“Sex and the City” fans would love to see Carrie Bradshaw rocking Manolo Blahniks again, but Sarah Jessica Parker has put another nail in the “Satc” coffin.
Parker told Variety there are currently no discussions about another “Satc” movie. “It’s not something we are talking about right now,” Parker said on Thursday at the New York Women in Film & Television’s Muse Awards gala luncheon at the Hilton Midtown. “I just don’t have a clue.”
While there was a report last month that plans for a third film would include the death of Mr. Big, star Chris Noth denied the claim, also insisting the movie isn’t happening.
All eyes were on Parker as she walked to her seat at the annual Nywift luncheon, where she was honored for work supporting and promoting women in the entertainment industry.
“I usually loathe to accept acknowledgments. I tend to send gratitudes and regrets,...
Parker told Variety there are currently no discussions about another “Satc” movie. “It’s not something we are talking about right now,” Parker said on Thursday at the New York Women in Film & Television’s Muse Awards gala luncheon at the Hilton Midtown. “I just don’t have a clue.”
While there was a report last month that plans for a third film would include the death of Mr. Big, star Chris Noth denied the claim, also insisting the movie isn’t happening.
All eyes were on Parker as she walked to her seat at the annual Nywift luncheon, where she was honored for work supporting and promoting women in the entertainment industry.
“I usually loathe to accept acknowledgments. I tend to send gratitudes and regrets,...
- 12/14/2018
- by Elizabeth Taylor
- Variety Film + TV
New York Women in Film & Television (Nywift) is gearing up to host an afternoon of recognition for outstanding women in the entertainment industry, both in front of and behind the camera. The 39th annual Muse Awards will honor actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Ellen Burstyn at a gala luncheon held at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel on Dec. 13.
Actor and CBS commentator Nancy Giles will serve as the afternoon’s emcee, presenting honors to Parker, a New York City icon, and Burstyn, one of the few actresses to hold the “triple crown” of acting with multiple Academy Awards, two Emmys, and a Tony.
Emmy winner Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy programming at Netflix, will also be honored.
The 13th annual Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award will go to Maysoon Zayid, a comedian, writer, producer, and disability advocate. Film and television director Tricia Brock, known for her work on “The Walking Dead,...
Actor and CBS commentator Nancy Giles will serve as the afternoon’s emcee, presenting honors to Parker, a New York City icon, and Burstyn, one of the few actresses to hold the “triple crown” of acting with multiple Academy Awards, two Emmys, and a Tony.
Emmy winner Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy programming at Netflix, will also be honored.
The 13th annual Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award will go to Maysoon Zayid, a comedian, writer, producer, and disability advocate. Film and television director Tricia Brock, known for her work on “The Walking Dead,...
- 11/19/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
New York Women in Film & Television has named veteran media executive Cynthia López its new executive director, replacing Terry Lawler.
Lopez has won 11 news and documentary Emmy Awards, a Special Emmy Award for excellence in documentary filmmaking, three Peabody Awards, and two duPont-Columbia Awards. She was the executive vice president and co-executive producer on the PBS documentary series “Pov.” She served as commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in 2014-15.
“We are thrilled to welcome Cynthia López as Nywift’s newest executive director,” said Nywift board president Simone Pero. “Cynthia’s proven talent at fostering community, building organizational and governmental partnerships, plus her outstanding fundraising abilities and a deep commitment to equality in all areas of entertainment align perfectly with Nywift’s storied 40-year history and our vision for the future of the organization.”
“ We are immensely grateful to Terry Lawler for her leadership these past two decades,...
Lopez has won 11 news and documentary Emmy Awards, a Special Emmy Award for excellence in documentary filmmaking, three Peabody Awards, and two duPont-Columbia Awards. She was the executive vice president and co-executive producer on the PBS documentary series “Pov.” She served as commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in 2014-15.
“We are thrilled to welcome Cynthia López as Nywift’s newest executive director,” said Nywift board president Simone Pero. “Cynthia’s proven talent at fostering community, building organizational and governmental partnerships, plus her outstanding fundraising abilities and a deep commitment to equality in all areas of entertainment align perfectly with Nywift’s storied 40-year history and our vision for the future of the organization.”
