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You’re Invited: Join Women and Hollywood for a Meet-Up in London
If you’ll be in London on December 4, you should drop by the Curzon Soho theater: Women and Hollywood’s Melissa Silverstein will be hosting a meet-up in its downstairs alcove. Please join...
Michelle Wolf Has a Netflix Special on the Way
Michelle Wolf is returning to her old stomping grounds. The comedian’s latest stand-up special, “Joke Show,” is coming to Netflix, the home of her former talk show. The Hollywood...
Bert & Bertie’s “Troop Zero” Coming to Amazon Prime Video, Viola Davis and Allison Janney Star
“Troop Zero” is breaking new ground. Bert & Bertie’s comedy about a group of misfit scouts will be released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on January 17, 2020, making it the...
Beanie Feldstein-Starrer “How to Build a Girl” Lands at IFC
Beanie Feldstein stole hearts with her breakout supporting role in 2017’s “Lady Bird” and co-anchored “Booksmart,” one of the year’s funniest movies, with Kaitlyn...
“Weeds” Revival in Development at Starz, Mary-Louise Parker Attached to Star and EP
Cue the “Little Boxes.” Mary-Louise Parker has signed on to star and executive produce a “Weeds” sequel series that’s in the works at Starz. The project is written and...
Margot Robbie & “Birds of Prey” Scribe Christina Hodson Team Up for Women’s Script-Writing Program
Margot Robbie is reuniting with her “Birds of Prey” screenwriter, Christina Hodson. The pair and their respective companies, LuckyChap Entertainment and Hodson Exports, have created the...
Ava DuVernay’s Anthology “Cherish the Day” Reaches Full Gender Parity
Every episode of Ava DuVernay’s family drama “Queen Sugar” has been directed by a woman. Her film collective, ARRAY Alliance, is dedicated to supporting and showcasing films from...
Apply Now: Women and Hollywood Internship
Women and Hollywood is looking for two interns for the first half of 2020. The position will begin on January 2 and end July 1. Applicants must be willing to commit to 10-15 hours per week for the...
Chicago Arts Center Sisters in Cinema Announces Documentary Fellowship Recipients
Sisters in Cinema, a South Side Chicago-based media arts center supporting black women, girls, and non-binary individuals, has selected three first-time women filmmakers for its Documentary...
Elizabeth Banks Is the Head of Center for Reproductive Rights’ New Creative Council
You can catch Elizabeth Banks fighting for human rights around the globe as Bosley in the “Charlie’s Angels” reboot in theaters next month. Offscreen, the multi-hyphenate is...
Sundance Institute Selects 2020 Momentum Fellows, Announces Inaugural Launch Grant Fund Recipients
Sundance Institute has chosen eight underrepresented filmmakers for its second Momentum Fellowship, and four women filmmakers for its inaugural Launch Grant Fund, a press release has announced. The...
Participants Announced for Tribeca’s Fifth Through Her Lens Program
Tribeca Film Festival and Chanel have selected five female filmmaking duos for the fifth Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program. A press release announced the participants....
Kitty Green’s “The Assistant” Lands at Bleecker Street, Will Open in January
Kitty Green’s portrait of an aspiring filmmaker working for a powerful, abusive media mogul is hitting theaters this winter. Deadline reports that Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to...
Esta Spalding, Mary Young Leckie, & Alison Duke Among WIFT-Toronto’s 2019 Crystal Awardees
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) will celebrate writers, producers, executives, and activists alike at the 32nd Crystal Awards Gala. The advocacy group for women in Canadian...
Apply Now: NBC’s Female Forward and Emerging Director Programs
If you’re a woman, person of color, or non-binary individual looking to take the next step in your directing career, this is for you. Submissions are now open for NBC’s Female Forward and...
Monica Lewinsky Will EP and Appear in HBO Max Doc “15 Minutes of Shame”
As an anti-bullying activist and creative voice in “American Crime Story’s” upcoming take on the Clinton impeachment, Monica Lewinsky has been systematically reclaiming her voice...
