BY Laura Berger
Submit Now: Wavelength’s WAVE Grant for First-Time Female or Non-Binary Filmmakers of Color
Submissions for the WAVE grant are now open. From Wavelength Films, the production studio behind titles such as Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s “Cusp” and Ekwa Msangi’s...
Trailer Watch: “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time” Honors the Unconventional Blues and Folk Singer
Named after her second album, “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time” pays tribute to the late blues and folk singer. A new trailer for the documentary sees friends, family, bandmates, exes, and...
Trailer Watch: A Pot Farmer Struggles to Adapt with the Times in “Freeland”
“The universe is looking out for you. You’re going to find your right path,” says Krisha Fairchild in a new trailer for “Freeland.” Kate McLean and Mario Furloni’s...
Bryce Dallas Howard Will Direct and Produce a Disney+ Reboot of “Flight of the Navigator”
Bryce Dallas Howard’s feature narrative directorial debut is on the way. The “Jurassic World” actress and “Dads” helmer is set to produce and direct a gender-swapped...
Connie Hochman on Exploring an Influential Choreographer’s Teaching Style with “In Balanchine’s Classroom”
Connie Hochman was a professional ballet dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet where she performed many Balanchine masterworks. In 2007, Connie began a series of interviews with former Balanchine dancers...
Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks’ Genre Pic “Alone With You” Lands at Dark Star Pictures
“Alone With You” has found a home ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest. Dark Star Pictures landed North American rights to the thriller with a queer couple at its center....
Maria Schrader’s “I’m Your Man” Named as Germany’s Pick for Oscars’ International Film Category
Maria Schrader may be adding an Oscar to her awards collection. The Emmy-winning “Unorthodox” director’s latest feature, sci-fi rom-com “I’m Your Man,” has been...
Trailer Watch: “Knocking” Tells the Story of a Traumatized Woman Trying To Be Heard
Asked what she’d like audiences to think about after watching “Knocking,” director Frida Kempff told us “that everyone has the right to be listened to. I think [that notion...
Zendaya, Jean Smart, Marlee Matlin, and Siân Heder Among Women in Film WIF Honorees
Zendaya is following up the world premiere of “Dune” at Venice Film Festival by taking home a special award. The Emmy-winning “Euphoria” actress is among this year’s...
Clea DuVall and Mary Holland Reunite for “Day Job” Comedy Series
“Happiest Season” collaborators and “Veep” co-stars Clea DuVall and Mary Holland are re-teaming. “The pair are developing single-camera comedy series ‘Day...
Trailer Watch: Margaret Qualley Rebuilds Her Life After Leaving Her Abusive Ex in “Maid”
Margaret Qualley leaves an abusive relationship and searches for a home in “Maid,” Netflix’s adaptation of Stephanie Land’s New York Times best-selling memoir. Once an...
Trailer Watch: “Fruits of Labor” Spotlights a Mexican-American Teen with No Time to Spare
“I wish to only worry about the things girls worry about at my age,” says Ashley Solis in a new trailer for “Fruits of Labor.” The SXSW doc sees the second-generation...
Trailer Watch: Joan Micklin Silver’s “Hester Street” Gets a New 4K Restoration
“Hester Street” is getting a makeover. A new 4K restoration of Joan Micklin Silver’s portrait of an Eastern European Jewish couple living in New York’s Lower East Side in the late...
Trailer Watch: Sundance Winner and Oscar Hopeful “Hive” Tells the Story of a Woman-Run Business
Tired of waiting for men to come and save the day, a woman in a Kosovo village decides to make her own fate in “Hive.” A new trailer has arrived for Blerta Basholli’s Sundance winner,...
Tribeca Winner “Jacinta” Lands at Hulu
Hulu is adding a Tribeca Film Festival award-winner to its slate. A press release announced that the streamer landed “Jacinta,” a documentary exploring drug addiction and...
Crystal R. Emery Talks “The Deadliest Disease in America,” Her Doc About Racism in Healthcare
Crystal R. Emery is a producer, educator, author, and filmmaker known for producing socially conscious storytelling on a variety of platforms that celebrate the triumph of the human spirit, a cause...
