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WEEK IN WOMEN: Meryl Streep champions The Writers Lab’s Twelve Projects – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 20, 2024 Brandy McDonnell Elizabeth Kaiden, Kyra Sedgwick, meryl streep, New York Women in Film & Television, Screenwriters, the week in women, The Writers Lab, twiw

The Writers Lab recently announced that renewed support from steadfast champion Meryl Streep will enable 14 writers across 12 projects to attend this year’s lab. With labs now operational in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Europe, The Writers Lab is still the only program in the world dedicated exclusively to elevating the work of women and nonbinary screenwriters older than 40. In an industry that systematically excludes creators based on age and gender, the labs’ continued support opens doors for writers in the prime of their skills and insights. New alliances include Canadian partners Firecracker Department and the Female Eye Film Festival, along with U.S. industry jurors, including Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor and director Kyra Sedgwick, and production companies Hyde Park Entertainment (the 2011 movie Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) and Tinygiant (Good One, a selection of this year’s Sundance and Cannes film festivals).

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WEEK IN WOMEN: NYWIFT Awards Scholarships to Seven Female Film Students – Brandy McDonnell reports

December 12, 2023December 14, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Alexandra Nelson, Claire Barnett, cynthia lopez, Liza Renzulli, MAHALIA JACKSON, New York Women in Film & Television, nywift, Sarah Rhye, Sisa Quispe, Yehui Zhao

New York Women in Film & Television recently announced the presentation of seven scholarships to film, television, and media production students at New York area schools this year as part of the organization’s ongoing commitment to nurturing the next generation of women in media. The scholarships were presented to women studying at Brooklyn College, City College, Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, Hunter College, New York University, and Stony Brook University. Plus, one student received the Sabrina Wright-Gilliar Award at the Academy for Careers in Television & Film (TvF).