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We're so proud of Margie Moreno, Executive Vice President of WIF's Board of Directors and Sr. Vice President of Current Programs at WBTV, for making The Imagen Foundation Influential Latinos in Media list. Congrats, Margie! View the full class of 2025: https://lnkd.in/g9rHVqry

Congratulations to WIF's Head of Corporate Partnerships, Laura Marie Salinas, for being named on the 2025 Influential Latinos in Media list by The Imagen Foundation! This incredible organization continues to shine a light on Latinas and Latinos who are leading in the entertainment industry and opening doors for future generations. #ImagenFoundation #TopLatinoExecutives #ImagenInfluentials #LatinosInEntertainment #Entertainment #TopEntertainmentExecutives #EntertainmentMedia

Emerging artists are facing myriad challenges right now, which can make it difficult to remember the joys of filmmaking. If you're feeling stuck, break through your creative block at WIF's first event in a series titled "Artists in Fellowship" on April 23. This public event centers the work of WIF Fellows, the magic of the moving image, and the perspectives of emerging and mid-career women and nonbinary creatives who are opening doors in the industry. #WIFFellows #WIFFellows2024 Sign up at https://loom.ly/zXrVNAs & share with a friend. With support from the L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs, WIF is excited to host FROM IDEA TO SCREEN, featuring works created by the alumni of the WIF Fellowship.

On what would have been Maya Angelou's 97th birthday (April 4), we're commemorating the occasion with an archival image of the civil rights activist, scholar, and prolific writer accepting the WIF Crystal Award in 1992, which recognized her trailblazing advocacy work that paved the way for cultural transformation and inspired generations. She left an indelible mark on the world and WIF is honored to be a part of her legacy. #TBT #advocate #trailblazer #poet #scholar #mayangelou #womeninfilm

“Against a tidal wave of DEI blowback, ReFrame’s work continues to reveal the synergy between inclusion and economic success,” #ReFrame leaders Kirsten Schaffer, Cathy Schulman, and Keri Putnam told Inc. Magazine “Diverse decision-making tables trickle down to inclusive hiring and content creation.” “This report is a call for the screen industries to continue investing in inclusion from executives to crew—the profit resulting from inclusive content creation is a win-win for everyone." Thank you Sarah Sicard for covering the report! Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/g-JDGe5q

Since an upswing between 2017 and 2019, progress for parity in feature films has stalled, according to the #ReFrame Report on Gender and Hiring in Film. Films with larger budgets are less inclusive, according to the report. Over the last three years, the proportion of films earning the stamp at the highest budget level ($100M or more) is about half that of the lowest budget level ($15M or less). Learn more about the 2024 ReFrame Report at Deadline Hollywood. Thank you, Dade Hayes, for covering the report! https://lnkd.in/gpdEV5UT

The 2024 #ReFrame Report on Gender and Hiring in Film reveals that, despite outdoing their non-stamped counterparts at the box office, progress for parity in feature films has stalled, with 30% or fewer projects receiving the ReFrame Stamp for the past five years. Read more at Variety. https://lnkd.in/gYMaEfEp

#ReFrame, the initiative launched by Sundance Institute Institute and WIF LA, in 2017 as a way to advance gender equity, in partnership with #IMDbPro has released its annual report on equitable hiring practices. Per the data, Stamped theatrical releases in the top 100 earned more than double non-Stamped projects at the worldwide box office. Read more about the report at The Hollywood Reporter. Thank you, Chris Gardner, for your coverage! https://lnkd.in/gTkDbiwd

🔥 We're pleased to announce Kirsten Schaffer, CEO of Women in Film and Television UK, will be join the discussion at next week's Emergency #DEI Summit, online on Mon, March 24, 12 noon ET/7pm UK! Join Kirsten and other experts for a fierce discussion on how the global media industry should respond to the attacks on diversity happening in the US. ☀️ Free registration here: https://lnkd.in/eFih-3WD ☀️ If you're in London, be sure to attend #TNBXPO2025 by our partners The New Black Film Collective: https://lnkd.in/eqrqNFxK Many thanks to our amazing event partners ACCESS: VFX, Bread of Life, The Flint, Global Media & Entertainment Talent Manifesto, Indigenous Screen Office, The New Black Film Collective, RightsTech Women, Rise & WIF

The 2023 and 2024 WIF Fellows were invited to an exclusive conversation with AGBO executives and crew members on the "soup to nuts" of film and TV production workflow, day-to-day roles, and department head priorities. The conversation and Q&A was moderated by director and WIF/ReFrame Rise Alumna Angel Kristi Williams. This discussion was generously hosted by AGBO. Courtney Baker - Creative Executive, Film (Development) Ilyssa Adler – SVP. Business Affairs and Legal (Deal Making) Austina W. – Capture Lead (Production/Virtual Production) Sarah Caruso – Manager, Marketing (Marketing & Distribution)