“ We are immensely grateful to Terry Lawler for her leadership these past two decades,...
- 11/14/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
From the Academy Awards to the young adult TV networks, the last five years have seen an explosion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender stories across all manner of film and television projects. It’s an embarrassment of riches completely unimaginable 30 years ago, when NewFest: New York’s Lgbt Film Festival was founded in 1988 by two friends energized by The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987 and the specter of the AIDS crisis.
Thirty years later, the festival boasts sponsors from HBO to Stoli to Twitter, and has plastered Times Square with billboards advertising genres such as bisexual glam-rock opera, trans-Filipino fairytale, and queer Muslim thriller. The 30th annual festival includes programming such as Trans and Non-Binary Shorts, the New York premiere of banned Kenyan lesbian film “Rafiki,” and a 20th anniversary screening of “High Art,” with filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko and Patricia Clarkson in attendance.
Thirty years later, the festival boasts sponsors from HBO to Stoli to Twitter, and has plastered Times Square with billboards advertising genres such as bisexual glam-rock opera, trans-Filipino fairytale, and queer Muslim thriller. The 30th annual festival includes programming such as Trans and Non-Binary Shorts, the New York premiere of banned Kenyan lesbian film “Rafiki,” and a 20th anniversary screening of “High Art,” with filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko and Patricia Clarkson in attendance.
- 10/27/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
A racial melodrama joined a harrowing sexual assault victim pic and, ironically, a doc about Roger Ailes to win top awards at the 26th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival. “All Good (Alles ist Gut)” from first-time East Berlin director Eva Trobisch was named the Best Narrative Feature. “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” directed by Alexis Bloom nabbed Best Documentary Feature. And in something of a surprise, “The Hate U Give” from director George Tillman Jr. wooed East Enders into giving it the Audience Award. It beat out top Oscar contenders “First Man,” “Roma,” “Green Book” and “The Favourite.”
“There’s always some things that surprise me about films that do well and films that don’t do well, but overall people seemed to embrace all the films this year,” Fest Artistic Director David Nugent told Gold Derby. “We’re happy that 9 of the 10 last years we’ve...
“There’s always some things that surprise me about films that do well and films that don’t do well, but overall people seemed to embrace all the films this year,” Fest Artistic Director David Nugent told Gold Derby. “We’re happy that 9 of the 10 last years we’ve...
- 10/9/2018
- by Bill McCuddy
- Gold Derby
20th Century Fox’s The Hate U Give has won the narrative feature audience award at the Hamptons Film Festival, which just wrapped its 26th edition. The Ya drama directed by George Tillman Jr and starring Amandla Stenberg began its theatrical rollout this weekend as well in three dozen locations grossing $500,000; it screened Friday at the festival which gave Stenberg one of its Breakthrough Artist Awards.
The Hamptons festival also said today John Chester’s The Biggest Little Farm won the audience awards for documentary features, and One Small Step, directed by former Disney artists Bobby Pontillas & Andrew Chesworth, won the audience award for best short film.
Earlier in the week, Eva Trobisch’s All Good (Alles Ist Gut) led the juried awards winning for Best Narrative Feature. The documentary top honor went to Magnolia’s Divide And Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, directed by Alex Bloom, which hits...
The Hamptons festival also said today John Chester’s The Biggest Little Farm won the audience awards for documentary features, and One Small Step, directed by former Disney artists Bobby Pontillas & Andrew Chesworth, won the audience award for best short film.
Earlier in the week, Eva Trobisch’s All Good (Alles Ist Gut) led the juried awards winning for Best Narrative Feature. The documentary top honor went to Magnolia’s Divide And Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, directed by Alex Bloom, which hits...
- 10/9/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s New York Women in Film & Television Designing Women Awards Gala, which honors makeup artists, hair stylists, and costume designers, will be held May 21 with some special guests.
