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Tribeca 2019 Women Directors: Meet Lesley Chilcott – “Watson”
Lesley Chilcott is an award-winning filmmaker, documentarian, and producer. She directed the feature documentaries “A Small Section of the World” and “CodeGirl,” the latter...
Tribeca 2019 Preview: Cheerleaders Fighting Wage Theft, the USA Gymnastics Scandal, & More
Fifty percent of the film’s screening in competition sections at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival are women-directed or co-directed, and plenty more titles from female filmmakers appear in the...
Weekly Update for April 19: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Little Woods – Written and Directed by Nia DaCosta This Tribeca winner sees Tessa Thompson playing a woman facing a handful of crises in Little Woods, North Dakota....
Under the Radar: Ash Mayfair’s “The Third Wife” Explores a Complicated Coming of Age
In the opening scenes of “The Third Wife,” May (Nguyen Phuong Tra My), a 14-year-old girl, arrives at the Ninh Binh estate in rural Vietnam to be wed to a much older man. As the film’s title...
Quote of the Day: Josie Rourke on the Lack of Appreciation for Female Auteurs
Josie Rourke is sounding off on sexist double standards. The theater and film director told The Stage that “women directors are largely rewarded by critics and awards when they respectfully...
Trailer Watch: Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” Spotlights Injustice of Central Park Five Case
“There is injustice happening here,” says an activist (Adepero Oduye, “Pariah”) in the trailer for Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five story “When They See...
Theater Director Adrienne Campbell-Holt to Make Feature Debut with “Contested”
Adrienne Campbell-Holt is stepping behind the camera. The award-winning theater director has signed on to make her feature debut with “Contested,” a political thriller. A press release...
“Killing Eve” and “Hannah Gadsby: Nanette” Among Peabody Entertainment Winners
Favorites among both critics and fans, “Killing Eve” and “Hannah Gadsby: Nanette” have been awarded with a prestigious honor. Both are among the entertainment winners for the...
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson on Gina Rodriguez-Starrer “Someone Great” & Telling Women’s Stories
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is best known for creating MTV’s “Sweet/Vicious,” a comedy about two college students who have a secret life as vigilantes targeting sexual assailants on...
Niki Caro, Haifaa Al-Mansour, and More to Attend New Zealand’s Power of Inclusion Summit
Women in Film and Television International and the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are tackling inclusion in the film industry. With support from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and...
Trailer Watch: Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong are “Tuca & Bertie”
We’ve seen the last of Abbi and Ilana’s shenanigans, but a new animated series might help fill the void left by “Broad City’s” finale. Created by Lisa Hanawalt...
Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo to Topline and Write Comedy “Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar”
If you had a dream last night and Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo were in it, we’ve got good news for you: the “Bridesmaids” writers are collaborating on another feature comedy....
Four Women-Directed Films Will Screen in Cannes’ Main Competition. That’s Not Good Enough.
The Gender Parity Pledge was launched at Cannes last year with the mission of making film festivals more inclusive and transparent. Behind-the-scenes, the Cannes Film Fest does seem to be improving:...
Jessica Mecklenburg Adapting Liv Constantine’s “The Last Mrs. Parrish” as Amazon Series
Jessica Mecklenburg is bringing a tale of social climbing and assumed identity to Amazon. The former “Stranger Things” co-executive producer will pen and EP a TV adaptation of Liv...
Shakespeare’s Globe Hosting “Women & Power” Festival
Next month, Shakespeare’s Globe will put on a festival dedicated to “Women & Power.” From May 12-18, the iconic theater will host a series of performances, panels, workshops,...
Yolande Zauberman Will Chair Cannes’ Golden Eye Jury
Another Cannes jury will be led by a woman filmmaker. According to Cineuropa, “M” director Yolande Zauberman has been tapped to chair the Golden Eye Jury, which evaluates the...
Trailer Watch: Stacie Passon Unearths Creepy Family History in “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”
“The Blackwoods have always lived in this house — and we will never leave here, no matter what they say, or what they do to us. Never,” says Taissa Farmiga in a trailer for...
