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Women in Animation World Summit Will Livestream via Facebook Live
The second Women in Animation World Summit is set to take place on June 11 at the Impérial Palace Hotel in France, but those of us who can’t make the event will be able to experience the day...
1500 Students to Receive Free Admission to Women Directors Doc “Half the Picture”
Amy Adrion’s award-winning documentary about Hollywood’s gender problem is receiving a major endorsement from Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network, Discovery, and The Will and Jada Smith...
Tracee Ellis Ross, Drew Barrymore, & More Comedy Actresses on #MeToo and Equal Pay
“I’ve had male friends say to me, ‘OK, you’re going too far with this Time’s Up shit!’ And I’m like, ‘What the fuck does that mean? I’m going too...
Kamila Shamsie’s “Home Fire” Wins the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Kamila Shamsie’s “Home Fire” has been named this year’s recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, The Guardian confirms. The prestigious honor recognizes the best...
Lena Waithe, Eva Longoria, & More Join Forces for MACRO Episodic Lab for POC
Lena Waithe and Eva Longoria are championing episodic storytellers of color alongside MACRO founder/CEO Charles D. King and The Black List’s Franklin Leonard. The foursome have introduced The...
Los Angeles Film School Commits to $1.5 M Women in Entertainment Scholarship
If you’re an aspiring filmmaker who is considering attending film school but dreading the cost, we have some good news for you: The Los Angeles Film School has announced that its committing...
Seed&Spark, Color Farm Media, & Black&SexyTV Team Up to Champion Creators of Color
Crowdfunding and streaming platform Seed&Spark, diversity-focused company Color Farm Media, and entertainment/lifestyle network Black&SexyTV are joining forces to support creators of color...
Anita Hill-Led Harassment Commission Appoints Trista Schroeder as Interim Exec Director
The Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace has named an interim executive director. Deadline reports entertainment lawyer Trista Schroeder has taken on...
AFI Launches Two Cinematography Programs for Women
Earlier this year Rachel Morrison made history as the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for cinematography. The American Film Institute (AFI) is working to make the field more...
Producer Pippa Harris Named BAFTA’s Next Chair
“Call the Midwife” producer Pippa Harris is taking on another leadership role at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Per a press release, she will succeed Jane Lush...
Fund for Women-Directed Films Being Launched in France
We’ll have to wait and see whether Cannes director Thierry Frémaux keeps good on the gender parity pledge he signed a couple of weeks ago committing to address the underrepresentation of...
“Mean Girls” Breaks Broadway Record, Teams Up with Young Women’s Leadership Network
Scoring 12 Tony nominations, shattering a Broadway record, and supporting young women — way to make fetch happen, “Mean Girls!” You go, Glen Coco! The musical adaptation of the...
Apply Now: NBC’s New Unscripted Directing Initiative for Women and POC
If you’re a woman or person of color trying to break into unscripted directing, take note: NBC has unveiled the new Alternative Directors Program, the entertainment industry’s first...
Screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Honored with Retrospective at The Quad
New York’s Quad Cinema is encouraging audiences to revisit — or discover — the works of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala by hosting a retrospective celebrating the two-time Oscar-winning...
Weekly Update for May 25: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Mary Shelley – Directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour; Written by Emma Jensen and Haifaa Al-Mansour (Available on VOD June 1) “Mary Shelley” She will...
Karma’s a Bitch
BFI Hosting Two-Month Retrospective of Agnès Varda’s Work
The British Film Institute (BFI) is set to celebrate Agnès Varda with a retrospective. Titled Agnès Varda: Vision of an Artist, the two-month season will take place from June 1 – July 31 at...
R. Kelly Doc in the Works at BuzzFeed and Hulu, Lyric Cabral to Direct
Pleas to #MuteRKelly are being heard. It looks like we’re about to hear much less of the singer’s music and much more about his decades of alleged abuse. Lifetime already announced that...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Receive 2018 Mark Twain Prize
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is set to accept yet another honor. The eight-time Emmy winner has been named the recipient of this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Deadline confirms. The...
