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Books, Films, News, Women Writers

Best-Selling Author Helen Walsh To Direct Second Feature

Award-winning novelist Helen Walsh is stepping behind the camera for a second time, Screen International reports. The English writer-director will follow up her 2015 debut “The Violators” with...

Films, News, Television, Women Writers

Gail Berman Producing TV Projects from Theresa Rebeck and Allyn Rachel

Super producer Gail Berman is prepping two new TV series created by women with her production company, The Jackal Group. Berman, who has been a show business executive since 1989, is teaming up...

Comedy, Television, Women Writers

Aubrey Plaza’s “Nightmare Time” Gets Pilot Order from TBS

“Parks and Recreation” star Aubrey Plaza is involved in a new TV project, but this time she’ll be working behind the scenes, Deadline reports. TBS has given a pilot order to Plaza’s...

Documentary, Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Karen Bernstein— “Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny”

Karen Bernstein has produced various documentary projects, including “Body of War,” “Troop 1500,” “Children of Giant,” and episodes of “American Masters.” Bernstein received an Emmy...

Films, News, Women Directors

Wonder Woman Selected as U.N. Honorary Ambassador

Yes, that Wonder Woman. The Wonder Woman. It seems the United Nations will bolster its fight against terrorism, tyranny, international poverty, and climate change with bullet-deflecting bracelets,...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Lizzie Borden— “Born in Flames”

Lizzie Borden is a writer-director based in Los Angeles. Her film credits include “Born in Flames” (1983), “Working Girls” (1986), and “Inside Out” (1991). Borden has directed television...

News, Television, Women Writers

Lifetime’s “UnREAL” Gets a New Showrunner

“UnREAL” has a new captain steering the ship. The Emmy-nominated Lifetime series has hired a new showrunner for its third season, which begins production in February, 2017. The Hollywood...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Rahmatou Keita — “The Wedding Ring”

Rahmatou Keïta was born in Niger. After studying philosophy and linguistics in Paris, she started her career in France and made a name for herself as a journalist for European TV channels. In 1993,...

Films, News, Trailers

Trailer Watch: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Hints at Felicity Jones’ Backstory

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”: Disney “Rebellions are built on hope.” Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) says this to rally her fellow rebels in the second official “Rogue One: A Star Wars...

Awards, Films, News, Television

Queen Latifah to Be Honored with Princess Grace Award

Queen Latifah is set to receive a prestigious honor from the Princess Grace Foundation, Shadow and Act reports. The Prince Rainier III Award, given in recognition of “a renowned leader in the Arts...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, News, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Anocha Suwichakornpong — “By the Time It Gets Dark”

Born in Thailand, Anocha Suwichakornpong graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in film from Columbia University in New York. Her thesis film, “Graceland,” was screened at the Cannes Film...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Wang Yichun — “What’s in the Darkness”

“What’s in the Darkness” marks Wang Yichun’s directorial debut. The film screened at the Berlinale and the ninth FIRST International Film Festival in Xining, China. Yichun won the Best...

Awards, Films, News, Women Directors

Oscar Foreign Language Race is 19 Percent Women-Directed

The Academy Awards won’t air until February 26, 2017 — over four months from today. Still, Oscar buzz is mounting. The Academy has announced all of the submissions for Best Foreign Language...

News, Television, Women Writers

“Prime Suspect: Tennison” Heading to Masterpiece

The rebooted story of Detective Jane Tennison now has Masterpiece on board. Masterpiece will co-produce the “Prime Suspect” prequel “Prime Suspect: Tennison,” alongside ITV Studios and NoHo...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, News, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Delphine and Muriel Coulin— “The Stopover”

Sisters and directing-duo Delphine and Muriel Coulin made their feature film debut in 2011 with “17 Girls.” The film, which is based on the true story of a group of American teenage girls who...

News, Theater

Jennifer Diaz Becomes First Female Head Carpenter of IATSE Theater Union

Jennifer Diaz has made history. In the 120 year history of Local 1 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, she is the first female head carpenter. In a profile in The New York...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

NYFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Natalia Almada — “Everything Else”

Natalia Almada is recipient of the 2012 MacArthur Genius Award and of the 2009 Sundance Documentary Directing Award for her film “El General.” Almada’s 2011 film “El Velador” premiered at...

