How A Weekend Challenge is Changing the Film Industry | The Lensrentals Podcast Episode 16
How A Weekend Challenge is Changing the Film Industry
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.
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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.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 The FoundIng of Women’s Weekend Film Challenge
02:00 How Women’s Weekend Film Challenge Works
03:00 Katrina and Tracy’s Background in Filmmaking
05:45 Difficulties Encountered Trying to Hire More Women in Film
07:00 History and Successes with Film Festivals
13:00 Upcoming Film Festival
16:40 BREAK
17:00 Tracy's Passion for Animal Activism
19:50 The History and Growth of Women’s Weekend Film Challenge
23:30 How to Apply to The Women’s Weekend Film Challenge
25:00 Success Stories of participants
28:40 The Future of Women’s Weekend Film Challenge