Ashley Avis Will Write and Direct “Black Beauty” Remake
“Black Beauty” is getting another update. Ashley Avis has signed on to write and direct the latest adaptation of Anna Sewell’s classic novel about the titular horse, Deadline has...
The 2018 National Directors Fellowship Recipients Are All Women
The National Directors Fellowship (NDF), an 18-month program that provides training and mentorship to stage directors, has announced its 2018 participants — and all five of them are women. Per...
Join Women and Hollywood for a Special Screening of “Dietland” with Creator Marti Noxon
Women and Hollywood is teaming up with AMC to help spread the word about “Dietland,” Marti Noxon’s new series tackling fat-shaming, diet culture, sexual predators, feminism, and so...
Mila Kunis, Gloria Allred, & More to Participate in Variety’s Path to Parity Women’s Summit
Variety is assembling industry heavyweights to discuss the next steps towards achieving gender equality. The pub is set to host its inaugural women’s summit, Path to Parity, on June 6, and the...
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Gets a Third Season
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” hasn’t even debuted its second season yet, but it’s already received a third. According to Variety, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s period comedy...
Jennifer Aniston and Tig Notaro Couple Up in Netflix White House Comedy “First Ladies”
Jennifer Aniston and Tig Notaro are moving into the White House — on Netflix, anyway. The pair are set to star in “First Ladies” for the streamer, Deadline reports. The comedy...
Black Actresses Protest Industry Racism at Cannes
The 2018 Cannes Film Festival has seen another powerful women-led protest. Per AFP, 16 black and mixed-race actresses took to the red carpet Wednesday to stand up to to racism in the French film...
Malin Akerman, Kat Dennings, and Jane Seymour to Star in “Friendsgiving”
Malin Akerman, Kat Dennings, and Jane Seymour are hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for the ages. The trio are set to star in “Friendsgiving,” an ensemble comedy from Red Hour and Endeavor...
All-Women Directing Team Set for Starz’s “The Spanish Princess”
Starz has let some news slip about “The Spanish Princess,” the follow-up series to “The White Queen” and “The White Princess”: all episodes will be...
Cannes: Kristen Stewart to Write and Direct Bisexual Drama “The Chronology of Water”
Kristen Stewart is stepping behind the camera again. The “Twilight” actress spilled the beans in an interview with Cannes Film Festival, where she’s currently serving as a juror....
Amy Berg to Direct Doc Series About Adnan Syed of “Serial” Fame
In news that seems inevitable if delayed, “Serial” is getting a TV follow-up. HBO and Sky have partnered to continue the true crime story with “The Case Against Adnan Syed,”...
Reese Witherspoon to Produce Doc About Tennis Star and LGBTQ Activist Martina Navratilova
Another trailblazing female tennis player is having her story told on the big screen. Following in the footsteps of 2017 Billie Jean King biopic “Battle of the Sexes” is a doc about...
Cannes: Eva Vives’ “All About Nina” Acquired by The Orchard
Eva Vives’ feature directorial debut has found a home. The Orchard snagged North American distribution rights to Mary Elizabeth Winstead-starrer “All About Nina” at Cannes. Variety...
Vanessa Taylor to Pen Jennifer Lawrence-Starrer “Bad Blood”
Vanessa Taylor has lined up yet another high-profile project. The Oscar-nominated “Shape of Water” co-writer is set to pen Legendary Entertainment’s “Bad Blood,” a pic...
Meryl Streep to Star in Panama Papers Drama “The Laundromat”
Meryl Streep will continue to fight for the truth in her next film. Coming off her Oscar-nominated role in Pentagon Papers drama “The Post,” Streep has signed on for a thriller about...
Restoration of Agnès Varda’s “One Sings, The Other Doesn’t” to Screen at BAMcinématek
Agnès Varda’s feminist musical is coming back to the big screen with a makeover. “One Sings, The Other Doesn’t” has been newly restored and will open at...
