Supporting women in the film, video and new media industries.

WIFVNE promotes proactive images of women to the public and works to empower all women in the media industry to achieve their professional potential.  We provide an educational forum and a valuable network for exchange of ideas and resources.  An affiliate of Women in Film and Television International, WIFVNE was founded in 1981.

Interview with Jeremy Jed Hammel, Producer of FilmShift Festival and an WIFVNE Member

Jeremy Jed Hammel is an award-winning director, producer, and editor.  He started his career in Hollywood as a coordinator for national network TV productions ranging from “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “ER,” and “Friday Night.” Hammel has produced projects for The American Film Institute, NBC’s national network show, “Later,” (which became “Last Call with [...]

INDUSTRY PROFILE: Aria Stewart WIFVNE Member and Post-Production Coordinator Hasbro Studios East

Aria Stewart, Post-Production Coordinator for Hasbro East shares her professional development and her journey from Los Angeles, CA to Providence, RI with the WIFVNE Community As the post-production coordinator for Hasbro, I manage a team of editors,  graphic artists, audio engineers, and colorists at Cake Mix, the company’s Rhode  Island based studio for commercial and short-form content [...]

Shannon Mullen, WIFVNE Board Member, to speak at the New Hampshire Production Coalition Spring 2013 Event

 On Wednesday, April 17th, the NHPC is holding their Spring 2013 event where industry professionals from the region will speak about producing media locally.  WIFVNE Board Member Shannon Mullen will be one of the four panelists and she is excited to speak about her experiences as a producer in New England.  ”I’m thrilled to be [...]

Writer/Director/Producer Katie Shannon of Thompson Films Launches New Comedy Webseries – K&A

K&A is a comedic new web series from Thompson Films which follows two female leads, Karly and Alex, best friends since college, whose dysfunctional, co-dependent, drinking and drug-taking relationship impedes them from ever finding someone special in their lives besides each other. Katie Shannon, the creator of the series, will be producing K&A with Mike Madden and Audrey Claire Johnson, who [...]

Michaela O’Brien and Melissa Langer are the Fearless First-time Filmmakers of the Documentary “In Crystal Skin”

Michaela O’Brien (WIFVNE member) and Melissa Langer are two first-time filmmakers producing In Crystal Skin, an intimate documentary that explores the lives of four Colombian individuals challenged by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare and debilitating skin disease which currently has no cure. Although O’Brien and Langer have both worked in Boston’s production community for multiple [...]