Women Directors
Project for Women Directors Sabotaged By a One Man’s Complaint
The news coming out of North Carolina’s theater scene is slightly confusing, but what it sounds like is a classic case of sexist sabotage. As IndyWeek reports, on Tuesday of last week, Jerome...
Trailer Watch: Vanessa Hope’s “All Eyes and Ears” Highlights U.S.-China Relations
A trailer has landed for “All Eyes and Ears,” Vanessa Hope’s documentary feature debut. Hope told Women and Hollywood that she hopes the film “will stand the test of time as one of the more...
Win a Trip to the Sundance Film Festival Through The Horizon Award
Heads up, female filmmakers! The Creative Mind Group is now accepting submissions for the 2017 Horizon Award, which gives the opportunity to aspiring female directors to win a free trip to the...
Catching Up with “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life’s” Lauren Graham & Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham are best known as Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, the quick-witted, close-knit mother-daughter pair in “Gilmore Girls.” The popular series, which ended in 2007 after...
Rachel Goldenberg to Direct MGM’s “Valley Girl” Musical Adaptation
“Valley Girl” is coming back to the big screen. MGM is remaking the 1983 cult classic romantic comedy as a musical, and Deadline reports that Rachel Goldenberg (“The Mindy Project,” “A...
Desiree Akhavan to Write and Direct Chloe Grace Moretz LGBTQ Drama
“Appropriate Behavior” writer-director Desiree Akhavan is stepping behind the camera again. The “Girls” and “Flowers” actress has signed on to co-write and direct “The Miseducation of...
Introducing the 2017 Women at Sundance Fellows
The Sundance Institute has announced the women directors chosen for its fifth iteration of Women at Sundance Fellows. The six diverse filmmakers work as producers and directors in the documentary...
Winners Announced for Women In Film’s Film Finishing Fund
Women In Film has revealed the winners of the 31st annual Film Finishing Fund grant program. The non-profit organization received more than 250 submissions from 22 countries, Deadline reports. Four...
Universal’s 2017 Slate Has Only One Female Director
Universal Pictures has solidified their 2017 slate of movies, and there are some high-profile, tentpole projects included, but there’s one huge problem: of the 15 movies Universal will release in...
Weekly Update for November 18: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Moana” Films About Women Opening This Week The Edge of Seventeen — Written and Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig “The Edge of Seventeen” A look at what it’s like to grow up as a young...
Trailer Watch: Zoey Deutch Repeats Her Past in Ry Russo-Young’s “Before I Fall”
Take “Groundhog Day,” change the main character from a grumpy middle-aged man to a teenage girl, and make it a little darker and creepier, and you’ve got Ry Russo-Young’s “Before I...
Houda Benyamina on What Inspired Her Award-Winning Drama “Divines”
After completing her diploma at ERAC (Acting School for the Cannes Region), Houda Benyamina gained training as a director through the 1000 Faces association, which she founded in 2006 as a way of...
Theater Director Leigh Silverman Inspires Artists in a Trump World
The 16th annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway took place on November 14. This year’s event honored theater director Leigh Silverman and her inspiring thank you speech is available to read now. The 24...
Screen NSW Makes Amazing Strides Toward Gender Equality
Screen NSW (New South Wales) announced its 50:50 by 2020 Gender Target for female writers, producers, and directors one year ago. The industry has since undergone a dramatic change, and is now “on...
Oscars 2017 Foreign Language Contenders: Meet Paula van der Oest — “Tonio”
Paula van der Oest is a screenwriter and director. Her works have screened at film festivals around the world. She was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category for her...
Struggles and Successes: November 2016’s Crowdfunding Picks
“Guard” We all deal with struggles in our daily lives, and this month’s choices for crowdfunding picks showcase the day-to-day struggles women face. From a very real fight against privilege, to...
Lifetime Announces Winners of “Broad Focus” Short Film Competition
Back in July, Lifetime’s “Broad Focus” initiative in partnership with Women in Film & TV UK, kicked off with a short film competition celebrating women behind the camera, and the winners...
Whistler Film Festival Highlights Women Directors
The Whistler Film Festival in Canada, which runs from Novermber 30-December 4 this year, is proudly presenting a number of female-focused films, talent, events, and awards. The festival will feature...
Tig Notaro’s “One Mississippi” Renewed for Second Season on Amazon
“One Mississippi” will return for a second season. The Hollywood Reporter writes that Tig Notaro’s semi-autobiographical series has been renewed by Amazon. The comedian, writer, and actress...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Lara Stolman — “Swim Team”
Lara Stolman has produced news and documentaries that have aired on NBC, MSNBC, TLC, AMC, VH-1, and The New York Times’ website. Her film “Portraits of Survival,” which explored coming to...
Telefilm Canada Announces Half of Financed Movies to be Women-Directed
Great things have been happening in Canada’s film and television industry when it comes to gender equality, and now, as The Hollywood Reporter details, Telefilm Canada, the country’s biggest...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Julie Sokolow — “Woman on Fire”
Julie Sokolow’s films have appeared at the New York Times, TIME, and Huffington Post. Her feature film directorial debut, “Aspie Seeks Love,” won Best Documentary at the 2015 Cinequest Film...
Only Two of 27 Feature Animated Films in the Oscar Race Are Women-Directed
A record 27 features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the the 2017 Oscar Race, but only two of them are directed or co-directed by women, amounting to...
Join Women & Hollywood in London to Challenge Unconscious Gender Bias
Hey Londoners! You’re invited to join Women & Hollywood founder and publisher Melissa Silverstein, The Hospital Club, and Tonic Theatre for a collaborative discussion on unconscious...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Robin Lung — “Finding Kukan”
Producer-director Robin Lung is a fourth generation Chinese American who was raised in Hawai’i. She has a 16-year history of bringing untold minority and women’s stories to film. A graduate of...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Nicole Opper — “Visitor’s Day”
Nicole Opper is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker who directed and produced the award-winning feature documentary “Off and Running.” The film was nationally broadcast on PBS’ “POV” in 2010....
