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News, Television

Priyanka Chopra’s Comedy Series About Bollywood Star in Development at ABC

Priyanka Chopra is developing a comedy series about a former Bollywood star for ABC, Variety has revealed. The “Baywatch” actress — who is of course a Bollywood star herself — made...

Films, News, Television, Trailers

Trailer Watch: Stana Katic Is An FBI Agent Who Comes Back from the Dead in “Absentia”

“We’re in this together,” Special Agent Emily Byrne (Stana Katic, “Castle”) is told by her husband and fellow FBI Agent (Nick Heusinger) in a trailer for new series “Absentia.” “You...

Films, News

Zoe Saldana Lauches Digital Media Company Focused on Empowering Latinos

Zoe Saldana is branching out in a big way. The “Star Trek” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” actress — who already has a number of producing credits under her belt — is launching her...

News, Television, Women Directors, Women Writers

“Harlots” Renewed for Second Season

Hulu has renewed “Harlots” for a second season, Variety reports. The series, which is set in an 18th-century London brothel, is set to return to the network in 2018. “Harlots” centers...

Films, News, Women Directors

Rachel Carey’s Film About Chicago’s Underground Abortion Network Goes into Production

Production has begun on a new film based on the true story of the underground abortion network known as The Jane Collective, a press release has announced. “Ask for Jane” is the brainchild of...

Awards, Festivals, Films, News, Women Directors

Locarno Festival to Award Audentia Prize for Best Female Director

The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has joined forces with the Locarno Film Festival this year to present the second edition of its Audentia Award for best female director, a press release has...

Films, News, Trailers, Women Directors

Trailer Watch: A City is Forever Changed in Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit”

It’s the night of July 25, 1967 and soul music is drifting out of the Algiers Motel on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. “Turn that radio up,” someone says, as a bunch of guys sit around...

News, Television

Jaina Lee Ortiz to Star in “Grey’s Anatomy” Spinoff Set in Firehouse

Jaina Lee Ortiz is joining the Shondaland empire. The “Rosewood” actress will star in ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff in the works at Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland, Deadline reports. The...

Books, News, Television, Women Directors

“Middlemarch” Web Series Modernizes the Classic Novel

Of all the classic novels you could imagine being turned into a web series for the 21st century, George Eliot’s “Middlemarch” might not be the first to spring to mind. Then again, where better...

Comedy, Television, Trailers, Women Directors, Women Writers

Trailer Watch: Tig Notaro’s “One Mississippi” Returns For Second Season

The last time we saw Tig Notaro’s “One Mississippi” alter-ego, she was still oscillating between life crises and a new lease of life “down on the bayou.” The comedian’s...

Films, News, Television, Women Directors

Ava DuVernay’s “Queen Sugar” Gets Third Season

Ava DuVernay’s hit television series “Queen Sugar” has been renewed. The critically acclaimed series will return for a third season on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network, The Hollywood Reporter...

Comedy, Films, News, Women Directors

“Wonder Woman 2” Gets a Release Date

Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman is set to return for her second solo outing in two years time, Warner Bros. has confirmed. Christmas will come early for fans of the Amazonian demigodess, as she’ll be...

Films, News, Trailers

Trailer Watch: A Feminist Icon Gets Her Due in “Dolores”

“Latina girls need to see statues of you,” we hear Dolores Huerta being told in the trailer for a new documentary about the activist. As the official synopsis for “Dolores” puts it, Dolores...

News, Theater, Women Directors

Michelle Terry Named As Globe Theatre’s New Artistic Director

Michelle Terry is set to take over from departing artistic director Emma Rice at London’s Globe Theatre. The celebrated Shakespearean actor will start as artistic director designate at...

Awards, News, Television

Kerry Washington Honored With Women Making History Award

Kerry Washington will be honored with one of The National Women’s History Museum’s Women Making History awards, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The “Scandal” star will be among three...

News, Television, Trailers

Trailer Watch: Sonequa Martin-Green Takes the Lead in “Star Trek: Discovery”

The first trailer for “Star Trek: Discovery” has dropped and it’s starships, Klingons, and women on the bridge galore. According to the sci-fi show’s official synopsis, “Discovery”...

