Films
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Lili Fini Zanuck — “Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars”
Lili Fini Zanuck is an Oscar-winning producer with a talent for finding and transforming unconventional material into box-office champions. Her producing credits include “Cocoon,” “Driving...
Apply Now: Women and Hollywood Internship
Women and Hollywood is looking for two interns for the first half of 2018. The positions will begin on January 2, 2018 and end on June 30, 2018. Applicants must be willing to commit to six months...
Kathleen Kennedy to Receive Top Honor at the 2018 Art Directors Guild Awards
Kathleen Kennedy will take home the top prize at the 22nd annual Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards. The Lucasfilm president and “Star Wars” producer will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award, an...
Zendaya to Star in Film About Vassar’s First Female African-American Graduate
Hot off her turn as a math wiz in “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Zendaya’s newest project sees her enrolling at one of the most prestigious liberal arts schools in the United States. The “K.C....
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Sascha Ettinger Epstein — “The Pink House”
Sascha Ettinger Epstein is a documentary director/shooter known for raw, observational Australian stories featuring unusual characters. Her credits include “Painting with Light in a Dark World,”...
Embracing Mythology: The Success of “Wonder Woman” and Failure of “Thor: Ragnarok”
The Amazons of “Wonder Woman” Since the launch of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe in 2008, every year seems to be a Big Year for superhero action films, but 2017 in particular saw the release of...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Attiya Khan — “A Better Man”
Attiya Khan is a first-time director who primarily works as an advocate and counselor for abused women and children. She has worked in women’s shelters in Canada and the United States, including...
Study: Young Female Characters Are MIA in Last Decade’s Top Films
The feeling of being overlooked, misunderstood, or ignored is common amongst adolescents. As such, there’s some inherent irony in a new study from Dr. Stacy L. Smith of the Media, Diversity &...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Rebecca Cammisa — “Atomic Homefront”
Rebecca Cammisa is a director, producer, and cinematographer. Her first feature documentary film, “Sister Helen,” aired on HBO, and went on to win the 2002 Sundance Film Festival’s Documentary...
“Lady Bird” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Impress at the Box Office
Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson and Mildred Hayes make a strong impression as the lead characters of “Lady Bird” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” respectively. So it’s...
“The Breadwinner,” “Loving Vincent,” and More Women-Directed Animated Films Submitted for Oscar…
“The Breadwinner,” “Loving Vincent,” and More Women-Directed Animated Films Submitted for Oscar Race The Oscar race is heating up. Features submitted for consideration in the Animated...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Laura Fairrie — “Spiral”
Laura Fairrie is an award-winning documentary director with a background as a current affairs journalist and producer. At the beginning of her career she worked in the UK, Northern Ireland, China,...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Julia Bacha — “Naila and the Uprising”
Julia Bacha is a Peabody award-winning filmmaker, media strategist, and the Creative Director at Just Vision. Her credits include “Encounter Point,” “Budrus,” and “My Neighbourhood.”...
Weekly Update for November 10: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Films About Women Opening This Week Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder...
Trailer Watch: Sally Hawkins Makes a Run for It in “The Shape of Water”
“He’s coming for you,” Sally Hawkins is warned in the final trailer for “The Shape of Water.” Set against the backdrop of Cold War era U.S. circa 1963, the otherworldly fairy tale sees...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Paige Goldberg Tolmach — “What Haunts Us”
Paige Goldberg Tolmach founded The Little Seed in 2007, an eco conscious store in Los Angeles which helped raise awareness about the dangers of toxic chemicals in households. In 2009, The Little...
Sandra Bullock to Play Texas State Senator Wendy Davis in “Let Her Speak”
Sandra Bullock will portray a contemporary feminist icon in her next project. The Oscar winner will play former Texas state senator Wendy Davis in the spec “Let Her Speak,” Variety confirms....
