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A Thank You From the Women and Hollywood Team

Dear Women and Hollywood readers, Thank you for all your support in 2015. Happy holidays, and have a wonderful new year.  We’ll be back on January 4, 2016.  – Melissa, Inkoo,...

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Weekly Update for December 23 and January 1: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You

Films About Women Opening This WeekJoy – Story by Annie Mumolo  “Joy” is the story of a family across four generations and the woman (Jennifer Lawrence) who rises to become founder and...

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18 Most Anticipated Films By and About Women in 2016

2016 is rushing swiftly upon us, so to kickstart celebrations, here’s a heads-up on 18 of the most exciting female-centric/women-directed films to watch out for in the coming months. Do...

Features

The 11 Most Important Women of Color Moments of 2015

"Harry Potter" Gets More Inclusive: Hermione Will Be Played by a Black Actress  The "Harry Potter" franchise — seven best-selling books, eight movies that struck...

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Charlize Theron and David Fincher Developing Serial Killer-Catching Drama for Netflix

Charlize Theron will team up with David Fincher on a new crime series called "Mindhunter" for Netflix.  Based on the book "Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial...

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Guest Post: From the Oscars Stage to Directors Jail: This Is What Sex Discrimination Looks Like

The following was originally posted on composer Michael Levine‘s Facebook page. It has been slightly edited below.  Recently, I went to a screening of a 30-minute film called...

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The 10 Best Female Performances of 2015

2015 has been an especially strong year for women on screen. Just consider how many actresses turned in performances that were deemed Oscar-worthy. We don’t think Hollywood’s leading...

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Reese Witherspoon Continues to Push into TV With ABC Divorce Drama

With the pace of filmmaking so slow, it’s no wonder that Reese Witherspoon, a self-described "Type A," is moving into the faster world of television.  Witherspoon and her...

Features

Guest Post: Secrets to Success in Hollywood (For Women)

When I first came to Hollywood and started taking meetings, I was sure it was my high-pitched voice and curvy figure that were placing obstacles in my path to success as a film director. I had a lot...

Features

Hipster Hijabis and the Dark Side of Yoga: December 2015’s VOD and Web Series Picks

This month’s picks are about geographical transitions and cultural clashes. In “Namaste, Bitches,” a yoga teacher moves from New York to L.A. and finds the sunny town’s yogis awfully cold and...

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Hey Netflix, Where’s ‘Jessica Jones’s’ Season 2 Renewal?

"Marvel’s Jessica Jones" has appeared on numerous best-of-TV lists (including ours) and is being pirated like crazy, according to a new podcast interview with showrunner Melissa...

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Charlotte Rampling to Receive Eight-Film Retrospective at NYC’s IFC Center

Charlotte Rampling, whose transfixing performance in the marriage drama “45 Years” has made her a staple in the best-actress conversations this awards season, is about to show the film world...

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Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Masculinity Comedy ‘Chevalier’ to Be Released by Strand

Athina Rachel Tsangari’s latest film, "Chevalier," will be released in the U.S. next spring.  That announcement comes from Strand Releasing, the masculinity comedy’s...

Features

Guest Post: How I Made 6 Indie Films in 10 Years

I just finished producing my sixth feature film, "Mr. Rudolpho’s Jubilee." We shot in Berlin, Milan and Tuscany with an artist collective of 300 people from 30 different countries....

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Amazon Orders Three New Female-Centric Shows

Amazon has ordered to series a trio of shows about women: a semi-autobiographical dark comedy starring comedian Tig Notaro, a Zelda Fitzgerald bio-series with Christina Ricci in the lead and a...

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The Top 10 Film/TV Moments for Queer Women in 2015

In a year when marriage equality became the law of the land, Hollywood — particularly film — was playing some catch-up when it came to LGBT representation. TV came into the year already...

Features, Weekly Update

Weekly Update for December 18: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You

Films About Women Opening This WeekSisters — Written by Paula Pell We can’t ever get enough of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, so we’re excited that the sweet and salty “Sisters” is a...

Awards, News, Women Directors

Eurimages Launches Woman Director Prize

Eurimages is introducing a new award to recognize superlative female filmmakers. Valued at 30,000 euros (over $32,000), the prize will launch at an upcoming film festival yet to be announced. The...

