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Naomi Denamur & Julie Billy Launch June Films, Slate Includes Pics from Clémence Poésy & Hafsia Herzi
French film industry execs Naomi Denamur and Julie Billy have launched their own firm. The duo have started Paris-based production company June Films, with features from actress-filmmakers Clémence...
Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Directorial Debut Heading to IFC, Jessie Buckley, Fiona Shaw, & Vicky Krieps Star
“Hot Milk” has found a home. A press release confirms that the adaptation of the bestselling Deborah Levy novel, which marks renowned screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s directorial...
Apply Now: The Writers Lab UK & Ireland Program for Women Screenwriters Over 40
Attention women screenwriters over 40: The Writers Lab (TWL) UK & Ireland is returning for a second virtual program, set to kick off later this year. Up to 12 writers will be selected for the...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Candy” Writer and Exec Producer Robin Veith
“Candy” writer and executive producer Robin Veith will join the Girls Club to discuss the Hulu crime drama starring Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey. The virtual chat will take place...
Lindsey Beer Inks Overall Deal with Paramount, Slate Includes “Susie Thunder”
Lindsey Beer is celebrating the wrap of her directorial debut, a “Pet Sematary” prequel, by entering a pact with the studio behind the pic. She’s signed a first-look deal with...
Documentary Departments at BBC and Channel 4 Commit to 50 Percent Women Directors
The documentary departments at the BBC and Channel 4 have both committed to 50 percent women director hires across their respective outputs. According to Deadline, they follow the current affairs...
Delegates Selected for Stories x Women, Program Working to Boost Diversity in Global Animation
Women in Animation (WIA) and the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF) have announced the delegates for Stories x Women, a new program designed to boost the diversity of...
Metrograph Hosting “It Happens to Us” Film Series About Abortion in America Through May 21
As the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. lies on the chopping block, New York’s Metrograph is hosting a film series exploring the topic and its role in American life. (Spoiler alert:...
Watch: rePRO Film Presents Conversation with Audrey Diwan, Director of Abortion Drama “Happening”
As the news this week has made abundantly clear, abortion and reproductive justice are under siege in the United States. Irony of ironies, that means “Happening” — the award-winning...
Apply Now: Women and Hollywood Editorial Fellowship
Women and Hollywood is looking for two editorial fellows for the second half of 2022. The position will begin July 1 and end December 23. Applicants must be willing to commit to 10-15 hours per week...
Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer-Winning Play “Cost of Living” Will Make Broadway Debut This Fall
Martyna Majok’s play “Cost of Living” is getting another staging — this time on Broadway. Deadline reports the production will make its debut on the Great White Way at the Samuel...
Ukrainian Gymnast Drama “Olga” Lands at Kino Lorber, 10% of Its Proceeds Will Go to Direct Relief in Ukraine
A drama about a Ukrainian gymnast is headed stateside. Kino Lorber landed all North American distribution rights to “Olga,” which sees Ukrainian National Team gymnast Anastasiia...
Lisa Cortés Signs First-Look Deal with Blue Ant Studios, Slate Includes Docuseries About Women in Hip-Hop
Lisa Cortés is going into business with Blue Ant Studios. The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning producer and director inked a new first-look deal with the production company that will see her...
Viola Davis & Caroline Randall Williams Team Up for Discovery+ Docuseries Exploring Black Food History
Currently starring as Michelle Obama on “The First Lady,” Viola Davis is set to dig further into America’s past in a new Discovery+ docuseries. The Oscar-winning actress is...
Sarita Choudhury to Topline “The Colony,” Potential HBO Max Series from Sonejuhi Sinha & Charlotte Rabate
Sarita Choudhury is making herself at home at HBO Max. Her character Seema became a fan favorite during the first season of its “Sex and the City” revival, “And Just Like...
Thuso Mbedu Strikes Deal to Create Social Justice-Driven Shows for Paramount+
Thuso Mbedu won an Independent Spirit Award and a Gotham Award for her leading role in “The Underground Railroad,” a miniseries that drew startling connections between America during the...
You’re Invited: Women and Hollywood/Athena Creative Development/Girls Club LA Meet Up
Melissa Silverstein, Women and Hollywood’s founder and publisher, is hosting a networking event with the Women and Hollywood community. Date: April 12 Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Location: West...
