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Hollywood Women in Film & TV: Network, Connect, Succeed
🎬 We teach women in Film & TV how to network smarter - not harder
📺 Build real connections & land more jobs
🎬 We teach women in Film & TV how to network smarter - not harder
📺 Build real connections & land more jobs
Quick awards season reminder:
The Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globe Awards don’t tell us who’s winning the Academy Awards.
They tell us who has momentum.
Who’s getting talked about.
Who’s suddenly everywhere.
Awards season is a slow build.
And now we get to watch the chess game play out.
The Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globe Awards don’t tell us who’s winning the Academy Awards.
They tell us who has momentum.
Who’s getting talked about.
Who’s suddenly everywhere.
Awards season is a slow build.
And now we get to watch the chess game play out.
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Quick awards season reminder:
The Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globe Awards don’t tell us who’s winning the Academy Awards.
They tell us who has momentum.
Who’s getting talked about.
Who’s suddenly everywhere.
Awards season is a slow build.
And now we get to watch the chess game play out.
The Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globe Awards don’t tell us who’s winning the Academy Awards.
They tell us who has momentum.
Who’s getting talked about.
Who’s suddenly everywhere.
Awards season is a slow build.
And now we get to watch the chess game play out.
Holiday movie challenge: name the film from the emojis 🎄✨
1. 🏠🧒🧤🎄
2. 🎅🏻🎁🚗😬
3. 🧝♂️🍝🎄📬
4. 🎄💔💑📀
5. 🥤👧🏻🧳🎄✈️
Drop your answers 👇
No Googling… Santa is watching. 🎅🏼
1. 🏠🧒🧤🎄
2. 🎅🏻🎁🚗😬
3. 🧝♂️🍝🎄📬
4. 🎄💔💑📀
5. 🥤👧🏻🧳🎄✈️
Drop your answers 👇
No Googling… Santa is watching. 🎅🏼
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Holiday movie challenge: name the film from the emojis 🎄✨
1. 🏠🧒🧤🎄
2. 🎅🏻🎁🚗😬
3. 🧝♂️🍝🎄📬
4. 🎄💔💑📀
5. 🥤👧🏻🧳🎄✈️
Drop your answers 👇
No Googling… Santa is watching. 🎅🏼
1. 🏠🧒🧤🎄
2. 🎅🏻🎁🚗😬
3. 🧝♂️🍝🎄📬
4. 🎄💔💑📀
5. 🥤👧🏻🧳🎄✈️
Drop your answers 👇
No Googling… Santa is watching. 🎅🏼
Group 7 roll call! Comment if you’re a woman writer, director, producer, or actor.
And make sure to follow and support each other!
#group7
And make sure to follow and support each other!
#group7
October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Group 7 roll call! Comment if you’re a woman writer, director, producer, or actor.
And make sure to follow and support each other!
#group7
And make sure to follow and support each other!
#group7
Hollywood week in review: Warner Bros. may sell, Stranger Things finale hits theaters, micro-dramas go mobile, and Apple TV bundles with Peacock. The entertainment business is shifting fast from who owns the studios to how we watch stories.
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Hollywood week in review: Warner Bros. may sell, Stranger Things finale hits theaters, micro-dramas go mobile, and Apple TV bundles with Peacock. The entertainment business is shifting fast from who owns the studios to how we watch stories.
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Michelle Trachtenberg has sadly passed away at the age of 39.
February 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Michelle Trachtenberg has sadly passed away at the age of 39.
This is all of you 🫶
nobody supports you more than that one internet friend you’ve never met
February 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This is all of you 🫶
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Apparently today is Renew and Greenlight All the Shows Day?
Sending love to my pals at the trades dealing with this onslaught....
Sending love to my pals at the trades dealing with this onslaught....
February 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Apparently today is Renew and Greenlight All the Shows Day?
Sending love to my pals at the trades dealing with this onslaught....
Sending love to my pals at the trades dealing with this onslaught....
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WGA friends! Y'all can help improve nonfiction TV by signing and supporting union membership for nonfiction workers!
Sign the petition! Spread the word!
Sign the petition! Spread the word!
When we meet with ITV management this Thursday, we hope they come to the table with serious offers on wages, healthcare, retirement plans and PTO.
Sign the petition to show nonfiction prodco ITV (48 Hours, Alone, Pawn Stars) that we stand united. #1u
https://wgaea.st/ITV-solidarity
Sign the petition to show nonfiction prodco ITV (48 Hours, Alone, Pawn Stars) that we stand united. #1u
https://wgaea.st/ITV-solidarity
February 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
WGA friends! Y'all can help improve nonfiction TV by signing and supporting union membership for nonfiction workers!
