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Agnieszka Holland Will Join Seventh Row’s Next Lockdown Film School Conversation
Seventh Row, a non-profit cinema publication, will welcome Agnieszka Holland for its next Lockdown Film School event. A livestreamed series of conversations with filmmakers, Lockdown Film School has...
Chloé Zhao, Issa Rae, & Emerald Fennell Among THR’s 2021 Women in Entertainment Power 100
Recent Oscar-winners Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, multi-hyphenates Issa Rae and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, activist and author Stacey Abrams, and moguls Oprah Winfrey and Shonda Rhimes are just a few...
Dawn Porter and National Geographic Join Forces on Tulsa Massacre Doc “Rise Again”
Dawn Porter’s latest documentary delves into one of the worst incidents of racial violence in the United States — yet one that is routinely left out of the history books. “Rise...
Apply Now: Women and Hollywood Editorial Fellowship
Women and Hollywood is looking for two editorial fellows for the second half of 2021. The position will begin on July 1 and end December 23. Applicants must be willing to commit to 10-15 hours per...
Blake Lively and Diablo Cody Are Taking “Lady Killer” to the Screen
Blake Lively is set to play another assassin. The “Gossip Girl” alumna will follow up Reed Morano’s “The Rhythm Section” with “Lady Killer,” an adaptation of...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Allen v. Farrow” Director Amy Ziering
Amy Ziering, a producer and director of docs such as “The Invisible War,” “The Hunting Ground,” and “On the Record,” will join the Girls Club to discuss her latest...
Join W&H at Virtual Reading of Cherien Dabis’ Athena List Dev Grant Winner “What the Eyes Don’t See”
You’re invited to a virtual reading of Cherien Dabis’ Alfred P. Sloan Athena List Development Grant-winning script. The story of Iraqi American pediatrician and Flint water crisis...
1996 USA Women’s Basketball Team Getting “30 for 30” Treatment at ESPN
Kristen Lappas is bringing the story of the Women’s Dream Team to ESPN. The “Blackfeet Boxing” director will helm a feature doc about the gold medal-winning 1996 USA Women’s...
Danis Goulet Sci-Fi “Night Raiders” Lands at Samuel Goldwyn Films, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Stars
Danis Goulet’s feature debut has secured distribution. Samuel Goldwyn Films snagged U.S. rights to “Night Raiders,” a dystopian sci-fi story about a Cree woman that made its world...
Apply Now: Firelight Media’s Documentary Lab
Firelight Media, a company specializing in non-fiction film by and about people of color, is now accepting applications for its Documentary Lab. The 18-month fellowship supports racially and...
Tig Notaro Animated Stand-Up Special in the Works at HBO
Tig Notaro is returning to HBO. The comedian is following up her 2015 Emmy-nominated stand-up special “Boyish Girl Interrupted” at the premium cable network with the first-ever fully...
SAG-AFTRA Introduces Intimacy Coordinator Training Accreditation & Harassment Reporting Tool
SAG-AFTRA has announced two new measures to help combat sexual harassment and misconduct. A press release reports the union has introduced the first industrywide accreditation for intimacy...
Florence Welch, Martyna Majok, and Rebecca Frecknall Team Up for “Great Gatsby” Musical
Borne back ceaselessly into the past, Florence Welch is returning to “The Great Gatsby.” The Florence + The Machine singer provided a song for Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film based on the...
Leslie Jones Will Host the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards
Leslie Jones will be pulling double duty at this year’s edition of the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Nominated in the best comedic performance category for her role in “Coming 2...
Watch: Diane von Furstenberg & the Academy Museum Celebrate a Historic Year for Women at the Oscars
The 93rd annual Academy Awards marks the first time that two women have been nominated alongside one another in the Best Director category: Chloé Zhao is being recognized for “Nomadland”...
#MeToo Comes for the Bullies
In one of my past lives, I was bullied a lot at work. It was just the way it was. It was the theater business (Jujamcyn Theaters) and I never, ever, knew what type of mood my boss would be in. I had...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with Seed&Spark Founder and CEO Emily Best
Seed&Spark’s Emily Best will join the Girls Club for a conversation about life one year into the pandemic on Wednesday, April 21 at 4 p.m. EST. The event is open to the public, but be sure...