Akela Cooper to Pen “The Nun” Sequel
Akela Cooper is thinking up even more ways to terrify audiences. The “American Horror Story” alumna and exec producer of Netflix’s upcoming supernatural thriller...
Trailer Watch: Virginia Woolf Falls in Love in “Vita & Virginia”
Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West’s love affair apparently began before the women even met. A trailer for Chanya Button’s biopic about the lovers, “Vita &...
Peabody 2019 Documentary Honorees: “The Judge,” “The Apology,” & More
The documentary winners of the 2019 Peabody Awards have been revealed by Variety. Four of the eight titles are women-directed. Directed by Liz Garbus (“What Happened, Miss Simone?”),...
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Tapped to Do Touch Ups on “Bond 25” Script
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is bringing her signature dark sense of humor to the next James Bond film. Variety confirms the “Fleabag” and “Killing Eve” creator has been tasked with...
Middle Eastern Netflix Drama “AlRawabi School for Girls” On the Way, Features All-Female Cast & Crew
If “Derry Girls” left you craving more international, women-created young adult series set in all-girls schools, you’re in luck. Netflix’s newest project is “AlRawabi...
Sandra Oh, “The Good Fight,” Leah Remini, & More Among 2019 Gracie Award Winners
The outpouring of love for “Killing Eve” is showing no signs of slowing down. The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has announced the winners of the 2019 Gracie Awards, given in...
Jennifer Lawrence Is Teaming Up with Theater Director Lila Neugebauer for Her Next Pic
Jennifer Lawrence is heading back to set. A year after announcing a break from acting, the Oscar winner has signed on to star in an untitled film for IAC FILMS and A24. Theater director Lila...
Jackie Sibblies Drury Wins Drama Pulitzer for “Fairview”
For the third straight year, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to a woman playwright. The Hollywood Reporter confirms Jackie Sibblies Drury won the Pulitzer for “Fairview.”...
Jennifer Lopez-Starrer “Hustlers” Gets a Release Date
Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Constance Wu, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer, and Julia Stiles are currently filming Lorene Scafaria’s next pic, and now we know when to expect the star-studded drama. STX...
Sundance Film Festival: London to Open with “Late Night”
“Late Night’s” traveling across the pond. Nisha Ganatra’s comedy about a late-night host (Emma Thompson) who hires her first female staff writer (Mindy Kaling) made its world...
’60s-Set “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” Spinoff Coming to Acorn TV
Phryne Fisher’s legacy lives on. A spinoff of the feminist, sex positive “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” debuted earlier this year on Australia’s Seven Network and is now...
Cannes 2019 Official Poster Honors Agnès Varda
Cannes Film Festival is paying tribute to the late, great Agnès Varda. The fest released the official poster for its 2019 edition and it features a photograph of Varda shooting her first movie,...
Eliza Hittman Wraps Production on Latest Film “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Eliza Hittman is following up her 2017 Sundance winner “Beach Rats” with another coming-of-age story. Focus Features, Pastel, and BBC Films are joining forces for her next feature,...
Lena Waithe’s “Twenties” Ordered to Series at BET
We’re a step closer to getting Lena Waithe’s long-in-the-works series about a young queer black woman and her two straight BFFs. The Hollywood Reporter confirms “Twenties,”...
Kimberly Peirce to Receive Artemis Film Fest’s Unsung Heroine Award
The Artemis Women in Action Film Festival is set to honor Kimberly Peirce. The “Boys Don’t Cry” director will be presented with the Artemis Action Unsung Heroine Award at the...
Aidy Bryant-Starrer “Shrill” Renewed for Season 2
Annie’s journey is just getting started, and the aspiring journalist has plenty more to say. “Shrill” has been renewed for a second season by Hulu, The Hollywood Reporter...
Teaser Watch: The Monterey Five Are Under a Microscope in “Big Little Lies” Season 2
“We’re kidding ourselves if we think people will stop talking,” says Nicole Kidman in a new teaser for “Big Little Lies'” highly anticipated second season. People...
