WIFT-La / Women in Film & Television Louisiana

17/12/2024

Two More Days until the WiFT-LA FREE Membership Appreciation Party. Your board is excited to share all the upcoming 2025 events to kickstart the new year: All to help you in your filmmaking journey!

Have you RSVP’d yet?? The official Eventbrite RSVP link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-wift-membership-appreciation-party-tickets-1093861060879?aff=oddtdtcreator

Members, remember to bring a film friend!

Not a WiFT-LA Member? Join today: https://www.wiftlouisiana.org/renewmembership

We’ve also made this soiree a Donation Drive! 🎊🥳 And we’ve adopted Covenant House New Orleans

Members, we encourage you to bring an unwrapped gift to the party. Self-care, feminine needs and cozy items to stay warm are always needed. 💝 🧦🧣🪥

11/12/2024

With our Membership Appreciation Party just EIGHT DAYS away, we are so excited to announce that it’s also a Donation Drive! 🎊🥳

And we’ve adopted Covenant House New Orleans

Members, we encourage you to bring an unwrapped gift to the party. Self-care, feminine needs and cozy items to stay warm are always needed. 💝 🧦🧣🪥

10/12/2024

We're counting down the days until the FREE WiFT-LA Membership Appreciation Party happening in NINE DAYS! Have you RSVP'd yet: https://buff.ly/41rhCLv

Remember, WiFT members, bring a film friend! Not a WiFT Member? Join today! https://buff.ly/3VU6IdV

03/12/2024

GivingTuesday is in full swing and what better way to Kickstart December than by making a donation to WiFT-LA TODAY?

Your gift helps provide member programming and educational opportunities all year long, and we've got a jam-packed, exciting 2025 planned, including the return of our Alice Evenings.

Donate here: https://buff.ly/4ifter1

08/07/2024

Please join us tomorrow night for our July Alice Evening with Betsy Borrego!

WHERE: Second Line Stages
WHEN: Tuesday, July 9, 2024
TIME: 7-9 PM
COST: Free for WiFT-Louisiana members
*non WiFT-Louisiana members can attend two Alice Evenings for free

Preparing for headshots can be daunting! Betsy is partnering with WiFT Louisiana to help actors prep for headshots with confidence and intentionality. Come learn how to prep for headshots that get you seen!

ABOUT BETSY:
Betsy Borrego is an Afro Latina actress and headshot photographer who has lived in New Orleans for over 15 years. She loves making her sessions fun by vibing out to music, creating a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere for everyone involved.

19/06/2024

This , celebrate Black storytellers and their voices.

We suggest watching MISS JUNETEENTH, a poignant film about a former beauty queen as she prepares her rebellious daughter for a Juneteenth pageant.

Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples and starring Nicole Beharie as Turquoise.

11/06/2024

Did you miss our amazing Alice Evening with WiFT member and dialect coach Audrey LeCrone from American Accent Coaching? Check out her interview with Anthony Ramos where they break down dialects!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqyI5pd7Syw

Anthony Ramos is known for his roles in Hamilton, In the Heights, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Dumb Money, and the upcoming Twisters and Ironheart, he h...

26/04/2024

Join us at The Actor's Apothecary on Sunday, April 28, 2024 for their monthly Cold Reading Series!

WiFT member, Sandy Parker, will have her feature film HELEN IS HOT performed by local talent.

If you are an actor and wish to participate, please arrive to The Actor’s Apothecary by 6pm to sign up!
Casting is first come, first serve. There are 26 roles to be filled.
Show starts at 7pm.

About HELEN IS HOT:
When a New Orleans morning show host realizes she’s been “living the dream” on autopilot, she drags her intern to Italy on a quest to make the second half of her life worth living.

About the Cold Reading Series:
This monthly event hosted by The Actor’s Apothecary offers a chance for directors and writers to have their work heard, and for actors a chance to be seen.

Event is free and industry professionals are always invited.

Sandy Parker Bio:
Sandy Parker is an award-winning Italian-American writer/director based in New Orleans. After studying theatre and still photography, she entered the film industry, where she has worked with world-class talent as a script supervisor for over twenty-five years. As a writer, she infuses her quirky sense of humor into coming-of-age stories about people of all ages as they face challenges in unexpected ways.

19/02/2024

Join us for our film industry networking event Wednesday, February 21 from 6pm-8pm at !

Come buy a glass of wine or your favorite drink and nibble on some complimentary appetizers while you enjoy conversations with your industry peers.

This networking event is free and open to the public.

26/01/2024

Our Friday Mood has us excited for our upcoming member meet up!!

Join us and our Baton Rouge satellite this Wednesday, January 31! We’ll be at Louisiana Technology Park from 6pm-9pm. Our co-president will be speaking.

This is perfect time to join or renew your membership! Links in our bio.

07/01/2024

23/12/2023

Start 2024 off with Mastering Film Finance and Distribution with Micah Haley!

Join us and Indie Darling Films on Tuesday, Jan 2 from 6-8pm (doors open at 5 for networking) at The Actor’s Apothecary. Tickets are $20. $18 in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-film-finance-and-distribution-with-micah-haley-tickets-781024323777

- Learn what kind of scripts attract financing - What investors are looking for - How movies make their money back - What are distributors looking for? - What to watch out for when seeking distribution

MICAH HALEY (Producer) () BIO:
Micah Haley is a film producer and screenwriter. A native of Louisiana, he entered the film industry in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as producers rushed to take advantage of the state’s first-of-its-kind domestic tax incentives. After working on independent and studio productions, he was appointed by the Mayor of New Orleans to the city’s film commission. There, he worked directly with producers and studio executives to bring millions of dollars in economic impact to the city as it recovered, including securing a one-off incentive for Warner Bros’ Green Lantern to relocate production from Australia to New Orleans.

While working as a production and tax credit consultant, Haley sold his first screenplay in 2015. The same year, he published The Angel, his first novella. In 2019, Haley co-founded Intercut Capital, a film finance and production company based in New Orleans and Santa Monica. Intercut added $125m in funding from Tin Res Entertainment the same year, financing a slate of films that includes director Kevin Smith’s Jay & Silent Bob Reboot and The Old Way with Nicolas Cage. As a producer and director of development, he leads Intercut’s search for new projects.

16/12/2023

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