Sign the petition! Spread the word!
Sign the petition! Spread the word!
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Wow. Amazon has gained creative control of the James Bond franchise.
www.aboutamazon.com/news/company...
www.aboutamazon.com/news/company...
Amazon MGM Studios announces new joint venture with Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for James Bond franchise rights
Amazon MGM Studios, Michael G. Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli today announced that they have formed a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights, and those parties will remai...
www.aboutamazon.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Wow. Amazon has gained creative control of the James Bond franchise.
www.aboutamazon.com/news/company...
www.aboutamazon.com/news/company...
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Streaming has grown its share of TV time by almost 7% in just one year. (Cable and broadcast both continue to decline.)
YouTube's share alone is up about 2%. Netflix growing a lot as well.
YouTube's share alone is up about 2%. Netflix growing a lot as well.
February 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Streaming has grown its share of TV time by almost 7% in just one year. (Cable and broadcast both continue to decline.)
YouTube's share alone is up about 2%. Netflix growing a lot as well.
YouTube's share alone is up about 2%. Netflix growing a lot as well.
New newsletter drops tomorrow! We’re covering the #SNL 50-year reunion, the Berlin Film Festival in full swing, and this week’s must-know networking tip.
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The Reel Women - Networking Tips & Industry Insights
We teach women in Film & TV how to network smarter - not harder
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February 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
New newsletter drops tomorrow! We’re covering the #SNL 50-year reunion, the Berlin Film Festival in full swing, and this week’s must-know networking tip.
Subscribe now to get it delivered straight to your inbox!
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When You “Network” at an Industry Event
Expectation: Making meaningful connections, exchanging contact info, and booking your next gig.
Reality: Standing by the snack table, stress-eating cheese cubes while nodding aggressively at conversations you’re not in.
Expectation: Making meaningful connections, exchanging contact info, and booking your next gig.
Reality: Standing by the snack table, stress-eating cheese cubes while nodding aggressively at conversations you’re not in.
February 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When You “Network” at an Industry Event
Expectation: Making meaningful connections, exchanging contact info, and booking your next gig.
Reality: Standing by the snack table, stress-eating cheese cubes while nodding aggressively at conversations you’re not in.
Expectation: Making meaningful connections, exchanging contact info, and booking your next gig.
Reality: Standing by the snack table, stress-eating cheese cubes while nodding aggressively at conversations you’re not in.
Filmmaking Rule #1
If something goes wrong, pretend it was an artistic choice.
If something goes wrong, pretend it was an artistic choice.
February 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Filmmaking Rule #1
If something goes wrong, pretend it was an artistic choice.
If something goes wrong, pretend it was an artistic choice.
Why Every Woman in Film Needs a Therapy Budget
• “Sweetie, do you even know how to use that camera?”
• “You’re pretty good… for a female director!”
• Male co-worker explains your own job to you.
• “So, who’s the real boss here?”
• “Sweetie, do you even know how to use that camera?”
• “You’re pretty good… for a female director!”
• Male co-worker explains your own job to you.
• “So, who’s the real boss here?”
February 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Why Every Woman in Film Needs a Therapy Budget
• “Sweetie, do you even know how to use that camera?”
• “You’re pretty good… for a female director!”
• Male co-worker explains your own job to you.
• “So, who’s the real boss here?”
• “Sweetie, do you even know how to use that camera?”
• “You’re pretty good… for a female director!”
• Male co-worker explains your own job to you.
• “So, who’s the real boss here?”
The 5 Stages of Pitching a Film
1. Confidence
2. Mild panic
3. Internal screaming
4. Pretending to be chill
5. Refreshing your email every 30 seconds for the next month
1. Confidence
2. Mild panic
3. Internal screaming
4. Pretending to be chill
5. Refreshing your email every 30 seconds for the next month
February 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The 5 Stages of Pitching a Film
1. Confidence
2. Mild panic
3. Internal screaming
4. Pretending to be chill
5. Refreshing your email every 30 seconds for the next month
1. Confidence
2. Mild panic
3. Internal screaming
4. Pretending to be chill
5. Refreshing your email every 30 seconds for the next month
When an Actor Goes Off Script
DIRECTOR: “Stick to the script.”
ACTOR: “But I feel like my character would say this instead.”
WRITER: Breathes deeply to avoid committing a crime.
DIRECTOR: “Stick to the script.”
ACTOR: “But I feel like my character would say this instead.”
WRITER: Breathes deeply to avoid committing a crime.
February 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When an Actor Goes Off Script
DIRECTOR: “Stick to the script.”
