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First Feature Doc About Rosa Parks in the Works from Directors Yoruba Richen & Johanna Hamilton
After several years of biopic talks, Rosa Parks is finally getting her own film. Yoruba Richen (“The Green Book: Guide to Freedom”) and Johanna Hamilton (“1971”) are directing...
Apply Now: Women and Hollywood Editorial Fellowship
Women and Hollywood is looking for two editorial fellows for the first half of 2022. The position will begin on January 3 and end June 30. Applicants must be willing to commit to 10-15 hours per week...
DOC NYC 2021 Preview: Films About Social Justice, Systemic Racism, Healthcare, and More
DOC NYC 2021 is kicking off today, November 10. The documentary film festival will feature in-person events through November 18 and online screenings through November 28. Women and Hollywood has...
Exclusive: Holly Morris Spotlights the Women’s Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition in “Exposure” Teaser
Explorer Felicity Aston leads a high-stakes expedition in “Exposure,” a documentary that’s set to make its world premiere at DOC NYC November 13. “This is such a dangerous...
IDA Documentary Awards’ 2021 Honorees Include Jean Tsien, Cecilia Aldarondo, & Rintu Thomas
Jean Tsien, Cecilia Aldarondo, and Rintu Thomas will be among the honorees at the 37th edition of the IDA Documentary Awards. A press release from the International Documentary Association (IDA)...
Joan Churchill Will Receive DOC NYC’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Joan Churchill has been named as the 2021 recipient of DOC NYC’s Lifetime Achievement Award. A press release announced the news. The first documentary-focused director of photography to be...
Join the Girls Club for a Talk About Film Financing with Jennifer Esposito and Christine Crokos
Jennifer Esposito and Christine Crokos will join the Girls Club to discuss the future of film financing on Tuesday, November 9, at 4 p.m. EST. The virtual chat will be open to the public, but be sure...
W&H, Oscilloscope, Abigail Disney, & More in Industry Sign Open Letter Supporting Abortion Access
Women and Hollywood is joining Oscilloscope Laboratories, Magnolia Pictures, Obscured Pictures, Abigail Disney and Level Forward, The Future of Film is Female, and more in the film industry in...
Trailer Watch: Mia Hansen-Løve’s “All Is Forgiven” Gets Its First U.S. Theatrical Release
“Can you forgive me?” a father asks his daughter in a new trailer for “All Is Forgiven.” Mia Hansen-Løve’s debut feature is getting its first ever U.S. theatrical...
Outfest to Honor Marvel Studios Exec Victoria Alonso
Victoria Alonso is set to receive the Visionary Award at the 2021 Outfest Legacy Awards. Marvel Studios’ president of physical and post production, visual effects, and animation production...
Tessa Thompson Is Developing an Adaptation of “Luster” at HBO
Tessa Thompson is working on another book adaptation. The “Westworld” actress, whose production company, Viva Maude, has a first-look deal at the sci-fi Western’s home, HBO (as well...
IDA Documentary Awards Announces Shortlists, 52 Percent of Feature Directors Are Women
Awards season is heating up. Gotham Award and Critics Choice nominations dropped last week, more and more countries are submitting their picks in the International Oscar Feature race, and the...
AFI Establishes Halyna Hutchins Memorial Scholarship Fund, Donations Now Being Accepted
The American Film Institute (AFI) is pledging “to see that Halyna Hutchins will live on in the spirit of all who strive to see their dreams realized in stories well told.” The nonprofit...
Trailer Watch: Rachel Boynton Explores How History Is Taught in “Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are)”
From three-time Emmy nominee Rachel Boynton, “Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are)” explores the legacy of a defining moment in American history. The documentary examines how the story...
Trailer Watch: Danis Goulet Uses Sci-Fi to Explore the Effects of Colonialism in “Night Raiders”
“As long as we have one piece of land, they will always come for us,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Night Raiders.” Set in 2043 in post-war North America, the...
Critics Choice Doc Award Nominees Include “Ascension,” “Becoming Cousteau,” & “The Rescue”
“Ascension” continues to ascend. Already the recipient of honors at Tribeca Film Festival and Hamptons International Film Festival, Jessica Kingdon’s exploration of the contemporary...
