Alliance for Women Film Composers
{{Short description|Advocacy organization}}
The Alliance for Women Film Composers (AWFC) is an organization dedicated to advocacy{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/movies/female-film-composers.html|title=Female Composers Are Trying to Break Film’s Sound Barrier|last=Greiving|first=Tim|date=2019-01-10|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-10|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} and visibility{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/music/spotlight/women-film-composers-1201843422/|title=Women Film Composers Fight for an Even Score|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2016-08-24|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}} for women composers. As of 2019, there are nearly 400 members in the AWFC's database.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alliance-women-film-composers-launches-824325|title=Alliance for Women Film Composers Launches Online Directory of Female Composers|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}
History
The Alliance for Women Film Composers was founded in 2014 by Lolita Ritmanis, Laura Karpman, and Miriam Cutler.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/starr-parodi-president-alliance-for-women-film-composers-1203153992/|title=Starr Parodi Named President of the Alliance for Women Film Composers|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2019-03-03|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}} Its advocacy work includes a searchable online directory of women composers, interpersonal support, networking events,{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/music/features/laura-karpman-prexy-of-alliance-for-women-film-composers-leads-by-example-1201577373/|title=Alliance for Women Film Composers Head Leads By Example|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2015-08-25|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}} and live concerts. One such concert was the subject of the 2017 documentary Women Who Score.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/artisans/production/documentary-women-composers-1202506495/|title=Short Documentary Highlights Lack of Female Composers in Movies and TV|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2017-07-28|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}
Leadership
= Current =
- Co-Presidents: Heather McIntosh, Allyson Newman
- Vice President: Sharon Farber
- Secretary: Esin Aydingoz
- Treasurer: Thomas Mikusz
- Executive Director: Alexandra Borden
- Board of Directors:
- Alexandra Petkovski
- Daisy Coole
- Chanda Dancy
- Carla Patullo
- Connor Cook
- EmmoLei Sankofa
- Jenna Fentimen (UK)
- Lili Haydn
- Mandy Hoffman
- Nami Melumad
- Raashi Kulkarni
- Taura Stinson
- Zoë Lustri
= Past =
- President: Catherine Joy
- President: Lolita Ritmanis (2017-2019)
- President: Laura Karpman{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/yp4e9g/female-composers-hollywood-equality-oscars-feature|title=Meet the Female Composers Fighting for Equality in Hollywood|last=Przybyslawski|first=Corinne|date=2017-02-27|website=Thump|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-10}}
= Founders =
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://theawfc.com}}
Category:Women's organizations based in the United States
Category:Organizations established in 2014
Category:2014 establishments in the United States
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