Gotham Event: Owning It Skill Share in Partnership with NYWIFT & WIF

Learn new skills and share your own expertise during this community Skill Share

Overview

Looking for a certain skill set to help complete your project? Willing to offer your skills to support a fellow creative? Join The Gotham’s Owning It program in partnership with NYWIFT and WIF for a community skill share.

During this event, you’ll barter and exchange skills, learn best practices for bartering skills, and spend time networking with attendees. To attend, please fill out this pre-event survey about the skills you can offer and the skills you’re requesting from the community. You must also acknowledge the Code of Conduct to participate.

This event is part of The Gotham's Owning It program. Owning It is dedicated to supporting, connecting, and empowering women and non-binary creators and entrepreneurs who break down boundaries in the media and entertainment industry.

The program consists of monthly fireside chats, an annual summit, a mentorship initiative with WE NYC, workshops, and more. Past guests include Riva Marker (Nine Stories Productions) Lydia Dean Pilcher (Cutie and the Boxer), Veena Sud (The Stranger), and Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne (WOC Star Fund).

Owning It provides an inclusive environment that expands and expresses a liberated movement for women and non-binary individuals as well as those that are our champions, advocates, and allies.

Event Timeline

6:00 PM ET – Introductions by The Gotham, NYWIFT and WIF teams
6:05 PM ET – Overview of skill share process and bartering skills led by Kia Brooks, Deputy Director of The Gotham
6:15 PM ET – Networking begins (four rounds of small group speed networking)
7:00 PM ET – Discussion around skill share and networking experience
7:30 PM ET – Event end

Presented With

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) connects, educates, and advocates for women to accelerate diversity in media. As the preeminent entertainment industry association for women in New York, NYWIFT energizes women by illuminating their achievements, presenting training and professional development programs, awarding scholarships and grants, and providing access to a supportive community of peers. NYWIFT brings together more than 2,500 women and men working both above and below the line. NYWIFT is part of a network of 60 women in film organizations worldwide, representing more than 15,000 members. NYWIFT is a nonprofit 501c3 public charity.

WIF advocates for and advances the careers of women working in the screen industries — to achieve parity and transform culture.

Date & Time

Thursday, November 10, 2022
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST

RSVP DEADLINE: November 10, 2022 @ 5:45 PM

Location

Virtual Online

RSVP Instructions

You will receive a confirmation email including a Zoom link via email upon registration.
Before attending this event, please fill out the pre-event survey about the skills you can offer and the skills you're requesting from the community. In addition, you must acknowledge the Code of Conduct before participating.

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