Lina Wertmüller Retrospectives Planned Ahead of Her Honorary Oscar Acceptance
The Academy is honoring Lina Wertmüller at the Governors Awards on October 27 — and Genoma Films is gearing up for the ceremony. The film company has organized retrospectives and celebrations...
“Hadestown” Director Rachel Chavkin Will Return to Broadway with “Lempicka”
Rachel Chavkin is coming back to Broadway. The Tony-winning “Hadestown” director will helm “Lempicka,” the story of artist Tamara de Lempicka, who survived the Russian...
Shonda Rhimes Is Starting Her Own Podcast Company
Having made her mark in television, theater, and social justice, Shonda Rhimes is now set to conquer the podcast game. Deadline reports the mogul is executive producing a slate of podcasts for...
Screenwriter Denise Meyers Named Inaugural Winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Athena List Dev Grant
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) has announced that screenwriter Denise Meyers is the inaugural recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Athena List Development Grant. The $20,000 honor is given to celebrate...
Time’s Up Joins Forces with Latinx House Initiative
Time’s Up is supporting The Latinx House in its efforts “to create community, engagement, and further opportunities for Latinx voices in and outside of Hollywood.” The Hollywood...
Amy Adams and Laura Dern Team Up to Bring “The Most Fun We Ever Had” Adaptation to HBO
HBO’s adaptations of “Big Little Lies” and “Sharp Objects” drew big ratings, critical acclaim, and awards attention for the premium cabler. Laura Dern scored an Emmy for...
Sarah Silverman Has an HBO Special and Pilot in the Works
Sarah Silverman may be joining Lilly Singh and Samantha Bee on the late-night circuit. HBO has handed out a pilot order for a late-night series hosted by the comedian and actress, Variety reports....
Gal Gadot Forms Production Company, Will Star in & Produce Holocaust Drama “Irena Sendler”
Best known for her gravity-defying role as caped crusader with superpowers in”Wonder Woman,” Gal Gadot is switching gears and taking a fact-based historical thriller to the screen. The...
Tina Tchen Appointed President and CEO of Time’s Up
As of November 1, Tina Tchen will be the new president and CEO of Time’s Up. The co-founder of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund and former chief of staff to Michelle Obama has been...
Modern Films & Amazon Prime Team Up to Stream “Skate Kitchen,” “The Perfect Candidate,” & More in UK
Crystal Moselle’s “Skate Kitchen,” Haifaa Al-Mansour’s “The Perfect Candidate,” Nancy Biurski’s “The Rape Of Recy Taylor,” and more films about and/or made...
Submit Your Short for the Eva Haller Women Transforming Media Award
The Eva Haller Women Transforming Media Award is accepting submissions. Named for the human rights activist and philanthropist Eva Haller, the honor recognizes short films telling women’s...
WeForShe Now Taking Nominations for the 2020 WriteHer List
Do you know a woman who has written a great, but unproduced, pilot? WeForShe is here to help. The women’s advocacy group is accepting nominations for the 2020 WriteHer List. Each year WeForShe...
Four Ida Lupino Films Restored and Released in Box Set
One of the many trailblazing — and unsung — women in film history is getting some much-deserved time in the spotlight. As Vanity Fair reports, Kino Lorber has released a new box set, the...
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...
Laura Baumeister’s “Daughter of Rage” Will Be Nicaragua’s First Woman-Directed Fiction Feature
Laura Baumeister made a major mark at this year’s San Sebastián International Film Festival. Not only did the filmmaker win the €20,000 (about $21,800 USD) EFADs-CAACI Europe-Latin America...
Apply Now: Wavelength Productions’ WAVE Grant for First-Time Women Filmmakers of Color
Wavelength Productions, the company that brought us Rachel Lears’ feminist political doc “Knock Down the House,” has announced a grant supporting first-time female filmmakers of...
