The NYWIFT Podcast

Horror fan Tammy Reese has a terrorific Ronnie Hein, the Owner-Director of the NYC Horror Film Festival , on today's Podcast!  Hosts Kelsey Marsh and Janine McGoldrick discuss the latest statistics regarding female representation in film , the upcoming Oscar ceremony and its latest controversy .  Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your indust...

Bonus Episode! In a cross collaboration with Mentors on the Mic podcast, we chat with its host, actress Michelle Miller and feature a clip from her interview with showrunner-creator Marta Kauffman ( Friends, Grace & Frankie ). Mentors on the Mic features interviews with mentors in e ntertainment about where they started and how they moved up. Social Media & Links: NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twit...

What better way to kick off Women's History Month than with NYWIFT member award-winning actress and filmmaker Tonya Pinkins who starred in ABC's Women of the Movement and recently released her sociopolitical horror film Red Pill .  Tammy Reese speaks with Tonya in collaboration with We Empower Magazine . Tammy also co-hosts with Janine McGoldrick and chats about Women's History Month programm...

Thanks for coming back for another great episode! This week, Tammy Reese interviews celebrity publicist and journalist Tavia MD (Mapp-Deterville) who discusses what Black History Month means to her, balancing the line between being a publicist and journalist and overseeing the Summer Of Soul and House of Gucci junkets. Kelsey Marsh has filmmaker Natalie Jasmine Harris in the Women Crush Wednesdays...

Stacey Gregg, the writer-director of the upcoming psychological thriller HERE BEFORE , talks about crafting her first feature length film. Kelsey Marsh puts Tammy Reese in the Meet A Member Spotlight. Hosts Giovanna Aguliar and Janine McGoldrick highlight programming for Black History Month, including some events happening right here in NYC ,and recommend the The Next Picture Show podcast and the...

We bring you a special Sundance 2022 bonus episode featuring audio from our latest virtual program NYWIFT Talks ! NYWIFT Program Manager Barbara Vasconez sits down with NYWIFT members with films playing at the festival including Dawn Porter (Executive Producer, Aftershock ), Paula Eiselt (Co-Director, Aftershock ), Tonya Lewis Lee (Co-Director, Aftershock ), Elaine Del Valle (Producer, Chilly and...

January = Sundance ! Hosts Katie Chambers & Tammy Reese are attending this year's virtual festival and break down all the cool happenings, highlight projects from NYWIFT members and bring us two great interviews -- snippets from the NYWIFT Talks conversation with Hanna Bergholm , who makes her directorial debut with the horror-drama Hatching , and Charlotte Hornsby , the Director of Photograph...

Patina Miller -- Muse Honoree and award-winning actress of Broadway's Pippin , The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I & 2 , Madam Secretary and Raising Kanan on Starz -- chats with Tammy Reese about filling Ben Vereen's shoes on Broadway, making the leap from theater to film and being a Muse!  We are introduced to Fran McGarry in our "Meet A Member" segment and hosts Kelsey Marsh and Janine...

The MUSE AWARDS are here! Now into its 42nd Year, the Muse Awards is NYWIFT's most anticipated event and this year's honorees include actress and producer Sandra Oh , actress Patina Miller , director-producer-writer Darnell Martin , producer-creative consultant-activist Alexis Fish , EVP of Communications and Chief Inclusion Officer WarnerMedia Christy Haubegger and filmmaker and activist Jason Da...

Terri Morgan, LumaTouch Co-Founder and Editor, joins us for a great conversation with new podcast team member Giovanna Aguilar . Terri has been a professional in the video industry for over 30 years working for companies such as Lightworks, Pinnacle Systems and Avid Video. Editing has been her life-long passion and she brings that passion to her company LumaTouch which provides advanced editing to...

We have a terrific interview with two extremely talented women -- Costume Designer Marci Rodgers and Production Designer Nora Mendis who deftly recreated the Harlem Renaissance of the late 1920s New York for Netflix's Passing which streams today!  Hosts Kelsey Marsh and Janine McGoldrick discuss some highlights of this year's Doc NYC festival which runs from November 10th - 28th and  Kim...

Our new segment "Meet the Members" kicks off with brief chats from our four new NYWIFT Board Members -- Okema T. Moore ( Unladylike: The Change Makers ), Audrey Rosenberg ( I Am Not Your Negro ), Sibyl Santiago ( Sam ) and Kim Jackson ( Antarctica ).  Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight, be profiled in our Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at communic...

