BY Rachel Montpelier
Parkland Drama Teacher Melody Herzfeld to Be Honored at Tony Awards
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama teacher Melody Herzfeld, who survived the February 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida, will receive an education award at the Tonys on June 10, The New York...
Trailer Watch: “Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin” Explores a Game-Changing Author’s Legacy
Celebrated science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin left behind an extraordinary legacy when she died earlier this year. As the trailer for the upcoming doc “Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin”...
“The Middle’s” Eden Sher Might Be Getting Her Own Spinoff
It’s finally Sue Heck’s moment to shine. The hyper-enthusiastic middle child of ABC’s “The Middle,” played by Eden Sher, could be getting her very own show. According...
“Mean Girls” Breaks Broadway Record, Teams Up with Young Women’s Leadership Network
Scoring 12 Tony nominations, shattering a Broadway record, and supporting young women — way to make fetch happen, “Mean Girls!” You go, Glen Coco! The musical adaptation of the...
Apply Now: NBC’s New Unscripted Directing Initiative for Women and POC
If you’re a woman or person of color trying to break into unscripted directing, take note: NBC has unveiled the new Alternative Directors Program, the entertainment industry’s first...
Weekly Update for May 25: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Mary Shelley – Directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour; Written by Emma Jensen and Haifaa Al-Mansour (Available on VOD June 1) “Mary Shelley” She will...
Political Drama Inspired by Barbara Boxer in the Works at FX
Denise Di Novi and Nina Tassler are bringing another female leader’s story to the small screen. The PatMa Productions founders already have limited series about Israeli Prime Minister Golda...
Trailer Watch: The Ladies Have a New Boss in “Claws” Season 2
Desna (Niecy Nash) outlines a simple plan in the trailer for “Claws'” sophomore season: “I just want to live the dream: have a chain of nail salons, and take care of my brother and...
Selma Blair Will Star in Maria Gabriela Cardenas’ Feature Debut
After taking on sci-fi in the “Lost in Space” reboot and true crime in “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” Selma Blair has lined up another genre project....
Ashley Avis Will Write and Direct “Black Beauty” Remake
“Black Beauty” is getting another update. Ashley Avis has signed on to write and direct the latest adaptation of Anna Sewell’s classic novel about the titular horse, Deadline has...
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sandra Oh, and More Discuss Equal Pay and Collaboration in THR Roundtable
The latest Hollywood Reporter roundtable features TV actresses who portray women claiming — or reclaiming — power. Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a sex worker making name for herself as an adult...
Study: The Number of Women Screenwriters in the UK Has Barely Changed in 10 Years
In 2017 women represented 11 percent of the writers on the United States’ top 250 films. They accounted for 33 percent of television writers during the States’ 2016-17 season. Obviously,...
The 2018 National Directors Fellowship Recipients Are All Women
The National Directors Fellowship (NDF), an 18-month program that provides training and mentorship to stage directors, has announced its 2018 participants — and all five of them are women. Per...
“UnREAL” Season 4 Gets First-Run Deal at Hulu
“UnREAL” is relocating for its fourth season. Lifetime’s drama about the behind-the-scenes machinations at a “Bachelor”-esque reality show will get a first-run on Hulu...
Quote of the Day: Rashida Jones On the Creative Advantages of Writing and Producing
Rashida Jones might be best known for her onscreen work in “Parks and Recreation,” “Angie Tribeca,” and “The Office,” but she’s also a prolific writer and...
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Gets a Third Season
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” hasn’t even debuted its second season yet, but it’s already received a third. According to Variety, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s period comedy...
Cannes Awards 2018: Another Dude Wins the Palme D’Or and Asia Argento Brings the House Down
Cannes’ 2018 Closing Ceremony was the perfect microcosm of the festival itself: it embraced some much-needed social change and somehow was still the usual old boys’ club. The fest’s...
