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The Big O: Ava DuVernay’s Sisterhood of Un-Nominated Women Directors — and How They’ve Fared Since
As the country celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this week, it was difficult not to think about what could have been when the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were announced last...
January 2015 Film Preview
January is widely considered to be a dumping ground for bad movies, but there’s actually an embarrassment of art-house riches to be found this month in theaters, from Oscar vehicles to impressive...
The Big O: Oscar Needs to Honor More Women With the “Write” Stuff
As the Academy Awards prepares for its 87th edition, a nagging fact continues to rear its gender-biased head: the astonishing fact that only four women have ever been nominated for Best Director and...
London Film Festival to Feature New Works from Susanne Bier, Céline Sciamma, Debra Granik
With nearly 250 film slated to play, the 58th London Film Festival (October 8–18) will offer audiences an abundance of opportunities to see new work from female filmmakers. Among them are the...
Jessica Williams is Leaving “The Daily Show” After Raising Its Game
Jessica Williams: “The Daily Show” Your favorite “Daily Show” correspondent is leaving the late-night program. Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Jessica Williams’ last episode will be...
Sundance’s Keri Putnam Shares What She’s Learned from the Women Filmmakers Initiative
As the Executive Director of the Sundance Institute, Keri Putnam oversees all of the organization’s programs, including the Women Filmmakers Initiative and its associatedresearch. Prior to taking...
Cate Blanchett, Kerry Washington, Rose Byrne Honored by Women in Film
Cate Blanchett, Kerry Washington, Rose Byrne, Eva Longoria, and Frozen director Jennifer Lee are the five honorees of this year’s Crystal + Lucy Awards. Organized by Women in Film — Los...
Trailer Watch: Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep Season 3
In the third season of HBO’s Veep, Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) will run to become the first female president of the United States of America. If you think there’s anything remotely...
Weekly Update for January 10: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films Directed By and About Women Opening The Truth About Emanuel — Written and Directed by Francesca Gregorini Emanuel (Kaya Scodelario), a troubled girl, becomes preoccupied with her...
WGA Nominates Women Screenwriters for Dallas Buyers Club, Before Midnight
The Writers Guild of America announced their 2014 award nominees today. Only two female screenwriters — Dallas Buyers Club co-writer Melisa Wallack and Before Midnight co-writer/star Julie...
Pussy Riot No Longer a Band; First Russian Screening of Their Doc Canceled
Just a day after newly freed Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina announced the disbandment of Russia’s most important feminist punk group, the Putin administration...
A Look Back at November’s Women-Directed Movies
Frozenhad already made history when it opened on November 22 for an exclusive 5-dayrun at El Capitan, Disney’s restored movie palace in Hollywood. ScreenwriterJennifer Lee directed Frozen...
Directing News: Susanne Bier and Carol Morley Start New Projects
Susanne Bier and Carol Morley are helming some new and exciting projects — both of which include cast members from HBO’s Game of Thrones. Morley will be directing The Falling, which she...
Valentine Road: An Examination of Accountability, Awareness and Compassion
The documentary Valentine Road — depicting the aftermath surrounding the shooting of young Oxnard, California high school student Larry King — had been winning accolades and gaining...
Women Directed and Centric Films Playing at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival kicks off on June 13th with a great line up of women directed and centric films. Held in New York, the festival will be showing 18 documentaries and two fictional...
NYC Event Alert: The Ins & Outs of Film Festival PR Panel On 4/24
If you are in New York, check out Women and Hollywood’s Melissa Silverstein moderating a panel on film festival PR tomorrow, Wednesday (4/24) at Merrill Lynch (601 Lexington Avenue, 47th Floor)...
Men Directed 85% of TV Shows Last Season
Here’s a sucky statistic brought to you by the Director’s Guild of America: men directed 85% of all TV episodes last season. These stats include all network and cable scripted TV...
TIFF Preview: The Female Directing Masters Playing at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival opens tonight. Over the next 10 days there will be a couple of hundred movies to be seen. This is one festival where you can make a decision to see films by women and see...
Women in Film (LA) Names New Board Members
This board is full of some seriously powerful women. The new members (below) join the board for 2012. The board is led by producer Cathy Schulman. New Members Orly Adelson Adriana Alberghetti ...
Guest Post: Tales From a First-Time Director at the Oscars by Sara Nesson
The last time you heard from me (which was also the first) was after the Oscar Nominees Luncheon when I got to revel in my new friendship with Geoffrey Rush. Now, two weeks post Academy Awards, I am...