Festivals
Cannes’ Vicky Krieps-Starrer “Corsage” Heading to IFC Films, Marie Kreutzer Directs
Vicky Krieps is continuing her Cannes hot streak. One of her upcoming projects, Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s “Hot Milk,” was acquired out of the Marché du Film; she’s starring in two Un...
Diversity in Cannes Creator Yolonda Brinkley Launches “Dear Cannes, Do Better,” Calls for More Inclusion
Yolonda Brinkley, the creator of inclusion movement Diversity in Cannes, is celebrating the festival’s 75th edition by urging it to make more of an effort — specifically to...
Projects Starring Ann Dowd, Maisie Williams to Launch Sales at Cannes Market
Women-penned pics starring Ann Dowd and Maisie Williams are among the latest projects heading to the 2022 Cannes Film Market. Dowd will be toplining “The Undertaker’s Children,” a thriller...
Maris Curran’s Doc “Jeannette” Among Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Fest’s 2022 Lineup
The Inside Out Toronto 2S (two spirit) LGBTQ+ Film Festival has announced its lineup for its 32nd edition, which will take place May 26-June 5. The program will showcase almost 130 films, including...
Issa Rae to Serve as 2022 American Black Film Festival Ambassador, Will Premiere New Series “Rap Sh*t”
Actress, writer, director, producer, and creator Issa Rae is taking on another role. The Emmy nominee will serve as Festival Ambassador for the 2022 edition of the American Black Film Festival...
Cannes 2022: Valeria Golino & Rossy de Palma to Respectively Head Un Certain Regard & Camera d’Or Juries
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival has tapped multi-hyphenate Valeria Golino and actress Rossy de Palma to lead two of its juries. According to press releases from the fest, Golino has been named...
Cannes 2022 Competition Jury Includes Rebecca Hall, Deepika Padukone, Noomi Rapace, & Jasmine Trinca
Cannes Film Festival has announced the Competition jury set to serve during its 75th edition. The number of women directors screening films at Cannes leaves something to be desired, but the...
Sundance London to Kick Off with Sophie Hyde’s Emma Thompson-Starrer “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
Sundance Film Festival: London will host the U.K. premiere of “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” a dramedy about a woman’s sexual awakening starring one of England’s most beloved...
Women Directed 46 Percent of 2022 Tribeca Film Fest Features
Kyra Sedgwick, Geeta Gandbhir, Katie Holmes, Nadia Hallgren, and Hannah Marks are among the directors who will premiere films at the 2022 edition of Tribeca Film Festival. More than 64 percent of the...
Cannes: 43 Percent of Features Screening in Directors’ Fortnight Are Women-Directed
Twenty-three features will screen at the 54th Directors’ Fortnight, and 10 of them are directed or co-directed by women, amounting to 43 percent of the program. Last year, the Cannes side bar...
Cannes’ Ratio of Women-Directed Competition Films Remains Stagnant at 17 Percent
Update: Cannes announced additional titles April 21. Revised stats can be found below our original post. It’s been nearly four years since Cannes Film Festival head Thierry Frémaux signed...
Jennifer Lopez Doc “Halftime” to Open Tribeca Film Fest, Amanda Micheli Directs
Jennifer Lopez is heading towards the Bronx to debut her latest project. A press release announced that a Netflix doc about the global superstar will open the 2022 edition of Tribeca Film...
Human Rights Watch Film Fest NY Edition Includes “Midwives” & “The Janes,” 70% of Filmmakers Are Women
Human Rights Watch Film Festival’s New York edition has announced its 2022 program. Seventy percent of this of this year’s filmmakers are women and 70 percent are sharing a story about their...
“Zola” and “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” to Screen at 20th Fusion Film Fest
NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Fusion Film Festival has booked “Zola,” “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” and both films’ writer-directors for its 20th...
San Francisco Film Fest 2022: 56% of Films Directed by Women or Non-Binary Filmmakers, 52% by BIPOC Filmmakers
The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) has announced its 2022 lineup, and 56 percent of this year’s films “are helmed by female or non-binary filmmakers and 52 percent are...
Women and Nonbinary Filmmakers Directed Over Half of Full Frame 2022’s Official Selections
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has unveiled the Official Selections for its 25th edition, to be held online April 7-10. Of the 37 films featured in the NEW DOCS and Invited Program...