Trailer Watch: “Diana: The Musical” Brings Princess Di’s Story to the Stage and Screen
Another story about the former Princess of Wales is on the way. Netflix has dropped a trailer for “Diana: The Musical” in the wake of “Spencer’s” rave reviews out of...
Pick of the Day: “Language Lessons”
Described as a “weird little movie made in a very weird time about finding friendship in strange places and accepting love even when you think you may not be worth it” by writer,...
Trailer Watch: “The Baby-Sitters Club” Is Growing in Season 2
The Baby-Sitters Club is officially back in business, and Kristy (Sophie Grace), Mary-Anne (Malia Baker), Claudia (Momona Tamada), and Stacey (Shay Rudolph) are welcoming new members to their ranks....
Gita Pullapilly on Transforming Undervalued and Discounted Women into “Queenpins”
Gita Pullapilly is an award-winning writer, producer, and director. Along with her collaborator and husband Aron Gaudet, Pullapilly currently has projects with Amazon Films, STX Entertainment,...
Trailer Watch: Ballerinas Make a Pact in Sarah Adina Smith’s “Birds of Paradise”
Kristine Froseth’s loyalty is no match for her ambition in “Birds of Paradise.” From writer-director Sarah Adina Smith, the ballet drama tells the story of two students attending a...
Trailer Watch: Anya Taylor-Joy Haunts Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie in “Last Night in Soho”
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie couldn’t be any further from the Oregon wilderness in “Last Night in Soho.” The psychological horror pic sees the “Leave No Trace” breakout...
Trailer Watch: Vicky Krieps Is a Filmmaker Questioning Her Choices in Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Bergman Island”
“Do you think you can create a great body of work and raise a family at the same time?” asks Vicky Krieps in a new trailer for “Bergman Island.” Written and directed by Mia...
Trailer Watch: Jemima Kirke Is Anti-“Sex Education” in the Netflix Comedy’s Third Season
Moordale is welcoming a new headteacher. A trailer has dropped for “Sex Education’s” third season and sees “Girls” alumna Jemima Kirke vowing to transform the reputation...
Filming Underway for “Marie Antoinette” Series from “The Favourite” Scribe Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis is taking inspiration from another controversial monarch. The “Favourite” scribe is following up her portrait of Queen Anne with a series inspired by Marie Antoinette....
TIFF 2021 Women Directors: Meet Jenna Cato Bass – “Mlungu Wam” (“Good Madam”)
Jenna Cato Bass is a South African writer, filmmaker, and former magician. Together with Wanuri Kahiu, Bass co-wrote the coming-of-age romance “Rafiki,” which premiered in Cannes’...
Teaser Watch: Janet Jackson Tells Her Own Story in “Janet”
“This is my story — told by me. Not through someone else’s eyes. This is the truth, take it or leave it, love it or hate it. This is me,” says Janet Jackson in a new teaser...
Becky Read’s “The Fight Before Christmas” Doc Acquired by Apple
One man’s ill-fated mission to bring “Joy to the World” — and specifically his neighborhood — is heading to Apple TV+. The streamer has acquired global rights to...
Teaser Watch: Issa Rae Dreams of Being “Drama-Free and Happy” in “Insecure’s” Final Season
Issa Rae is reflecting on her past, present, and future in a new teaser for “Insecure.” Set to return to HBO October 24, the Emmy and Peabody-winning comedy’s fifth and final season...
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Portrait of Her Mother, “Jane By Charlotte,” Lands at Utopia
“Jane By Charlotte” has secured U.S. distribution ahead of its North American premiere at this month’s New York Film Festival. A portrait of singer, actress, and fashion icon Jane...
Teaser Watch: Hailee Steinfeld Vows to Make Her Mark in “Dickinson’s” Third and Final Season
Hailee Steinfeld is determined to make every moment count in the third and final season of “Dickinson.” A teaser just dropped for the Apple TV+ comedy inspired by Emily Dickinson and sees...
Exclusive: Sundance Winner “Writing with Fire” Acquired by Music Box Films
The story of India’s only women-led news outlet is heading stateside. Women and Hollywood can exclusively reveal that Music Box Films has acquired rights to “Writing with Fire,”...
Teaser Watch: Betsy West & Julie Cohen Honor a Trailblazer in “My Name Is Pauli Murray”
“You cannot teach American history without teaching about Pauli Murray,” we’re told in a new teaser for “My Name Is Pauli Murray.” Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s...
