Women In Film and Television Ohio

08/21/2026

Wishing the HOUDE SCHOOL OF ACTING a HUGE success on their Big ACTORS SUMMIT this weekend in Cleveland - Your friends at THE TALENT GROUP 🩵🎬https://www.houdeschoolofacting.com/

08/21/2026

08/21/2026

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Network with the movers and shakers on Cleveland’s entertainment industry. Featuring film trailers, amazing door prizes and more. It’s FREE. Send a note to clevelandcasting@gmail@com to let us know you will be in the building.

08/18/2026

08/18/2026

🚨 FIVE DAYS LEFT! 🚨

Okay filmmakers, we’re getting CLOSE.

You have 5 days to get those submissions in for the She Creates Shorts Fest & Expo.

Don’t wait until the last minute. 👀🎬

https://filmfreeway.com/SHECreatesShortsFestandExpo

📅 August 23 is the deadline!

08/14/2026

🚨 New Date!!!!!🚨🚨

August 28th🎭

🗣️CALLING ALL ACTORS !!!!
WOMEN MEN AND NON BINARY

🍷SIP & ACT: The Monologue Battle Fundraiser🎭

Calling All Actors — Step Into the Spotlight!

Are you ready to command the room, electrify an audience, and battle it out with your best monologue?
SIP & ACT is back — bigger, bolder, and ready to showcase the fiercest talent in Cleveland.

This is your moment.
Your monologue.
Your stage.

—

🌟 Why You Should Enter

This isn’t just a competition — it’s a creative showcase, a networking opportunity, and a chance to sharpen your craft in front of industry eyes.

Prizes include:

First Place
• A full coaching photo session with Shannon Ahlstrand
• Gift certificate for 1st Team Actors Studio 1st Team Actors Studio

Second Place
• A speed session with Shannon Ahlstrand Cleveland Headshot Photographer

First, Second, and Third Place
• Spotlight features + WIFT Ohio recognition
• Additional performance opportunities

No cash prize — just real career‑building value.

🎭 How the Competition Works

You bring ONE monologue (1 - 2 Minutes ).
You perform it in all three rounds, even when the genre flips or improv hits.

Round 1 — First Impressions

10 contestants.
Rapid‑fire performances.
Judges score silently.
Audience cheers loudly.
Top 5 advance.

Round 2 — The Switch‑Up

Genre Roulette twist:
Noir • Sitcom • Shakespearean • Soap Opera • Horror • Spoken Word
You get 15–20 minutes to adapt your monologue.
Audience voting kicks in.
Top 3 advance.

Round 3 — Final Act

Audience Prompt Finale.
You must incorporate a word or scenario on the spot.
Winner takes the spotlight.

—

👥 Invite Your People

Audience choice matters — twice.
Bring your friends, family, castmates, coworkers, and hype squad.
Their applause could be the difference between advancing or going home.

Sign Up Here 🎟️🎭
https://linktr.ee/WIFTOH (LINK IN BIO)

08/12/2026

Another We are so proud of our Members working hard in the film industry! So on Wednesdays we will be showing our Members working This week we feature

Shalanda Fresh Shalanda Fresh -( WIFTOH Secretary)
Timmaira Bailey T.Janese the Entertainer💋 - Script Supervisor
Jenn Williams
ElisaClark Elisa Cuervo Clark - Directing
Savannah-Rae Jackson sav rae jackson - 2nd AC
Jenn Williams - Director
Stacey Malone Stacey Malone ( WIFTOH Pres.)- Representing WIFTOH and Expo
Michelle Levine - Representing WIFTOH and Expo
Samantha Ryan Samantha Ryan -Set PA
Joyce Allen Joyce Lee Ann (WIFTOH Dir of Programming) Site Manager at Cleveland Int'l Film Festival
Payton Burkhammer Payton Burkhammer - 1st AD
Tiyana Miller Tiyana Miller - Acting
Jalisha Johnson Ja'Lisha Johnson - Acting

Keep Up the Great Work!!

08/11/2026

Development Awards Nearly $3.7 Million for New Film Projects Across Ohio

08/10/2026

🗣️CALLING ALL ACTORS !!!!
WOMEN MEN AND NON BINARY

🍷SIP & ACT: The Monologue Battle Fundraiser🎭

Calling All Actors — Step Into the Spotlight!

Are you ready to command the room, electrify an audience, and battle it out with your best monologue?
SIP & ACT is back — bigger, bolder, and ready to showcase the fiercest talent in Cleveland.

This is your moment.
Your monologue.
Your stage.

—

🌟 Why You Should Enter

This isn’t just a competition — it’s a creative showcase, a networking opportunity, and a chance to sharpen your craft in front of industry eyes.

Prizes include:

First Place
• A full coaching photo session with Shannon Ahlstrand
• Gift certificate for 1st Team Actors Studio 1st Team Actors Studio

Second Place
• A speed session with Shannon Ahlstrand Cleveland Headshot Photographer

First, Second, and Third Place
• Spotlight features + WIFT Ohio recognition
• Additional performance opportunities

No cash prize — just real career‑building value.

🎭 How the Competition Works

You bring ONE monologue (1 - 2 Minutes ).
You perform it in all three rounds, even when the genre flips or improv hits.

Round 1 — First Impressions

10 contestants.
Rapid‑fire performances.
Judges score silently.
Audience cheers loudly.
Top 5 advance.

Round 2 — The Switch‑Up

Genre Roulette twist:
Noir • Sitcom • Shakespearean • Soap Opera • Horror • Spoken Word
You get 15–20 minutes to adapt your monologue.
Audience voting kicks in.
Top 3 advance.

Round 3 — Final Act

Audience Prompt Finale.
You must incorporate a word or scenario on the spot.
Winner takes the spotlight.

—

👥 Invite Your People

Audience choice matters — twice.
Bring your friends, family, castmates, coworkers, and hype squad.
Their applause could be the difference between advancing or going home.

Sign Up Here 🎟️🎭
https://linktr.ee/WIFTOH (LINK IN BIO)