforce what we all know: the Center for Talent Innovation’s study, “What #MeToo Means for Corporate America,” shows that the media and entertainment industry has the highest rate of sexual harassment among white-collar industries; and a survey from the Writers Guild of America, West, finds that 64% of female writers...

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#SummerHours TV Episodes to Watch: Atlanta: “Value”

FX's Atlanta is as funny as it is weird, and the standout episode "Value" offers insight into class, gender politics, and black female friendship.

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#SummerHours TV Episodes to Watch: Legion: “Chapter 4”

#SummerHours shares the love for director Larysa Kondracki, who tackled the very nature of storytelling and memory in an episode of the experimental and stylized FX series Legion. It is anything but a typical superhero show.

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: MERYL’S CHOICES, TEEN GIRLS & SILENCE

Image Credit: Vera Anderson/WireImage And the writers are… these 12 women were selected for Meryl Streep’s 1st screenwriting lab. FX (finally) features a female lead in a comedy series. Finally. Filmmaker Marielle Heller and star, Bel Powley discuss the importance of Diary Of a Teenage Girl. (VIDEO) Meet the women behind two “showbiz” jobs few women consider; Stunt...

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