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wif advocates for and advances the careers of women, nonbinary, and trans people working in the screen industries—to achieve parity and transform culture
Women in Film (WIF) is "a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women achieve their highest potential within the global entertainment, communications and media industries and to preserving the legacy of women within those industries.
- Alice Guy. Widely considered the first female film director, Guy is also credited with helming one of the first narrative films, an 1896 short called “The Cabbage Fairy.”
- Lois Weber. A woman of many interests, Weber was a street evangelist and musician before she turned to acting and filmmaking. In 1908, she began her directing career at American Gaumont Chronophone, where fellow filmmaking pioneer Alice Guy-Blaché and her husband were then ensconced.
- Lotte Reiniger. Born and raised in Germany, Reiniger pioneered the use of silhouette animation, directing one of the first feature-length animated films, the 1926 release “The Adventures of Prince Achmed,” with this technique.
- Dorothy Arzner. Arzner grew up in Hollywood and began typing scripts before working her way up to helming “Women’s Fashions” for Paramount in 1927. While directing the studio’s first talkie, “The Wild Party,” she improvised a boom microphone for silent star Clara Bow, who was nervous about speaking on camera.
Nov 27, 2019 · The 100 greatest films directed by women. Female directors offer a different viewpoint on adolescence, poverty – and seduction, argues Anna Smith, exploring the films that topped our poll of...
Founded in 1973 as Women In Film Los Angeles, WIF advocates for and advances the careers of women working in the screen industries—in front of and behind the camera, across all levels of experience—to achieve parity and transform culture.
1973: Women In Film founded by Tichi Wilkerson Kassel, publisher and editor-in-chief of The Hollywood Reporter. 1977: Women In Film launched theCrystal Awards to honor outstanding women who, through the excellence of their work, helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.
Dec 1, 2023 · The event paid tribute to a host of trailblazing women in Hollywood, from Jane Fonda and America Ferrera to Eva Longoria, Yara Shahidi, Celine Song, and Greta Lee.