Scripts About Riot Grrrls, LGBTQ+ Divorce, & Women Filmmakers Selected for 2022 Athena Writers Lab
This year, the Athena Writers Lab is offering virtual mentorship, networking opportunities, and peer-to-peer review sessions to the scribes of an adventure pic about an all-women expedition across...
Ida Rodriguez Joglar Receives Athena Film Fest’s Breakthrough Award for First Feature “Kili Big”
Gearing up for its live and virtual launch tomorrow, March 11, the 2022 edition of Athena Film Festival (AFF) has unveiled its awardees and grant recipients. Ida Rodriguez Joglar, Kelsie Mason Ramos,...
“Master,” “The Janes,” & More to Screen at 2022 Athena Film Festival
The 12th annual Athena Film Festival (AFF) has unveiled its lineup. To be held in-person March 11-13 at Barnard College in New York City and virtually March 11-20, the fest will celebrate women...
Fátima Ptacek-Starrer “Coast” Acquired by Cinedigm Ahead of Berlinale Premiere
Fátima Ptacek is growing up. Best known for voicing “Dora the Explorer,” the actress toplines “Coast,” a coming-of-age drama that Cinedigm just landed North American rights...
Berlinale: Claire Denis’ “Fire” Acquired by IFC Films, Juliette Binoche Stars
Claire Denis’ “Fire” is already blazing ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Berlinale next week. IFC has acquired U.S. rights to the French auteur’s latest, per...
Women Directed Over Half of SXSW 2022’s Feature Competition Titles
SXSW will return with an in-person edition this year — and, happily, the fest’s recent pattern of gender parity among its filmmakers is back, too. Women directed or co-directed nine out...
Sundance: Abi Damaris Corbin’s “892” & Sinéad OʼConnor Doc “Nothing Compares” Acquired
The acquisitions out of Sundance continue, with two more films newly announced for distribution. A press release details that the Kathryn Ferguson-directed documentary “Nothing Compares”...
Sundance Deals: “Free Chol Soo Lee,” “Descendant,” “Watcher,” and “Am I OK?”
More women-directed films have found homes out of Sundance 2022, joining the likes of Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love” and Sophie Hyde’s “Good Luck to You, Leo...
Sundance Adds Docs from Abigail E. Disney, Kathleen Hughes, and Amy Berg to Lineup
Abigail E. Disney and Kathleen Hughes’ “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales” and Amy Berg’s “Phoenix Rising” will screen at Sundance 2022. The documentaries...
Isabelle Huppert to Receive Honorary Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
In addition to premiering her latest film, “About Joan,” the Berlin Film Festival is set to award Isabelle Huppert an Honorary Golden Bear at this year’s edition. The fest’s...
Over 60% of Sundance’s 2022 Competition Films Are Directed by Women
With the final weeks of 2021 upon us it’s time to start looking onward, and if Sundance Film Festival’s 2022 lineup is any indication, we have plenty of women-helmed films to look forward...
Submit Now: Athena Film Festival’s Works-in-Progress Program
Women and nonbinary filmmakers looking to hone their documentary project pitches, take note: the Athena Film Festival’s (AFF) Works-in-Progress Program is now accepting submissions. An...
Nanfu Wang, Jessica Kingdon, Jessica Beshir, & “Once Upon a Time in Uganda” Among DOC NYC Awardees
The in-person portion of DOC NYC 2021 is winding down, and the festival has begun presenting its awards. A press release has announced the juried honors for this year’s edition. “Once...
Joan Churchill Will Receive DOC NYC’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Joan Churchill has been named as the 2021 recipient of DOC NYC’s Lifetime Achievement Award. A press release announced the news. The first documentary-focused director of photography to be...
Nearly Half of DOC NYC’s 2021 Features Lineup Is Women-Directed
DOC NYC has announced the majority of its 2021 slate. Of 112 features set to screen, 54 are directed or co-directed by women, amounting to about 48 percent of the program. The “Short...
Virtual, In-Person, and Hybrid Passes Now Available for 2022 Athena Film Festival
The 12th annual Athena Film Festival (AFF) will take place in-person at Barnard College in NYC March 11-13, and virtually March 11-20. Early Bird passes are now available for the 2022 edition. After...
Hamptons Film Fest Winners: “Murina,” “Ascension,” and More
“Murina” and “Ascension” scored top honors out of the 2021 Hamptons International Film Festival. Already winners in the festival circuit, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s...