Alma Har’el Signs First-Look TV Deal with Amazon Studios
“Honey Boy” director Alma Har’el has inked a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. According to Deadline, she will develop and create exclusive series for Amazon Prime Video...
“Promising Young Woman” Offers Free Virtual Screenings to College Students
College students will have the opportunity to check out “Promising Young Woman” ahead of the Academy Awards. Focus Features has co-partnered with anti-sexual violence organization RAINN...
Starz Aims to Increase Representation of Women Helmers with Alliance of Women Directors Partnership
Starz is joining forces with the Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) to boost the number of its women helmers. According to Deadline, the network and the collective have launched the #TakeTheLead...
Apply Now: Still I Rise Fellowship
Documentary film series and distribution platform Still I Rise has earmarked a $50,000 grant for women artists and filmmakers. According to Deadline, the Still I Rise Fellowship will provide...
Mindy Kaling, Maya Rudolph, & Michaela Coel Among Variety’s Power of Women Comedy Honorees
Mindy Kaling, Maya Rudolph, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michaela Coel, Sofía Vergara, and Kate McKinnon are being celebrated for their comedic prowess. They will be featured in the upcoming one-hour...
Series Adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s “Summer of ’69” in the Works from 3000 Pictures
Elizabeth Gabler’s 3000 Pictures is going into business with the “Queen of Beach Reads.” The “Sony-housed label has optioned the rights to ‘Summer of ’69’ by New...
Tamara Mariam Dawit’s “Finding Sally” Will Air as Part of WORLD Channel’s “AfroPoP” Series
Tamara Mariam Dawit’s investigation into a family mystery is headed to WORLD Channel. A press release has announced “Finding Sally” will debut on WORLD Channel as part of its...
GLAAD Publishes Open Letter in Support of Trans Women, Signatories Include Laverne Cox & Regina King
Today, March 31, is the final day of Women’s History Month as well as the Transgender Day of Visibility. In honor of the occasion, GLAAD and activist and writer Raquel Willis have published an open...
Cast & Crew of Broadway’s “Jagged Little Pill” Reunite for Social Responsibility Discussion Series
Broadway isn’t up back up and running yet but that hasn’t stopped the cast, creative, and producing teams of “Jagged Little Pill” from working together to observe Sexual...
Constance Wu Inks First-Look TV Production Deal with eOne
Constance Wu is expanding her repertoire. The star of “Fresh Off The Boat” and “Crazy Rich Asians” is starting her own production venture and has signed a first-look...
Women in Animation’s Spring 2021 Mentorship Program to Focus on Advancing Women of Color
Women in Animation (WIA) is teaming up with Black N’Animated, LatinX in Animation, and Rise Up Animation for its 2021 Spring Mentorship Program in order to “directly advance career...
Tracy Oliver Sets Eight-Figure Overall Deal at Apple
Earlier this week Issa Rae signed an eight-figure overall deal with WarnerMedia, and now comes word that another of Hollywood’s funniest women, Tracy Oliver, has also inked an eight-figure...
Tanya Saracho and More Partner with Writers Guild Foundation for Inclusive Training Program
Television writers Tanya Saracho (“Vida”), Liz Hsiao Lan Alper (“Day of the Dead”), and Mike Royce (“One Day at a Time”) are joining forces with the Writers Guild...
Issa Rae Signs Eight-Figure Overall Deal with WarnerMedia
“Insecure’s” upcoming fifth and final season won’t be the end of Issa Rae’s relationship with HBO. The collaborators are just getting started. The Emmy-nominated...
Apply Now: Constellation Incubator for Independent Filmmakers
Storytellers and artists Abeni Bloodworth, Angela Harmon, Naomi McDougall Jones, and Liz Manashil are bringing 36 feature filmmaking teams together for an eight-week incubator. They have founded...
Lizzo Has Reality Show About Full Figured Models and Dancers in the Works at Amazon
“If I’m shining, everybody gonna shine,” sings Lizzo in “Juice.” The three-time Grammy-wining singer is giving full-figured models and dancers the chance to shine...