Exclusive: Female Activists Unite in “Naila and the Uprising” Trailer
“Naila and the Uprising” “For over a decade, whenever I’ve asked Palestinian grassroots leaders about the models of inspiration that they draw on, they’ve consistently pointed me towards...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Talya Tibbon — “Sky & Ground”
Talya Tibbon is an award-winning director, producer, and writer. She’s worked in four continents documenting wide-ranging subjects such as street gangs, mass shooters and those who survive their...
Guest Post: How to Stay Open to Collaboration When Your Film is Deeply Personal
Guest Post by Victoria Negri My debut feature film “Gold Star” is loosely inspired by my experiences as one of my father’s caregivers in the last year of his life following an intense stroke....
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Barbara Kopple — “A Murder in Mansfield”
Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker. Her credits include “This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous,” “Miss Sharon Jones!” and “Harlan County USA.” Kopple actively...
WIDC Selects Eight Women Directors for Story & Leadership Program at Whistler Film Fest
Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC), a professional development organization for female filmmakers in Canada, has announced the eight women who will participate in its Story & Leadership...
Gal Gadot to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival Rising Star Award
Gal Gadot is set to receive a well-deserved honor at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival. The “Wonder Woman” actress will take home the Rising Star Award at the fest’s Awards...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Jessica Wolfson — “Hot Grease”
Jessica Wolfson has created award-winning media content for ESPN 9 for IX, MTV, Conde Nast, NYU, Canon, and many nonprofit organizations. At IFCtv Original Programming, she developed and produced...
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“Lady Macbeth” Actress Florence Pugh to Topline John le Carré Miniseries at AMC
Florence Pugh is gearing up to star in another thriller about love and betrayal. Fresh from her turn as a 19th-century femme fatale in this summer’s “Lady Macbeth,” Pugh has signed on for the...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Ceyda Torun— “Kedi”
Ceyda Torun is an Istanbul-born director who spent her early years among the street cats, while her mother worried she’d get rabies and her sister worried she’d bring home fleas. She co-founded...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Geeta Gandbhir — “Armed With Faith”
Geeta Gandbhir is a prolific director, editor, and producer. She has co-directed numerous award-winning films, including “I Am Evidence,” “Prison Dogs,” “Remembering the Artist, Robert De...
Clio Barnard’s Ruth Wilson-Starrer “Dark River” Lands U.S. Distribution
Clio Barnard’s latest offering has secured U.S. distribution. According to ScreenDaily, FilmRise acquired the North American rights to the family drama “Dark River,” toplined by “The...
“Empire” Showrunner Ilene Chaiken Has Two Women-Centric Shows in the Works at Fox
Ilene Chaiken is putting the contract she re-upped this summer to good use. The “Empire” showrunner, writer, and EP is penning two new series for Fox, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. One is a...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Chanda Chevannes — “Unfractured”
Chanda Chevannes is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and educator. Her first feature-length film, “Living Downstream,” won several awards, has been screened publicly over 200 times, and was...
Toni Collette to Star in Family Drama Series From Netflix & BBC One
Toni Collette is returning to the small screen. A press release announced that the “United States of Tara” alumna will topline Netflix and BBC One’s “Wanderlust,” a six-episode, hourlong...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep Risks Everything to Expose Government Corruption in “The Post”
A trailer has landed for Meryl Streep-starrer “The Post,” and while the drama is set in 1971, the subject matter remains terrifyingly timely. The highly anticipated pic follows the White...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Alice Elliott — “Miracle on 42nd Street”
Alice Elliott is the Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker of “The Collector of Bedford Street.” Her short “Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy” was nominated for an International...
Tessa Thompson to Receive Tribute at Napa Valley Film Festival
Tessa Thompson dominated the weekend box office with “Thor: Ragnarok,” and now comes word that the rising star will be honored at the Napa Valley Film Festival. A press release announced that...
