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Announcing | NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre Recipients

The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Awarded a Combined $2 Million in Funding to 94 Projects.

NYC Media and Entertainment Commissioner Anne del Castillo announced today that the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) awarded the second round of NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre to 94 music, theatre, film, and digital media projects led by artists who identify as women or coming from a female perspective. These grants total $2 million and are designed to help artists complete their projects. This year, MOME added $500,000 to support music projects. 

The NYC Women’s Fund is a $5.5 million three-year program that is administered by NYFA. The groundbreaking initiative is intended to address the underrepresentation of women in film, music, digital media, and theatre, and New York is the first city in the country to provide direct grants to women working in these industries. During the Fund’s first round, MOME awarded a total of $1.5 million to 63 film, digital, and theatre projects, up to $50,000 per project.

With the addition of music to the list of eligible categories, MOME is further increasing its efforts to target gender inequity in male-dominated industries. One recent report from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that from 2013-2019, just 10% of GRAMMY nominees were women, and from 2012-2018 only 22% of artists, 12% of songwriters, and 2% of producers of 700 popular songs from the "Hot 100" year-end Billboard Charts were female.

“Women are more than half of the population, but they are still woefully underrepresented in music, theatre, film, and digital media industries,” said del Castillo. “We are proud to have increased the number of awardees by 50%, as we take gender equity head on by helping female-identified artists get their projects over the finish line.”

“Last year, only 20% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers working on the top 100 grossing films were women,” said Deputy Mayor Housing and Economic Development Vicki Been. “New York City is the media capital of the world, and we have a responsibility to address inequality not only in the film industry, but also in music, theatre and digital media. Congratulations to this year’s grant recipients, I cannot wait for their works to debut.” 

MOME awarded grants to projects in the following categories:

20 Popular Music - each received up to $20,000

15 Classical/Jazz/Experimental - each received up to $20,000

16 Theatre Productions - each received up to $50,000

8 Documentary Features - each received up to $50,000

4 Fiction Features - each received up to $50,000

9 Fiction Shorts - each received up to $25,000

8 Documentary Shorts - each received up to $25,000

7 Fiction Webisode/Webseries - each received up to $20,000

7 Documentary Webisodes/Webseries - each received up to $20,000

The projects selected cover a broad range of topics including: a bilingual album that features women’s voices in the Mexican and American folk genres; an EP that combines Afrobeat, jazz fusion, and Afro House music with lyrics that address female empowerment; a theatre production about an Iranian-American women’s anti-war dinner party that goes off track; a documentary webseries that follows the lives of five people through the world of dance; a fiction short about two Puerto Rican women from the Bronx who go on a dangerous Las Vegas adventure; and a fiction feature film about family, survival, and sexual assault.

“We’re thrilled to one again partner with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment on the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre, and are honored to help support projects that reflect the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women as the administrator of this important fund,” said Michael L. Royce, Executive Director, NYFA. “We’re especially excited that music recordings or videos are being recognized this year, which increases the fund’s depth and the impact into new creative spaces,” he added.

In total, 1,357 applications were evaluated by a panel of 48 industry experts including: Betsy Morais, Managing Editor, Columbia Journalism Review; Lana Lin, Associate Professor, Film Theory and Digital Cinema, The New School; Viktoria I.V. King, director, writer, and actress; Easmanie Michel, director, writer, and curator, Immigrant Festival NYWIFT; Lucy Mukerjee, Senior Programmer, Tribeca Enterprises; Efe Kabba, director, producer, writer, editor; Suzette Porte, Manager, Plan Services, Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers; Miya Masaoka, Director, Sound Art Program, Columbia University; Suzzy Roche, singer/songwriter; and Jennifer Justice, music and live entertainment executive.

The full list of awards and panelists can be found here and a complete listing of the guidelines for the grants can be found here.

“New York City needs to be a place where diverse creatives can thrive. But if you’re in the arts, you know that the hardest part is finding enough money to get your projects off the ground,” said Faye Penn, Executive Director of women.nyc, an initiative at New York City Economic Development Corporation that helps women succeed in their businesses and careers. “It’s exciting to see so many female-identified creators who are finally able to share their songs, movies, plays, and web series. We hope that the world will be seeing a lot more of these artists and leaders.”

Find out about additional awards and grants here. Sign up for our free bi-weekly newsletter, NYFA News, to receive announcements about future NYFA events and programs. 

Funding for this program is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME).

Image: Courtesy City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME).

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[Award] 22 mar 2018

Leo has been nominated for “Best Musical Male Actor” on the 13th Golden Tickets Awards! The musical Mata Hari was also nominated!

Original post on @RealVIXX 

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Memorial Health System wound care facility earns Center of Distinction award | News, Sports, Jobs

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National Book Foundation Announces Finalists for 69th Annual Award – New York Times

New York Times National Book Foundation Announces Finalists for 69th Annual AwardNew York TimesThe National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 69th annual National Book Awards on Wednesday, with a stylistically and thematically diverse group of 25 finalists in five categories — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature …Here Are Your 2018 National Book ... Leer más - Read more... source http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNE51ID7rFhuz_82U6rkAfhRlUz_Lg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780062424465&ei=_uG-W8jfAoL-3gG54b6oDg&url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/books/national-book-foundation-announces-finalists-for-69th-annual-award.html

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Eli Manning shares the NFL Man of the Year Award - New York Post

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[Award] 18 jan 2018

Ken will participate in two award ceremonies!

On January 22, at 7pm KST, the 2nd Korean Musical Awards.