Comedy, Festivals, News

“Sisters of Comedy” Joins New York Comedy Festival

Back in March, filmmaker and activist Agunda Okeyo announced a new monthly production called “Sisters of Comedy,” which is presented at Caroline’s on Broadway. “Sisters of Comedy” just...

Films, News, Trailers, Women Directors

Trailer Watch: A Woman Rules the Kitchen in “Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table”

Ella Brennan was one of America’s foremost restaurateurs, and now her life is being explored in the brand new documentary “Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table.” Directed by Oscar and...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, News, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Alice Lowe — “Prevenge”

Known for her work as a UK television comedy actress, Alice Lowe made her move into film with her screenwriting debut “Sightseers,” directed by Ben Wheatley, in which she also starred. After...

Films, News, Television

Variety’s Power of Women Honors Helen Mirren, Ava DuVernay, Scarlett Johansson, Laverne Cox, and…

Variety’s Power of Women Honors Helen Mirren, Ava DuVernay, Scarlett Johansson, Laverne Cox, and Miley Cyrus Variety has announced this year’s female entertainers for their annual Power of...

Films, News, Women Directors

Watch: Jessica Sanders Celebrates the Power of Female Filmmakers in New Short

Academy Award-nominated producer and documentary filmmaker Jessica Sanders has turned her lens towards female directors, and the results are glorious. The activist has assembled a group of twenty...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Anna Muylaert — “Don’t Call Me Son”

Anna Muylaert was born in São Paulo. She has directed many shorts, including the award-winning “The Origin of Babies.” Her feature credits include “Durval Discos,” “É Proibido Fumar,”...

News, Television

Campus Rape Series “Controversy” in the Works at Fox

Sexual assault was the focus of the second season of FX’s “American Crime,” but a new series is tackling this timely, sensitive subject matter from the get go, and from a decidedly different...

Awards, News, Television

Tina Fey to Be Honored at THR’s Women in Entertainment Breakfast

Tina Fey will be honored at The Hollywood’s Reporter’s 2016 Women in Entertainment breakfast, THR reports. The writer, actress, and producer will receive the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award,...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Fiona Gordon — “Lost in Paris”

Fiona Gordon studied theater and movement in Paris. She met Dominique Abel at the Lecoq school and after a short period in London working with Theatre de Complicité, she joined Abel in Belgium...

Films, News

Shirley MacLaine to Recieve LA Film Critics Association’s Career Achievement Award

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has announced that this year’s Career Achievement Award will go to the fabulous Shirley MacLaine, Variety writes. “We are very excited to be giving the...

Awards, Films, Trailers, Women Directors

Trailer Watch: Germany’s Delightfully Dysfunctional Oscar Pick “Toni Erdmann”

“Toni Erdmann” has had critics and audiences talking since its world premiere at Cannes back in May. Those who haven’t caught Maren Ade’s acclaimed comedy on the festival circuit finally...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, News, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Alice Diop— “On Call”

After earning a master’s degree in history and a post-graduate diploma in visual sociology, Alice Diop joined the documentary workshop at La Fémis. Since 2005, she has directed many...

Awards, Documentary, Films, News, Women Directors

Kirsten Johnson, Ava DuVernay, and More Nominated for Critics’ Choice Doc Awards

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) have announced the nominees for the inaugural Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards,...

Features, Films, News, Women Directors

Quote of the Day: Ava DuVernay Says Hollywood is “a Patriarchy”

Ava DuVernay is having one hell of a 2016. After bursting into Oscar conversations, mainstream Hollywood circles, and onto A-lists in 2014 with her film “Selma,” DuVernay has been incredibly...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet So Yong Kim — “Lovesong”

So Yong Kim is an award-winning Korean-American independent filmmaker. In 2006 Kim received the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for her debut feature, “In Between Days.” Her...

News, Television

Krista Vernoff Lands Pilot at NBC

NBC has ordered a put pilot from “Shameless” executive producer Krista Vernoff, Deadline reports. Along with her “Shameless” co-producer John Wells, Vernoff will executive produce “Flight...

Films, News, Trailers

Trailer Watch: Zoe Kazan Faces “The Monster” in New Horror Film

A pulse-quickening trailer has been released for “The Monster,” a mother-daughter horror film toplined by Emmy-nominated actress Zoe Kazan. The “Olive Kitteridge” star plays a divorced...

