Back to All News
WIF Welcomes 2025 Fellowship Class
WIF 2025 Fellows Class Photo
Social Impact
17 June 2025
United States
Link copied to clipboard
Today, WIF (formerly known as Women In Film), announced the 2025 WIF Fellowship class. Launched in 2023 in celebration of WIF's 50th anniversary, the fellowship is designed to support and advance the careers of women, nonbinary, and trans professionals from all areas of the entertainment industry through a yearlong program of mentorship, master classes, career strategy sessions, and industry network-building.
WIF has confirmed more than 50 members for its WIF Fellowship Program for this year, from 740 applications. The third year of this fellowship brings together cohorts of directors, writers, cinematographers, producers, line producers, executives, representatives, artisans and below-the-line crewmembers for a year of collaboration, education, networking and individualized support. For many of the sessions, multiple Fellowship cohorts will convene together for networking and community-building across disciplines. More information on the 2025 WIF Fellowship class can be found HERE.
The WIF Fellowship is designed for mid-career professionals with clearly defined goals, who are located, at least in part, within the Los Angeles area to capitalize on WIFs local network and the programs in-person programming. The program offers each fellow at least six mentoring sessions with their cohort and a complimentary mentor team, composed of professionals across business and craft sectors of the industry.
"As our ever-evolving industry faces extreme hardships, community is an essential resource for rising professionals," says WIF Deputy Director Maikiko James. "WIF is honored to champion this exemplary class of Fellows during a pivotal moment in their careers."
Previous program participants include directors Caroline Lindy (Your Monster) and Yoko Okumura (Unseen); composer Germaine Franco, the first Latina to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score (Encanto, 2022); and filmmaker Elizabeth Mirzaei, an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Short in 2021. Fellowship alumni have gone on to work with leading companies such as Netflix, Marvel, Disney, AMC Networks, SyFy, and Fuzzy Door Productions, as well as A+E, LuckyChap, MTV, Echo Lake, Davis Entertainment, Color Force, Fifth Season, Tomorrow Studios, and many others. The 2025 WIF Business Fellowship cohort is made possible through the generous support of STARZ and its #TakeTheLead initiative, which champions the advancement of women and underrepresented voices in the entertainment industry. The WIF Director and Cinematography Fellowship circles are generously supported by Netflix.
Learn more about the WIF Fellowship Program at WIF.org/Fellowships. Learn more about the 2025 WIF Fellowship Class at WIF.org/Fellows.
2025 WIF Fellows
Artisan and Crew Fellows Aisha Alhakawati, Costume Designer Alanna Dempewolff-Barrett, Production Designer Alex Levatter, Sound Designer Allison Bibicoff, Intimacy Coordinator Brianna Murphy, Production Designer Cheryl Wenjing Xia, Production Designer Gabriella Hirsch, Music Composer H.B. Thal, Music Composer Hua-Hsuan Tseng, Music Composer Isabell Chavez Vega, Editor Jane Flowers, Casting Justine Ellen Chen, Production Designer Mar a Eugenia Le n, Music Composer Miko Alicia Mariscal, Casting Nova Taylor, Editor Sad N. Robinson, Colorist Tammy Ari, Music Composer
Business Fellows Presented by STARZ #TakeTheLead Andrea Ju rez Wax Chloe Morris Erin Jones-Wesley Sarah Al-Qatou Vanessa Williams Cinematography Fellows Presented by Netflix Andressa Cordeiro Giuliana Tambellini Ioana Vasile Rayana Rasamee Director Fellows Presented by Netflix Anna Salinas Hazel Katz Meghan Lennox Radha Mehta Rebecca Usoro
Producer Fellows Aline Andrade, Independent Producer Alyssa Gonzalez, Post Producer Amanda Cruz Gonz les, Physical Producer B. Quinn Curry, Independent Producer Claire Brooks, Independent Producer Laura Reich, Independent Producer Nina Burnett, Physical Producer Philinese Kirkwood, Physical Producer Sally Sujin Oh, Independent Producer Xin Li, Independent Producer
Writer Fellows Carolyn Klarecki Jessica Kozak Kit Yan Lainnie Contreras Fel n Meagan Noel Fulps Melissa Li Melissa Peng Nikki Palumbo Rae Binstock Shay Ball Spencer Jamison Sybil Azur
About WIF
Founded in 1973 as Women In Film, Los Angeles, WIF has been fighting for gender equity for more than 50 years. Its advocacy, career programs, and research efforts are a driving force for increasing gender representation in Hollywood. WIF works to dismantle gender bias in the screen industries by building the pipeline, sustaining careers, and advocating for change. Membership is open to all screen industry professionals and more information can be found on our website: WIF.org. WIF is led by Chief Executive Officer Kirsten Schaffer and Chair of the Board of Directors Amy Baer. Follow WIF on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, and YouTube.