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Two New Nicole Byer Comedies Coming to MTV

MTV is ordering a double dose of Nicole Byer: the network has greenlit an untitled scripted series starring the actress, as well as a hidden-camera prank show called “Ladylike” that she’ll...

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Scarlett Johansson in Talks to Star in Black List Comedy Penned by ‘Broad City’ Writers

After proving she can do drama (“Lost in Translation”), sci-fi (“Under the Skin”), action (“Lucy”) and steal a movie with just her voice (“Her”), Scarlett Johansson is setting out to...

Awards, Documentary, News

‘The Hunting Ground’ to Receive PGA’s Social Issues Award

“The Hunting Ground,” Kirby Dick’s harrowing exposé of campus sexual assault and rousing portrait of a group of young women battling rape-accepting university administrations across the...

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Trailer Watch: Tina Fey Wants to Blow Things Up in War-Journalism Comedy ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’

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Only 3 Women Composers Among 112 Original Scores in 2016 Oscar Race

Of the 112 original scores eligible for an Oscar this award season, only three, or 2.7%, were composed or co-composed by women. Those three female composers are Miriam Cutler for the campus-rape...

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Trailer Watch: Po Reunites with His Long-Lost Father in Jennifer Yuh’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’

The world’s clumsiest kung fu master is back. “Kung Fu Panda 3,” co-directed by Jennifer Yuh, is almost here, and a new trailer has been released in anticipation of the animated flick’s...

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Rebecca Thomas in Talks to Helm Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’ Movie Starring Chloe Grace Moretz

Rebecca Thomas (“Electrick Children”) is in early talks to direct the upcoming live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid,” starring Chloe Grace Moretz (“If I Stay,” “The Clouds of...

Documentary, Films, News

Kartemquin Films’ Diverse Voices in Docs Program Now Accepting Applications

Kartemquin Films, the award-winning non-profit documentary production collective behind “Life Itself” and “Hoop Dreams,” is now accepting applications for their 2016 Diverse Voices in Docs...

Features, News

The 10 Best Feminist TV Shows of 2015

Features, News, Theater, Women Writers

Guest Post: “Waking The Feminists” Starts A Revolution In Ireland

Next year will mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising, when Ireland fought for and won its independence. 2016 will thus be a momentous year to celebrate and reflect on our past and our future. Front...

News, Television

Former ‘Veep’ Producer Stephanie Laing Launches Online Network for Women-Driven Comedy

Former “Veep” producer and director Stephanie Laing is building a new forum for female-centric comedy. The online network PYPO will debut on January 4, 2016, with sketches, animation,...

Features, News

Seeking Our Story: An Animated Life: Director Vicky Jenson

Vicky Jenson was bornin Los Angeles to a highly talented family that was led by her mother Ana, animmigrant from Costa Rica who encouraged her children to explore the arts. Vicky’s sister became a...

Awards, News

Nancy Meyers Named Filmmaker of the Year by American Cinema Editors

The American Cinema Editors board has named Nancy Meyers the recipient of its ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award. Steve Martin, who has starred in a number of films written and directed by...

Awards, Festivals, News

Mira Nair to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2016 Athena Film Festival

Director Mira Nair will receive the 2016 Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award at the sixth annual Athena Film Festival next year. The cast and crew of “Suffragette” will be recognized with...

Features, News, Women Directors

The Most Epic Feminist Moments of 2015

2015 marked a gender quake in the film and TV worlds. The conversation surrounding women in Hollywood — both those working onscreen and behind the scenes — is in a very different place...

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Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton Comedy ‘Divanation’ Acquired by Netflix

Netflix’s star wattage continues to impress. The streaming service has acquired “Divanation,” a comedy that will star three of Hollywood’s funniest leading ladies : Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn...

Awards, News

Two Female-Centric, Women-Directed Features Receive Most Goya Nominations This Year

A pair of films by and about women dominate this year’s Goya nominations. Also known as Spain’s Oscars, the Goyas have recognized Paula Ortiz’s Lorca adaptation “The Bride” with the most...