News, Television

BBC Women Demand Equal Pay

Last week the BBC published its annual report on its spending and program offerings, which revealed the disappointing, but sadly unsurprising fact that the corporation’s biggest female stars are...

News, Trailers, Women Directors

Teaser Watch: Meet a “Murderess” in Sarah Polley’s Adaptation of Atwood’s “Alias Grace”

“Murderess is a strong word to have attached to you,” says a laconic Grace Marks in the first teaser for new miniseries “Alias Grace.” “I’d rather be a murderess than a...

Features, Festivals, Films, Women Directors

Sundance’s Pocket-Sized London Fest Lacks Women Directors But Screens Solid Female-Led Films

The fifth edition of Sundance: London came to a close this weekend. The festival, which cherry-picks a handful of films screened at its American parent festival each year to show across the pond,...

Films, News, Women Directors

Brazilian Women Directors to be Showcased at Museum of the Moving Image

As the Summer Olympic Games gets underway in Rio, the Museum of the Moving Image in New York is launching a season of women-directed films celebrating contemporary Brazilian cinema. According to a...

Films, News, Women Writers

Meryl Streep-Funded Writers Lab Announces 2016 Cohort

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) and the Iris women filmmakers’ collective have announced the names of the talented group of screenwriters who will be participating in The Writers...

Films, News, Women Directors

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Acquires Rebecca Johnson’s Debut “Honeytrap”

Ava DuVernay’s distribution company ARRAY has a new acquisition from across the pond. “Honeytrap” marks the feature debut of Brit writer-director Rebecca Johnson. The film was critically...

Films, News, Women Directors

Exhibition Celebrating Australian Feminist Films to Open in Sydney

A new exhibition celebrating Australian feminist cinema of the ’90s is set to open at the University of Sydney. The FemFlix exhibition at the University’s Visual Arts faculty, the Sydney College...

Films, News, Television, Women Directors

Kyra Sedgwick Takes the Lead in ABC’s “Ten Days in the Valley”

2017 is shaping up to be a big year for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actress Kyra Sedgwick. Not only will her directorial debut “Story of a Girl” debut on Lifetime after making the rounds of the...

Films, News

Creative England Announces Initiatives Aimed at Emerging Producers

Welcome news for up-and-coming producers based in England and Scotland: the UK’s creative industries agency, Creative England, has launched two new initiatives aimed at helping you kick-start...

Features, Festivals, Films, Women Directors

Quote of the Day: Locarno Artistic Director Explains How Women Enrich Cinema

Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival 2016 gets underway today. Its Artistic Director had some thoughts to share on the dearth of women filmmakers — and lack of diversity in general — in...

Awards, Films, News

Cheryl Boone Isaacs Re-Elected For Fourth Term As Academy President

Current President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Cheryl Boone Isaacs, has been re-elected for a fourth term in office. Boone Isaacs became the first woman of color to...

Festivals, Films, News, Women Directors

Kaori Momoi’s “火 Hee” to Open 14th Vladivostok International Film Festival

To call Kaori Momoi accomplished would be an understatement. Both an icon of Japanese cinema and, at times, one of its most influential critics, she has appeared in some 60 films spanning a 35-year...

Films, News, Women Directors

Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen to Star in Stalker Comedy

Another day in Hollywood, and yet another novice male director gets trusted to bring the latest star vehicle to the screen. Screenwriter Matt Spicer is set to make his feature-length directorial...

Films, News, Television

Rose McGowan and SeriesFest Launch Script Competition For Women-Centric Content

Rose McGowan wants to see more episodic content “about, for, and featuring women.” That’s why the actress and director’s production company, Damage Inc. Productions, has teamed up with...

Documentary, Films, News, Women Producers

Katie Couric to Investigate the “Gender Revolution” in New Documentary

“Everything you wanted to know about gender but were afraid to ask.” That’s how Katie Couric is describing her latest documentary project, which was announced by National Geographic Channel...

Box Office, Features, Films

“Equity” Takes on Wall Street and Is Rewarded at the Box Office, While “AbFab” Still Goes Strong

It’s been another absolutely fabulous week for women at the box office. Not only because “AbFab: The Movie” is still putting bums on seats worldwide, but also thanks to the strength of two new...

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