ACTOR: “But I feel like my character would say this instead.”
WRITER: Breathes deeply to avoid committing a crime.
DIRECTOR: “Stick to the script.”
ACTOR: “But I feel like my character would say this instead.”
WRITER: Breathes deeply to avoid committing a crime.
The Writing Process in One Sentence
“Am I a creative genius or a total fraud?”
“Am I a creative genius or a total fraud?”
February 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Writing Process in One Sentence
“Am I a creative genius or a total fraud?”
“Am I a creative genius or a total fraud?”
The First Day of Set Be Like
DIRECTOR: “We’re gonna have an efficient, smooth shoot.”
EVERYONE ELSE: Nods, knowing full well chaos is about to ensue.
DIRECTOR: “We’re gonna have an efficient, smooth shoot.”
EVERYONE ELSE: Nods, knowing full well chaos is about to ensue.
February 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The First Day of Set Be Like
DIRECTOR: “We’re gonna have an efficient, smooth shoot.”
EVERYONE ELSE: Nods, knowing full well chaos is about to ensue.
DIRECTOR: “We’re gonna have an efficient, smooth shoot.”
EVERYONE ELSE: Nods, knowing full well chaos is about to ensue.
Film Festival Reality Check
Expectation: Red carpets, networking, exciting opportunities.
Reality: Standing in a long line, paying $20 for a tiny drink, and watching someone else’s film win an award.
Expectation: Red carpets, networking, exciting opportunities.
Reality: Standing in a long line, paying $20 for a tiny drink, and watching someone else’s film win an award.
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Film Festival Reality Check
Expectation: Red carpets, networking, exciting opportunities.
Reality: Standing in a long line, paying $20 for a tiny drink, and watching someone else’s film win an award.
Expectation: Red carpets, networking, exciting opportunities.
Reality: Standing in a long line, paying $20 for a tiny drink, and watching someone else’s film win an award.
How Filmmakers Flirt
“Hey, I have a script I think you’d love.”
“I have access to free camera equipment.”
“My cousin works at A24.”
“Want to collaborate?” (This is a trap.)
“Hey, I have a script I think you’d love.”
“I have access to free camera equipment.”
“My cousin works at A24.”
“Want to collaborate?” (This is a trap.)
February 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How Filmmakers Flirt
“Hey, I have a script I think you’d love.”
“I have access to free camera equipment.”
“My cousin works at A24.”
“Want to collaborate?” (This is a trap.)
“Hey, I have a script I think you’d love.”
“I have access to free camera equipment.”
“My cousin works at A24.”
“Want to collaborate?” (This is a trap.)
Assistant Directors Be Like
“Quiet on set!”
“5 minutes means 30 minutes!”
“If we don’t wrap by 10 pm, I’m legally allowed to cry.”
“Quiet on set!”
“5 minutes means 30 minutes!”
“If we don’t wrap by 10 pm, I’m legally allowed to cry.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Assistant Directors Be Like
“Quiet on set!”
“5 minutes means 30 minutes!”
“If we don’t wrap by 10 pm, I’m legally allowed to cry.”
“Quiet on set!”
“5 minutes means 30 minutes!”
“If we don’t wrap by 10 pm, I’m legally allowed to cry.”
Networking in Hollywood Starter Pack
✅ A perfectly rehearsed elevator pitch
✅ Business cards you always forget to hand out
✅ A “Let’s work together!” that never actually happens
✅ That one awkward moment when you realize you’ve met this person before but have NO idea where
✅ A perfectly rehearsed elevator pitch
✅ Business cards you always forget to hand out
✅ A “Let’s work together!” that never actually happens
✅ That one awkward moment when you realize you’ve met this person before but have NO idea where
February 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Networking in Hollywood Starter Pack
✅ A perfectly rehearsed elevator pitch
✅ Business cards you always forget to hand out
✅ A “Let’s work together!” that never actually happens
✅ That one awkward moment when you realize you’ve met this person before but have NO idea where
✅ A perfectly rehearsed elevator pitch
✅ Business cards you always forget to hand out
✅ A “Let’s work together!” that never actually happens
✅ That one awkward moment when you realize you’ve met this person before but have NO idea where
How Indie Filmmakers Budget
$2000 for camera gear
$500 for post-production
$3.75 for food… everyone’s eating granola bars
$2000 for camera gear
$500 for post-production
$3.75 for food… everyone’s eating granola bars
February 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
How Indie Filmmakers Budget
$2000 for camera gear
$500 for post-production
$3.75 for food… everyone’s eating granola bars
$2000 for camera gear
$500 for post-production
$3.75 for food… everyone’s eating granola bars