BY Casey Cipriani
Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time” Will Feature Diverse Cast
Ava DuVernay, who directed 2014’s critically acclaimed “Selma,” is taking inclusivity in film into her own hands. According to NOLA.com, DuVernay is looking to diversify the cast of her...
Men Intentionally Sabotage Reviews Of Entertainment Aimed at Women
It didn’t come as a surprise that a particular subset of men online set out to sabotage the upcoming all-female “Ghostbusters” remake. But surely that kind of intentional, misogynist scheme...
Cannes’ Women Winners: Houda Benyamina, Andrea Arnold, Maren Ade, and More
“Divines” The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend, and though we are still without a solo female winner for the Palme d’Or (Jane Campion won a shared Palme in 1993 for “The...
Nia Vardalos to Adapt and Star in Cheryl Strayed’s “Tiny Beautiful Things”
Nia Vardalos will return to theater next season, starring in “Tiny Beautiful Things,” a play adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s book, said The Hollywood Reporter. The play will run from Nov. 15...
Trailer Watch: Anna Gunn Demands “Equity”
Anna Gunn starred as Skyler White on the hit AMC series “Breaking Bad” for the show’s entire run and was on the receiving end of a lot of sexist criticism for the role. The barrage of death...
Quote of the Day: Pedro Almodóvar Says Hollywood Guilty of “Diobolical Sexism”
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has worked with many women throughout his eclectic career and made some of the most female-centric films coming out of Europe. Now at the Cannes Film Festival to...
Marielle Heller, Crystal Mozelle, and More Chosen for Sundance’s FilmTwo Initiative
“The Diary of a Teenage Girl” The Sundance Institute has announced an expansion of its artist development programs to include support for second-time feature filmmakers. The new FilmTwo...
Emily Carmichael to Write and Direct “Powerhouse” for Amblin Entertainment
Are we finally getting a female director go from the indie world into a big-budget project? According to The Hollywood Reporter, indie filmmaker Emily Carmichael will write and direct...
Kerry Washington, Julianna Margulies, Sarah Paulson, and More Women of TV Talk Sexism on THR’s…
Kerry Washington, Julianna Margulies, Sarah Paulson, and More Women of TV Talk Sexism on THR’s Roundtable The Actress Roundtable: The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter has put together...
Oscilloscope Acquires Anna Biller’s “The Love Witch”
Oscilloscope Laboratories has announced the acquisition of worldwide rights to “The Love Witch,” the latest film written, produced, and directed by Anna Biller. The film’s official synopsis...
Chloë Sevigny Was Sexually Harassed During Auditions
It seems no woman is immune from sexual harassment, especially in the film industry. At the Cannes Film Festival this week, Chloë Sevigny, who is at the fest with a short film she directed called...
UK Female-Centric Film Finance Initiative Launched at Cannes
A new film finance initiative aimed directly at female-centric films has just been launched at the Cannes Film Festival. As ScreenDaily reported, Boudica, which is supported by Women in Film &...
All Female “Taming of the Shrew” Coming to Shakespeare in the Park
An all-female Shakespeare production is coming to Shakespeare in the Park, and what’s a better choice for such an event than the Bard’s battle-of-the-sexes comedy “The Taming of...
Female Villain Scrapped From “Iron Man 3” Because of Stupid Toys
Consider this your daily dose of “Are you fucking kidding me?!” In an interview with Uproxx, “Iron Man 3” director Shane Black revealed a surprising truth about why Rebecca Hall’s...
Courtney Love and Joey King to Star in Deborah Chow’s “The Possibility of Fireflies”
More Cannes news comes pouring in every day. It’s been announced that Courtney Love, lead singer of the band Hole and actress in “The People Vs. Larry Flint,” and Joey King (“Ramona and...
“Alien: Covenant” Will Include Two Female Directors
Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Alien: Covenant” will have an interesting addition to its credits: two female directors. According to Indiewire, it was announced by Screen Australia and the...
Margot Robbie Will Star in Harley Quinn Spin-Off
Fans of DC comics and the character of Harley Quinn are anticipating whether or not actress Margot Robbie’s portrayal of the character in the upcoming film “Suicide Squad” will live up to...
