COMMITTIES
Members on NGF Committees meet every other month to discuss new initiatives and brainstorm with other committees.CHICKLITS
NGF ChickLits is a working group of select NGF members dedicated to furthering their careers in development and production for feature film, television and stage through collaborative efforts on various written properties.ChickLits members are writers with projects; development professionals; aspiring critics; managers; agents; producers or anyone else who can read and contribute to the process of improving and refining a script or story for film, television, or stage.
Past Chicklits Speakers:
Leslie Linka Glatter – Director (NOW & THEN)
Eryl Woodlief – Producer
Catherine Clinch – Writer (Knight Rider)
EVENTS COMMITTEE
These women plan NGF'S calendar of networking events, including monthly cocktails, guest speaker events, day trips, weekend excursions, and large-scale co-ed events. All events are open for sponsorship.Previous Guest Speakers Include:
Gina Balian - HBO Co Head of Drama Development
Susanne Daniels - Former President of Lifetime Networks
Jane Buckingham - President of The Intelligence Group, CAA
Kary McHoul - Co-Head of Alternative Department, UTA
Lynda Obst - Owner/Producer, Rosen/Obst Productions
Karen Robson - Partner, Pryor Cashman, LLP
Kristen Connolly Vadas – VP Development, Oxygen Network
Rachel McCallister - Co-founder, mPRm Public Relations
Zola Mashiriki - Vice President Production, Fox Searchlight
MONTHLY LUNCHES
This committee plans monthly lunches for NGF members to converse outside of the office at different meeting locations across the LA area.SPEAKER BRUNCHES
Monthly brunches will include guest mid-level executives in the industry, providing a chance for NGF members to ask career-related questions in a more intimate setting.Previous Guest Speakers Include:
Nne Ebong - VP, Drama Development - ABC Television Studios
Nikki Levy - Director of Development at Imagine
Sasha Mervyn - Creative Exec at Laura Ziskin Productions
Erin Eggers - VP at Ozla
Romy Dwoman - SVP Universal Pictures, Story Department
Giulia Prenna - VP at Hollywood Gang
Jodi Zuckerman - VP of Creative Affairs at Participant Productions
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Through volunteer services, the Community Outreach committee also aims to involve the NGF membership with local charities and community organizations that are affiliated with the entertainment industry.Most recently, NGF raised walked and raised money for the Revlon Run/Walk for Women and donated canned food and toys to the Genesee Center for Domestic Violence in Los Angeles.