Cannes: Karyn Kusama and Nicole Kidman’s “Destroyer” Lands at Annapurna
“Destroyer” left a major mark at Cannes. The upcoming Nicole Kidman-starrer inspired an “all night” auction at the fest, according to Deadline. Annapurna Pictures ultimately...
Ann Dowd, Essie Davis, and Jessica Barden to Star in Gothic Series “Lambs of God”
Ann Dowd is heading from Gilead to a convent. The “Handmaid’s Tale” actress will star alongside Essie Davis (“The Babadook”) and Jessica Barden (“The End of the...
American Ballet Theater Launches Program Supporting Women Choreographers
American Ballet Theater (ABT) is championing women choreographers. According to The New York Times, the company has started The ABT Women’s Movement, a multi-year program designed to support and...
Amy Poehler-Produced Pilot “Three Busy Debras” Heads to Adult Swim
More women are finally joining Adult Swim’s ranks. “Three Busy Debras,” a surreal, women-created comedy pilot from producer Amy Poehler has been ordered at the network, Deadline...
Cannes 2018: Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum” Nabbed by Sony Pictures Classics
A week ahead of its world premiere at Cannes, Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum” has found a home. Sony Pictures Classics snagged North American and Latin American rights to the drama...
Billie Piper to Make Directorial Debut with Anti-Rom-Com
With over two decades of acting experience under her belt, Billie Piper is stepping behind the camera. The former “Secret Diary of a Call Girl” and “Doctor Who” star will make...
Tina Tchen Names Members of Recording Academy’s Female Advancement Task Force
Time’s Up leader and former chief of staff to Michelle Obama Tina Tchen has unveiled the members of the Recording Academy’s Task Force for Female Advancement, of which she is chair....
Crystal + Lucy Awards to Honor Brie Larson, Channing Dungey, and More
Women In Film, Los Angeles (WIF LA) has announced this year’s honorees for the Crystal + Lucy Awards. Brie Larson, Channing Dungey, Alexandra Shipp, and NOVA Wav (Denisia “Blue...
Mark Your Calendar for Cannes 2018’s Women’s Events
The Cannes Film Festival begins today and along with dozens of film screenings and parties, the fest will feature plenty of events dedicated to gender equality and feminism in film — including...
Cannes 2018: Beanie Feldstein to Topline Adaptation of “How To Build A Girl”
Beanie Feldstein broke out as Saoirse Ronan’s BFF in “Lady Bird” and now the supporting actress is getting her own film. She’s signed on to topline a film adaptation of...
Gilda Radner Doc “Love, Gilda” Acquired by Magnolia Pictures
Gilda Radner’s story is coming to the big screen. Magnolia Pictures nabbed North American rights to “Love, Gilda” and is planning a theatrical release for later this year, Deadline...
Apply Now: AT&T Hello Sunshine Filmmaker Lab for Teen Girls
If you are — or know — a teen girl who dreams of following in the footsteps of Patty Jenkins, Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig, and other female directors, take note. Aspiring filmmakers...
Meredith Vieira Unveils Initiative for Women Documentary Filmmakers
Meredith Vieira is stepping up for women directors. The TV anchor and journalist has introduced a new initiative for female filmmakers seeking funding for documentary films and series, The Hollywood...
You’re Invited: Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of “The Piano” with a Screening in London
“The Piano” is about to turn 25, and we’re celebrating its birthday in London. Women and Hollywood and Birds Eye View will host a screening of Jane Campion’s masterpiece on...
Apply Now: Women and Hollywood Internship
Women and Hollywood is looking for an intern for the second half of 2018. The position will begin on July 1, 2018 and end on December 23, 2018. Applicants must be willing to commit to six months for...
Catherine Zeta-Jones to Topline Facebook Watch Series “Queen America”
Catherine Zeta-Jones has a new title: Queen America. The Oscar-winning actress has signed on to star in a new Facebook Watch series from Meaghan Oppenheimer (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Deadline...