01월 22일

제2회 한국 뮤지컬 어워즈 (KEN) PM 7:00  

— 경희대학교 평화의 전당

And on January 23, also at 7pm KST, the 5th Edaily Culture Awards!

01월 23일

제5회 이데일리 문화대상 (KEN) PM 7:00  

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[Award] 15 nov 2017

VIXX won the Best Celebrity Award together with Apink at 2017 Asia Artist Awards!

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[Award] 11 dec 2017

VIXX has been nominated for the Seoul Music Awards in the categories: Bonsang Award; Popularity Award and Hallyu Special Award!

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[Award] 14 nov 2017

VIXX will participate in the 2017 Asia Artist Awards! The ceremony starts at 6pm KST on November 15!

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[Award] 15 nov 2017

Watch VIXX performing Shangri La on Asia Artist Awards!

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Announcing | Inaugural “Made in NY” Women’s Film, TV and Theatre Fund Grant Recipients

The Fund is the latest in a series of groundbreaking initiatives by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.

Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) have announced the first round of grant recipients of the “Made in NY” Women’s Film, TV and Theatre Fund. Finishing funds in the combined amount of $1.5 million were awarded to 63 film, TV, theatre, and digital media projects made by creatives who identify as women. This is the first round of a $5 million, three-year program funded by MOME and administered by The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).

The Fund is part of the City’s women.nyc initiative, which helps women succeed by connecting them with resources and tools, including free expert legal advice, financial assistance, and networking and mentorship opportunities.

"Today, exceptional women creators, directors, and producers are still not getting the recognition and professional success they deserve,” said Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen. “As a leading entertainment capital, New York City is no longer willing to accept this status quo. With our groundbreaking Women’s Fund for Film & Theatre, more women will be able to fund their creative ventures and secure the resources they need to see their work on the big screen or stage. We are proud to close the industry’s opportunity gap and open doors for women of all backgrounds.” 

The Women's Film, TV and Theatre Fund is the centerpiece of a groundbreaking series of initiatives by MOME to address the underrepresentation of women in film, television, and theatre. These initiatives are unique, making New York the first city in the country to launch a multi-faceted program to help female-identified creatives in film, TV, and theatre. 

“By making significant investments in women-led projects, the Women’s Fund seeks to increase the pipeline of female creatives in front of and behind the camera, and on stage,” said Media and Entertainment Acting Commissioner Anne del Castillo. “The 63 projects receiving this first round of grants portray the complexity and variety of human experience as told by an incredibly diverse group of women. This milestone affirms New York City’s commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry.”

A total of 544 applications were received and evaluated by esteemed panels of industry experts. Projects in the following categories were awarded finishing grants:

·       14 Theatre Productions – each received up to $50,000

·       11 Documentary Features  – each received up to $50,000

·       4 Fiction Features – each received up to $50,000

·       10 Fiction Short – each received up to $25,000

·       9 Documentary Shorts – each received up to $25,000

·       9 Fiction Webisode/Webseries – each received up to $20,000

·       6 Documentary Webisodes/Webseries – each received up to $20,000

The projects selected for funding explore a broad range of topics. A documentary feature follows 40 Central American women who make an annual journey to search for children who went missing while crossing the border. A comedic web series features a young Asian-American woman beginning a journey of sexual discovery after reluctantly enrolling in a Women’s Studies class. A dramatic feature explores the relationship between a trans Filipina working as a caregiver in Brighton Beach and a Russian-Jewish man. Among the theater projects is a musical based on the origin story of Hildegard von Bingen, one of Medieval history’s most powerful and creative women. The Negro Ensemble Company received funding for three plays one of which is a reimagined work by the late Ntozake Shange. Click here for a full list of projects.

Applications were evaluated by industry experts, including Tracey Scott Wilson, playwright and Executive Producer on “The Americans” series; actors Daphne Rubin-Vega and Kathleen Chalfant; screenwriter Amy Fox; and Lesli Klaiberg, the executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The full list of panelists can be found here.

"We're honored that the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment entrusted us to administer this groundbreaking program," said Michael L. Royce, Executive Director, NYFA. "NYFA has a long history of supporting artists at all stages of their creative careers, including many female or female-identifying artists and artists of color who have made a significant impact in their fields and in the larger cultural sphere. It's exciting for us to continue to support unique voices and perspectives through the Women's Film, TV and Theatre Fund," he added.

In addition to being “made by, for, or about” all who identify as women, projects were eligible if they featured a strong female perspective; and/or included a female-identified director; and/or included a meaningful female-identified producer credit; and/or included a meaningful female-identified writing credit; and/or included a female-identified protagonist(s). Projects also had to be "Made in NY:" for film and video projects (1) 75% of its total shooting days had to take place in New York City, or (2) 75% of its below-the-line production costs had to be incurred in New York City; theatre projects must be rehearsed and performed in New York City. Click here for full eligibility guidelines.

The “Made in NY” Women’s Film, TV and Theatre Fund provides grants to encourage and support the creation of film, television, digital, and live theatre content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women, and provides finishing grants for film, television, digital projects, and theatre productions. The next award cycles are scheduled to commence Summer/Fall of 2019 and 2020. To sign up for updates on the Fund, visit MOME's website and sign up for NYFA’s bi-weekly newsletter, NYFA News. You can use hashtag #NYCWomensFund to participate in the conversation.

Find out about additional awards and grants here. Sign up for our free bi-weekly newsletter, NYFA News, to receive announcements about future NYFA events and programs.

Funding for this program provided by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.

Image: Courtesy City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)