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Jessica Dimmock — “The Pearl”
Jessica Dimmock is an award-winning director and cinematographer. She is the recipient of the 2014 Infinity Award for Photojournalist of the Year from the International Center of Photography and the...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Maro Chermayeff — “Soundbreaking”
Maro Chermayeff is the Series Director & Executive Producer of “Soundbreaking,” the Co-founder and Executive Producer at production company Show of Force, and the Chair of the MFA Social...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Zhao Qing— “Please Remember Me”
Zhao Qing began her career at Shanghai Media Group in 1991, where she directed and produced television documentaries. Qing’s filmography includes “A Water Town — Zhou Zhuang,”...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller— “The Guys Next Door”
Allie Humenuk is an award-winning filmmaker and Emmy-nominated cinematographer. Humenuk made her directorial debut with “Shadow of the House,” a documentary about the photographer Abelardo...
Rosario Dawson Will Play Activist Donna Hylton in Biopic “A Little Piece of Light”
Rosario Dawson is set to play activist Donna Hylton in a film adaptation of the biography “A Little Piece of Light,” Deadline reports. Dawson has had an extensive film career, but most recently...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde — “The Ballad of Fred…
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde — “The Ballad of Fred Hersch” Carrie Lozano is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist. She is...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde — “The Ballad of Fred Hersch…
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Carrie Lozano and Charlotte Lagarde — “The Ballad of Fred Hersch” “The Ballad of Fred Hersch” Carrie Lozano is an award-winning documentary...
Weekly Update for November 11: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Arrival” Films About Women Opening This Week Arrival Amy Adams takes the world on her shoulders as linguist Louise Banks. When space ships arrive across the globe, Dr. Banks is called upon for...
Octavia Spencer to Star in Miniseries Based on the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is attached to star in a series adaptation of A’Lelia Bundles’ bestselling biography “On Her Own Ground,” Deadline reports. The book tells the story of...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Leah Warshawski — “Big Sonia”
Leah Warshawski is a director and producer. Her award-winning first feature film, “Finding Hillywood,” screened at more than 65 festivals around the world. She is currently co-executive...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Deirdre Fishel — “Care”
Deirdre Fishel has a 20-year history of directing both documentaries and dramas. Her films have premiered at Sundance and SXSW, and have been broadcast in 25 countries worldwide. Her documentary...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Laura Paglin — “Unseen”
Based out of Cleveland, Ohio, Laura Paglin is a producer and director who has made a name for herself by bringing the stories of marginalized communities to a worldwide audience. Paglin’s prior...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Jill Campbell— “Mr. Chibbs”
Jill Campbell has worked as a producer, director, and writer on myriad documentaries, including “Dancing Across Borders,” “Bernal’s Picasso: When Art Met Science,” and “Out of Print.”...
CBC Launches Breaking Barriers Film Fund for Diverse Directors
Things might be rocky here in the U.S., but Canada is taking strides to achieve more diversity in its entertainment industry. As CBC News reports, the CBC is launching the Breaking Barriers Film...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Diedie Weng— “The Beekeeper and his Son”
Diedie Weng grew up in Guangdong, Southern China and is currently based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Weng received her MFA in documentary production at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She...
Rosie O’Donnell Joins the Cast of Frankie Shaw’s Showtime Pilot
Rosie O’Donnell has joined the cast of “SMILF,” Frankie Shaw’s semi-autobiographical Showtime pilot. If the project gets ordered to series, it would mark O’Donnell’s first credit as a...
“The Love Witch” Director Anna Biller Talks Gender Performance and Femme Fatales
Anna Biller’s 35mm cult feature “Viva” and her 16mm art-film shorts have screened at major film festivals and art spaces around the world. She is known for her use of classic and outdated film...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Sally Jean Williams — “Ken Dewey — This Is A Test”
Sally Jean Williams has produced and directed for the National Geographic Channel, Lifetime and Animal Planet/Discovery Networks. She worked with award winning global production house NHNZ filming...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Kimi Takesue — “95 And 6 To Go”
Kimi Takesue is an award-winning filmmaker and the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in Film. Takesue’s critically acclaimed Ugandan feature-length documentary “Where Are You...
Dogwoof Picks up Kirsten Johnson’s “Cameraperson” for the UK
Dogwoof has picked up Kirsten Johnson’s documentary “Cameraperson” for distribution in the UK and Ireland. Johnson, a long-time cinematographer, turned the camera on herself and her journeys...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Brittany Huckabee— “After Fire”
Brittany Huckabee is an independent filmmaker whose work focuses on telling stories about the experiences of women. She has more than 15 years of experience directing and producing documentaries....
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Rebbie Ratner — “Borderline”
Rebbie Ratner began her film career when she was seven years old, often running around her house capturing family scenes on tape. In college, she started making formal films, regarding film as a...
FX Developing “Flatlands,” a Series from Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s “Flatlands” has gone into development at FX, Deadline reports. The hour-long serio-comedy comes from the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated collaborators and...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Madeleine Gavin— “City of Joy”
Madeleine Gavin works in both narrative and documentary film, primarily as an editor. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on Rebecca Cammisa’s documentary “Which Way Home” and is...
DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Suki Hawley — “All the Rage”
Filmmaker Suki Hawley recently directed and edited the documentary feature “Who Took Johnny,” which chronicles a mother’s tenacious fight to find out what happened to her son, Johnny Gosch,...