Christine Crokos to Direct Horror-Thriller “The Beast”
Just days after signing on to write and direct Argent Pictures’ biopic of soccer star Hope Solo comes word that Christine Crokos is also set to helm horror-thriller “The Beast” for...
Weekly Update for April 12: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Little – Directed by Tina Gordon; Written by Tina Gordon and Tracy Oliver “Little” is “Big” but reversed and centered on a black girl —...
Teaser Watch: Rey Embraces Her Destiny in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
The conclusion of the latest “Star Wars” movie trilogy finally has a title — “The Rise of Skywalker” — and a teaser trailer. We’re pleased to report that Rey...
Sara Collins to Adapt Her Period Novel “The Confessions of Frannie Langton” for TV
Sara Collins’ debut novel just hit shelves, but a TV adaptation is already in the works. Drama Republic (“Black Earth Rising”) snagged rights to “The Confessions of Frannie...
“Hanna” Renewed for a Second Season at Amazon
There’s plenty of fight left in “Hanna.” Less than two weeks after its debut on Amazon Prime Video, the survival thriller has been renewed for Season 2. The Hollywood Reporter...
Trailer Watch: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Falls for a Priest in “Fleabag” Season 2
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is ready to address the “screaming void inside [her] empty heart” in Season 2 of “Fleabag.” A trailer has dropped for the dark comedy’s second...
Anna Deavere Smith Will Be Signature Theatre’s Playwright in Residence Next Season
Signature Theatre is getting in the Anna Deavere Smith business. As Deadline reports, the Off Broadway venue has appointed Smith its playwright in residence for the 2019-20 season and is staging...
Wanda Sykes’ Netflix Special “Not Normal” Gets a Release Date
If Wanda Sykes’ recent appearances on “Black-ish” and “The Other Two” left you wanting more, you’re in luck. Netflix has announced that her next stand-up comedy...
Women in the World & IFC Center Join Forces for Fest Celebrating Women’s Stories
Tina Brown’s Women in the World organization and IFC Center are collaborating on a new women’s festival. According to a press release, the inaugural 51Fest will be held July 18-21 in...
Trailer Watch: Amy Poehler Reunites with Old Friends for Shenanigans in “Wine Country”
Amy Poehler’s making her feature directorial debut, and she’s bringing lots of familiar faces along for the wine-drenched journey. A trailer has dropped for “Wine Country,”...
Submit Now: Amazon’s Inclusive All Voices Film Festival Competition
If you’re a U.S. filmmaker from an underrepresented community — or one who is dedicated to inclusion in film — this is for you. Amazon Prime Video is hosting the All Voices Film...
Teaser Watch: Jennifer Siebel Newsom Tackles Income Inequality in “The Great American Lie”
“When the family you’re born into [and] the zip code where you’re born determines your destiny, that tears at the fabric of The American Dream,” says one of the characters...
Kate McKinnon Will Play Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu Limited Series
The story of Elizabeth Holmes and the $9 billion hoax known as her company Theranos is coming to Hulu. Emmy winner Kate McKinnon is set to portray Holmes in a limited series based on ABC News/ABC...
Managing Motherhood: Crowdfunding Picks
Even as more and more women opt out of having children, the pressure to pursue motherhood remains consistent. Those women who do choose to have kids must grapple with the reality of balancing their...
“Real Women Have Curves” to Open UCLA Latin American, Latinx, and Iberian Film Fest: Women’s Voices
Women filmmakers will take center stage at the 7th UCLA Latin American, Latinx, and Iberian Film Festival. Subtitled “Women’s Voices” this year, the fest’s 2019 edition will...
Quote of the Day: “The L Word” Creator Ilene Chaiken on Telling LGBTQ Stories
“The L Word” is coming back, but before the sequel to the trailblazing series about a group of lesbians living in West Hollywood premieres on Showtime, the creator behind the original...
Trailer Watch: A Heart Transplant Takes a Supernatural Turn in “Chambers”
Sasha (Sivan Alyra Rose) is still getting used to someone else’s heart beating inside her. A new trailer for “Chambers” sees the young heart attack survivor fielding questions about...