Media Contact
WIF Chandra Jackson cjackson@wif.org
Most recent headlines
06/10/2025
France T l visions, France's leading broadcaster, has received the 2025 EBU ...
04/09/2025
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), in collaboration with Dalet, has been a...
26/06/2025
PITTSBURGH NEP Group has launched Supershooter 10, its' latest IP-powered mobile production unit, which is now supporting major broadcast production around ...
26/06/2025
SAN JOSE, Calif. The HDMI Forum has released Version 2.2. of the HDMI Specification with 96Gbps bandwidth and next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link technology to provid...
26/06/2025
LAS VEGAS Sphere Entertainment Co. has released new details around the sound, score and infrasound haptic seats for The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, a fully immersiv...
26/06/2025
Registration closes on 8 July 2025
The deadline for entires into the fifth annual MIDI Innovation Awards is now just two weeks away. Product submissions are...
26/06/2025
Entire plug-in range updated
Waves have announced the launch of Waves V16, the latest version of their extensive plug-ins collection. Along with compatibili...
26/06/2025
Keeper Pictures, the Dublin-based scripted production company whose credits include The Gone and Striking Out, has optioned the exclusive TV adaptation rights t...
26/06/2025
This July, RT presents The Phone Box Babies, a documentary revealing new insigh...
26/06/2025
Editor's note: This blog is a part of Into the Omniverse, a series focused o...
26/06/2025
Mark Theriault founded the startup FITY envisioning a line of clever cooling products: cold drink holders that come with freezable pucks to keep beverages cold ...
26/06/2025
This GFN Thursday rolls out a new reward and games for GeForce NOW members. Whether hunting for hot new releases or rediscovering timeless classics, members can...
25/06/2025
Aubrey Plaza getting ready for My Old Ass (photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock...
25/06/2025
On the set of Leslie McCleave's The Shamrocks with Mount Timpanogos as a backdrop during the 1999 Directors Lab. Photo by Sandria Miller...
25/06/2025
Last week, content creators from all over the world flocked to Anaheim for VidCon 2025, one of the largest creator conferences in the U.S. As an official sponso...
25/06/2025
The combination of L3Harris Falcon radios and Project 25 Trunking waveform delivers a critical interoperable communications capability for the U.S. National Gu...
25/06/2025
eds3_5_jq(document).ready(function($) { $(#eds_sliderM519).chameleonSlider_2_1({ content_source:......
25/06/2025
YouTube Extends Lead and Tops All Media Distributors for Fourth Consecutive Mont...
25/06/2025
Copenhagen, Denmark - 25 June, 2025 - Nielsen, a global leader in audience measu...
25/06/2025
LONDON The IBC Show on Tuesday unveiled plans for its 2025 event, scheduled for Sept. 12-15 at the RAI Amsterdam....
25/06/2025
Covert Brings Boss' VFX To New Lenovo Legion Campaign
Brie Clayton June 25, 2025
0 Comments
Creative studio Covert recently contributed VFX to A...
25/06/2025
Study Reveals Stark Gender Gap in Jazz Education A new report from the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice and researcher Lara Pellegrinelli finds th...
25/06/2025
Olivia Trusty was officially sworn in to the Federal Communications Commission by Chair Brendan Carr on Monday....