Amy Berg Docuseries About Grooming in the Works at Freeform
Amy Berg’s latest project, “Phoenix Rising,” debuted on HBO last month. The documentary miniseries sees “Westworld” actress Evan Rachel Wood revisiting the emotional,...
Submit Now: Pano Microgrants for Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers
Pano, formerly known as NYC Women Filmmakers, is now accepting submissions for its second round of microgrants. Designed to assist projects and develop the careers of women, non-binary, and gender...
Joslyn Rose Lyons to Make Directorial Debut with Gentrification Fable “Shadowbox”
A producer on “Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power,” the winner of this year’s NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary, is set to make her directorial debut. Joslyn Rose Lyons...
Jennifer Lopez Producing “Backwards in Heels,” Series About Iconic NYC Female-Only Residential Hotel
Jennifer Lopez is bringing all of the glitz and glamor of the Barbizon Hotel to Prime Video. Deadline reports that Amazon landed “Backwards in Heels,” a Skydance TV series that counts...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “The Dropout” Creator Liz Meriwether
“The Dropout” creator, showrunner, and executive producer Elizabeth Meriwether will sit down with the Girls Club to talk about the buzzy Hulu miniseries on Wednesday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m. EST....
Sarah DeLappe to Adapt Dorothy Baker Novel “Cassandra at the Wedding” for Neon
Sarah DeLappe is following up “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” her SXSW pic about a group of rich 20-something friends whose hurricane party turns deadly, with another dark comedy. She’s...
Meghan Markle Set to Examine Stereotypes About Women in Her First Spotify Podcast
Meghan Markle is all too familiar with the kind of misogynistic vitriol leveled at women. She’s faced sexism, racism, and classism on a global scale. The Duchess of Sussex is set to...
A “CODA” Musical Is Being Developed
“CODA” is heading to the stage following its history-making awards run. A musical adaptation of Sian Heder’s second feature is in the works from the film’s co-producers,...
Lena Headey Making Her Feature Directorial Debut with “Violet”
Lena Headey is off the throne and stepping behind the camera. The four-time Emmy-nominated actress, best known for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister in “Game of Thrones,” is set to make...
Apply Now: The Chimaera Project’s TO.GET.HER Finishing Fund for Women & Non-Binary Filmmakers
The Chimaera Project, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women and non-binary filmmakers, has announced the Call for Entries for its 2022 TO.GET.HER film production finishing funds program....
Marlee Matlin Will Make Directorial Debut with an Episode of Fox’s “Accused”
Weeks after landing the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture alongside her “CODA” co-stars, Marlee Matlin is stepping behind the camera. She’s set to...
Megan Park Teams Up with Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment for Next Feature, “My Old Ass”
Megan Park has lined up her follow-up to SXSW winner “The Fallout,” her directorial debut. The “Secret Life of the American Teenager” actress will tackle another coming-of-age...
Projects from Robin Roberts, Kristen Lappas, & More Added to ESPN’s Title IX Anniversary Programming
Fifty/50, ESPN’s previously-announced initiative celebrating Title IX’s 50th anniversary, has unveiled its current programming lineup. As we reported last fall, Dawn Porter (“John...
Apply Now: First Flights and Goldfinch’s Female Voices Short Film Fund
Filmmaking incubator First Flights and entertainment financier/production house Goldfinch are teaming up to support a woman artist as she creates a short film. A press release has announced the...
Isabel Castro’s Sundance Doc “Mija” Heads to Disney, FX Acquires Scripted Content Dev Rights
“Mija,” a music documentary from director Isabel Castro, has secured distribution and a potential narrative adaptation. Worldwide rights to the Sundance 2022 title have been nabbed by...
Trailer Watch: Erin Lee Carr Revisits the Submarine Murder in “Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall”
Erin Lee Carr is peeling back the layers of yet another jaw-dropping crime. With credits such as “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal,” “I Love You, Now Die: The...
Mary J. Blige to Exec Produce Lifetime Movie Inspired By Her Song “Real Love”
Mary J. Blige is expanding her relationship with Lifetime. After starring in and executive producing the network’s “Betty & Coretta” and exec producing “The Clark Sisters:...