“True Things,” “Costa Brava, Lebanon,” & “Becoming Cousteau” Among BFI London Film Fest Winners
Harry Wootliff landed “one of the biggest financial prizes in the UK independent film industry” at the BFI London Film Festival. The “True Things” helmer won the £50,000...
Virtual, In-Person, and Hybrid Passes Now Available for 2022 Athena Film Festival
The 12th annual Athena Film Festival (AFF) will take place in-person at Barnard College in NYC March 11-13, and virtually March 11-20. Early Bird passes are now available for the 2022 edition. After...
Millicent Simmonds & Rachel Brosnahan Team Up for Drama Based on Helen Keller & Annie Sullivan
Millicent Simmonds is set to play a trailblazing icon in her follow-up to “A Quiet Place Part II.” She’s teaming up with Rachel Brosnahan, the Emmy-winning star of “The...
Phenomenal’s Meena Harris & More to Appear in Women in STEM Short Doc from Reese Witherspoon
A new short documentary about women trailblazers in STEM is on the way. Set to stream on-demand in January, “In Her Element” focuses on “female pioneers using technology to advance...
Hamptons Film Fest Winners: “Murina,” “Ascension,” and More
“Murina” and “Ascension” scored top honors out of the 2021 Hamptons International Film Festival. Already winners in the festival circuit, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s...
“Better Things” Ending with Season 5
All good things must come to an end: “Better Things” is wrapping up its critically acclaimed, award-winning run. Pamela Adlon, the FX comedy’s co-creator, writer, director,...
Submit Now: Athena Film Festival’s Women in Science Development Fund
Athena Film Festival (AFF) has launched its newest initiative: the Women in Science Development Fund. Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Fund will provide two women or nonbinary...
Book Excerpt: “How to Be Golden: Lessons We Can Learn from Betty White”
The following is adapted from Paula Bernstein’s “How to Be Golden: Lessons We Can Learn from Betty White,” which will be available October 5. Reprinted by permission of Running Press, part of...
Lysa Heslov True Crime Docuseries in Development at Epix
Lysa Heslov is following up “Served Like a Girl,” her 2017 portrait of American women transitioning from active duty to civilian life after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, with a true...
“Sex/Life” Renewed for Season 2 by Netflix
Billie Connelly’s sexual reawakening has only just begun. “Sex/Life” has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. The debut season of the steamy drama “was watched by 67...
Jessica Chastain, Céline Sciamma, Alina Grigore, & More Women Sweep San Sebastian Film Fest Awards
Women dominated the 69th annual San Sebastian Film Festival. With the exception of one male winner, prizes for individuals in every major category went to women, per Reuters. Romanian director Alina...
Saweetie Will Host a Netflix Special Focused on Sex Positivity
Saweetie can’t stop, won’t stop offering helpful sex ed. The “Icy Grl” rapper made headlines last year when she said that “safe sex is great sex,” and now she’s...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “My Name Is Pauli Murray” Directors Betsy West & Julie Cohen
The Girls Club will welcome directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen for a discussion about their new documentary, “My Name Is Pauli Murray.” The virtual chat will take place Monday,...
Trailer Watch: Elle Callahan’s “Witch Hunt” Follows Witches in Peril
Set in a world where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, “Witch Hunt” tells the story of Claire (Gideon Adlon), a teenager forced to confront her own prejudices as she helps two...
Audrey Diwan Wins Venice Film Festival’s Top Prize with Abortion Drama “L’Evénement” (“Happening”)
It’s a wrap on the 2021 Venice International Film Festival and there’s plenty to celebrate. Audrey Diwan became the sixth woman director to claim Venice’s top prize in the...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Impeachment: American Crime Story” Showrunner Sarah Burgess
Please note that this event has been cancelled. Sarah Burgess, the showrunner, head writer, and executive producer of “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” will discuss the buzzy FX...
London Film Fest Announces Headline Galas & Special Presentations: “Titane,” “The Lost Daughter,” & More
The BFI London Film Festival has announced its complete 2021 program, including the Headline Galas and Special Presentations lineups. Fortunately, women directors are better represented than the...
TIFF 2021 Preview: Canada’s Colonialist Legacy, the Return of Jane Campion, and More
The 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is nearly upon us. Set to take place September 9-18 and include a mix of in-person and digital events, the fest’s program this...