Nancy Drew Dropped from CBS for Being “Too Female” and More Pilot News
Next week’s “upfront” presentations in New York are where TV networks will hype their upcoming schedules to advertisers. As a result, a lot of big television decisions are being made. Many...
Ellen Burstyn and Laura Dern to Star in Jennifer Fox’s “The Tale”
Ellen Burstyn and Laura Dern have signed on to star as a mother and daughter in Jennifer Fox’s “The Tale.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, “The Tale” centers on Jennifer (Dern), “a...
Cannes Contender “Toni Erdmann” Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
One of the biggest hits at the Cannes Film Festival this year has just found U.S. distribution and seems on its way to becoming a serious contender for the Palme d’Or. Maren Ade’s “Toni...
Oscilloscope Acquires Sophia Takal’s “Always Shine”
Oscilloscope Laboratories has announced the acquisition of U.S. rights to Sophia Takal’s second directorial feature, “Always Shine,” which recently screened at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival,...
Alice Rohrwacher Named Film Society of Lincoln Center Filmmaker in Residence
Director Alice Rohrwacher has been named the fourth Film Society of Lincoln Center and Jaeger-LeCoultre filmmaker in residence, Variety has reported. The announcement was made at the Cannes Film...
Cannes 2016: “Toni Erdmann” Director Maren Ade Calls for 50% Quotas for Female Directors
Maren Ade is just one of three female directors in the competition section of the Cannes Film Festival this year, and like many of us, she’s demanding more. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter,...
“Supergirl” Saved, “Agent Carter” Cut: The Fate of Female-Led Shows at Major Networks
“Agent Carter”: ABC With May’s up fronts on the horizon, networks are putting shows on the chopping block and calling up orders for new pilots left and right. At ABC in particular, popular...
Cannes 2016: Lynne Ramsay to Direct a New Thriller
ScreenDaily reports that director Lynn Ramsay will helm her first project since she left the Natalie Portman-led Western “Jane Got a Gun.” Ramsay will direct “You Were Never Really Here,” a...
Stripper Exposé “The Hustlers at Scores” Will Be Made Into a Film
Annapurna Pictures and Gloria Sanchez Productions have acquired the film rights to The New York Magazine article “The Hustlers at Scores” by Jessica Pressler. A modern twist on the Robin Hood...
Rose Byrne to Star in Hallie Meyers-Shyer’s “Home Again”
Rose Byrne is reportedly in negotiations to star in the comedy “Home Again,” according to Variety. The film will be written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, daughter of Nancy Meyers, who is...
Cannes 2016: Jodie Foster Opens “Women in Motion” Program at Cannes
Jodie Foster will open the second “Women in Motion” program at the Cannes Film Festival, which begins today. Foster is at the festival promoting her film “Money Monster,” which is screening...
Trailer Watch: Salma Hayek-Pinault Revolts in “Septembers of Shiraz”
While Ben Affleck’s “Argo” may have offered a comedic take on the 1979 Iranian revolution, “Septembers of Shiraz” appears, from the looks of the new trailer, to make a more serious...
Cannes 2016: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires “Elle”
In some of the first news out of the Cannes Film Festival, which begins today, Sony Pictures Classics has bought the North American rights to Paul Verhoeven’s psychological thriller “Elle,”...
Multiple Jenni Rivera Projects in the Works
Multiple projects are in the works surrounding the life of singer Jenni Rivera, according the Deadline. Television projects and a film based on the life of the late Mexican-American singer have been...
TV Writers Petition For Tax Credits To Hire Women & Minorities
Call it Made in New York…by Women. According to Deadline, almost 500 film and TV writers have sent letters to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asking for new tax incentives for television producers...
Trailer Watch: “Orange is the New Black” Season 4 is Definitely a Drama
“Do you know the difference between pain and suffering?” Pennsatucky asks in the new trailer for “Orange is the New Black” Season 4. “Pain is always there, but suffering is...
Abigail Breslin and Trudie Styler Honored By Greenwich International Film Festival
The Greenwich International Film Festival, which is set to run from June 9–12 this year, has announced their honorees for the 2nd annual Changemaker Gala, which will take place on Friday,...
