One of the things I do best is put together and moderate panels of notable women in the entertainment industry. One such film festival event, Making It Work: Successful Women in the Works was set up for the inaugural Tri State Film Festival in Matamoras, PA. No need to get the GPS out, Matamoras is between Port Jervis, NY and Milford, PA– two hours from New York City, amid a backdrop of mountains, intertwining rivers and a burgeoning creative...
Alice Guy Blache, the first woman film director in cinema history, received honor on July 1, her birthday, as the Fort Lee Film Commission unveiled a new grave marker acknowledging her contributions in filmmaking in New Jersey, birthplace of the motion picture industry. A cinema pioneer, Madame Blache founded Solax Studio in Fort Lee in 1912, one hundred years ago. She made a consistent body of work, using developing technologies...
After witnessing Nora Ephron accept recognition at the Director's Guild of America (DGA) Honors Awards in October, 2011, I agree with what CNN posted today: they got it right– Nora Ephron, the screenwriter and director whose sharp, edgy romantic comedies featuring strong women took her to the top ranks of the film industry mostly dominated by men. While they write she made it to the "top ranks," Nora acknowledged her struggles and difficult...
