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New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is a non-profit membership organization for women in film, television and digital media. The organization is an educational forum for media professionals and a network for the exchange of information and resources [ citation needed ].
NYWIFT was founded in 1977 by New York producer/director Lenore DeKoven and Hollywood Reporter bureau chief Morna Murphy Martell [ citation needed ]. The first meeting consisted of 25 women [ citation needed ]. In 1978, New York Women in Film, Inc. received a certificate of incorporation from New York State, and they published their first roster of 52 members [ citation needed ].
Today, NYWIFT has a membership of more than 2,000 people [ citation needed ]. Members work in different areas of the entertainment industry[ citation needed ]. It is a component of the Women in Film network, which consists of 40 international chapters and has more than 10,000 members [ citation needed ].
NYWIFT produces over 50 programs and special events annually, which are meant to recognize and encourage the contributions of women in the field of entertainment [ citation needed ].
The annual New York Women in Film & Television Muse Awards is a luncheon to honor prominent film and television personalities [ citation needed ]. Designing Women, an annual gala co-presented by Variety , was created by NYWIFT to acknowledge and celebrate the influence and impact of costume designers, make-up artists, and hair stylists on film and television. [1]
In 2016 NYWIFT partnered with The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival to produce a panel titled 'Women in Entertainment: Power Players Changing the Parity Game' that discussed women's representation in front of and behind the camera. [2]
New York Women in Film & Television is involved in several special funds that support future and current filmmakers and preserve the past work of women filmmakers [ citation needed ]. They include: The Archive Project, Loreen Arbus Scholarship, Women in Film Finishing Fund, Scholarship Fund, and Women's Film Preservation Fund.
In 2015 it was announced that Meryl Streep had funded a screenwriters' lab for female screenwriters over forty years old, called "The Writers Lab", which was to be run by "New York Women in Film & Television" and the collective IRIS. [3] [4] As of the announcement, "The Writers Lab" is the only initiative in the world for female screenwriters over forty years old. [4]
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress. Known for her versatility and accent adaptability, she has been described as "the best actress of her generation". She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations, winning three, and a record 33 Golden Globe Award nominations, winning eight.
Adaptation is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It features an ensemble cast led by Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper, with Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, and Maggie Gyllenhaal in supporting roles.
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a nonprofit cultural arts center located in Pleasantville, New York. It occupies the old Rome Theater, a Spanish mission-style theater built in 1925.
The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 British romantic drama film directed by Karel Reisz, produced by Leon Clore, and adapted by the playwright Harold Pinter. It is based on The French Lieutenant's Woman, a 1969 novel by John Fowles. The music score is by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Freddie Francis.
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The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a charitable organization founded in 1988 by filmmaker Norman Jewison in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally launched as a film school, today it provides training, development and advancement opportunities for professionals in the Canadian film, television and digital media industries, including directors, producers, screenwriters, actors and musicians.
Meryl Streep is an American actress who has had an extensive career in film, television, and stage. She made her stage debut in 1975 with The Public Theater production of Trelawny of the 'Wells'. She went on to perform several roles on stage in the 1970s, gaining a Tony Award nomination for her role in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1976). In 1977, Streep made her film debut with a brief role alongside Jane Fonda in Julia. A supporting role in the war drama The Deer Hunter (1978) proved to be a breakthrough for Streep; she received her first Academy Award nomination for it. She won the award the following year for playing a troubled wife in the top-grossing drama Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). In 1978, Streep played a German, "Aryan" woman married to a Jewish man in Nazi Germany in the television miniseries Holocaust, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Ruth Ann Harnisch is an American investor, activist, philanthropist, writer, and coach. A former news anchor and radio talk-show host, according to Forbes she was "one of the first women to anchor evening news, and had an award winning career in radio and print media." Her on-air reporting for WTVF-TV in Nashville, Tennessee resulted in an Emmy nomination, after which she opened a pro bono coaching practice as a professional coach. Harnisch founded and is president of the Harnisch Foundation, through which she founded programs such as Awesome Without Borders, SupporTED, and Funny Girls. Among other grants, the institution has funded the formation of the coaching department at McLean Hospital and the journalism departments at Kennesaw State University and Baruch College. Earning the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Coaching in 2016, the year prior MSNBC named her one of "11 women's rights activists you should know." She has served as an executive producer on films such as Unrest,The Hunting Ground, The House of Tomorrow, Columbus, Love the Sinner, and Lucky.
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Elizabeth Hannah is an American screenwriter and film producer. She is best known for her work on Steven Spielberg's 2017 journalism drama The Post for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay.
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