The NYWIFT Podcast

Janine McGoldrick & Katie Chambers discuss how the Coronavirus has impacted the industry, updates to NYWIFT Programming Events and resources available for those in need. Janine also talks with Lauren Sowa and Zoé Salicrup-Junco, the filmmakers behind Marisol , currently available on HBO. 

Janine McGoldrick gives a rundown of the latest in NYWIFT news and programming and Leah Curney welcomes fillmaker Naomi McDougall Jones back to the podcast to discuss her new book "The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood" in honor of Women's History Month.

Happy Holidays Everyone!  Co-host Margarita Sophia Cortes and special guest co-host Mellini Kantayya are here to bring you the highlights of the 40th Anniversary Muse Awards, which honored Gloria Estefan, Kasi Lemmons (Nancy Malone Directing Award), Ann Dowd, Shoshannah Stern (Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award), Anjali Sud and Jane Rosenthal (Career Impact Achievement Award) and the Commissioner of t...

On this episode of Women Crush Wednesdays by New York Women in Film & Television, hosted by Janine McGoldrick and Leah Curney are in the co-hosting seats as they talk about Geena Davis and Disney and some necessary tools for diversifying scripts; Plus Katie Chambers is back in the interview seat with special guests: Terry Lawler, Barbara Moss and Kirsten Larvick as they discuss the Women's Pre...

Happy August! It's still summer, and we still have beach weather ahead of us! On this special Women Crush Wednesdays episode, we have Katie Chambers in the house as our special guest co-host to fill us in on fabulous news at New York Women in Film and Television. Plus our special guest is the talented director, producer, and board member, Kathryn O'Kane. She shares some highlights of the inaugural...

Happy Summer! In this month's Women Crush Wednesday episode by New York Women in Film & Television, hosts Margarita & Janine chat about highs and lows of the U.S. Women's soccer win, gender pay gap including the NYWIFT Summit and catch up on films we are working on plus what we are watching. Our special guest interviews include: Joan Kron ("Take My Nose Please!"), a prize-winning journalist and fi...

On this very special mid-month episode, Margarita & Janine discuss the highlights of the 2019 NYWIFT Designing Women Gala and members Mellini Kantayya and Katrina Medoff present the Red Carpet interviews with honorees and presenters including: "Game of Thrones" and "The Crown" costume designer Michele Clapton; "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" stars Rachel Brosnahan, Marin Hinkle, Caroline Aaron; "Atlan...

This month's New York Women in Film and Television's Women Crush Wednesdays podcast is all about the annual Designing Women Gala, which honors women behind the screen in the fields of makeup, hair, and costume. The podcast teams sits down with two honorees: Riccie Johnson makeup artist for CBS "60 Minutes" and Shunika Terry, hair stylist "Atlanta" and "House of Cards" plus "The Boss" and more! Plu...

On this special episode, we celebrate International Women's Day as Margarita and Janine highlight trailblazers in film and television. Katie sits down with filmmaker Pamela Green to discuss her film "Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache" so sit back and enjoy! ***You can find us on Spotify and iTunes. Please hit the subscribe button***

This month, Margarita is joined by NYWIFT member, Janine McGoldrick, as her guest co-host to chat about awards season and the lack of recognition - yet again - for women. They offer insight on why they think it's happening and when you get two PR gals talking, well not much is left unsaid. Our amazing Community Engagement Director, Katie Chambers, chats it up with Alysia Reiner (Orange Is The New...

Margarita has two incredible sit downs that you will not want to miss. First, we chat with NYWIFT member and award-winning filmmaker Sandra Luckow to discuss her latest film "That Way Madness Lies" which opens in NYC & LA Dec 14th. Our second guest is the incomparable Terry Lawler, who has served NYWIFT for over 20 years. She shares some highlights over the years and some laughs. So grab some coff...

This month's Women Crush Wednesday features a special guest co-host Heidi Philipsen who is a fellow NYWIFT member, a producer / director and currently living in Germany. She shares how global organizations are helping women living abroad. Our special guest is Kathryn O'Kane, a board member and producer / showrunner who was recently on a NYWIFT panel and her latest project "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" i...

We are a little off schedule for our August Women Crush Wednesday podcast, but we've got some amazing conversations to share with you. We highlight our guests, NYWIFT board president, Simone Pero, and filmmaker, Jennifer Fox, who chat about the financing side of HBO's Emmy-nominated film "The Tale." We also present an inspiring conversation with NYWIFT member, Crystal R. Emery, who doesn't let her...