BY Women and Hollywood
France’s Le Collectif 50/50 Launches #CesarSoMale Campaign After Women Directors Shut Out of Awards Noms
The Academy Awards aren’t the only prestigious awards ceremony with an all-male best director race. The César awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, announced nominees on Wednesday,...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Sierra Urich – “Joonam”
Sierra Urich rew up in a small town nestled in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains. Raised by her Persian mother and American-born father, she grew up speaking English, never learning her...
“The Woman King” Leads Girls On Film Awards Nominations
Disappointed by the absence of “The Woman King” at this year’s Academy Awards? Us too. We are pleased to see Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest leading in nominations at the...
Oscar Nominations: “Women Talking,” Michelle Yeoh, & More
Women took home the honors for Best Director at the last two editions of the Academy Awards. Now, after riding the high of seeing Jane Campion and Chloé Zhao take home the biggest honor in their...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Alejandra Vasquez – “Going Varsity in Mariachi”
Alejandra Vasquez is a Mexican-American filmmaker and producer. Raised in rural Texas, she tells stories about the lives of immigrants and activists, typically from rural communities similar to her...
Sarah Snook-Starrer “Run Rabbit Run” Lands at Netflix, Daina Reid Directs
Sarah Snook is stepping away from Waystar RoyCo and making her mark on the health care industry: the two-time Emmy-nominated “Succession” actress plays a fertility doctor in “Run...
Trailer Watch: An Aspiring Stuntwoman Fights For Her Sister in Nida Manzoor’s “Polite Society”
Described as a “very merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment, and bold action,” “Polite Society” tells the story of an aspiring stuntwoman who is forced...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Rachel Lambert – “Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Rachel Lambert is a writer-director whose debut feature, “In the Radiant City,” premiered at rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival. She received her BFA from Boston...
Sundance 2023 Preview: Judy Blume, the Indigo Girls, and Bethann Hardison Make Their Mark on Park City
The first major fest of 2023 is nearly upon us. With over 100 films representing 23 countries, the 25th edition of Sundance Film Festival features plenty of promising titles from emerging voices as...
Gabourey Sidibe Phone Sex Comedy Gets Pilot Order from Onyx Collective
After supporting turns in series such as “American Horror Story,” “Empire,” and “Difficult People,” Gabourey Sidibe is set to topline “1266.” Deadline...
Trailer Watch: “Murder in Big Horn” Spotlights Missing Indigineous Women
“Since colonization, Native women have been targeted,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Murder in Big Horn,” a three-part Showtime docuseries investigating the...
Women and Hollywood Marks 15 Years and Launches Inaugural Awards Season Event
Women and Hollywood is marking its 15th anniversary with an inaugural awards season event: Celebrating Creatives in the Industry, taking place on Friday, January 13, 2023 at the CAA Screening Room in...
DGA Awards Film Noms: Zero Women Up for the Top Honor, But They Dominate First-Time Director Category
The Directors Guild of America has announced the directors competing for the top feature film prize at its 75th annual DGA Awards, and zero of the nominees are women: potential contenders like Gina...
Documentary Filmmakers Camille Billops and James Hatch to Receive Worldwide Theatrical Retrospective
The first worldwide theatrical retrospective of groundbreaking filmmakers Camille Billops and James Hatch is on the way. The late collaborators and married couple “explored African American...
Quote of the Day: Michelle Yeoh Says “We Can Tell Our Own Stories on Our Own Terms”
Michelle Yeoh took home an award and made history at last night’s National Board of Review gala. The Oscar favorite received Best Actress honors for “Everything Everywhere All At...
National Society of Film Critics Names Charlotte Wells Best Director for “Aftersun”
“Aftersun” continues to make its mark on awards season. Charlotte Wells’ debut feature has earned her the National Society of Film Critics’ best director honor. Set in the...
“Women Talking” One-Night Theater Event Coming to NYC, Will Later Stream on Audible
Ona, Salome, and Mariche’s story is serving as inspiration for playwrights in New York City. A press release announced that Orion Pictures and Audible are teaming up to present a one night only...
Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” to Receive Stanley Kramer Award at 2023 Producers Guild Awards
“Till” is set to receive a major honor at the 2023 Producers Guild Awards. Chinonye Chukwu’s biopic of Mamie Till-Mobley will receive the the Stanley Kramer Award, which...
“Yellowjackets” Renewed for Season 3
Cannibalism and cults, here we come. More than three months ahead of its Season 2 premiere, “Yellowjackets” has been renewed for a third season. Set in 1996 and the present day, the...
Teaser Watch: Greta Gerwig Introduces Margot Robbie as “Barbie”
“Since the beginning of time, since the first little girl ever existed, there have been dolls,” says Helen Mirren in a new teaser for “Barbie.” In voiceover narration, the...
Taylor Swift to Make Feature Directorial Debut for Searchlight Pictures
In news that is sure to make Swifties’ “Wildest Dreams” come true, Taylor Swift is stepping back into the director’s chair. The 11-time Grammy winner will make her feature...
Sundance 2023: Women Directors Dominate Competition Slates
As 2022 winds down, it’s time to look onward. Sundance Film Festival has announced its 2023 features lineup. High-profile films set to make their world premiere at the fest include Susanna...
Groundbreaking Abortion Drama “If These Walls Could Talk” Coming to HBO and HBO Max
“If These Walls Could Talk” is returning to the small screen. HBO will air the groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated abortion drama December 9 at at 8:00 p.m. ET. The film will also be available...
Indian Princess Musical in the Works at Disney, Gurinder Chadha to Direct
Gurinder Chadha is set to make another empowering female-centric story — and make history. The “Bend It Like Beckham” helmer has been tapped to produce and helm an original musical...
December 2022 Television Preview
Temperatures are dropping — there’s no better time to tune in and find your next TV addiction. Premiering December 1 on ALLBLK is “Wicked City,” the story of five witches who turn...
Jacquelyn Mills‘ “Geographies Of Solitude” Acquired by Cinema Guild
Jacquelyn Mills will transport audiences to Sable Island. Deadline reports that U.S. rights to her documentary about the “rich ecosystem” of the “remote sliver of land in the...
December 2022 Film Preview
December marks the long-awaited release of “Women Talking” (December 23), Sarah Polley’s star-studded adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel of the same name. Led by Rooney Mara,...
WIF Releases #VoteForWomen Film Ballot to Raise Awareness About Awards Contenders
Awards season is heating up and Women in Film (WIF) is working to ensure that voters remember that the industry doesn’t just consist of men. WIF has released its fourth annual #VoteForWomen...
Athena Film Fest Announces 2022 Recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Athena List Development Grant
The Athena Film Festival at Barnard College (AFF) has announced Jennifer Vanderbes as the third winner of the annual Alfred P. Sloan Athena List Development Grant for her Athena List-winning script...
Australian Directors Guild Award Nominations: Women Dominate Best Director Category
Women directors are poised to make a major splash at the Australian Directors Guild Awards this year. “For the first time ever, women dominate the major feature film categories with five out of...
DOC NYC 2022 Preview: Social Justice Reckonings, Cirque du Soleil, & More
Set to take place November 9-27, this year’s edition of DOC NYC film festival promises to enlighten, entertain, inspire, and provoke. Programming includes exciting titles from first-time...
European Film Awards Nominations: “Corsage,” “Saint Omer,” & More
European Film Award (EFA) nominatons are in, and women are set to compete for the ceremony’s top honors. Two of six helmers in the running for European Director are women: Marie Kreutzer for...
November 2022 Television Preview
If you’re not quite ready to say goodbye to spooky season, you may find solace in the fact that “Wednesday” is launching on Netflix this month (November 23). Jenna Ortega is...
Can’t Buy My Silence to Host Exclusive Preview Screening of “She Said” in London
“She Said” is coming to London early. Together Films and Can’t Buy My Silence (CBMS) are presenting an exclusive preview screening of the Maria Schrader-directed #MeToo drama, with all...
