NEW LOCATION: Adaptations: The Business of Translating Source Material to the Screen – 2019
Agents, Hollywood producers and publishers are always searching for the next great story, but not all writers start from scratch. Oftentimes, ideas come from the things we see, read, write and hear. The challenge for many is how to transition these materials from their original form of a book, article, and story into a full-fledged viable screenplay and adaptation material for another medium. Savvy industry professionals love to leverage their time and efforts by capitalizing on a story that can be adapted into many forms. Learn from this experienced panel about ways to locate common sources for your story or script and the power and pitfalls of working with adaptations for your project.
READ MORENYWIFT Night Out with The Black TV & Film Collective – Oct 2019
Are you a member of this great organization? Interested in becoming one? Join us for our monthly NYWIFT Night Out! We’re teaming up with The Black TV & Film Collective for this month’s mixer. The Black TV & Film Collective is a 501c3 that hosts classes, workshops and events that are designed to aid in professional development, encourage relationship building and/or provide production support. NYWIFT Night Out is a safe space to ask entertainment related questions, seek advice, employment and other industry opportunities. Bring your business cards and get ready to make connections!
READ MORENYWIFT at the 27th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival
New York Women in Film & Television is delighted to join with the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) (October 10 – 14th, 2019) for the 17th year to present the Annual Sunday Brunch at Mulford Farm and co-present the Women Calling the Shots short film showcase featuring seven dynamic projects – all in celebration of the outstanding achievements by women filmmakers at the festival.
READ MORENYWIFT Season Kickoff…On the Road to the Emmy’s at the Museum of the Moving Image
It’s time for one of the most popular events of the year – the Annual NYWIFT Season Kickoff celebrating our fabulous members! Raise a glass to toast the 2019-2020 programming season and welcome new Board President Jamie Zelermyer and our newly elected board members, followed by an intimate conversation with several of the Emmy nominees we are proud to call part of the NYWIFT community. Catch up with your NYWIFT friends (and make some new ones!) as you mingle at the Museum of the Moving Image before we move into the theater for a panel discussion. A diverse mix of nominees - representing the wide array of professions that make up the NYWIFT community - will offer behind-the-scenes insight into some of this year's most celebrated television programs: Senior Associate Producer Brittany Clemons (Outstanding Research, Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media – NBC), Producers Stacey L. Holman and Cyndee Readdean (Outstanding Historical Documentary, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities – PBS), and Costume Designer Melissa Toth (Outstanding Costume Design, Fosse/Verdon – FX).
READ MOREMember Screening: The Rainbow Experiment
Join us for this month’s Member Screening showcasing the film The Rainbow Experiment (Christina Kallas, Writer/Director/Producer) starring members Lauren Sowa and Catherine Cobb Ryan. The members will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting. Screenings take place at Anthology Film Archives, followed by networking at a nearby bar.
READ MORENYWIFT Night Out with LUMBERYARD Studios
Are you a member of this great organization? Interested in becoming one? Join us for our monthly NYWIFT Night Out! We're teaming up with LUMBERYARD Studios for this month's mixer. Offering competitive rates and a 40% tax incentive, LUMBERYARD Studios is a non-profit organization that reinvests 100% of its proceeds into the performing arts community, helping artists to make the work they imagine. NYWIFT Night Out is a safe space to ask entertainment related questions, seek advice, employment and other industry opportunities. Bring your business cards and get ready to make connections! As always, all NYWIFT members are welcome and encouraged to attend and mix, mingle and get to know our dynamic and talented members and staff in an informal setting.
READ MOREMember Screening: Scripted Shorts
Join us for this month’s Member Screening showcasing the shorts Raghead (Nora Jacobson, Director), Unheard (Emilie Martel, Director), The Disenchantment of a Young Adult and a Wild Child (Hannah Roze (Co-Director/NYWIFT Member and Caryn Waechter, Co-Director), Anticipation (Heidi C. Bordogna, Director) and The Hanji Box (Nora Jacobson, Director). The filmmakers will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening.
READ MOREMember Screening: Ramblin’ Gal
Join us for this month’s Member Screening showcasing the scripted feature Ramblin' Gal by Filmmaker Lu Ann Horstman (NYWIFT Member) and Roberto Monticello (Co-Director). The filmmakers will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting. Screenings take place at Anthology Film Archives, followed by networking at a nearby bar.
READ MOREMember Screening: Tomorrow
Join us for this month’s Member Screening showcasing the narrative featureTomorrow by Director Martha Pinson about the difficulties faced by soldiers returning home from war. The filmmaker will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting. Screenings take place at Anthology Film Archives, followed by networking at a nearby bar.
READ MORENYWIFT Night Out with Facebook Group Hue You Know
Are you a member of this great organization? Interested in becoming one? Join us for our monthly NYWIFT Night Out! We're teaming up with the Facebook Group Hue You Know for this month's mixer. Bring your business cards and get ready to make connections! As always, all NYWIFT members are welcome and encouraged to attend and mix, mingle and get to know our dynamic and talented members and staff in an informal setting.
READ MOREMember Screening: January 2019
Join us for this month’s Member Screening showcasing the documentary Take My Nose…Please! by Director/Producer Joan Kron and the documentary short Empowered Dames by Producer/Director Claudine Marrotte. The filmmakers will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting. Screenings take place at Anthology Film Archives, followed by networking at a nearby bar.
READ MORENYWIFT Night Out with PGA Women’s Impact Network – Monday, December 10th, 2018
Are you a member of this great organization? Interested in becoming one? Join us for our monthly NYWIFT Night Out! This month's Night Out is co-hosted with our friends at the PGA Women's Impact Network (PGA WIN). The PGA Women’s Impact Network seeks to connect interested Guild members of all genders through an active social media network. As always, all NYWIFT members are welcome and encouraged to attend and mix, mingle and get to know our dynamic and talented members and staff in an informal setting.
READ MORENYWIFT Night Out with GFS Roster – Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Are you a member of this great organization? Interested in becoming one? Join us for our monthly NYWIFT Night Out! This month is a special Night Out hosted by our friends at Ghetto Film School's Roster. As always, all NYWIFT members are welcome and encouraged to attend and mix, mingle and get to know our dynamic and talented members and staff in an informal setting.
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