Weekly Update for May 18: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Book Club – Co-Written by Erin Simms Diane (Diane Keaton) is recently widowed after 40 years of marriage. Vivian (Jane Fonda) enjoys her men with no strings...
Black Actresses Protest Industry Racism at Cannes
The 2018 Cannes Film Festival has seen another powerful women-led protest. Per AFP, 16 black and mixed-race actresses took to the red carpet Wednesday to stand up to to racism in the French film...
All-Women Directing Team Set for Starz’s “The Spanish Princess”
Starz has let some news slip about “The Spanish Princess,” the follow-up series to “The White Queen” and “The White Princess”: all episodes will be...
Trailer Watch: The Cluster Prepares for Battle in the “Sense8” Series Finale
“Even after everything we’ve been through, would any of us go back to the world we’re used to?” Will (Brian J. Smith) asks in the “Sense8” series finale trailer....
Trailer Watch: A Journalist Follows the “Dark Money” in Kimberly Reed’s New Doc
“You know, the number one rule of political or watchdog reporting is, ‘follow the money,'” journalist John Adams says in the trailer for “Dark Money.” The reporter, who...
Trailer Watch: Whitney Houston’s Public and Private Lives Collide in Cannes Doc “Whitney”
Whitney Houston is probably best known for her public persona: the passionate, bubbly, and crazy talented performing artist and actress. But as the new trailer for documentary “Whitney”...
Trailer Watch: The Bordelons Are at a Crossroads in “Queen Sugar” Season 3
Nova, Charley, and Ralph Angel Bordelon are back in the trailer for “Queen Sugar’s” third season — and they are still reeling from the events of Season 2. Each of the siblings...
Meryl Streep to Star in Panama Papers Drama “The Laundromat”
Meryl Streep will continue to fight for the truth in her next film. Coming off her Oscar-nominated role in Pentagon Papers drama “The Post,” Streep has signed on for a thriller about...
2018-19 TV Season: Women Directors Have Higher Pilot-to-Series Ratio Than Men
The 2018-19 pilot season has been a marked improvement over 2017-18. Last year only one drama pilot was directed by a woman and it wasn’t ordered to series. This year 14 drama pilots are...
New Research Spotlights Cannes’ Long-Standing Gender Disparity
This weekend 82 women ascended the steps of the Palais de Festival in Cannes to raise awareness around the fest’s history of excluding women directors. Since Cannes kicked off in 1946 only 82...
Weekly Update for May 11: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Breaking In “Breaking In” Gabrielle Union stars as a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed...
Lena Waithe, Pamela Adlon, & More Talk Representation and #MeToo in THR Showrunner Summit
Conversations about pay equality, the #MeToo movement, and gender and race representation have dominated cultural headlines lately, and The Hollywood Reporter’s recent Showrunner Summit was no...
Trailer Watch: Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon Get Their Bond On in “The Spy Who Dumped Me”
When Audrey (Mila Kunis) receives a breakup text from her boyfriend in a new trailer for “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” she decides to mourn the relationship in the usual fashion. Along with...
American Ballet Theater Launches Program Supporting Women Choreographers
American Ballet Theater (ABT) is championing women choreographers. According to The New York Times, the company has started The ABT Women’s Movement, a multi-year program designed to support and...
Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Beatriz Seigner — “Los Silencios”
Beatriz Seigner’s feature debut, “Bollywood Dream,” screened at over 20 international film festivals, including Busan, Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles, and São Paulo. It marked the first film...
Amy Poehler-Produced Pilot “Three Busy Debras” Heads to Adult Swim
More women are finally joining Adult Swim’s ranks. “Three Busy Debras,” a surreal, women-created comedy pilot from producer Amy Poehler has been ordered at the network, Deadline...
Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Marie Monge — “Treat Me Like Fire”
Marie Monge has written and directed short films such as “Marseille by Night,” “Mia,” and “Les ombres bossues.” “Marseille by Night” was nominated for...
