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 […]
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Reel Jersey Girl, Alice Guy Blache, Honored
07/03/2012
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 […]
We Lost Nora Ephron, Screenwriter and Director
06/27/2012
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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 […]
Woodstock Film Festival 2016
10/01/2012
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