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Women in Film & Video (WIFV) provides educational and networking opportunities for screen-based media makers, celebrates women’s creative and technical achievements in media, and advocates for parity both in front of and behind the camera to ensure that all voices can be heard.
A 501(c)(3) non-profit community benefit organization founded in 1979, WIFV is the premier professional resource for people who want successful media careers in the DC-metro region. All genres, genders, and experience levels are welcome. Our resources, connections and advocacy support a vibrant, creative media community.
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Here’s the hard truth about film financing that nobody tells you at film school: investors don’t reject your project because your budget is wrong. They reject it because your budget tells them you don’t understand the business of filmmaking. Your film budget breakdown is your first business handshake. It’s your chance to prove you’re not...
Members in the News: Cunningham Films
Alyscia Cunningham filmed her first scene for DOUEN on the islands of Trinidad & Tobago earlier this month! She didn’t raise the funds she had hoped for before traveling, but since she would already be there for Carnival, and something in her said: Go anyway. Gather a crew. Make it happen. She did it! You can read about...
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