25/06/2025
KRK introduces the Kreate Series Studio Monitors, the newest addition to the brand's wide range of audio offerings. The Kreate monitors bring extraordinary ...
25/06/2025
Collaboration with space-branded real estate specialist brings next level offshoring agility to broadcasters, OTT platforms, media tech and software companies ...
25/06/2025
Sales proceeds from 25 - 26 June 2025 donated to Lambda Legal
Soundtoys have announced that 100% of all sales made on 25 and 26 June 2025 will be donated to...
25/06/2025
No Apollo or UAD hardware required
Universal Audio have announced that their software recreation of Dolby's renowned multiband enhancer - which was laun...
25/06/2025
Recreates AKGs sought-after C24
Warm Audio have announced the launch of a new stereo valve microphone that offers a modern take on AKG's sought-after C2...
25/06/2025
TBS Drama Series Extremely Inappropriate! Uses DaVinci Resolve Studio
Brie Clayton June 25, 2025
0 Comments
Tokyo Broadcasting System's hit comedy...
25/06/2025
ESPN said ABC's telecast of the Oklahoma City Thunder's victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 22 was the most-watched fina...
25/06/2025
CLAREMONT, N.C. CommScope has unveiled its new FiberREACH product and has launched the CableGuide 360 platform. Both fall within CommScope's SYSTIMAX 2.0 po...
25/06/2025
LOS ANGELES Allen Media Group streaming platform Local Now today launched 23 news, sports and entertainment channels from Warner Bros. Discovery....
25/06/2025
LONDON Electric Sheep has launched a new AI-powered platform that is designed to provide creators with the hands-on ability to iterate, edit and produce pro-lev...
25/06/2025
NUGEN Audio will host Can You Hear Me Clearly, an online panel discussion on speech intelligibility and why it matters, on Tuesday, July 8 at 2 p.m. EDT (7 p....
25/06/2025
Utelogy Corporation, a global leader in connected workspace management, monitoring, and analytics, is excited to bring Legrand | AV into its Utelligence Allianc...
25/06/2025
Save up to 50% on Kontakt instruments
Emergence Audio have announced that their Infinite Summer Sale promotion is now live, with savings of up to 50% applie...
25/06/2025
How Tulpa Studio Built a Broadcast Ready Workflow on a Budget
Brie Clayton June 24, 2025
0 Comments
Founder Michelangelo Ingrosso reveals how Blackmag...
25/06/2025
Covert Promotes Ben Dubois To Executive Producer/Head Of Client Partnerships
Brie Clayton June 24, 2025
0 Comments
Creative studio Covert has promoted...
25/06/2025
Content Credentials are now available in Adobe Premiere Pro
Colin Smith June 24, 2025
0 Comments
This tutorial demonstrates how to incorporate content...
25/06/2025
The Secret of Resolve's Missing Blend Mode
Simon Ubsdell June 24, 2025
0 Comments
Uncovering an important blend mode missing from both Resolve and...
25/06/2025
CBC Real Estate, a division of Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC), announced tod...
25/06/2025
Jazz at the Fort Returns, Featuring Yoron Israel and High Standards The performance is part of Berklee's Summer in the City concert series.
By
Kelly Won...
25/06/2025
SVG College Summit 2025: Select Sessions Now Available to Watch on SVG PLAY Tackling the latest in college sports video: NIL, live production, virtual productio...
25/06/2025
ESPN Is Set To Bring AR Graphics to Wimbledon, Revamps Bunker and Studio 18 VO B...
25/06/2025
Rohde & Schwarz selected by Collins Aerospace to upgrade oceanic communications ...
25/06/2025
Back to All News
Teaser for Action Thriller Series Trigger' Unleashes Tens...
25/06/2025
Back to All News
Love, Conflict and Family Drama: Netflix Drops The Trailer For...
25/06/2025
Back to All News
The Ripple Effect of K-Content: How Netflix Viewers Are Embracing Korean Culture
A giant Young-hee presides over the Red Light, Green Light g...
25/06/2025
Newly Achieved Certifications Assure Integration Firms that Alfalite LED Display...
Back to All News