Lupita Nyong’o to Uncover the History of Warrior Women in Channel 4 Doc
Lupita Nyong’o is shining a light on a forgotten history. British broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned “Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong’o,” a one-off documentary that will...
“The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” Acquired by ARRAY
ARRAY Releasing has snagged worldwide rights to “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open,” a Canadian drama that made its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film...
Musical Adaptation of Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer’s “Between the Lines” Is Headed Off-Broadway
Jodi Picoult’s novels have served as the source material for Cameron Diaz-starrer “My Sister’s Keeper” and Britt Robertson-led “The Tenth Circle,” among other...
“Free Solo” Directors Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin Ink First-Look Deal with Nat Geo
Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have picked up an Oscar, a BAFTA, and an Emmy for “Free Solo,” their doc about Alex Honnold’s quest to become the first person to free solo climb El...
Algeria Cancels “Papicha” Screenings, Putting Its Oscar Chances at Risk
This summer, Algeria became the first country to enter the 2020 International Feature Film Oscar race when it submitted Mounia Meddour’s “Papicha” for consideration. Now the nation is...
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Signs Overall Deal with Amazon
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s epic week just got even better. Less than 48 hours after dominating the Emmys on Sunday, the “Fleabag” and “Killing Eve” creator has signed...
Cynthia Nixon, Kathy Najimy, & More Team Up for “Jane: Abortion and the Underground” Benefit Reading
Cynthia Nixon, Ana Gasteyer, and Kathy Najimy are teaming up to protect reproductive rights. The trio are part of the cast for a reading of Paula Kamen’s documentary play “Jane: Abortion and...
“Saint Maud” Lands at A24
A24 has snagged North American rights to “Saint Maud” following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Rose Glass’ psychological horror pic was the only...
New Film Series From Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Will Screen Works by Agnès Varda, Euzhan Palcy, & More
ARRAY Alliance, Ava DuVernay’s nonprofit film collective, has been releasing films about and by women and people of color since 2010 — Heidi Saman’s “Namour,” Lisa France’s...
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...
Jenny Slate Announces Netflix Comedy Special
Whether she’s delivering a commencement speech to a class of one or recounting a marijuana-fueled presentation in her college Astronomy class, Jenny Slate can always be counted on to deliver...
Submit: HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Competition
HBO has announced submission information for its 2020 Asian Pacific American Visionaries (APAV) short film competition. Per Deadline, “Warrior” exec producer and CEO of Bruce Lee...
Museum Dedicated to Women Film Pioneers Opening in Canada
A new museum featuring female Canadian film pioneers is coming to Cobourg, Ontario. According to an official press release, the Marie Dressler Foundation is partnering up with the Mary Pickford...
Euzhan Palcy Retrospective Set for London and Manchester
In 1983, French director Euzhan Palcy became the first black director to take home France’s César award for her first feature, “Sugar Cane Alley.” She was also the first black...
Apply Now: Universal’s 2020 Writers Program
Universal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion (GTDI) department is now accepting applications for next year’s Universal Writers Program. Per Deadline, the Universal Writers...
Lisa Langseth Has a Netflix Series on the Way
Lisa Langseth is bringing “Love & Anarchy” to Netflix. The streamer has commissioned the eight-part Swedish drama from the “Euphoria” filmmaker, Deadline...
All 10 of the 2019 WBTVG Directors’ Workshop Grads Have Booked Directing Gigs
The seventh annual Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) Directors’ Workshop is boasting a 100 percent job-placement rate. According to a press release, all 10 Class of 2019 graduates have secured...
Rotten Tomatoes Added Over 600 Critics in Past Year, 55% Are Women
Last summer Rotten Tomatoes overhauled its critics criteria in an effort to be more inclusive, and added more than 200 writers to its ranks. It seems that forward momentum has not slowed down over...
Apply Now: Ghetto Film School’s AT&T Mentorship Content Lab
Los Angeles teens with filmmaking aspirations, this one’s for you. Nonprofit filmmaking program Ghetto Film School is now accepting applications for its AT&T Mentorship Content Lab, which...