Trailer Watch: Syrian Refugee Sisters Dream of the Olympics in “The Swimmers”
Sally El Hosaini follows two sisters from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics in “The Swimmers.” A new trailer for the inspirational drama based on a true story,...
Trailer Watch: “Dream Life” Celebrates its 50th Anniversary with Restoration and U.S. Premiere
The first narrative feature helmed by a woman in Quebec is getting a 50th-anniversary restoration and making its U.S. premiere. Mireille Dansereau’s “Dream Life” (“La vie...
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Tapped to Direct a “Star Wars” Pic
The Force is with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: the “Ms. Marvel” director has been tapped to helm a “Star Wars” film. Deadline reports that the script is still being written, and...
Women Represent 25 Percent of Film Directors Working in Europe
A new study from the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) reveals that women “represent only a quarter of all film directors working in the European film industry,” per Deadline. Even...
Erin Derham Directing NFT Doc “To Boldly Go”
Erin Derham is following up 2019’s “Stuffed,” a look inside the world of taxidermy, with “To Boldly Go,” a doc that will “explore the explosion of NFTs and the...
Get Your Discounted Athena Film Festival Passes
The 13th annual Athena Film Festival is quickly approaching. The 2023 edition of the film fest celebrating stories about women leaders will take place March 2-5 at Barnard College. Women and...
NYFF 2022 Preview: NYT Reporters Expose a Predator, A Grieving Mother Turns to Activism, & More
The 60th edition of New York Film Festival is upon us. Kicking off today and running through October 16, this year’s program boasts the world premiere of buzzy titles such as Maria...
October 2022 Film Preview
October will mark the release of a number of buzzy films that we’ve been tracking on the festival circuit, starting with “Tár” (October 7), a drama about a world-famous conductor...
Exclusive: Women Make a Major Mark on WWII in “War Gamers” Trailer
The little-known WWII story of how a group of women helped defeat Germany’s U-boats is coming to the screen. A Curiosity original docu-series drama, “War Gamers” shines a light on...
Sofia Coppola to Direct Priscilla Presley Biopic, Cailee Spaeny Will Star
Priscilla Presley is coming back to the big screen, and this time, she’s taking center stage. After being portrayed by Olivia DeJonge in “Elvis” earlier this year, the...
Teaser Watch: Chloë Grace Moretz Travels Through Time in Dystopian Sci-Fi “The Peripheral”
“Westworld” creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are unveiling their next sci-fi epic, “The Peripheral,” a Prime Video series based on William Gibson’s novel of the same...
TIFF 2022 Preview: Indigenous Icons, Women Warriors, Heroic Sisters, and More
Summer is winding down just as chatter about awards contenders is starting to heat up. The 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is nearly upon us, and the fest’s...
Nell Tiger Free Will Lead “Omen” Prequel with Arkasha Stevenson Directing
Nell Tiger Free has boarded another hair-raising project. Deadline reports that the “Servant” actress, who plays a creepy nanny on the Apple TV+ psychological thriller, has booked...
September 2022 Film Preview
The festival scene is heating up this month, with Venice, Telluride, and Toronto premiering a bevy of potential awards contenders. Thankfully, there’s also plenty to look forward to screening...
Jenna Lamia Will Showrun and EP Netflix Adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s “The Perfect Couple”
Netflix is closing out the summer by bringing a bestselling beach read to the small screen. According to Deadline, an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s “The Perfect Couple” is being...
Trailer Watch: Elizabeth Banks Fights for Reproductive Rights in Phyllis Nagy’s “Call Jane”
“You want to end up in prison?” Elizabeth Banks is asked in a new trailer for “Call Jane.” The “Hunger Games” alumna toplines the historical drama from...
Katie Aselton on Directing Diane Keaton & Telling a Grounded Body-Switch Story in “Mack & Rita”
Katie Aselton is perhaps best known for her starring role as Jenny in the FX comedy “The League.” She made her directorial debut with “The Freebie,” which she also wrote and starred...