#SummerHours TV: Four #BingeWatch-worthy Shows Created by Women
Superheroes, monsters, comedy and a little family drama - sounds like summertime to us! #SummerHours offers four binge-worthy series by women for your viewing pleasure.
READ MOREA Look Back at Designing Women 2016
NYWIFT’s annual Designing Women gala, honoring top hair stylists, makeup artists and costume designers, has been a star-studded highlight of the New York entertainment industry’s Spring calendar since its inception in 2000. As we prepare for the 2017 event on Tuesday, June 6th at NYU Law School, we take a look back at last year’s ceremony, which honored hair stylist Rose Chatterton, makeup artist Anita Gibson, costume designer Sarah Edwards, and the team from Showtime's The Affair.
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Writers Room, Designing Women, Newbie Showrunners
Writers Room: Congratulations to all those selected for the WGA (East) and Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment’s (MOME) inaugural Made in NY Writers Room. The initiative is designed to help open doors for aspiring writers from diverse backgrounds. NYWIFT was happy to be a community partner. Designing Women: We’re exactly one week out from...
READ MOREJessica Jones: A Kick Ass Show Women Can Be Proud Of
How Marvel's latest Netflix series raises the bar for women characters and social issues.
READ MORETerry’s Picks: The Writers Lab, #OscarsSoWhite, Netflix Binge
The Writers Lab: Read scripts from The Writers Lab 2015 thanks to our friends at The Blacklist and get ready for 2016 – NYWIFT and IRIS will begin accepting submissions for this year’s Lab on February 1. #OscarsSoWhite: With a complete lack of nonwhite performers in the acting categories and near shutout of nonwhite creators...
READ MOREMoving Forward: Fresh New Year
The Globes were a mess, few women #OscarNoms, new let down study blues, Moving Forward: all-female cast, superpower women and NYWIFT call for submissions!
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Women Speak Out, Jessica Jones, Carol
Speak out: The New York Times published a comprehensive look at women directors and executives, taking aim at the vicious cycle of sexism that pervades the industry. Super woman: This weekend’s big binge watch was Marvel’s new Netflix series, Jessica Jones. Many are calling it one of the best superhero shows ever, and it has...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: A SUPER HEROINE & FUNNY GIRLS
Marvel’s Jessica Jones releases on Netflix today! Female lead, lots of key female crew… #NetflixAndChill Lena Waithe of Aziz Ansari’s Master of None is the new favorite Lena on the block. Meet Marylou Lim, the woman who literally dresses funny. From Reno 911 to Scream Queens Niecy Nash is still the funniest thing in uniform. “I’m...
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