BY Casey Cipriani
Trailer Watch: “Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)” Sparks Sexual Awakening
Eva Husson titled her directorial debut “Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story),” but it’s evident from the trailer here that what she’s talking about is a teenage version of love. No less fraught...
Trailer Watch: Maïwenn’s “Mon Roi” Hits the U.S.
Filmmaker Maïwenn may be best known stateside for playing Diva Plavalaguna in “The Fifth Element,” but her notable French filmmaking career may soon take off in the U.S. thanks to...
Julie Dash’s Landmark Film “Daughters of the Dust” Restored for Re-release
Cohen Media Group has announced that their branch Cohen Film Collection has acquired rights to and will release a new restoration of Julie Dash’s landmark film “Daughters of the Dust.” They...
“Women’s Films Have an Uphill Battle”: Women in Sundance Fellows Learn from the Vets
Women at Sundance Fellows: Kering Earlier this week, Women in Sundance fellows were gathered for a special workshop, put together by Kering and the Sundance Institute. The workshop was designed to...
Trailer Watch: Alicia Vikander Goes Dutch in “Tulip Fever”
Alicia Vikander’s star is continuing to rise. She just signed on to be the next Lara Croft in a “Tomb Raider” reboot, but before she hits the video game world, she’ll revisit a period drama...
An Authorized Whitney Houston Doc Is in the Works
From the same team that brought us “Amy,” the Oscar-winning Amy Winehouse documentary, a Whitney Houston documentary is now in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Houston, widely...
Nzingha Stewart To Write and Direct “The 10th Date” for Lifetime
According to Deadline, Lifetime is preparing a two-hour movie called “The 10th Date,” which could serve as a backdoor pilot for a series. The project will be written and directed by Nzingha...
Women In Film Los Angeles Now Accepting Grant Applications
Female filmmakers, are you ready for some cash? Women In Film Los Angeles has begun accepting applications for their 2016 Finishing Fund grants. The entry period opened yesterday and WIF will be...
Cannes Final Juries Curiously Feature Female Actors and Male Directors
The Un Certain Regard Jury: Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival, which will run from May 11–22 this year, has announced the jury members of the Un Certain Regard, Camera D’Or, and...
Trailer Watch: “The Fits” Turns Hysteria Into Dance
To film her directorial debut, “The Fits,” director Anna Rose Holmer scoured the West End of Cincinnati to cast real, non-actor teenagers for added authenticity. The resulting energy is clear...
LA Film Festival Unveils 2016 Lineup with 43% Women Directors
“Paint it Black”: LA Film Festival The LA Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 2016 edition. Women directors are very well represented in the 22nd annual fest— take note, Cannes. The...
Lesli Linka Glatter Will Receive AFI’s Alumni Medal
Director Lesli Linka Glatter will be honored with the 2016 Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal, the American Film Institute has announced in a release. The award, AFI notes, “recognizes the...
Paramount TV Developing “All the Single Ladies” from Rebecca Traister
Paramount TV has picked up the rights to Rebecca Traister’s best-selling book “All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation,” Variety has reported. Traister,...
Disney’s Upcoming Slate Includes Few Female Directors
Like 20th Century Fox before them, Disney recently released a line-up of films with few female directors in sight. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney has staked out prime release dates for...
Meet the Winner of Marvel’s Women in STEM Internship Challenge
Coinciding with the upcoming May 6 release of Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War,” Disney and Marvel Studios, Dolby Laboratories, Synchrony Bank, Broadcom MASTERS and Science &...
Karlovy Vary Film Festival to Feature Mexican Female Directors
“Amazing Cat Fish”: Karlovy Vary Film Festival The Karlovy Vary Film Festival, which runs from July 1–9 this summer, has announced this year’s fest will include a special segment focusing on...
Trailer Watch: Penélope Cruz Fights Breast Cancer in “Ma ma”
Few movies stars can bridge the divide between Europe and the U.S. as effortlessly as Penélope Cruz. Though she continues to appear in American studio flicks like “Zoolander 2” and“The...
Cannes Film Festival Jury Includes Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino, Vanessa Paradis, and Katayoon…
Cannes Film Festival Jury Includes Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino, Vanessa Paradis, and Katayoon Shahabi The Cannes Film Festival has announced the complete Jury for the 69th fest, which will run...
Emma Stone, Kate McKinnon, and Jillian Bell Will Star in “Women in Business”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emma Stone, Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live,” “Ghostbusters”), and Jillian Belle (“22 Jump Street”) have signed on for the comedy “Women in...
Trailer Watch: “Lady Dynamite” Loses Her Mind and Makes a TV Show
Sometimes you have to lose your mind to find yourself. Or so Maria Bamford (“Adventure Time”)has learned, and is so expressed in her upcoming Netflix comedy, “Lady Dynamite,” for which a new...
Trailer Watch: The King and the President Cross Paths in Liza Johnson’s “Elvis & Nixon”
It takes a lot of chutzpah to send the President of the United States a letter that reads, “I can and will do more good if I am made a Federal Agent at large” — especially when such a...