“CODA,” “Power of the Dog,” “Eternals,” & “Zola” Among Latest ReFrame Stamp Recipients
ReFrame is recognizing “Black Widow,” “CODA,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Nomadland,” and 24 other films for their gender-balanced casts and crews....
Cannabis Queens Doc “Lady Buds” Spawns Feature and Series Spinoffs
There’s plenty more of “Lady Buds” to harvest. CJ Russo’s 2021 documentary about a group of women struggling to save their cannabis businesses in the wake of...
Anita Hill Is Launching a Podcast
Anita Hill will continue to push the conversation forward. The lawyer, author, and feminist trailblazer brought workplace sexual harassment into the national spotlight when she testified at Clarence...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Family Squares” Writer-Director Stephanie Laing
Writer, director, and producer Stephanie Laing will sit down with the Girls Club to talk about her new film, “Family Squares,” on Wednesday, February 23, at 4 p.m. EST. The virtual chat...
Mindy Kaling to Set Up Own Book Line, Adapt Material for Film Under New Deal with Amazon
Mindy Kaling is well on her way to mogul-dom. The actress, writer, and producer has inked a new deal with Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios that will see her curating her own literary line,...
Ashleigh Powell Teaming with Nancy Kerrigan on Figure Skating Drama “Fire & Ice”
If you’re mourning the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics, take heart: an iconic Olympian is helping bring a story about her sport to the screen. Silver and bronze medalist Nancy Kerrigan is part...
Catherine Hardwicke’s “Mafia Mamma” Acquired by Bleecker Street, Toni Collette & Monica Bellucci Star
Catherine Hardwicke and Toni Collette’s reunion is one step closer to the big screen. Bleecker Street has landed North American rights to “Mafia Mamma,” an action-comedy that...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “The Gilded Age” Director/EP Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Actress, director, and producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield will join the Girls Club for a discussion about her latest project, “The Gilded Age,” on Tuesday, February 8, at 3 p.m. EST. The...
Apply Now: Fellowship Program from DreamWorks Animation and HBCU 20×20
A new talent development program for current students and soon-to-be graduates of HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) has just been announced via The Hollywood Reporter, with...
“Claws” Showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois Launches New Production Banner at Warner Bros. TV
“I want to focus on stories, certainly about Black people and BIPOC people, but also stories of powerful women in general and powerful families,” says “Claws” showrunner Janine...
Chloë Grace Moretz Boards Anne Sewitsky’s Jonestown Massacre Thriller “White Night”
Chloë Grace Moretz is adding to her perenially busy slate. Deadline announces she is set to star in “White Night,” an upcoming adaptation of former high-ranking member of the People’s...
Coralie Fargeat Directing “The Substance” for Universal, Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley to Star
French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat is set to make her first studio feature, “The Substance,” an “explosive feminist take on body horror” that will star Demi Moore and Margaret...
“Pachinko” Showrunner Soo Hugh Introduces Asian Pacific Story Incubator
Soo Hugh is bringing Min Jin Lee’s work to the screen with her television adaptation of “Pachinko,” set to premiere in March. Now there’s word that Hugh will help other Asian...
Apply Now: Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab
Hillman Grad Productions, Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani’s’ production and development company, is set to “provide opportunities for marginalized creatives to connect, grow, and...
The Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40 Expands to Europe, Applications Now Open
The Writers Lab (TWL) has offered mentorship, feedback and networking opportunities, panels, and workshops to women screenwriters over 40 in the United States and, more recently, the U.K. and Ireland...
Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Assia Boundaoui, Diane Paragas, & Ekwa Msangi Named United States Artists Fellows
Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Assia Boundaoui, Diane Paragas, Ekwa Msangi are among the 63 artists across 10 creative disciplines named as 2022 United States Artists Fellows. The directors account for four...
Lulu Wang & Dani Melia Set Up New Production Company, Ink First-Look TV Deal with Amazon
“The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang and producer Dani Melia are setting up shop at Amazon. Deadline reports the duo have entered into a first-look TV deal with Amazon via their new...