Cynthia’s Picks: Film Registry, My Update, Orange Ending
Film Registry: Our Washington, DC, sister chapter WIFV-DC launched their annual campaign to include more women-directed films in the National Film Registry. We hope you will support them by nominating some wonderful female-driven films this year. My Update: Speaking of DC, I sent out a recent update to the NYWIFT community about my first seven...
READ MOREA Look Back at Designing Women: Orange is the New Black
Every year at Designing Women, in addition to honoring an individual costume designer, hair stylist and make up artist, we recognize the full costume, hair and make up team of one New York production with the Variety Ensemble Award. Past honorees include Boardwalk Empire and Sex and the City 2 but none was perhaps quite so buzzworthy as last year’s honoree, Netflix’s Orange is the New Black.
READ MOREDesigning Women Celebrates Design, Character and Story
What do Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, HBO's Confirmation film about Anita Hill, the rom-com It's Complicated and Showtime's The Affair all have in common? All feature the work of talented female costume, hair and makeup artists who will be honored at New York Women in Film & Television's Designing Women gala on Monday, June 13th in NYC! Now in its 17th year, Designing Women, co-presented by Variety, has become a staple of the NYC entertainment industry's spring calendar, celebrating the creative alchemy of design, character and story.
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Uzo Aduba, Smart Girls, Wielding Your Media Power
Congrats, Uzo: Uzo Aduba, one of the presenters at this year’s NYWIFT Designing Women Awards, won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama the Emmy Awards this weekend. She thanked all those in her life who, she said, “let me be me.” Thanks, Amy: Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls asked thoughtful, hard-hitting questions on the Emmy’s red...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: OITNB, No Country for Young Women & Film Fatales
Graph via No Country for Young Women Looking Forward: to the June 6th release of Orange is the New Black with NYWIFT member Alysia Reiner appearing again as Assistant Warden Natalie “Fig” Figueroa. Suggesting: that you check out this excellent post on No Country for Young Women by Elena Rossini on a new technique she used to measure gender bias. Applauding: the work...
READ MORENYWIFT Recap: The Content Creator’s Journey
Video courtesy of thehipsway. NYWIFT presented the panel DIY: The Content Creator’s Journey at the Tribeca Film Center on October 17. Moderated by Thelma Adams from Yahoo! Movies, the panel featured Shari Berman (award-winning filmmaker, My Life as Abraham Lincoln), Alysia Reiner (actor, Orange is the New Black, director, Speed Grieving), Al Thompson (writer/director of web series Lenox Avenue), Adam Leon (director, Gimme The...
READ MORETweet of the Week
SUCH A JOY. You define inspiration lady @Piper @OITNB @nlyonne @amoore9 @catecurtin @UzoAduba @tanyaTTwright @WPA_NYC — alysia reiner (@alysiareiner) October 2, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js NYWIFT member Alysia Reiner plays Assistant Warden Fig on my new favorite show Orange Is The New Black. Here’s a veritable follow Thursday for us fans, plus this extra: Amazing advice from...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: July 30
CHECK OUT: PowerWomen TV. It launched its full online programming recently. The online network’s founder and CEO, Amy Palmer, says, “Our content focuses on a women’s 360 approach to life — from business to style, from money to parenting.“ CURRENTLY ENJOYING: NYWIFT Member Alysia Reiner in Netflix’s original series, Orange is the New Black. She gives...
READ MOREAlysia Reiner’s ‘Inner Bitch’
Alysia Reiner photo by Josh Merwin. Award-winning actress and NYWIFT Member Alysia Reiner is not a bitch, but she does play one on the new Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Set in a women’s prison, Reiner portrays Natalie “Fig” Figueroa, the tough-as-nails assistant warden. Based on the memoir, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a...
READ MOREFilm News Roundup
Matilda The Musical. Photo credit: Joan Marcus. Females ruled the Tony Awards! Joss Whedon has “Much” to say about feminism & female superheroes. Sooo, do actresses over 40 have clout or not? Consider changing the name of your Facebook fan page. The Real talk show is geared towards younger women of color. Holla! To all women directors,...
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