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Full Frame 2018 Women Directors: Meet Celia Peterson— “The Good Struggle”
Celia Peterson is a photographer and documentary filmmaker. Currently based in Dubai, she works predominantly in the Middle East shooting a range of documentary photographic and film...
“Radium Girls” to Make Its World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival will host the world premiere of “Radium Girls,” a press release has announced. Set in the early 20th century, the drama follows two female employees of the U.S. Radium...
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Killing Eve” Gets Second Season Pickup Before Series Premiere
BBC America has yet to air a single episode of “Killing Eve,” but the network is clearly expecting good things from the show: Days before its series premiere, the new thriller from...
Full Frame 2018 Women Directors: Meet Allison Bohl DeHart — “Bending Lines: The Sculpture of Robert…
Full Frame 2018 Women Directors: Meet Allison Bohl DeHart — “Bending Lines: The Sculpture of Robert Wiggs” Allison Bohl DeHart is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in Louisiana. Her...
Quote of the Day: Zoe Saldana Doesn’t Want to Be a Muse
Zoe Saldana’s first blockbuster grossed over $654 million worldwide, but filming 2003’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” was far from a Hollywood dream come true for...
Full Frame 2018 Women Directors: Meet Laura Green & Anna Moot-Levin— “The Providers”
Laura Green’s shorts have played at numerous festivals, including Palm Springs Shortfest, Aspen Shortsfest, Sarasota Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, and Outfest. Anna Moot-Levin’s...
Trailer Watch: BFFs Reconnect to Tackle a Bucket List in Elissa Down’s “The Honor List”
A tragic death brings former BFFs back together in a new trailer for Elissa Down’s “The Honor List.” Piper (Meghan Rienks, “Freakish”), Sophie (Karrueche Tran, “Claws”), Isabella...
Kathryn Hahn and Nicole Holofcener Team Up for HBO Pilot “Mrs. Fletcher”
Kathryn Hahn has signed on to star in another small screen adaptation of a novel. The “I Love Dick” actress will topline half-hour comedy series “Mrs. Fletcher” for HBO, The Hollywood...
Full Frame 2018 Women Directors: Meet Chiara Campara— “Tempting Promises”
Chiara Campara’s documentary project “Photofinish” screened at Festival dei Popoli, Bergamo Film Meeting, Filmmaker Festival, and Milano Film Festival, and her doc “Sotterranea” screened...
“Frozen” Breaks Record on Broadway
Anna and Elsa’s story took in over $1.2 billion on the big screen, and now the “Frozen” sisters are making a major mark on Broadway. Disney Theatricals’ adaptation of the pic “shattered...
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Returning for Fourth and Final Season
Some bittersweet news for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” fans: Rachel Bloom and co. will be returning to West Covina for a fourth season, but it’ll mark the final installment of the critically...
Full Frame 2018 Women Directors: Meet Veena Rao — “Rebuilding in Miniature”
Veena Rao’s work has been featured on The New York Times Op-Docs, The Atlantic, and National Geographic. A member of Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, her previous credits include “Mumbai...
IDA Announces Recipients of Inaugural Grants for Women Filmmakers of Color
Jacqueline Olive’s “Always in Season” and Loira Limbal’s “Through the Night” are the the inaugural recipients of the IDA Elevate Grant, a press release has announced. Awarded to emerging...
Isabelle Fuhrman to Topline Deborah Kampmeier Drama About a Predatory Producer
“Hunger Games” alumna Isabelle Fuhrman has signed on to star in “Tape,” a timely indie drama sure to be associated with the #MeToo movement. Written and directed by Deborah Kampmeier and...
“A League of Their Own” Series from Abbi Jacobson in Development at Amazon
The Rockford Peaches are eyeing a return to the field. A series inspired by “A League of Their Own” is in development at Amazon, according to Variety. Reportedly “not a close adaptation” of...
Trailer Watch: The Hunters Become the Hunted in Coralie Fargeat’s “Revenge”
Described by writer-director Coralie Fargeat as “a revenge movie somewhere between ‘Kill Bill’ and Lara Croft,” “Revenge” sees a woman going on vacation to a remote desert villa with her...