Alliance of Women Directors and AMC Join Forces for Directing Master Class Series
Time to buckle in. The Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) and AMC Networks are presenting High-Octane Episodic Directing Series, a five-part master class series exploring direction on action and...
Two-Part Brittany Murphy Doc in the Works at HBO Max
HBO Max is paying tribute to Brittany Murphy. A press release announced that the streamer has a two-part docuseries in the works about the late “Clueless” actress. Directed by Cynthia...
Maria Schrader’s Berlin Winner “I’m Your Man” Goes to Bleecker Street
The Emmy-winning director of “Unorthodox’s” latest feature is heading stateside. Bleecker Street scored U.S. rights to Maria Schrader’s “I’m Your Man.” The...
Davita Scarlett Signs Overall Deal with CBS Studios
Davita Scarlett is setting up shop at CBS Studios. The writer and producer has signed a multi-year overall deal to develop new projects for the studios on all platforms, Deadline reports. “The...
The Writers Lab Expands to U.K. and Ireland with the Support of Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films
The Writers Lab is crossing the pond. A press release announced that the program for women screenwriters aged 40 or older is launching a new edition: The Writers Lab U.K. & Ireland. Supported by...
Apply Now: NYWIFT’s Women’s Film Preservation Fund
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is accepting applications for the latest cycle of its Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) until May 1. Since 1995, the fund has awarded grants to...
Doc About U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s Equal Pay Fight to Premiere on HBO Max
The story of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s 2019 FIFA victory and push for equal pay is headed to HBO Max. A press release has announced “LFG” — as in...
Submit Now: Breaking Through The Lens Financing Program for Women & Non-Binary Directors
If you are a woman or non-binary director in late-stage development on a feature, this is for you. Breaking Through The Lens (BTTL) has opened its 2021 application cycle. The program will give 10...
Janet Jackson Two-Night Doc Event Greenlit by Lifetime and A&E
It’s time to dust off your cassette player and blast “Young Love” and “Say You Do”: Janet Jackson is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her first album, “Janet...
Paley Center to Host Conversation Series in Honor of International Women’s Day
The Paley Center for Media is celebrating International Women’s Day by launching a quarterly conversation series about women’s achievements and struggles, particularly in regards to the...
Applications Opening Soon for Firelight Media’s William Greaves Fund
The second year of Firelight Media’s William Greaves Fund will kick off with an open call for applications on March 15, a press release announced. The fund is designed “to support...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Land” Star and Director Robin Wright
Robin Wright, the director and star of “Land,” will join the Girls Club for a conversation on Wednesday, March 3, at 2 p.m. EST. The event is open to the public, but be sure to...
Lisa Cortés in Production on “The Empire of Ebony,” Doc About Ebony Magazine’s Impact
Lisa Cortés is following up voter suppression doc “All In: The Fight for Democracy” with a tribute to the first Black media empire. She’s in production on “The Empire of...
Netflix, FWD-Doc, and Doc Society Launch U.K. Disability and Inclusion Toolkit, U.S. Version to Follow
A recent report from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, analyzing the U.S.-based 126 movies and 180 series released on Netflix in 2018 and 2019, revealed that just 5.3 percent of stories were...
Film Fatales Launches First International Digital Film Market for Womxn, Will Run Alongside Berlinale
The first-ever international digital film market for womxn is set to take place alongside the 2021 Berlinale’s European Film Market. A joint initiative from Film Fatales and Cinemarket, The...
Women of Color Unite Bringing #Startwith8 Mentorship Program to the U.K.
Women of Color Unite (WOCU) is taking its #Startwith8 campaign across the pond. A press release has confirmed that WOCU, a non-profit advocacy group for women of color in entertainment, is expanding...
Nielsen Will Now Track Diversity and Inclusion in Television Programming
Nielsen, the firm best known for measuring TV ratings, is adding a new focus to its work. According to a press release, the org has launched Gracenote Inclusion Analytics in order to track diversity...
“Promising Young Woman,” “WW84,” “The Old Guard,” and More Films Receive ReFrame Stamps
Twenty-nine of the 100 most popular narrative films of 2020 have been awarded the ReFrame Stamp, a badge signifying a production was made with a gender-balanced cast and crew. “Promising Young...