WIFV Programming Coordinator, Sofia Sandoval will be portraying Hermia in this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Silver Spring Stage, running from April 12 to April 28th. This marks the first Shakespeare adaptation at the Silver Spring Stage in more than 10 years. Adapted and directed by Emma Hooks, this production examines the relationship of contemporary audiences with Shakespeare’s classics by contrasting the rigid social norms of the Renaissance with modern-day attitudes about love and friendship. Read more here. The post Sandoval on Stage! appeared first on Women in Film & ..read more

Composer, singer, songwriter Suzanne Brindamour appeared recently on the WUSA9 series “Great Day Washington.” She performed a song from her album “Shaded by Trees,” which is a finalist for a WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Awards). The WAMMIE awards takes place April 20 at Capital One Hall, hosted by WUSA9’s Lorenzo Hall, Allison Seymour and Wisdom Martin. “I’m thankful to The Musicanship” for keeping the WAMMIES going and for the great honor of being asked to perform on “Great Day Washington.” Brindamour has also been busy working on an original score for the SACRED PIECE OF HOME ..read more

  On the show floor, the group kicked off the show with a packed Tech Talk on Innovations in Virtual Production, with leaders from Fox Sports, Amazon Web Services and Quarter Twenty. These women shared their wins, challenges and strategies for building film and broadcast content in new remote and virtual workflows. Across several halls and at the Chyron booth, a 10-member #GALSNGEAR student-mentor team produced multiple hours of programming. They interviewed top leaders across every industry sector and built shows using new all-in-the-cloud software. These diverse students from Arizona St ..read more

Filmmaker Cintia Cabib was recently at Henninger Media working with colorist Lauren Meschter on her film BIRD WALK. It focuses on the birds and birders at RedGate Park in Rockville, MD as well as the grassroots effort to transform the defunct golf course into a public park. Look for this film to premiere in 2024! Watch the trailer here. BIRD WALK received a 2022 WIFV Seed Fund for Documentary Filmmakers Grant. You can support new doc projects by donating to the Seed Fund here. Join Cintia at the premiere of BIRD WALK at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland on Saturday, May 4 a ..read more

  Talaya Grimes produced STUDIO WITH A VIEW, an experimental short doc directed by NYWIFT member Mara Wollong. It will be screened under the film bloc  “Blame it on the Pandemic: 2 Films that Remind Us of What We Just Survived” at the Queens World Festival at the Museum of The Moving Image and Kaufman Astoria Studios, which also includes the feature FILMMAKERS ON HOLD by Christine Jezior. The screening will be on April 18th in Long Island City, New York. The filmmakers will attend and do Q&A The post Grimes at Queens World Festiva ..read more

Up-and-coming television comedy writer, Julia Lindon sits down with Media & Monuments host Candice Bloch in this episode to chat about her journey in writing. You’ll learn more about the dynamics of the writers’ room, hear stories about leveraging connections to get in the door, and get a glimpse into the process of honing her comedy chops and bringing stories to the screen. Julia began by working at NBC’s Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, and has gone on to work on such hit series as Netflix/A24’s Survival of the Thickest and Apple TV’s Ted Lasso. She is currently w ..read more

Ariel Baska won the ReelAbilities Crip Script Pitch, a competitive pitching event that was held in New York City last week. Their project, MONSTROUS ME, received a special prize from Sunny Side of the Doc that includes participation in that festival’s pitch market in La Rochelle, France. MONSTROUS ME has also just been awarded a grant from Virginia Humanities to support a series of exhibits, workshops, and the documentary film that explore the lack of disabilities representation in media. The post Baska Wins Pitch & Grant! appeared first on Women in Film & Video DC ..read more

Erica Ginsberg has been awarded a grant to support the Creative Resilience project. The Artist Fellowship funding from the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council will support creating an audiobook of her book Creative Resilience: Reclaiming Your Power as an Artist which explores how artists across disciplines can navigate the ups and downs of the creative process. It will also support some creativity workshops later this year that will be free for Prince George’s County residents. Learn more about Creative Resilience here. Talaya Grimes is a recipient of The Princ ..read more

  Wonder Pictures is excited to share great news. The Ocean City Film Festival, which ran from March 7-10, screened 3 of their films: IMAGINARY FRIENDS, STAR TIME and the documentary ENCORE LEARNING, 20 YEARS AND GROWING. All 3 films were well received with ENCORE LEARNING winning a Best of Festival Award. Coming up next is The Indie Short Film Festival, March 22 to 24, in Charlottesville, VA where STAR TIME is being screened. So far STAR TIME has been selected for 12 festivals, IMAGINARY FRIENDS for 25 festivals and ENCORE LEARNING for 7 festivals, with more notices pending. The post Scr ..read more

Jainaba Seckan‘s screenplay, BUT SOME OF US ARE BRAVE is being highlighted by the Black List in March for Women’s History Month. Inspired by true events in 1976, daring students and a spirited professor at a Black women’s college take the school’s Board of Trustees hostage and demand a Black woman president for the first time in its nearly 100-year history. Jainaba Seckan, a 2023 Black List Lab alum, is a screenwriter specializing in historical dramas that center the experiences of women. She is also a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practitioner with experience in higher education, tech, and ..read more