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“Knowledge is Something Nobody Can Take Away from You:” Yvonne Ng Discusses her Student Academy Award Win

NYWIFT scholarship recipient Yvonne Ng, a Singaporean immigrant who came to the U.S. to study photography, discusses inspiring women, her powerful short film Cloud Kumo, and her Student Academy Award win.

Terry’s Picks: Influential Women, Jill Soloway, Loreen Arbus

Influential Women: Our friends at B&H, with support from Canon and Sony, are running a wonderful Women of Influence series, an inspirational look at the talent, drive and perseverance that forged some remarkable photographic and filmmaking careers. Jill Soloway: In her keynote address at SXSW, Jill Soloway addressed challenges – and solutions – to hiring...

Women in Film & Television History: Meet Dorothy Arzner, Director, Editor, Screenwriter, Boom Inventor

Dorothy Arzner is one of the most prolific directors of early American cinema, having worked with some of the biggest stars of the era. She is also the first woman to direct a film with sound. It was during such a project that Arzner is credited with inventing the boom microphone!

11 Things I Learned While Producing My First Short Film

Actor and writer Katrina Medoff took on a third role - producer - for the first time with the short film Lovestuck, which premieres Sunday, March 19th at the Queens World Film Festival. She shares her top takeaways from the experience.

Terry’s Picks: Watch It, True Story, Immigrant Series

Watch It: Celebrate Women’s History Month by watching these 40 movies by women directors – all available for streaming. True Story: Are female-fronted biopics finally on the rise? Immigrant Series: NYWIFT is thrilled to partner with the Queens World Film Festival to present the next installment in this year’s Women Filmmakers: Immigrant Stories screening series...

Meet Kahane Cooperman, the Director of Oscar-nominated Short Doc Joe’s Violin

Director and producer Kahane Cooperman discusses the inspiration for her short documentary Joe's Violin, her Oscar nomination, and the support she received from New York Women in Film & Television.

Terry’s Picks: Data Driven, Amal Ramsis, Women’s Movement

Data Driven: With support from Google.org’s Global Impact Challenge, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media teamed up with Google to develop software that accurately measures how often we see and hear women on-screen. Amal Ramsis: Here is a wonderful profile of Amal Ramsis, founder of the Cairo International Women’s Film Festival. Women’s Movement:...

Terry’s Picks: Hannah Beachler, Sarah Barnett, New Space

Hannah Beachler: Congratulations to Hannah Beachler, who was awarded “Excellence in Production Design for Awards or Event Special” during the Art Directors Guild Awards last week. The recognition was for her production design for Beyoncé’s Lemonade. Beachler was also the production designer on Moonlight, Creed and Don Cheadle’s Miles Ahead and her work will next...

Terry’s Picks: Writers Lab, Kimberly Steward, Watch List

Writers Lab: Submissions for The Writers Lab 2017 open tomorrow. We’re thrilled to have Meryl Streep back providing funding for the project for the third year in a row! Kimberly Steward: Congratulations to Kimberly Steward, who is only the second black woman producer – after Oprah Winfrey – to have her film nominated for an...

Terry’s Picks: 2017 Preview, Women Animators, Melina Matsoukas

2017 Preview: Onward and upward! Women and Hollywood and Film School Rejects have both compiled great lists of films by and about women to look for in 2017. (It’s worth noting that the top movies of the last four years star women!) Women Animators: In response to The Hollywood Reporter’s all male – and all...

Terry’s Picks: Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, Reel Film

Nina Jacobson: The New York Times ran a great profile on producer Nina Jacobson, who talks about her career-long battle with Hollywood’s “old boys’ network.” Ryan Murphy: Kudos to Ryan Murphy, whose TV directors are now more than 50% female. Reel Film: Kodak has introduced a website and app called Reel Film, which helps users...

Terry’s Picks: Giving Tuesday, Legendary Lily, Series Competition

Giving Tuesday: Today is Giving Tuesday! Please consider supporting one of NYWIFT’s programs during this season of gift-giving. Legendary Lily: Here is a great look back on past Muse honoree Lily Tomlin’s five-decade career and how she continues to defy expectiations. Series Competition: Bravo to the Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment, IFP and the...

Terry’s Picks: Comedy Makers, Women Pioneers, DOC NYC

Comedy Makers: Join us at Carolines on Broadway this Thursday, November 3rd for our Made in NY: Comedy Makers panel. Now in it’s 4th year, our annual Women in Comedy panel has been named one of the Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment’s 50 for 50 programs, highlighting the best of the best of the...

Becoming Producer Lauren Avinoam

NYWIFT member Heidi Philipsen interviews Fourth Man Out producer Lauren Avinoam on her path, her favorite projects and her advice on indie film distribution.

Terry’s Picks: #HireaMs, 52 Films, Dana Offenbach

#HireaMs: Women in film should submit themselves to be listed on the Ms. in the Biz “Hire a Ms.” database, which features qualified women looking for work in a variety of industry positions. 52 Films: Our sister chapter WIF LA is continuing it’s #52FilmsByWomen initiative. If you didn’t pledge to watch 52 films by women...

Terry’s Picks: Visions Screening, YouTube Pros, Susan Seidelman

Visions Screening: NYWIFT is looking forward to our Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) screening of several TV dramas from the PBS series Visions on Saturday, September 24 at the Museum of the Moving Image. Check out this great piece from WFPF co-chair Ann Deborah Levy on why we selected these timely classics for preservation, and...

Women’s Film Preservation Fund Recent Preservations, VISIONS Series TV Dramas, Hit the Screen in September

NYWIFT and the Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) will screen two TV movies from the PBS series Visions, which have been preserved by the Women's Film Preservation Fund (WFPF). WFPF co-chair Ann Deborah Levy tells us about the films - which touch on racism, immigration, and diversity in American culture - and the challenges and sweet success of finally bringing them to the big screen.

Preserving the Cultural Legacy of Women in Film: A Conversation with Barbara Moss

In the pitch that would lead to the establishment of NYWIFT’s Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) in 1995, documentary filmmaker Barbara Moss wore white gloves and held up a 35 mm film canister. She opened it before the NYWIFT Board of Directors and pulled out a decrepit ribbon of film which then disintegrated before their eyes. “Ladies, this is what’s happening to our history,” she warned. Since then, the WFPF has preserved over 100 films. NYWIFT member Terisa Thurman talks to Moss about the fund's inception.

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