Lynda Carter Honored with Gracie’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Wonder Woman herself is getting an award. Lynda Carter, who played the Amazonian superhero on the original TV series, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 41st Annual Gracie...
Sundance Institute’s Annual Directors Lab Includes 5 Women
Sundance Institute has selected their first-time filmmakers for this year’s Directors Lab, and five out of the eight directors chosen are women. That’s a lovely 62 percent. The annual Lab...
Anne Hathaway Bringing Stage Role in “Grounded” To the Big Screen
Anne Hathaway is adapting a movie version of the play “Grounded,” according to Variety. In 2015, she appeared in a New York production of the single-actor drama at the Public Theater, which was...
Teyonah Parris in Talks for Christine Swanson’s “Buffalo Soldier Girl”
Teyonah Parris of “Dear White People,” “Chi-Raq,” and AMC’s “Mad Men” is reportedly in talks to star in “Buffalo Soldier Girl” for filmmaker Christine Swanson, according to...
Alicia Vikander Starts Production Company Vikarious
Alicia Vikander is taking a cue from the many women in Hollywood who have already done so and set up her own production company. Oscar-winner Vikander and her London-based agent, Charles Collier of...
Glamour Starts The Girl Project with “Get Schooled” Docu-Series
Glamour Magazine has begun an initiative called The Girl Project to highlight obstacles facing the 50 million girls worldwide who are fighting for an education. As part of the project, Glamour sent...
Lupita Nyong’o and Cast of Danai Gurira’s “Eclipsed” Urge #BringBackOurGirls
After one recent matinee showing of Danai Gurira’s “Eclipsed,” which is now playing on Broadway, the play’s star, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o championed a movement to remember the...
Cynthia Nixon to Receive Provincetown Film Festival Excellence in Acting Award
The Provincetown International Film Festival, which runs from June 15–19 this year, has announced today that Cynthia Nixon will be honored with the 2016 Excellence in Acting Award at this...
Female Cinematographers Band Together to Form CINEMATOGRAPHERS XX
Female cinematographers are banding together to form a new, supportive group called CINEMATOGRAPHERS XX, which will “help the crews behind the camera be more reflective of the stories they create,...
DGA Members Vote For Best-Directed Films and Include Only One Woman
The Directors Guild of America is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, and it’s doing so by essentially forgetting that female directors even exist. The DGA polled its members asking what...
Harriet Tubman Biopic Now in Development
Mere days after the announcement that abolitionist Harriet Tubman would make her way to American currency, it’s also been announced that a biopic about her is in the works as well, Deadline has...
“UnREAL” Teasers Show How Reality TV Manipulates Its Stars
We’ve all long suspected that reality dating shows like “The Bachelor” wallow in sexism and manipulation. But Lifetime’s scripted series “UnREAL” came along last summer and proved our...
Sexism and Misogyny Plague “Ghostbusters” Trailer Proving Even Male Directors Aren’t Immune
Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Leslie Jones in “Ghostbusters’: Sony It wasn’t a surprise when the announcement of Paul Feig’s all-female remake of “Ghostbusters” was...
Kristen Stewart, Gabourey Sidibe to Make Directorial Debuts, America Ferrera to Produce with…
Kristen Stewart, Gabourey Sidibe to Make Directorial Debuts, America Ferrera to Produce with Refinery29 Kristen Stewart: Gage Skidmore/Wiki Commons Digital lifestyle company Refinery29 returned to...
“Supergirl” Co-Creator and “Empire” Showrunner Call For Change at Alliance of Women Directors…
“Supergirl” Co-Creator and “Empire” Showrunner Call For Change at Alliance of Women Directors Awards The dismal status of female directors in television was a hot topic at the Alliance of...
Oprah to Star in HBO’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
Oprah Winfrey is heading to HBO. The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actress and powerhouse media personality has signed on to star in HBO Film’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Based...
Elisabeth Moss Will Star in Adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Mad Men” and “Top of the Lake” star Elisabeth Moss has signed on to an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Streaming service...