Women In Film

Kathryn Bigelow becomes first female to win DGA Best Director

Monday, 01 February 2010 19:42

WIF congratulates Kathryn Bigelow on her DGA Award for best-directed feature film for The Hurt Locker. This makes her the first woman to ever win the award. Bigelow is featured in The Hollywood Reporter giving more details on her success.

WIF MEMBER PAULA ELY'S "THE MONEY STONE" NAMED WINNER OF 2008 ROY DEAN VIDEO GRANT

Sunday, 07 December 2008 08:00

“The Money Stone,” a new documentary feature, has received the 2008 Roy W. Dean Los Angeles Video Grant. The grant is awarded annually by Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions. The filmmakers will receive goods and services valued at more than $30,000 from a variety of donors, including Universal Studios Sound, Lightning Dubs, and Edgewise, among many others.

“The Money Stone,” produced by Paula Ely and directed by Stuart Harmon, brings to light one of the world’s most hazardous professions -- the galamsey gold miners of

Ghana

. Across the globe, an estimated 13 million men, women and children dig hundreds of feet underground as small-scale miners, risking life and limb to scrape together a meager living in the most dangerous of working conditions.

What's On Your Plate? Makes Television Premiere

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:56

2009 WIF Foundation Film Finishing Fund recipient What's On Your Plate? makes its television premiere on Discovery's Planet Green on Saturday, February 6th at 10:00pm. Grant winner Catherine Gund directed and produced this documentary about kids and food politics. Over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial city children as they explore their place in the food chain.

WIF Member Yolanda Powell Publishes Book

Tuesday, 02 December 2008 17:30

Good Grief, written by WIF Member Yolanda Powell, is about the personal journey of caring for and watching parents cross over. The book premiered in September 2008. Go to www.goodgrief2008.com to order a copy.

WIF Grant Recipient Hosts LA Premiere

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 18:28

2008 WIF Film Finishing Fund recipient Heather Ross hosted her Los Angeles premiere of Girls On The Wall at the Egyptian Theater this month. The evening began with live hip hop music and featured the all-girl “Antics” dance troupe. WIF Foundation Chair, Sharon Lawrence attended with Betsy Pollock, Co-Chair of the WIF Foundation’s Film Finishing Fund, along with Cindy Holland of Netflix, sponsor of the 2009/2010 cycles of Fund grants. The 2010 cycle for WIF’s Film Finishing Fund will start up this February, with applications available on the 15th.