NYWIFT Night Out with the Telly Awards
Are you a member of New York Women in Film & television? Interested in becoming one? Join us for our next NYWIFT Night Out! This month's hangout is hosted by our friends at The Telly Awards to connect with their diverse community of filmmakers. Plus, you'll have the opportunity learn more about the Telly Awards and how they celebrate women content creators.
The 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.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with WIFT Toronto
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our February 2023 virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from WIFT Toronto! Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement.
We will begin the evening with a ten-minute salon conversation to discuss WIFT Toronto's latest opportunities and initiatives, followed by about 90 minutes of speed networking, during which you will be randomly paired off with other attendees to network one-on-one. This is a great opportunity for NYWIFT members to network - internationally! - with their WIFT sisters.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with BIPOC Doc Editors
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our January 2023 virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from BIPOC Doc Editors! Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement.
NYWIFT hangouts are a safe space to ask entertainment related questions, seek advice, employment and other industry opportunities. Prep your elevator pitch and get ready to make connections! As always, all 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.
Gotham Owning It Skill Share in Partnership with NYWIFT and WIF LA
Learn new skills and share your own expertise during this community Skill Share!
Looking for a certain skill set to help complete your project? Willing to offer your skills to support a fellow creative? Join The Gotham’s Owning It program in partnership with NYWIFT and WIF LA for a community skill share.
During this event, you’ll barter and exchange skills, learn best practices for bartering skills, and spend time networking with attendees.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with the WGAE Audio Alliance
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our September 2022 virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from the Writers Guild of America Audio Alliance! Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement. We will begin the evening with a ten-minute salon conversation to discuss the Audio Alliance's latest opportunities and initiatives, followed by about 90 minutes of speed networking, during which you will be randomly paired off with other attendees to network one-on-one.
This is a great opportunity for NYWIFT members looking to learn more and connect with writers working in the podcasting space! And for WGAE Audio Alliance members to connect with the wider TV/Film community, including producers, directors, actors, composers, and more.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with Women in the Arts & Media Coalition
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our May 2022 virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition!
Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement. We will begin the evening with a ten-minute salon conversation to discuss the Coalition’s latest opportunities and initiatives, followed by about 90 minutes of speed networking, during which you will be randomly paired off with other attendees to network one-on-one.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with Casting Society
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our April 2022 virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from the Casting Society!
Producers and directors, are you gearing up to cast your next big project? Network with professionals from the Casting Society to find the right fit for your team. Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with Post NY Alliance
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our March 2022 virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from Post New York Alliance!
Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement.
We will begin the evening with a five-minute salon conversation to discuss PNYA's latest opportunities and initiatives, followed by about 90 minutes of speed networking, during which you will be randomly paired off with other attendees to network one-on-one.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with Ghetto Film School Roster
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our February 2022 virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from Ghetto Film School's Roster!
Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, project pitches, and contact info for further engagement.
NYWIFT hangouts are a safe space to ask entertainment related questions, seek advice, employment and other industry opportunities. Prep your elevator pitch and get ready to make connections! As always, all 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.
LMHQ x Owning It x NYWIFT: Resource-Share Networking Mixer
Chances are you’ve already put together your list of goals and resolutions for the new year. But how do you go about finding the resources to accomplish them? How do you expand your network to best support your ventures?
Join the communities of New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), The Gotham’s Owning It, and LMHQ for a networking mixer to find new resources, skills, and contacts — and share your own areas of expertise!
After brief introductions, participants will self-select into three rotating breakout sessions. Areas of focus will include fundraising, pitching, marketing, and business ownership. You will have the opportunity to ask fellow participants for resources and advice as well as provide your own resources to others.
NYWIFT Spooky Virtual Hangout with Women’s Weekend Film Challenge
Join your friends at NYWIFT and Women's Weekend Film Challenge for a special *Spooky* edition of the NYWIFT Virtual Hangout! Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement at this virtual networking mixer.
Halloween costumes are optional but strongly encouraged! 🎃 Let’s get creative.
As a bonus – we are thrilled to have two tarot card readers join us that evening! So if you get lucky and get matched with one of them for a breakout session, they'll be happy to read your fortune.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout: Owning It Networking at Gotham Week 2021
Join The Gotham's Owning It Program in Partnership with New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), Women in Film, and European Film Market’s EFM Startups for a free virtual speed networking mixer in celebration of Gotham Week.
Not only will you meet other driven, dedicated members of the filmmaking, creative and entrepreneurship communities, you’ll be able to meet representatives from Owning It, NYWIFT, Women in Film, and the European Film Market’s EFM Startups to learn more about how we can help set you up for success.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with The Gotham
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our April virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from The Gotham (formerly IFP)!
Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement.
We will begin the evening with a brief salon conversation with The Gotham's Deputy Director Kia Brooks to discuss the organization's latest opportunities and initiatives, followed by an hour of speed networking. The hour will be broken up into smaller chunks of time, during which you will be randomly paired off with other attendees to network one-on-one.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout with ITVS
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our February virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from ITVS!
Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement.
We will begin the evening with a brief salon conversation with ITVS leaders to discuss their latest grants and initiatives, followed by an hour of speed networking. The hour will be broken up into smaller chunks of time, during which you will be randomly paired off with other attendees to network one-on-one.
NYWIFT Virtual Hangout: Actors + Filmmakers Night
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our February virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends from SAG-AFTRA!
Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement. While all are welcome, we encourage filmmakers casting their next project to attend to meet on-camera and voiceover talent.
We will begin the evening with a brief salon conversation between SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President and New York Local President Rebecca Damon and NYWIFT Executive Director Cynthia Lopez to discuss organizational initiatives and the latest industry updates, followed by an hour of speed networking. The hour will be broken up into smaller chunks of time, during which you will be randomly paired off with other attendees to network one-on-one.
READ MORENYWIFT Virtual Hangout: Welcome to 2021
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our first virtual speed networking mixer of 2021! Catch up with friends (and make new ones) post-holiday season as we gear up for a brighter New Year.
Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement.
NYWIFT hangouts are a safe space to ask entertainment related questions, seek advice, employment and other industry opportunities. Prep your elevator pitch and get ready to make connections!
As always, all 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 Virtual Hangout and Salon Talk with Vision Maker Media
Gather together online with your NYWIFT colleagues at our November virtual speed networking mixer. We will be joined by our friends at Vision Maker Media!
Come ready to share creative ideas, suggestions, and contact info for further engagement.
We will begin the evening with a brief salon conversation between Vision Maker Media Executive Director Francene Blythe-Lewis and NYWIFT Board VP Yvonne Russo to discuss organizational initiatives, followed by an hour of speed networking. The hour will be broken up into smaller chunks of time, during which you will be randomly paired off with other attendees to network one-on-one.
READ MOREHBO & NYWIFT Present: NYWIFT Talks with ‘Crazy, Not Insane’ Producer Ophelia Harutyunyan
In this week’s NYWIFT Talks, join Producer Ophelia Harutyunyan for a Zoom conversation. We’ll focus on her new HBO Documentary Crazy, Not Insane, which airs on HBO on November 18, 2020.
Psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has dedicated her career to the study of murderers, seeking answers to the question of why we kill. This provocative documentary explores, like a scientific detective story, Dr. Lewis’s lifelong attempts to look beyond the grisly details of homicides into the hearts and minds of the killers themselves.
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