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Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for October 17
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Weekly Update for October 11: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING The Sky Is Pink – Directed by Shonali Bose; Written by Shonali Bose and Nilesh Maniyar An epic tale of love and family — and based on a true story —...
DOC NYC Announces 2019 Program, 29 Percent of Features in Competition Are Women-Directed
The United States’ largest doc festival has announced its 2019 lineup. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, this year’s DOC NYC program marks its largest to date, and includes two...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for October 10
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Indie Memphis Film Festival to Open with “Harriet”
The complete lineup for the 2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival has been announced. This year’s edition of the fest will kick off with a screening of Cynthia Erivo-starrer “Harriet,”...
Weekly Update for October 4: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Lucy in the Sky Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut take her to space, where she’s deeply moved by the...
Mumbai Film Fest’s International Competition Lineup Is 62 Percent Women-Directed
The International Competition lineup for the 21st edition of the Mumbai Film Festival is in. Of 13 features set to screen, eight are directed or co-directed by women, amounting to about 62 percent of...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for October 3
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider, & Jane Featherstone Team Up for New Content Company
Media mogul Elisabeth Murdoch, seasoned exec Stacey Snider, and television producer Jane Featherstone have joined forces and launched a new global content company. According to The Hollywood...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for September 26
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Michelle Williams and Phoebe Waller-Bridge Bring the House Down at the 2019 Emmy Awards
Michelle Williams delivered a powerful, inclusive message at last night’s Emmy awards. The famously private actress found herself at the center of a major media controversy last year when word...
Apply for a Free Ticket to Join the W&H Community at the 2019 Power Women Summit
Women and Hollywood is proud to be on the Advisory Board for TheWrap’s 2019 Power Women Summit, which will be held on October 24 and 25 in Los Angeles. The summit will be the largest gathering of...
Guest Post: We Should Prioritize Gender Equality on All Films — Not Just Ones About Women
Guest Post by Holly Levow Several years ago, I was on set of my first female-driven film as executive producer and witnessed a sense of camaraderie, respect, and gratification from having so many...
Laura Dern, Olivia Wilde, and Kasi Lemmons Among Mind the Gap’s 2019 Participants
Mill Valley Film Festival’s (MVFF) gender equity program has announced its 2019 schedule. Laura Dern, Olivia Wilde, Kasi Lemmons, Women and Hollywood’s own Melissa Silverstein, and many...
Trailer Watch: Teresa Palmer Plays a Trailblazing Jockey in Rachel Griffiths’ “Ride Like a Girl”
Rachel Griffiths’ feature directorial debut hits theaters in Australia September 26. “Ride Like a Girl” is based on real events and sees the Oscar-nominated actress telling the...
Guest Post: Why I Work in Film Exhibition, and How the Industry Is Changing
Guest Post by Alison Kozberg As Managing Director of Art House Convergence, an association dedicated to advancing excellence in art house cinemas, I have the great privilege to collaborate with...
Submit Now: Athena Lab for Women Writers
Attention screenwriters: The Athena Film Festival has opened submissions for its 2020 Lab at the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College. The three-day lab consists of intensive script development...
Weekly Update for September 13: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Hustlers – Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria Inspired by a New York Magazine article by Jessica Pressler that went viral, the story centers around a group of...
Weekly Update for September 6: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Documentary) At the height of unprecedented success, Linda Ronstadt, a restless and adventurous artist, turned away from pop music to...
Quote of the Day: “Crazy Rich Asians” Co-Writer Adele Lim On Pay Parity & Exiting the Sequel
“Crazy Rich Asians” grossed over $238 million worldwide at the box office, but one of the women paramount to its success found herself undervalued at the negotiating table for the smash...
TIFF 2019 Preview: Feminist Anthems, Tales of Teen Girlhood, Harriet Tubman, & More
The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Thursday and the fest’s schedule is packed with women-centric and women-made projects we can’t wait to catch. As usual, Women and...
September 2019 Film Preview
By Jenna Dorsi and Camryn Garrett September is an exciting month for films from women with different stories, backgrounds, and experiences. From crowd-pleasers about women turning the tables on...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for August 22
Note: Picks of the Week will be going on hiatus until mid-September. We hope you have a great end of the summer. Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations —...
Guest Post: How I’m Honoring Women in Space — and Music — at the Hollywood Bowl
Guest Post by Penka Kouneva On August 15, Los Angeles Philharmonic will present a concert titled “America in Space” at the Hollywood Bowl. This one-night-only event will celebrate the...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for August 8
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and money. One...
Guest Post: Why I Cut All of the Sex Scenes from My Film
Guest Post by Zoe Eisenberg Most filmmakers know the pain of finding their favorite scenes on the cutting room floor, but how about the satisfaction of snipping your least favorite scenes? During...
San Sebastian 2019: Official Selection Includes Three Women-Directed Films
Earlier this week, the San Sebastian International Film Festival announced that women directed more than half of its 2019 New Directors lineup. Now the fest has unveiled new additions to its Official...