Scenes From a Marriage Executive Producer Blair Breard joins us this week and Kelsey Marsh puts Crystal Emery in the Women Crush Wednesdays Member Spotlight .  Hosts Tammy Reese and Janine McGoldrick discuss the possible IATSE  strike and recommend The Walking Dead , American Horror Story and Before/During/After.  IATSE Stories: LA Times / Vulture  Nominate a member for the WCW...

Producer Sara Elizabeth Timmins of Life Out Loud Films joins us to talk about her filmmaking journey and why she created No Film School. No Trust Fund. No Problem which helps Indie filmmakers confidently and strategically navigate through the business of film with proven tools that are married with inspiration, motivation and personal stories. WCW listeners get 15% off No Film School Wor...

On our last episode Cassandra Seidenfeld recommended the Indy dramedy series Thespian and today she talks with its creators  Maria and Marc Unger ! Thespian follows an aging Gen-X comic (Marc) turned dramatic actor as he struggles with his shift in career paths. Maria and Marc discuss the ideation of the show, finding financing and distribution and key production learnings. Get the first two...

We are taking a summer break in August and will return with all new episodes in September. Keep on sending us your nominations for our member WCW Spotlight, interview suggestions and/or share your story or first time experiences with us at communications@nywift.org . For more great information and events go to NYWIFT.org .  

This week Kelsey Marsh talks with birth consultant Elan McAllister about her work on the film Pieces of A Woman and trying to change how birthing scenes are portrayed on screen. In our Woman Crush Wednesdays Member Spotlight Deborah Hoard is crushing it. Hosts Cassandra Seidenfeld and Janine McGoldrick highlight BFI's upcoming Woman With A Movie Camera Summit and recommend Marc Unger’s Thespian an...

Bonus Episode! In honor of Juneteenth Tammy Reese speaks with Nancy Buriski about her new film A Crime on the Bayou and in celebration of the Tribeca Film Fest she chats with Brit Lower the writer-director-producer-star of Circus Person . Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight and/or share your industry story or first time experiences with us at communications@nywift.org. For more great content g...

Its Pride Month and to celebrate January Green brings us a great conversation with comedian Julia Scotti & director Susan Sandler about their new documentary Julia Scotti: Funny That Way , a tender and funny story of the triumphant comeback of transgender standup comedian Julia Scotti. In our Women Crush Wednesdays Spotlight , Leah Curney tells us why Annunziata is crushing it. Hosts Tammy Ree...

We love sharing your stories so this week we have more "My First Time" industry experiences. Tammy Reese shares her first time covering the Academy Awards as a member of the media and January Green narrates Fran Montagnino's story about the first time she went to a Broadway show and how it inspired her to be part of the entertainment community. In the Women Crush Wednesdays Spotlight , Leah Curney...

This week author Pam Munter talks to January Green about her new book Fading Fame: Women of a Certain Age In Hollywood which addresses ageism and sexism in the entertainment industry. Tammy Reese chats with actress Rachel Nielsen about her experience playing Rose on HBO's Mare of Eastown, Christine Dixon is in our Women Crush Wednesdays Spotlight and Katie Chambers provides a NYWIFT programming up...

In this bonus episode we bring you the NYWIFT Talks discussion with ReelAbilities with Director and Co-Founder Isaac Zablocki , Michele Spitz (Woman of Her Word) and filmmaker Lisa Denker . The panel talks about the changes that ReelAbilities has instituted for the Disabled Community and what progress still needs to be made. They explore the ways movie theaters need to re-structure to accommodate...

It's time for "Have Story, Will Tell" featuring industry experiences sent in from our listeners! Writer Tekisha Walton shares some inspiring words for all screenwriters and Carona Davis-Diop tells us how she decided to make a full length feature film after multiple strangers told her she should adapt her book to the screen. In our Women Crush Wednesdays Spotlight hear why Latresa Baker is crushing...

Renown casting director Avy Kaufman talks with January Green about her storied career, tips for filmmakers and agents and casting during the pandemic. In our Women Crush Wednesdays Spotlight we learn why Liza Rafael is crushing it. Hosts Tammy Reese and Janine McGoldrick discuss the 20th anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival and its new outdoor model and recommend Tyler Perry's The Oval and Rut...

It's time for more "Have Story, Will Tell" & "My First Time" industry experiences sent in from our listeners! Victoria Stevens tells us how she became her professor’s prime example, but for all the wrong reasons, Blondean Young discusses her first theater audition and Toni Fernandez shares the touching story behind the name of her film. In the Women Crush Wednesday Spotlight , January Green te...