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Black List 2017 Features Record Number of Scripts By and About Women
If the 2017 Black List is any indication — and hopefully it is — we’re going to see more films written by women going into production soon. And more female-led stories, too. Compiled...
Awards Round-Up: Honors for “Mudbound,” “I Am Not a Witch,” and More
Awards season is heating up and while the Golden Globes didn’t show much love for women directors, the British Independent Film Awards and New York Film Critics Online sure did. “I Am Not a...
“Home Again” Writer-Director Hallie Meyers-Shyer Talks Rom-Coms and Her Mother’s Influence
“Home Again” finds Reese Witherspoon starting over. The Oscar winner plays Alice, a recently separated woman who returns to her hometown of LA with her two daughters. In the midst of a wild...
Quote of the Day: Jessica Chastain Reflects on the Price of Speaking Out
“To be honest, I’m mainly surprised about my nomination,” Jessica Chastain told The New York Times regarding her recently announced Golden Globe nod for “Molly’s Game.” The actor took...
Alicia Vikander to be Honored by Goteborg Festival
Alicia Vikander hasn’t celebrated her 30th birthday yet, but the Oscar winner is set to receive yet another prestigious honor. She’ll take home the Nordic Honorary Dragon Award from Sweden’s...
“Masters of Sex” Creator Michelle Ashford Signs Overall Deal With FX
Michelle Ashford is making it official with FX Productions. The “Masters of Sex” creator has inked an overall deal with the company, Variety confirms. While Ashford earned an Emmy nod for...
Julie Delpy Honored at European Film Awards, Calls Out Sexism in Funding Female Directors
Most award winners use all of their time at the podium to breathlessly thank agents and deliver words of inspiration. Not so for Julie Delpy. In a bold and amazing move, the multihyphenate made an...
Tanya Saracho Series “Brujas” Being Developed by Big Beach
Playwright and TV scribe Tanya Saracho has a new project in the works. She’s tapped to serve as showrunner on “Brujas,” a series being developed by indie producer and financer Big Beach....
Golden Globe Nominations Are In, and Once Again Women Directors Are Shut Out
“Lady Bird” is officially the best-reviewed film ever on Rotten Tomatoes. The coming-of-age dramedy has been scoring award after award, giving many hope that writer-director Greta Gerwig would...
“Jessica Jones” Season 2 Gets a Premiere Date and Teaser
Jessica Jones is back and as deadpan as ever. “If you say with great power comes great responsibility I swear I’ll throw up on you,” says our favorite antihero in a date announcement for...
Second Season of “Big Little Lies” Confirmed, Andrea Arnold to Direct
We haven’t seen the last of Madeline, Celeste, and the rest of Monterey just yet. It’s official: “Big Little Lies” is no longer a limited series — the HBO show is coming back for a...
Glamour and Girlgaze Announce #NewView Film Competition Winners
A jury including directors Sam Taylor-Johnson, Dee Rees, Kimberly Peirce, and Victoria Mahoney have selected the winners of the #NewView short film competition, a press release has announced....
Weekly Update for December 8: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“I, Tonya” Films About Women Opening This Week I, Tonya (Opens in NY and LA) Based on the unbelievable but true events, “I, Tonya” is a darkly comedic tale of American figure skater Tonya...
Trailer Watch: Hayley Atwell Is Proud of Her Independence in “Howards End”
A trailer has arrived for Hayley Atwell-starrer “Howards End.” Starz’s upcoming period drama sees the “Agent Carter” alumna playing Margaret, a young woman who lives in London with her...
Ava DuVernay to Receive Producers Guild’s 2018 Visionary Award
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) is recognizing Ava DuVernay’s commitment to making “topical films and television shows focusing on important social issues.” Variety reports that the...
“Wonder Woman,” “Lady Bird,” and “Insecure” Among AFI’s Top Films and TV Shows of 2017
“Wonder Woman” earned rave reviews and grossed over $821 million worldwide, and now we know we can count The American Film Institute among its millions of fans. AFI has announced its 10 best...
Marvel TV’s Upcoming Animated Film Will Center on Female & Diverse Superheroes
Frustrated by the lack of women and people of color in superhero films? Well, we have some exciting news for you: all of the superheroes in Marvel Television’s upcoming animated feature “Marvel...
“Unrest,” “One of Us,” and Other Women-Directed Documentaries Advance in Oscar Race
The Oscar race is heating up. The Academy has narrowed down the films in the running for Documentary Feature to 15, and four of them are directed or co-directed by women, amounting to about 27...
Mary J. Blige to Be Honored at Palm Springs Film Fest
Mary J. Blige delivers a standout performance in Dee Rees’ “Mudbound,” and the nine-time Grammy winner is set to be recognized for her supporting role in the Southern epic. Blige will receive...
Sally Field Memoir on the Way
They like her. They really like her. Grand Central Publishing (GCP) has snagged the North American rights to Sally Field’s upcoming memoir, