NYWIFT ANNOUNCES 2023 WOMEN’S FILM PRESERVATION FUND (WFPF) GRANT RECIPIENTS
[NEW YORK, NY — December 18, 2023] The Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) of New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) — a world leader in reinstating the cultural legacy of women in the film industry — announces 10 films selected for the 2023 Women’s Film Preservation Fund Award: A Feminist Film (1988) by Anne Chamberlain, Chicago in Black and White (1939) by Helen Morrison, Coalmining Women (1981) by Elizabeth Barret, Demon Lover Diary (1980) by Joel DeMott, The Heart of the Matter (1994) by Gini Reticker and Amber Hollibaugh, Hothouse Flower (1978) by Susan Brockman, In the Best Interests of the Children (1977) by Frances Reid, Elizabeth Stevens and Cathay Zheutlin, Mississippi Triangle (1984) by Christine Choy and Worth Long, Allan Siegel, Pre-Menstrual (1992) by Anne Chamberlain, and Two Lies (1990) by Pamela Tom.
These films represent a creative and historic range of the significant work women have given to the field. The WFPF preservation awards will ensure that these at-risk films will be preserved and archived at museums and libraries, so film scholars, programmers, educators, and movie lovers can continue to study and enjoy these rare and important films.
“We at NYWIFT are so proud of the legacy of the Women’s Film Preservation Fund, the only program of its kind dedicated to preserving the legacy of women’s work in our industry,” said NYWIFT CEO Cynthia Lopez. “This unique roster of 10 films speaks to the talent of women filmmakers, as well as the depth and breadth of women’s cultural experience, and we are so glad they will be saved for generations to come.”
The WFPF is the only program in the world dedicated to preserving the cultural legacy of women in the industry through preserving films made by women. It was founded in 1995 by NYWIFT in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art. The WFPF’s goal is to ensure that the contributions of women to film history are not forgotten. To date the Fund has preserved a remarkable spectrum of more than one hundred American films in which women play key creative roles.
“The 10 films selected for the 2023 award capture an exciting spectrum of histories, topics, and disciplines. The resurrection of these works will inform and inspire future women makers for generations to come, providing a greater sense of our heritage that is critical to the artform,” said WFPF Co-Chairs Kirsten Larvick and Erika Yeomans.
The WFPF’s biennial grant provides funding for the preservation of work that originated on film and is open to individuals and institutions. Awards are made possible by the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation, partner archives, post-production facilities and individual donors. The WFPF is rewriting the film history books, one moving picture at a time.
Learn more about the NYWIFT Women’s Film Preservation Fund at www.womensfilmpreservationfund.org .
Originally published at http://behindtherabbitproductions.wordpress.com on December 18, 2023.