Inclusion Rider Co-Creator Stacy Smith to Deliver Keynote at Women’s Media Summit
A number of activists leading the fight for gender equality in Hollywood are slated to attend the second annual Women’s Media Summit. Set to take place April 5–7 in Provincetown, MA, the event...
Sony and EbonyLife Team Up for Female-Led African Warrior Series
Another story about the Dahomey Warriors is in the works. Nigeria-based production company and TV network EbonyLife has signed a three-series deal with Sony, and the first project will be an action...
“Chewing Gum’s” Michaela Coel to Deliver Prestigious Lecture at Edinburgh TV Fest
“Chewing Gum” creator, writer, and star Michaela Coel has been invited to give the MacTaggart lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival. She’ll become the fifth...
Tribeca Film Fest Adds Day-Long #TimesUp Event
Herstory is being made at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. The fest is set to host #TimesUp’s inaugural New York event, Deadline reports. The day-long program will feature conversations with the...
April 2018 Film Preview
“Disobedience” There’s no shortage of heavy-hitters when it comes to women filmmakers premiering films this month. From veteran auteurs like Claire Denis, Lucretia Martel, and Lynne Ramsay, to...
Shorts From Project HER Incubator Program Unveiled
A Snugglr and a prison guard are just a couple of the characters tackled by newly released shorts from Conde Nast Entertainment and Indigenous Media’s Project HER incubator program. Designed with...
Trailer Watch: Thailand’s Elephants Find Sanctuary in “Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story”
“You know, I start to think,” Asian elephant conservationist Lek Chailert ponders in the trailer for actress Ashley Bell’s (“Novitiate”) directorial debut. “If the planet don’t have...
“Andi Mack” Star Sofia Wylie to Make Film Debut in Louise Alston’s “Back of the Net”
Sofia Wylie is best known for her role as the confident and sporty best friend in Disney Channel’s “Andi Mack.” Now, Wylie is set to make her big screen debut in Louise Alston’s family...
“Brown Girl Dreaming” Author Jacqueline Woodson to Receive Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The 15th annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest prize for children’s writing, will be awarded to author Jacqueline Woodson, BBC News reports. Woodson will receive the prize,...
Olivia Munn to Star in Justine Bateman’s Feature Directoral Debut “Violet”
Justine Bateman has had great directorial success with her short works. “Five Minutes” debuted at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and is an official selection at next month’s Tribeca Film...
Women and POC Led the Box Office’s Top Films for 11 of the Past 12 Weekends
This year’s box office numbers are deliciously proving what we and many others have been saying all along: Diversity and inclusivity always come out on top. Per a report via CNN, revenue data...
Trailer Watch: Amandla Stenberg Fights for All of Us in “The Darkest Minds”
“We don’t have to stay in darkness,” a determined Ruby asserts in “The Darkest Minds’” trailer. “We’ve survived all of this.” Based on Alexandra Bracken’s best-selling novel,...
Superheroines in the City: VOD and Web Series Picks
Our VOD and web series picks this month are city-set explorations of women fighting back. The VOD selections document the internal struggles of young women reconciling society’s expectations with...
Elissa Down’s “The Honor List” to Open 2018 Bentonville Film Fest
Director Elissa Down’s coming of age story, “The Honor List,” will open this year’s Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Additionally, “Back to the...
Augustine Frizzell to Direct and Co-Exec Produce HBO Pilot “Euphoria”
Following her success at this year’s Sundance and SXSW festivals, Augustine Frizzell has more than a few projects in the works. Now, the “Never Goin’ Back” helmer has signed on to direct and...
Serena Williams Hits the Court and Screen in HBO Docuseries “Being Serena”
Last year was quite the eventful one for tennis champion Serena Williams. In January 2017 Williams won her seventh Australian Open. And she didn’t just dominate: she did so while eight weeks...
Liesl Tommy to Direct Lupita Nyong’o in “Born a Crime” Adaptation
“Queen Sugar” helmer Liesl Tommy is about to make her feature directorial debut. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the South African-born, Tony-nominated director has just signed on to the...
“One Day at a Time” Renewed for Season 3
At long last, Netflix has released the news we’ve all impatiently been waiting for: “One Day at a Time” will return for a third season. Per Deadline, the heartfelt sitcom following Penelope...