Venice 2021 Women Directors: Meet Dina Amer – “Tu Me Ressembles” (“You Resemble Me”)
Dina Amer is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist. She helped produce the Oscar-nominated and Emmy award-winning documentary “The Square,” which chronicled the Egyptian Revolution...
LGBTQ Critics’ Dorian TV Awards: “Hacks,” “I May Destroy You,” “Pose,” & More Win Big
Mj Rodriguez took home a major honor at GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ Dorians TV Awards. Hot off her historic Emmy nomination for “Pose,” the actress received the...
Trailer Watch: Eve, Brandy, Naturi Naughton, and Nadine Velazquez Take the Stage in “Queens”
Girls5eva isn’t the only girl group reuniting. Nasty Bitches are also taking a trip down memory lane. ABC has released an extended first look for “Queens,” an upcoming comedy about...
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...
Zoë Kravitz Will Topline & EP Coming-of-Age Animated Series “Phatty Patty” from India Sage Wilson
With her highest-profile film role to date on the way, Zoë Kravitz is going undercover. “The Batman” is currently in post-production, and Kravitz has lined up a gig in animation before...
Venice 2021 Women Directors: Meet Michale Boganim – “The Forgotten Ones”
Michale Boganim grew up in Israel, in a Moroccan family. Her father was in the Israeli Black Panther movement. She is a graduate of the National Film School in London. Her student film “Dim...
Teaser Watch: Jane Campion Returns to the Big Screen with “The Power of the Dog”
Jane Campion is back with her first feature in over a decade. She’s following up 2009 Abbie Cornish-starrer “Bright Star” with “The Power of the Dog,” a Netflix Western...
Trailer Watch: Grace Van Patten Joins an Army at War with Men in Karen Cinorre’s “Mayday”
Grace Van Patten and Mia Goth debate the difference between heroes and psychopaths in a new trailer for “Mayday,” Karen Cinorre’s fantasy pic about 20th century sirens. After being...
Qiong Wang’s “All About My Sisters” Acquired by Icarus Films
“All About My Sisters” has secured distribution ahead of its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival. A press release announced that Icarus Films snagged North American...
Trailer Watch: Maria Schrader’s Sci-Fi Rom-Com “I’m Your Man” Tells the Story of a Scientist and a Robot
Maria Schrader is following up her Emmy-winning portrait of a Hasidic Jewish woman who flees her ultra-orthodox community with a sci-fi rom-com. A trailer has arrived for the “Unorthodox”...
Angel Kristi Williams Talks “Really Love” and Celebrating Black Romance
Angel Kristi Williams is a writer and director. She’s a Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellow and was the recipient of the Sony Pictures Diversity Fellowship. This year she was...
Trailer Watch: “The Big Scary ‘S’ Word” Explores the American Socialist Movement
Yael Bridge demystifies and destigmatizes socialism in “The Big Scary ‘S’ Word,” her feature doc debut. “Socialism is as American as apple pie,” Cornel West...
Susannah Grant Sex Trafficking Drama in the Works at Showtime
Susannah Grant is following up her Emmy-nominated sexual assault drama “Unbelievable” with another small screen project inspired by a harrowing true story. She has a new series in the...
Teaser Watch: Zoe Saldaña Vows to Be a Great Eagle Warrior in “Maya and the Three”
“If it is to be, it is up to me,” says Zoe Saldaña in a new teaser for “Maya and the Three.” The animated Netflix series sees the “Avengers: Endgame” actress...
Pick of the Day: “The Chair”
Though it’s decidedly less glamorous, academia isn’t entirely dissimilar from Hollywood. The wealthy and powerful minority convince themselves that meritocracy governs the system, and the...
Pick of the Day: “CODA”
From start to finish, “CODA” is a delight. Siân Heder’s second feature is heartfelt, laugh-out-loud funny, and everything I’d hoped it would be after reading about its...
Trailer Watch: “Introducing, Selma Blair” Invites Audiences to Join Her Journey with MS
Selma Blair offers an intimate look behind the scenes of her life in “Introducing, Selma Blair.” Rachel Fleit’s documentary sees the actress reckoning with her Multiple Sclerosis...
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...