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]
^"NYWIFT | Women in Entertainment: Power Players Changing the Parity Game". Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^Cox, Gordon (April 19, 2015). "Meryl Streep Funds Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
^ abKang, Inkoo (April 20, 2015). . Women and Hollywood. IndyWire. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
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