What is the Alliance of Women Film Journalists?

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not-for-profit corporation, is a nation-wide membership association of highly qualified professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media Founded in 2006 by Jennifer Merin, Maitland McDonagh, Joanna Langfield and Jenny Halper, AWFJ was incorporated as a not-for-profit charitable organization in New York State in October, 2006. The organization is dedicated to supporting films made about and by women - working both in front of and behind the cameras - and to focusing attention on women's critical writings about film AWFJ publishes Women On Film, its' online magazine, at www.awfj.org.

Women On Film aggregates AWFJ members' reviews of releasing films, interviews with filmmakers, original essays on women working in the film industry, statistics and commentaries pertaining to gender bias in Hollywood and trend pieces, as well as AWFJ opinion polls on current issues and topics having to do with female filmmakers and female critics, and Top Films lists compiled by the membership AWFJ presents the annual EDA Awards in recognition of each year's outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies. The awards, announced each December, are divided into two classifications: "Best of" categories such as Best Film, Best Actress, Best Director, etc. , are presented annually. "Special Mention" categories, such as Actress Most In Need of a New Agent, Best Depiction of Nudity or Sexuality, Best Social Activism, etc., are subject to change from year to year, depending on the list of films released during the year AWFJ's outreach program supports initiatives made by members and/or other groups with analogous interests, similar values and comparable professional standards Current AWFJ members include: Thelma Adams - US Weekly Marjorie Baumgarten - Austin Chronicle Amy Benfer - Metro NY Sheila Benson - Seattle Weekly Carol Cling - Las Vegas Review Journal Sheigh Crabtree - Los Angeles Times Marcy Dermansky - About.

Com Laura Emerick - Chicago Sun Times Lexi Feinberg - CinemaBlend. Com Nikki Finke - LA Weekly/DeadlineHollywood.Com Cynthia Fuchs - PopMatters. Com Mihal Gartenberg - WKCR/NY 1 Susan Granger - SSG Syndicate Jenny Halper - Penny Pincher News Esther Iverem - SeeingBlack.

Com MaryAnne Johanson - Film.Com/FlickFilosopher. Com Lisa Kennedy - Denver Post Joanna Langfield - The Movie Minute (AWFJ Vice-President) Christy Lemire - The Associated Press Moira Macdonald - The Seattle Times Karen Martin - Arkansas Democrat Gazette Maitland McDonagh - TV Guide. Com (AWFJ Vice-President) Brandy McDonnell - The Oklahoman Jennifer Merin - New York Press (AWFJ President) Nell Minow - BeliefNet.Com Katerine Monk - Can West News Service (Canada) Michelle Orange - The Village Voice/Reeler.

Com Betsy Pickle - Knoxville News/Scripps Howard News Service Mary Pols - Contra Costa Times Claudia Puig - USA Today B. Ruby Rich - The Guardian (United Kingdom) Carrie Rickey - Philadelphia Inquirer Eleanor Ringel - Atlanta Journal Consitution Shelli Sonstein - Q 104.3 Amy Taubin - Film Comment/Sight and Sound Anne Thompson - Variety.Com Erin Trahen - The Independent/New EnglandFilm. Com Kim Voynar - Cinematical.

Com Susan Wloszczyna - USA Today Jeanne Wolf - Parade Magazine AWFJ'S Board of Advisors includes Richard Pena (Columbia University, Lincoln Center Film Society, NY Film Festival), Mary Schmidt Campbell (Dean, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University), Sally Berger (Curator, Film Department, Museum of Modern Art), Dr. Martha M. Lauzen (Director, Center for the Study of Women in Film and Television at San Diego State University), Carol Jenkins (Director, Women's Media Center), Barbara Morgan (Director, Austin Film Festival), Karen Cooper (Diretor, FilmForum), Kathleen Carroll (Film Critic, retired), Rhea Gordon, Esq. (Debevoise and Plimpton, LLP), Jonathan Gray, Esq.(Gray Krauss, LLP).

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