The Alliance for Women Film Composers (AWFC) is an organization dedicated to advocacy and visibility for women composers. As of 2019, there are nearly 400 members in the AWFC's database.

History

The Alliance for Women Film Composers was founded in 2014 by

Lolita Ritmanis Lolita Ritmanis (born November 1, 1962) is a Latvian-American composer, known for her film score, film and television scores, including her work on the animated series ''Batman Beyond''. Early life Born on November 1, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, ...

, Laura Karpman, and Miriam Cutler. Its advocacy work includes a searchable online directory of women composers, interpersonal support, networking events, and live concerts. One such concert was the subject of the 2017 documentary ''Women Who Score.''

Leadership

Current

* President:

Catherine Joy Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

* Vice President:

Sharon Farber Sharon Farber is an Israeli composer. She was born in Bat Yam, Israel. Early career Farber began her musical career at the age of seven, as a classical pianist. After graduating from Thelma-Yelin High School for the Arts, she served in the Isra ...

* Secretary:

Esin Aydingoz Esin is a Turkish word, given name, and surname and African common word. Esin in Turkish means "inspiration, afflatus" or "morning breeze", where the root of the word "es-" means "to blow" or "to come into one's mind". Oldest literary source of the ...

* Treasurer:

Thomas Mikusz Thomas Mikusz (born 24 October 1970) is an Austrian actor known for his work in television, film, animation, print and video games. Career After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 he received initial success with his appearance on the CBS show The ...

* Director of Membership/ Outreach:

Allyson Newman Allyson is a given name and family name, a variant form of Alison. People with the given name Allyson * Allyson Hennessy (1948-2011), Trinidadian television presenter * Allyson Schwartz (born 1948), American politician * Allyson Kay Duncan (born ...

* Executive Director: Raashi Kulkarni * Board of Directors: ** Alexandra Petkovski ** Daisy Coole ** Edith Mudge ** Ghiya Rushidat ** Heather McIntosh ** Jenna Fentimen (UK) ** Lili Haydn ** Mandy Hoffman ** Nami Melumad ** Stephanie Economou

Past

* President:

(2017-2019) *President: Laura Karpman

Founders

* Laura Karpman * Miriam Cutler

References

External links

* Women's organizations based in the United States Organizations established in 2014 2014 establishments in the United States {{film-org-stub