The 19th annual event, co-presented by Variety, will welcome actresses Nia Long, Christine Ebersole, and Debra Monk as presenters, with comedian Sunda Croonquist as emcee for the evening.
The Designing Women Awards will honor makeup artist Martha Melendez for her work on “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Roxanne Roxanne,” and Spike Lee’s upcoming film “BlacKkKlansman,” along with hair stylist Anita Lausevic from “The Deuce,” “Instinct,” and “Royal Pains.” Costume designer Dana Covarrubias, whose projects include “Quantico,” “Claws,” and “Master of None,” will also be celebrated, and Amazon series “Mozart in the Jungle” will receive Variety‘s Ensemble Award for its makeup, hair, and costume design teams.
“The Designing Women Awards is one of my favorite events of the year...
The 19th annual event, co-presented by Variety, will welcome actresses Nia Long, Christine Ebersole, and Debra Monk as presenters, with comedian Sunda Croonquist as emcee for the evening.
The Designing Women Awards will honor makeup artist Martha Melendez for her work on “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Roxanne Roxanne,” and Spike Lee’s upcoming film “BlacKkKlansman,” along with hair stylist Anita Lausevic from “The Deuce,” “Instinct,” and “Royal Pains.” Costume designer Dana Covarrubias, whose projects include “Quantico,” “Claws,” and “Master of None,” will also be celebrated, and Amazon series “Mozart in the Jungle” will receive Variety‘s Ensemble Award for its makeup, hair, and costume design teams.
“The Designing Women Awards is one of my favorite events of the year...
- 5/8/2018
- by Kirsten Chuba
- Variety Film + TV
Meryl Streep was making waves as usual when it was announced during the Tribeca Film Festival that she had come aboard to fund a new initiative from New York Women in Film and Television and the Iris collective. Called The Writers Lab, the inaugural retreat will take place in upstate New York in September at the Wiawaka Center for Women, and pair eight women screenwriters over the age of 40 with established mentors including Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kirsten Smith, and Mary Jane Skalski. Filmmaker spoke with Terry Lawler, Executive Director of Nywift, and Iris co-founders, Kyle Ann Stokes, Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon, to […]...
- 4/27/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Meryl Streep was making waves as usual when it was announced during the Tribeca Film Festival that she had come aboard to fund a new initiative from New York Women in Film and Television and the Iris collective. Called The Writers Lab, the inaugural retreat will take place in upstate New York in September at the Wiawaka Center for Women, and pair eight women screenwriters over the age of 40 with established mentors including Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kirsten Smith, and Mary Jane Skalski. Filmmaker spoke with Terry Lawler, Executive Director of Nywift, and Iris co-founders, Kyle Ann Stokes, Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon, to […]...
- 4/27/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Third Annual First Time Fest took place over the past weekend in New York City, from March 5th to March 9th. The festival, which celebrates first time filmmakers, had numerous panels that discussed topics such as financing films to getting the right marketing for the film to even talks from established filmmakers sharing their advice. The festival concluded with the honoring of Harvey Weinstein, as a tribute for “his support of first time filmmakers.”
A purely New York City centric film festival, the festival’s founders of Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward chose to show the films at the Core Club, the Village East Cinema, and the Wild Project, while the discussions and panels were featured at the B Bar and Grill. The festival allows for a five day competition among films that were completed by first time filmmakers for the chance to win international sales and theatrical distribution.
A purely New York City centric film festival, the festival’s founders of Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward chose to show the films at the Core Club, the Village East Cinema, and the Wild Project, while the discussions and panels were featured at the B Bar and Grill. The festival allows for a five day competition among films that were completed by first time filmmakers for the chance to win international sales and theatrical distribution.
- 3/13/2015
- by Catherina Gioino
- Nerdly
New York Women in Film & Television, an organization that has supported the advancement and equality of women in the entertainment industry for 35 years, announced today the election of Alexis Alexanian as the new president of its board of directors. Five new board members were also elected.Alexanian is an independent film and television producer with more than 20 years of industry experience, and has been an active part of Nywift for eight years. She previously served on the board as the VP of Development. Alexanian was also an Award Committee juror for the 2011 Tribeca Film Institute Sloan Filmmaker Fund and a Tribeca Film Institute Mentor for Sloan Award-winning filmmakers."I am thrilled that Alexis will be leading Nywift's board," Nywift Executive Director Terry Lawler said in a statement. "The depth and breadth of her film and television experience will help guide Nywift as it enters its 35th year of...