BFI London Film Fest Announces Official Competition, Just One Title Directed by a Woman
BFI London Film Festival has announced the Official Competition for its 2021 edition. Eight titles are slated to screen, and just one is directed by a woman, amounting to merely 12.5 percent of the...
Quote of the Day: Jane Campion Says the #MeToo Movement Felt “Like the Berlin Wall Coming Down”
Jane Campion can “feel a change in the weather” since the dawn of the #MeToo movement. During a press conference at Venice Film Festival promoting her first feature in over a decade,...
Svetlana Cvetko to Direct “One Nation Under Earl,” Shining a Light on Immigrant Stories
Svetlana Cvetko has lined up her next feature. She will follow up “Show Me What You Got,” a romance about three boundary-breaking Millennials released earlier this year, with “One...
Teaser Watch: Kristen Stewart Tells Princess Diana’s Story in “Spencer”
Kristen Stewart follows on the heels of Emma Corrin’s Emmy-nominated portrayal of Princess Diana in “The Crown” with “Spencer,” a biopic of the late royal. The film...
Ann Hu Talks Bringing a Personal Story to the Screen with “Confetti”
Writer, producer, and director Ann Hu’s debut “Shadow Magic” (2000) won both the Chinese Academy Award and Presidential Award in China for Best Film. The film premiered at the 2000...
“Sort Of,” Coming-of-Age Comedy Centering Gender Fluidity, Headed to HBO Max
“Sort Of” is making its way to HBO Max. The upcoming Canadian comedy will premiere on the streamer this fall, a press release announced. “Sort Of” will make its North American...
Trailer Watch: “The Deadliest Disease in America” Highlights Racism in Healthcare
“By a show of hands, who really believes that racism exists in healthcare?” Crystal R. Emery asks in a new trailer for “The Deadliest Disease in America.” Directed and...
Sydney Freeland to Helm Netflix Native American Basketball Pic “Rez Ball”
Sydney Freeland has lined up her third feature. Deadline reports that she’ll follow up 2014’s “Drunktown’s Finest” and 2017’s “Deidra & Laney Rob a...
Trailer Watch: It’s a Woman’s World in the “Y: The Last Man” TV Adaptation
Set to James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” the new trailer for the long-in-the-works, much anticipated television adaptation of “Y: The...
“Physical” Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
Rose Byrne is ready to work up a sweat and build an aerobics empire. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple TV+ has given a green light to a second season of “Physical,” a dark comedy...
Celebrate Women and Hollywood’s Birthday with a Discount on Our Weekly Newsletter
It’s almost Women and Hollywood’s birthday! To celebrate the occasion, we’re offering our community a 10 percent discount on our Weekly Newsletter. For a limited time, you can receive our...
Apply Now: Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship at Sundance
The 2022 Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship at the Sundance Film Festival is now accepting submissions. “Mudbound” producer Cassian Elwes and The Black List are partnering...
Venice Film Fest Announces 2021 Competition Slate, 24 Percent of Films Are Directed by Women
Venice Film Festival has announced its 2021 lineup. The 78th edition of the fest will see see 21 titles competing for the fest’s highest honor, the Golden Lion, and five of them are directed or...
“Titane” Wins Palme d’Or, Julia Ducournau Becomes Second Woman Director to Take Home Cannes’ Top Honor
Lady Palme finally has some company. Julia Ducournau is following in Jane Campion’s footsteps and giving Cannes’ history books a much-needed, long-delayed makeover. Her second feature,...
Emmy Nominations: “I May Destroy You,” “Hacks,” “Pen15,” and More
“I May Destroy You’s” egregious snub at this year’s Golden Globe Awards remains as infuriating as ever, but Michaela Coel’s acclaimed drama is getting major love from...
“Black Widow” Scores Largest Domestic Box Office Opening Since COVID-19
After years of growing frustration and mounting pressure among fans desperate for a standalone Black Widow pic, “Black Widow” has finally arrived, and box office receipts prove that there...
July 2021 Film Preview
By Kara Headley and Vicki A. Lee Women kick ass. This is something that we know and we witness on the news, in our friends and relatives, and even in ourselves — but it’s always nice to be...