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If you want to network, grow, and succeed as a filmmaker, you have to learn to get comfortable talking about your work. Luckily there are programs, like the Moonshot Initiative, which help emerging filmmakers successfully pitch their projects without feeling confused or afraid. In today's episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins speaks with nonprofit founders, Tracy Sayre and Katrina Medoff, to discuss: How the Moonshot Initiative helps advance the careers of underrepresented voices Working with people in all stages of their career Offering a safe space for program participants to ask questions The pilot accelerator program that helps filmmakers pitch tv show ideas How Tracy and Katrina know when they have found an excellent script The mentality you need going into a pitch meeting Writing the pitch before writing the script Why you have to be comfortable talking about your work Memorable Quotes “Never be afraid to ask questions. You can't walk into every room and assume you know the answer.” [12:45] “Our audience had ideas, but they didn't have the connections.” [17:15] “People hearing pitches want you to succeed.” [23:46] Mentioned: Moonshot Initiative on IG The Moonshot Initiative Website Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Send us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ally is joined by Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre who are the executive co-directors of the Women's Weekend Film Challenge which is a women-in-film initiative that places professional filmmakers on crews that write, shoot and edit a short film in just one weekend. Through the WWFC, they have produced 24 films to date with more than 500 professional female filmmakers in New York City. These films have already been selected for 60 film festivals and counting, including the HBO Women in Comedy Festival and Fantasia Film Festival. Women's Weekend Film Challenge Website WWFC Instagram WWFC Twitter WWFC Facebook WWFC LinkedIn WWFC YouTube The Lensrentals Podcast is a production of Lensrentals, founded by Roger Cicala. Our production staff includes Drew Cicala, Ryan Hill, Sarah McAlexander, SJ Smith, Julian Harper, John Tucker, and Zach Sutton. Other contributors include Roger Cicala, Joey Miller, Ally Aycock Patterson, Joshua Richardson, and Philip Robertson. Thanks to Jacques Granger for our theme song. Submit a topic idea, question, or comment, leave us a voicemail at 901-609-LENS, or send us an email at podcast@lensrentals.com. Facebook YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter Pinterest
The program all about TV. Our guests: Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre, organizers of Women's Weekend Film Challenge and its new Pilot Accelerator program, where TV series creators will pitch their concepts before key executives at HBO, Netflix and other programming services, and Juan Martin, Firstlight Media's chief technical officer.
Women's Weekend In Film founders, Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre, on why gender parity is good business in film.
Ally is joined by Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre who are the executive co-directors of the Women's Weekend Film Challenge which is a women-in-film initiative that places professional filmmakers on crews that write, shoot and edit a short film in just one weekend. Through the WWFC, they have produced 24 films to date with more than 500 professional female filmmakers in New York City. These films have already been selected for 60 film festivals and counting, including the HBO Women in Comedy Festival and Fantasia Film Festival. Women's Weekend Film Challenge Website WWFC Instagram WWFC Twitter WWFC Facebook WWFC LinkedIn WWFC YouTube The Lensrentals Podcast is hosted by Roger Cicala. Our theme music was composed by Jacques Granger. Our sound engineers are Ryan Hill and Julian Harper. Other contributors include: Sarah McAlexander, Joey Miller, Drew Cicala, John Tucker, and SJ Smith. Let’s keep this conversation going! Leave a comment on our voicemail at 901-609-LENS or shoot us a question at: podcast@lensrentals.com www.Lensrentals.com Read our blog Find us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook Send us pictures of your cat on Twitter
On episode 44, we spoke with Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre, co-founders of the Women’s Weekend Film Challenge and got a crash course in how a great idea blossoms into launching a collaborative film project. The film challenge, is a women-in-film initiative that’s less a contest and more a hybrid networking creative event that places professional filmmakers on crews that write, shoot and edit a short film in just one weekend. WWFC has produced 24 films — with over 500 professional female filmmakers in New York City. To date, some of the films have been selected for 60 film festivals and counting. The project has grown rapidly and Katrina and Tracy will be launching the film challenge in Los Angeles in 2020. Today’s Guests: Katrina Medoff, Tracy Sayre https://womensweekendfilmchallenge.com @womensweekendfilmchallenge @katya_m22 @sayretracy Host & Producer: Jim Kamp https://sugaredstudios.com
New York Women in Film and Television: Women Crush Wednesdays
On this very special mid-month episode, Margarita & Janine discuss the highlights of the 2019 NYWIFT Designing Women Gala and members Mellini Kantayya and Katrina Medoff present the Red Carpet interviews with honorees and presenters including: "Game of Thrones" and "The Crown" costume designer Michele Clapton; "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" stars Rachel Brosnahan, Marin Hinkle, Caroline Aaron; "Atlanta" star Zazie Beetz; comedian Zainab Johnson; NYWIFT executive director Cynthia Lopez and Board President, Simone Pero. PLUS member Ondrea Barbe chats with filmmaker Greta Schiller about the 35th anniversary of the EMMY award-winning documentary "Before Stonewall" and upcoming special Q&A event moderated by NYWIFT board member and producer, Tracey Daniels. That and more on this special mid-month Women Crush Wednesdays! ~~~~** Please subscribe and share **~~~~~ Follow New York Women Film & Television's Women Crush Wednesdays podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Podomatic and discuss with us on our NYWIFT social media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
The Darlings are joined by Katrina Medoff, an actress and filmmaker making waves with her organization, the Women’s Weekend Film Challenge, and Ryan Catalani, a native Hawaiian turned Delawarean who works for Family Promise of NCC. Dara & Emily also discuss what parts of DE culture Andrew Shaffer got right and wrong in Hope Never […]
Welcome back to Nothing Shines Like Dirt Episode 45. Elise and Lesley sit down with Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre who founded the Women's Weekend Film Challenge. They discuss how they put together the challenge in under 2 months, with 150+ female filmmakers creating 9 films...in one weekend.