News, Television

Gina Rodriguez to Host and Produce Ceremony Honoring Young Women

“Jane the Virgin” star Gina Rodriguez is producing and hosting a ceremony to honor young women making a difference in the world, the AP reports. Called the Marie Claire Young Women’s Honors,...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, News, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Christine Molloy— “Further Beyond”

Christine Molloy hails from Dublin, Ireland and is one half of Desperate Optimists, a UK-based creative partnership formed with her partner, Joe Lawlor. Between 2003 and 2010, Molloy co-wrote and...

Comedy, Films, News, Women Directors

Production Begins on Angela Robinson’s “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women”

Looks like we’re going to be getting another Wonder Woman movie pretty soon, though this one isn’t from Patty Jenkins and has a bit of a twist. Production has begun on producer, writer, and...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Mijke de Jong — “Layla M.”

Mijke de Jong’s international breakthrough came with “Bluebird,” for which she won a number of awards, including the Crystal Bear at the 2005 Berlinale. Her other credits include “Stages,”...

News, Television, Women Directors

“Queen Sugar” Names Monica Macer as Season 2 Showrunner

“Queen Sugar” is getting a new showrunner for Season 2, Deadline reports. With creator, executive producer, and co-showrunner Ava DuVernay having to turn her attention to Disney’s “A Wrinkle...

Box Office, Films, News

“Finding Dory” Passes $1 Billion Mark

A blue tang has found herself among box office royalty — superheroes, star-crossed lovers Rose and Jack, and her old friend Nemo the clownfish. That’s right: “Finding Dory” has joined...

Awards, Documentary, Films, News, Women Directors

Nanfu Wang to Recieve IDA’s Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award

The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the honorees for its upcoming 32nd Annual Documentary Awards. The special awards honorees, Screen Daily reports, will include...

Crowdfunding, Features, Films, Television, Women Directors

The Personal Is Political: Crowdfunding Picks

“Valentina” storyboard As November 8 draws ever closer, it seems like the only thing people are talking or writing about is politics. Unsurprisingly, intersectional feminist...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Mattie Do — “Dearest Sister”

Mattie Do launched her career in the movie industry working as a makeup artist. Do is an alumni of the Cannes’ Fabrique des Cinemas du Monde talent lab, the TIFF Director Talent Lab, and the...

Films, News, Trailers, Women Directors

Trailer Watch: Isabelle Huppert is Finally Free in “Things to Come”

“I met someone.” A newly released trailer for writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Things to Come” starts on a sour note: The film’s protagonist, Nathalie (Isabelle Huppert), learns that...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum— “Letters from Baghdad”

Sabine Krayenbühl is an award-winning editor with over 20 theatrical documentaries and narrative features to her credit. Her work includes Oscar and Independent Spirit Award nominated “My...

Features, Films, Women Directors

Weekly Update for October 7: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You

“The Girl on the Train” Films About Women Opening This Week The Girl on the Train — Written by Erin Cressida Wilson Rachel (Emily Blunt), devastated by her recent divorce, spends her...

Documentary, Festivals, Films, Interviews, Women Directors

NYFF 2016 Co-Directors: Linda Saffire and Adam Schlesinger— “Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan”

Linda Saffire has worked on numerous award-winning film and television productions. Among her feature documentary and film credits are “A Conversation with Gregory Peck,” a collaboration with...

Films, News, Trailers

Trailer Watch: Elle Fanning Dreams of Being a “Ballerina”

Elle Fanning takes on the voice of the lead role of Félicie Milliner in the English-language version of the French animated film “Ballerina,” which has just premiered a lovely new trailer. Set...

News, Television

“Orange is the New Black’s” Diane Guerrero Set to Star in Immigration Drama at CBS

Diane Guerrero of “Orange is the New Black” and “Jane the Virgin” is set to star in a CBS drama based on her memoir, “In the Country We Love: My Family Divided,” Deadline reports. The...

Awards, Films, News

Diane Keaton to Be Honored with AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award

The American Film Institute has announced that actress, director, producer, and writer Diane Keaton will be honored with the 45th AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. “Diane Keaton is one of the most...

Comedy, Features, Television

“Divorce” is No “Catastrophe”

Maybe it’s just that Sharon Horgan’s caustic dialogue sounds better in her own Irish accent. Maybe it’s too soon after “The Affair” to watch another well-off couple duking it out in an...

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