Gina Rodriguez to Star in Netflix’s Live-Action “Carmen Sandiego” Film
With “Annihilation” still in theaters and more than one Netflix project on the horizon, Gina Rodriquez is on fire — and she isn’t showing signs of slowing down anytime soon. According to...
Phyllis Nagy to Write and Direct “The Vanished” for CJ Entertainment
Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Phyllis Nagy is best known for her adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s best-selling novel “Carol.” Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Nagy has signed...
RespectAbility Launches Hollywood Disability Toolkit, Videocamp Holds Contest for Inclusive Films
Thanks to Francis McDormand’s Best Actress acceptance speech, audiences and at-home viewers alike left this year’s Oscar ceremony with one phrase in mind: inclusion rider. This has since...
Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls to Receive Spirit of Anne Frank Award
Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, an organization co-founded by the “Parks and Rec” alumna, will receive this year’s Spirit of Anne Frank Youth Empowerment Award (SAFA). Per the official press...
Gay Conversion Drama “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” Acquired by FilmRise
Sundance winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” has found a home. FilmRise snagged North American rights to the Chloë Grace Moretz-starrer, Deadline reports. The LGBTQ coming-of-age drama...
Trailer Watch: A Pop Icon Takes Risks in “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami”
“The performer takes the risk,” says Grace Jones in a new trailer for “Bloodlight and Bami.” The pop diva explains, “It’s a lonely place — it’s a fascinating, lonely place.”...
Margot Robbie to Produce Female-Led Shakespearean Drama Series
Love William Shakespeare’s plays but wish characters like Lady Macbeth, Ophelia, and Goneril and Regan were more fully developed? Margot Robbie seems to be on the same page — the...
Exclusive: Hasidic Women Form NYC’s First All-Female Volunteer Ambulance Corps in “93Queen” Trailer
“In the Hasidic community there’s a huge divide between the genders,” explains Rachel “Ruchie” Freier in our exclusive trailer for “93Queen.” “I’m being told that it’s not right...
“Madam Secretary” Creator Barbara Hall Signs Overall Deal With CBS TV Studios
Barbara Hall is staying put at CBS, the network behind “Madam Secretary.” The political drama’s creator and showrunner has signed a new overall deal with CBS Television Studios, Variety...
Susan Johnson’s Adaptation of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” Goes to Netflix
YA favorite “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” is coming to Netflix. A press release announced that the streamer has acquired global rights to Susan Johnson’s adaptation of Jenny Han’s...
Alia Shawkat and Holliday Grainger to Topline Sophie Hyde’s “Animals”
“Animals” is inching closer towards the big screen. Alia Shawkat (“Search Party”) and Holliday Grainger (“Tulip Fever”) have been cast in Sophie Hyde’s adaptation of Emma Jane...
Rude Awakenings: Crowdfunding Picks
“Sirens” When life hands you lemons, go find a life coach who moonlights as a mermaid. Well, at least that’s the conceit of one of our latest crowdfunding picks. Mermaids aside, all of our...
Natalia Almada’s “Everything Else” Acquired by Cinema Tropical
Natalia Almada’s narrative debut has secured U.S. distribution. Cinema Tropical snagged the rights to “Everything Else,” a press release announced. After making its world premiere at the 2016...
Amy Poehler Is Making Her Feature Directorial Debut with “Wine Country”
Amy Poehler is directing her first movie and taking plenty of “SNL” friends along on the vino-filled journey. Variety reports that the “Parks and Recreation” alumna will helm, produce, and...
Hot Docs 2018 Program Is 50 Percent Women-Directed
North America’s largest documentary festival has announced its 2018 slate, and this year’s edition of Hot Docs marks a major milestone. Eighty-six of 171 features screening are directed or...
Women In Entertainment and TV Academy Foundation Team Up to Launch Women In Television Summit
Plans for the inaugural Women in Television Summit are underway. A partnership between Women in Entertainment (WIE) and the Television Academy Foundation, the initiative will “bring together...
Apply Now: NYWIFT’s Women’s Film Preservation Fund
Film preservationists, take note. New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is helping keep the history of women’s cinema alive. Submissions are now open for NYWIFT Women’s Film...