August 2019 Film Preview
By Jenna Dorsi and Camryn Garrett While the season may be winding down, there are still plenty of films about or made by women to check out this summer. This August offers a wide selection of...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for August 1
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and money. The...
Just Two Women-Directed Features Will Screen in Competition at Venice 2019
Venice Film Festival continues to disappoint. Last year the fest signed the 5050×2020 Pledge, committing to greater transparency in its selection process and staff, with the goal of eventually...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for July 25
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Outfest 2019 Preview: The Lesbian Herstory Archives, Young Love, Family Drama, & More
Outfest, a Los Angeles film festival celebrating the LGBTQ community, kicks off today, July 18. Women and Hollywood has selected five women-directed titles we’re especially excited about,...
Emmy Nominations 2019: “Killing Eve,” “Fleabag,” “When They See Us,” & More
“Fleabag” is finally getting the recognition it deserves stateside. The exquisite second and final season of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dark comedy made an unexpectedly big impact on...
Trailer Watch: Robin Thede Introduces “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
HBO just dropped a trailer for a sketch comedy that’s not male, stale, and pale. Created by “The Rundown’s” Robin Thede, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” puts women of...
With Jacqueline Lyanga’s Hiring, Three Film Independent Creative Divisions Are Women-Run
Former AFI FEST Director Jacqueline Lyanga recently joined Film Independent, the org behind the Film Independent Spirit Awards, as its new Artistic Director. A press release confirmed the...
Academy Invites 842 New Members, 50% Are Women and 29% POC
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has invited 842 people from 59 countries to join as members. According to the Academy’s website, 50...
Ann Sarnoff Appointed CEO of Warner Bros., Becomes First Woman to Head the Studio
The home of “Wonder Woman” will, fittingly, soon have a female CEO. BBC Studios Americas president Ann Sarnoff has been named Warner Bros.’ next CEO, Variety reports. When she takes...
Guest Post: What I Learned From Revisiting My 1984 Documentary “Before Stonewall”
Guest Post by Greta Schiller “Before Stonewall” traces the making of America’s lesbian and gay community from the turn of the century to the Stonewall Riots. I never imagined the...
Number of Women Directors, Writers, & More at U.S. Film Fests Reaches Historic High
The number of women at film festivals such as SXSW, Tribeca, and AFI Fest is reaching a critical mass. Dr. Martha M. Lauzen and the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film have published...
Disney and Netflix Speak Out Against Georgia’s New Abortion Law
A growing number of actors, directors, and producers have spoken out against Georgia’s new anti-abortion law, but most studios have remained conspicuously silent. Rather than shying away from...
Cannes: “Bull” Director Annie Silverstein on Rodeo Culture and the Realities of On-Set Childcare
Interview by Becca Harrison Annie Silverstein won the Cinéfondation jury prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for “Skunk,” a short about a 14-year-old girl whose pit bull is stolen by...
Apply Now: Women and Hollywood Internship
Women and Hollywood is looking for two interns for the second half of 2019. The position will begin on July 1 and end December 23. Applicants must be willing to commit to 10-15 hours per week for the...
Robin Wright Directing Her First Feature Film
Robin Wright’s stepping away from the political machinations of Washington and heading into the wild. The “House of Cards” alumna is set to make her feature directorial debut with...
Tribeca 2019 Preview: Cheerleaders Fighting Wage Theft, the USA Gymnastics Scandal, & More
Fifty percent of the film’s screening in competition sections at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival are women-directed or co-directed, and plenty more titles from female filmmakers appear in the...
Four Women-Directed Films Will Screen in Cannes’ Main Competition. That’s Not Good Enough.
The Gender Parity Pledge was launched at Cannes last year with the mission of making film festivals more inclusive and transparent. Behind-the-scenes, the Cannes Film Fest does seem to be improving:...
MPAA Report 2018: Women Represent 51% of Moviegoers, 47% of Ticket Buyers
The MPAA’s annual study of the theatrical and home entertainment market environment is here, and it once again shows that women represent large shares, or even majorities, of movie and...
Guest Post: How Censorship Made Me a Filmmaker
Guest Post by Shakti Bhagchandani When I was in the seventh grade, my English Literature class was assigned Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo.” On our first day of studying...
“Captain Marvel” Soars at the Box Office, Breaks Records
Sexist trolls couldn’t stop Carol Danvers from dominating the box office. Brie Larson-starrer “Captain Marvel” landed the biggest worldwide opening of all time for a female-led...
SXSW 2019 Preview: Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut, a Portrait of Life in Syria, & More
Sixty percent of films screening in Competition categories at this year’s edition of the SXSW Film Festival are women-directed or co-directed. With no shortage of films by and about women in...
Tribeca Film Festival’s 2019 Competition Lineup Is 50 Percent Women-Directed
The 18th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival doesn’t kick off until April 24, but we’re already celebrating: this year’s competition sections consist of 50 percent women-directed...
Quote of the Day: Cate Blanchett on the Stigma of Talking About Money as a Woman in Hollywood
“It feels a little like a veil has been lifted, and we’re talking to one another in a muscular way about stuff that we’ve had to deal with,” Cate Blanchett tells Julia Roberts in a...