- 7/9/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
Claire Danes and Martha Stewart were among the honourees at the New York Women in Film and Television luncheon on Wednesday.
The pair was feted at the annual Muse Awards, which celebrates prominent film and TV personalities, along with others including actress Christine Baranski and Sony Pictures Classics co-founder Marcie Bloom.
The organisation's executive director Terry Lawler told Variety.com prior to the ceremony that she hoped the prizegiving would help highlight the need for more women in Hollywood.
Lawler explains, "It seems like for years every once in a while some woman - through gargantuan efforts - has been able to make a film and then it doesn't seem to level the playing field. We're not where we want to be yet."...
The pair was feted at the annual Muse Awards, which celebrates prominent film and TV personalities, along with others including actress Christine Baranski and Sony Pictures Classics co-founder Marcie Bloom.
The organisation's executive director Terry Lawler told Variety.com prior to the ceremony that she hoped the prizegiving would help highlight the need for more women in Hollywood.
Lawler explains, "It seems like for years every once in a while some woman - through gargantuan efforts - has been able to make a film and then it doesn't seem to level the playing field. We're not where we want to be yet."...
- 12/8/2011
- WENN
Negin Farsad of New York has taken top honors in the 2008 Every Woman's Filmmaker Competition, sponsored by Lifetime Movie Network, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Women in Film and Television, the Paley Center for Media, Wma and Women in Film Los Angeles.
Farsad's three-minute short centers on a nonprofit company headed by Jessamyn Waldman, who hired immigrant women to bake bread from their native recipes to sell on the competitive market.
Melissa Kosar of Orange County, Calif., was awarded second place. Honorable mentions went to Nicole Nietz, Elizabeth Thompson and Kiara Jones.
The winning short films are available to view online and also will air on Lmn. Farsad and Kosar will receive $5,000 and $2,500, respectively, and their films will premiere Saturday at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The winners also will receive a trip to the The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Breakfast on Dec. 5.
The judges included Karen Arikian, Anne Chaisson,...
Farsad's three-minute short centers on a nonprofit company headed by Jessamyn Waldman, who hired immigrant women to bake bread from their native recipes to sell on the competitive market.
Melissa Kosar of Orange County, Calif., was awarded second place. Honorable mentions went to Nicole Nietz, Elizabeth Thompson and Kiara Jones.
The winning short films are available to view online and also will air on Lmn. Farsad and Kosar will receive $5,000 and $2,500, respectively, and their films will premiere Saturday at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The winners also will receive a trip to the The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Breakfast on Dec. 5.
The judges included Karen Arikian, Anne Chaisson,...
- 10/16/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- IFP executive director Michelle Byrd was one of four names added Monday to the board of the New York Production Alliance.
The NYPA is a nonprofit group of organizations and individuals who promote film, video, new media and TV production in New York. With the four additions, the board now has 25 members.
Also added to the board were Elias Scoropanos, assistant vp at HSBC Bank, Benjamin Whitehouse of Axium International and John Held, former executive director of the Association of Independent Creative Editors.
Several members were given additional two-year terms as well. These include Terry Lawler, executive director of New York Women in Film & Television, and Jae Je Simmons, the SAG's New York executive director.
The NYPA is a nonprofit group of organizations and individuals who promote film, video, new media and TV production in New York. With the four additions, the board now has 25 members.
Also added to the board were Elias Scoropanos, assistant vp at HSBC Bank, Benjamin Whitehouse of Axium International and John Held, former executive director of the Association of Independent Creative Editors.
Several members were given additional two-year terms as well. These include Terry Lawler, executive director of New York Women in Film & Television, and Jae Je Simmons, the SAG's New York executive director.
- 9/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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