Jessica Chastain, Céline Sciamma, Alina Grigore, & More Women Sweep San Sebastian Film Fest Awards
Women dominated the 69th annual San Sebastian Film Festival. With the exception of one male winner, prizes for individuals in every major category went to women, per Reuters. Romanian director Alina...
Audrey Diwan Wins Venice Film Festival’s Top Prize with Abortion Drama “L’Evénement” (“Happening”)
It’s a wrap on the 2021 Venice International Film Festival and there’s plenty to celebrate. Audrey Diwan became the sixth woman director to claim Venice’s top prize in the...
London Film Fest Announces Headline Galas & Special Presentations: “Titane,” “The Lost Daughter,” & More
The BFI London Film Festival has announced its complete 2021 program, including the Headline Galas and Special Presentations lineups. Fortunately, women directors are better represented than the...
BFI London Film Fest Announces Official Competition, Just One Title Directed by a Woman
BFI London Film Festival has announced the Official Competition for its 2021 edition. Eight titles are slated to screen, and just one is directed by a woman, amounting to merely 12.5 percent of the...
“Zola” Cinematographer Ari Wegner to Be Honored with TIFF Variety Artisan Award
The 20201 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced another TIFF Tribute Award honoree. Ari Wegner, the cinematographer of “Zola” and TIFF 2021 title “The Power of...
Sharon Stone to Receive Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival
Sharon Stone is set to receive Zurich Film Festival’s (ZFF) highest accolade. A press release announced that the Academy Award-nominated actress been named as the recipient of the fest’s...
Dionne Warwick and Danis Goulet Named TIFF Tribute Award Recipients
Dionne Warwick and Danis Goulet will join Jessica Chastain and Alanis Obomsawin at the 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards. The former two are the latest to be named as honorees by Toronto International Film...
TIFF 2021 Adds Julie Cohen & Betsy West’s Julia Child Doc, Ava DuVernay’s Colin Kaepernick Series
Ava DuVernay, Julie Cohen, and Betsy West are the latest filmmakers to have projects added to the Toronto International Film Festival’s 2021 edition. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cohen...
Sarajevo Film Festival Introduces Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality
The 27th annual edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, and a new award is being introduced to promote gender equality at the fest. The Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality...
TIFF Announces Special Retrospective of Alanis Obomsawin & Platform Program
The Toronto International Film Festival is rolling out the red carpet for Alanis Obomsawin. The award-winning Abenaki documentary filmmaker, writer, singer, and activist was previously named as this...
New York Film Fest Announces 2021 Main Slate, Lineup Is 31 Percent Women-Directed
New York Film Festival (NYFF) has unveiled its Main Slate. Of 32 films set to screen, 10 are directed or co-directed by women, amounting to about 31 percent of the program. Last year, women directed...
Jessica Chastain Will Be Honored with TIFF Tribute Actor Award
Jessica Chastain will be joining Alanis Obomsawin at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards. A press release announced that the two-time Oscar nominee has been named as this year’s recipient of...
Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Winner “Titane” Will Open TIFF’s Midnight Madness Section, More Films Announced
“Titane” will be making its North American premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. A press release announced that Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or winner will open...
Octavia Spencer Will Receive the James Schamus Ally Award at Outfest Film Fest
Octavia Spencer is set to be honored at Outfest LA LGBTQ Film Festival. Deadline reports that the Oscar winner has been named as the recipient of the James Schamus Ally Award, which she’ll...
Jane Campion’s “Power of the Dog,” Cannes Winner “Unclenching the Fists,” & More Added to TIFF Lineup
More films have been added to the Toronto International Film Festival’s 2021 lineup. An additional three titles will screen as Gala Presentations, two of which are directed or co-directed by...
Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” Will Be New York Film Fest’s Centerpiece Film
The 59th New York Film Festival (NYFF) has named Jane Campion’s latest, “The Power of the Dog,” as its Centerpiece selection. A press release has announced the Western is set to...
Outfest LA LGBTQ Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup, Will Close with “Fanny: The Right to Rock”
Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival has announced its 2021 lineup. Set to take place August 13-22, this year’s program features nearly 200 films. Titles set to screen include Natalie...
Venice Film Fest Announces 2021 Competition Slate, 24 Percent of Films Are Directed by Women
Venice Film Festival has announced its 2021 lineup. The 78th edition of the fest will see see 21 titles competing for the fest’s highest honor, the Golden Lion, and five of them are directed or...