Trailer Watch: Liza Isn’t Playing by the Rules in “Younger” Season 5
“The world is ageist,” says Liza (Sutton Foster) in the trailer for “Younger’s” fifth season. “And until that changes, I can’t play by the rules.” She,...
Tina Tchen Names Members of Recording Academy’s Female Advancement Task Force
Time’s Up leader and former chief of staff to Michelle Obama Tina Tchen has unveiled the members of the Recording Academy’s Task Force for Female Advancement, of which she is chair....
Human Rights Watch Film Fest 2018 Lineup Is 80% Women-Directed
Usually, it’s easier and quicker to name the films that aren’t directed by men screening at a festival because there are so few of them — but that’s not the case with Human...
Meredith Vieira Unveils Initiative for Women Documentary Filmmakers
Meredith Vieira is stepping up for women directors. The TV anchor and journalist has introduced a new initiative for female filmmakers seeking funding for documentary films and series, The Hollywood...
Study: Women Underrepresented Behind the Scenes in Off Broadway Plays
The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), a not-for-profit that advocates for gender equality in theater, onstage and off, has published its latest study. The report, titled “Women...
AFI DOCS and Provincetown Fests Will Open and Close with Women-Directed Pics
Cannes, this is how it’s done: projects from female filmmakers are set to kick off and conclude both AFI DOCS and Provincetown International Film Festival. AFI DOCS, a documentary fest in the...
Weekly Update for May 4: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Angels Wear White — Written and Directed by Vivian Qu (Opens in NY; Opens in LA May 18) In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a...
Catherine Zeta-Jones to Topline Facebook Watch Series “Queen America”
Catherine Zeta-Jones has a new title: Queen America. The Oscar-winning actress has signed on to star in a new Facebook Watch series from Meaghan Oppenheimer (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Deadline...
Trailer Watch: Cannes Film “Whitney” Presents Both Sides of an Incredible Talent
Whitney Houston’s family and friends describe her two sides in a new trailer for “Whitney.” The late singer was an iconic, amazingly gifted artist and performer, but she was also, as one of the...
Mary Harron to Helm Salvador Dali Biopic “Dali Land”
Fresh off directing a pic about the Manson Family murders, Mary Harron has lined up her next project. The “American Psycho” director is taking on the life of surrealist artist Salvador Dali in...
Trailer Watch: A Woman is Betrayed by Her Husband and Friend in Cannes Pic “One Day”
The trailer for “One Day” (“Egy Nap”) sees Anna (Zsófia Szamosi) carting her kids around to school and various activities, doing some grocery shopping, comforting her crying toddler, and...
Quote of the Day: Cate Blanchett Wants Artists to Be “Fearless” in Fight for Equality
“I feel really positive about the inevitable, positive moves toward equality in the face of a lot of fear and adversity,” two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett told Variety in an in-depth...
Liz Garbus Directing Docuseries Adaptation of Michelle McNamara’s Golden State Killer Book
Liz Garbus is taking on the Golden State Killer for her next project. Per a press release, the documentarian is helming an HBO docuseries based on Michelle McNamara’s best-selling book “I’ll...
Limited Series About Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor Is in Development
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be the subject of yet another project — but this time she’ll be joined by fellow trailblazing female Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Variety confirms...
Today in #MeToo and #TimesUp: Judd Sues Weinstein, WOC Lead Fight to Stop R. Kelly, & More
The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements aren’t going anywhere. Amid recent reports that disgraced figures such as Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer are staging comebacks, there’s also been news of Ashley...
BFI Southbank Will Spotlight Films By and About Women in June
BFI Southbank will be showcasing women-centric and women-made films throughout the month of June. A press release has announced that the four-screen cinema in South Bank, London will be championing...
Women In Film Now Accepting 2018 Finishing Fund Applications
The submission period for Women In Film’s 2018 Film Finishing Fund is open. Now in its 33rd year, the fund awards 10 to 15 grants to films by and about women. Documentary, narrative, animated, and...