News, Women Writers

20% of 2015 Black List Scripts Written by Women

The 2015 Black List was released yesterday. In total, 16 of the 81 scripts featured, or 20%, are written or co-written by women. The selection process is highly competitive, and the scripts that...

News, Television

Margaret Cho to Star in Amazon Comedy About a Dysfunctional Family With a Pot Business

Twenty freaking years after her last show went off the air, Margaret Cho finally has another one on the way. The Korean-American comedian will star in Amazon’s “Highland,” an hour-long...

News, Women Directors

Sam Taylor-Johnson in Talks to Helm Black List Script ‘Chappaquiddick’ About Ted Kennedy

“Fifty Shades of Grey” director Sam Taylor-Johnson appears close to booking her next project. Taylor-Johnson will be ditching Christian Grey’s red room in favor of Martha’s Vineyard with...

Documentary, Films

Women in Film Announces 30th Annual Finishing Fund Recipients

Three narrative features, four documentary features and a pair of shorts — all from female filmmakers — have been selected to receive Women in Film’s finishing funds this year....

Features, News, Women Directors

Guest Post: Closing the Confidence Gap One Female Hero at a Time

Last year, while working on the edit of my film “Bleeding Heart,” I heard the phrase “the confidence gap” for the first time. The confidence gap seemingly explains why women haven’t broken...

News, Television, Women Directors, Women Writers

Kathryn Bigelow Developing HBO Drama About Jihadi Recruitment in the U.S.

Kathryn Bigelow has finally announced a substantial project since “Zero Dark Thirty.” The first female filmmaker to win an Oscar for Best Director is currently developing a drama for HBO....

News, Theater

Tony-Winning Broadway Musical ‘Fun Home’ Recoups

“Fun Home,” the Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel’s bestselling and beloved graphic memoir, has recouped the $5.25 million investment behind the production. Earlier this year, the...

Features, Films, News

The 12 Best Films About Girls and Women of 2015

2015 has been a remarkable year for female-led films. The Women and Hollywood team struggled to compile this list because there were just so many worthy candidates this year — a problem we’re...

Features, Weekly Update

Weekly Update for December 11: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You

Films About Women Opening This Week Bleeding Heart — Written and Directed by Diane Bell “Bleeding Heart” follows the story of May (Jessica Biel), a yoga instructor who finds herself...

News, Television

Gina Prince-Bythewood & Sanna Lathan’s Police-Shooting Drama ‘Shots Fired’ Picked Up to Series

“Shots Fired,” the racially flipped police-shooting drama that’ll reunite “Love and Basketball” writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood and actress Sanaa Lathan, has been picked up to series....

Box Office, News

Only 6 Women Directors in the UK’s Top 100 Films of 2015

Elizabeth Banks’ “Pitch Perfect 2,” Ava DuVernay’s “Selma,” Sarah Gavron’s “Suffragette,” Nancy Meyers’ “The Intern,” Sam Taylor-Johnson’s “Fifty Shades of Grey” and...

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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s ‘Grace and Frankie’ Renewed for Third Season

Netflix has renewed “Grace and Frankie” for a third season in a big show of support for the Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin series. The streaming site’s decision was announced the same day Tomlin...

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Netflix Goes for Holiday Chills With ‘Making a Murderer’

[Some spoilers for the first three episodes of “Making a Murderer” follow.] It’s high times for true crime, between this week’s debut of the second season of NPR’s “Serial” podcast and...

Awards, News

‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett Honored at 2015 Australian Oscars

“Mad Max: Fury Road” took home the best-film and best-director prizes at the 2015 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards on Wednesday. The feminist action flick received...

News, Women Directors

Jessica Chastain Publishes Essay on the Value of Women-Directed Films

“I want to make sure I’m contributing to creating diversity in the industry,” wrote Jessica Chastain in a guest feature for The Hollywood Reporter yesterday. Chastain has a long and inspiring...

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Lifetime Guarantees a Job to Every AFI DWW Grad

Lifetime has been putting its money where its mouth is by investing in women — and being handsomely rewarded for it. Now, the female-targeted cable network is making one of its biggest steps...

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