NYWIFT Blog

Terry’s Picks: Spark Diversity, Rachel Feldman, Sundance Women

Spark Diversity: Crowdfunding and distribution platform Seed & Spark announced the #100DaysOfDiversity initiative, a movement joining creators, audiences, brands, festivals and organizations to actively increase representation in entertainment in 100 days. Rachel Feldman: Deadline has a wonderful interview with Rachel Feldman about her fight to get Fair Fight, about the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act,...

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Flix Not to Miss: ‘Top of the Lake’

Oscar winner Jane Campion is one of the most talented contemporary, female directors who sadly hasn’t come out with a new film in awhile. That she decided to make a detective miniseries is fascinating. But don’t expect the typical crime procedural. Top of the Lake is an interesting, moody character study of  life in the outback, anchored...

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WOMEN OF SUNDANCE

Filmmaker Desiree Akhavan via Filmmaker Magazine If you haven’t picked up the latest issue of Filmmaker Magazine, you can read their article on Women of Sundance online.  The article written by Danielle Lurie was sparked by our sister LA WIF and Sundance Institute’s study on women in the industry. In the piece, women with films...

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