Winter Film Awards and NYU Women’s Initiative present a day Celebrating Women in Film, including a three-hour matinee of short films made by women, an exciting discussion panel featuring leaders in the support of women filmmakers all followed by an evening double-feature of fantastic films made by women!
The news today is full of stories of harassment and abuse of women in the film industry. Depressing statistics come out all the time showing the critical under-representation of half the population in the premiere cultural showcase of our time. So, what do we do about this?
Join Winter Film Awards on Tuesday February 27 2018, 6-7:30 pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street, NYC) for a panel discussion for women filmmakers. We’ll talk about resources available to help women enter and survive the industry, how to find and work with an industry mentor, tips for making your voice heard and your work standout, thriving in the industry and why it even matters that women are involved.
Following the panel, see a block of awesome indie films directed by women! Screening begins at 7:45 pm at Cinema Village and runs to 11pm with an intermission. Screening tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, $5 at the door with student ID.
The panel will be moderated by Judith Balkin, chair of the NYU Women’s Initiative and the NYU Arts and Entertainment Alumni Network. Panelists include Lauren Magura (CEO, Cinematcher), Maria C Miles (NYWIFT), Donna Zaccaro (President, Dazzling Media) and Jennifer Tyrell (Women in Animation).
Hosted by NYU Women’s Initiative and the NYU Arts & Entertainment Alumni Network as part of the 2018 Winter Film Awards International Film Festival. Winter Film Awards 7th annual Festival runs Feb 22-Mar 3 in NYC with a jam-packed schedule of 93 films by emerging filmmakers from 30 countries.
About The Speakers
Barbara oversees the Production Assistance Program and handles broadcast and digital sales for Women Make Movies. As a producer Barbara’s films have been included in numerous film festivals and been broadcast on PBS, the Documentary Channel and Showtime. Prior to producing independently, she spent five years at Showtime Networks Inc. where she was a Director of Original Programming. In addition, Barbara was previously a consultant for Women Make Movies as well as an Administrator and Special Projects Manager for Philanthropy Advisors. She is currently a board member of Women in the Arts and Media Coalition ...
Donna Zaccaro is the founder and President of Ferrodonna Features Inc, with a mission of producing films about women, women’s issues and social justice issues ...
Jennifer Tyrrell is the Vice President of Human Resources for Blue Sky Studios, overseeing all HR functions. Prior to joining Blue Sky in 2012, she worked for Forbes Media where spent 12+ years as the Human Resources Director. Prior to Forbes, Jennifer spent time at Conde Nast Publications where she began her career in Human Resources. A native New Yorker, Jennifer is a graduate of St. John’s University with a BA in Communications ...
Judith B. Balkin is a graduate of NYU Tisch School Of the Arts. She has worked in various media outlets, most notably for wcbs tv news. She is an independent producer and a member of BAFTA and NYWIFT. Currently, she is the Chairwoman for the NYU Women's Initiative which has 73,000 women members, and Chairwoman of the newly launched NYU Arts and Entertainment Network which already has 1600 members who work in the visual and performing arts, television, film and entertainment ...
Lauren Magura is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cinematcher, "the Tinder of film jobs". She came up with the idea of Cinematcher through her passion for connecting people within the entertainment industry. Lauren has a background from NBC Universal and Universal Pictures in media operations and marketing in film. The true dedication of everyone in the industry, and the need for a simpler ON DEMAND hiring process influenced Lauren to put Cinematcher into motion ...
Maria C. Miles is the founding partner of an entertainment law firm with offices in New York. Ms. Miles’ practice focuses on all areas of entertainment and media law, including, film (both documentary and narrative), music, literary publishing, fashion, sports and new media ...
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