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese’s “Almost Paris” Nabbed by Freestyle Digital
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese has found a home for her feature directorial debut. Deadline reports that the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studio, Freestyle Digital...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Harriet Hirshorn — “Nothing Without Us: The Women Who Will End…
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Harriet Hirshorn — “Nothing Without Us: The Women Who Will End AIDS” Harriet Hirshorn is a documentary filmmaker with a focus on social justice issues....
Megan Colligan Charges Gender Bias Upon Departure from Paramount Pictures
Megan Colligan has exited as Paramount Pictures’ worldwide president of marketing and distribution. And, according to reports from Deadline and Variety, her departure isn’t a run-of-the-mill...
Quote of the Day: Ava DuVernay Says Hollywood’s Exclusionary Hiring Is Intentional
By employing only women directors on “Queen Sugar” and via her film collective ARRAY, which spotlights work from women and people of color, Ava DuVernay has done plenty to fight against...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Rachel Dretzin — “Far From the Tree”
Rachel Dretzin has been honored with numerous awards for her documentaries, including the Emmy Award, the Peabody, the Du-Pont Columbia, and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. For many years...
Annette Bening to Receive Tribute from Museum of the Moving Image
Annette Bening is set to receive yet another honor. Variety reports that The Museum of the Moving Image is paying tribute to the “20th Century Women” star at its 31st annual Salute. Set to be...
New Advance “Lady Bird” Screenings Added
As you know, Women and Hollywood has been working with A24 to offer the Women and Hollywood community the opportunity to see advance screenings of “Lady Bird,” written and directed by Greta...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Ky Dickens — “Zero Weeks”
Ky Dickens directed the acclaimed documentary “Sole Survivor,” which profiles four survivors of otherwise fatal plane crashes. “Sole Survivor” was acquired by CNN Films for broadcast and...
“Orange Is the New Black’s” Uzo Aduba to Topline “Miss Virginia”
“Crazy Eyes” has signed on to star in an indie drama. “Orange Is the New Black” actress Uzo Aduba will topline “Miss Virgina,” Variety reports. Penned by Erin O’Connor, the script is...
Help Amy Ziering & Kirby Dick Document Hollywood’s Sexual Abuse Problem
A couple weeks ago “The Hunting Ground” and “The Invisible War” filmmakers Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick announced their next project: a documentary tackling Hollywood’s rampant sexual...
Vice Media to Invest in Female Filmmakers with Newly Launched Broadly Films
Vice Media is expanding Broadly, its female-driven channel and website. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vice has introduced Broadly Films, a three-year program dedicated to funding and...
Carey Mulligan to Play Gloria Steinem in Dee Rees’ “An Uncivil War”
Two years after Carey Mulligan played a burgeoning feminist activist in Sarah Gavron’s women’s rights drama “Suffragette” comes word that she’ll portray one of the most famous feminists of...
Rachel Griffiths to Make Feature Debut with Female-Led Horse-Racing Drama
Oscar-nominated actress Rachel Griffiths is set to make her feature directorial debut. The “Brothers and Sisters” alumna is helming Teresa Palmer-starrer “Ride Like a Girl,” Deadline...
Weekly Update for November 3: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Lady Bird” Films About Women Opening This Week Lady Bird — Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her...
New Class of Women at Sundance Fellows Announced
Marielle Heller (“The Diary of a Teenage Girl”), Elyse Steinberg (“Weiner”), and Jennifer Phang (“Advantageous”) are just a few of the amazing alumna of the Women at Sundance Fellows...
Re-Thinking the Canon
My recent tweet storm about the need to re-think the (overwhelmingly white and male) canon led The Guardian to invite me to elaborate on my thoughts. They’ve used my piece as an introduction for a...
Trailer Watch: Barbra Streisand Invites Us Behind the Scenes in New Netflix Doc
A new Netflix documentary is giving us an intimate look into what goes into a living legend’s stage show. “I’m feeling the love. It’s wonderful,” Barbra Streisand tells her audience in a...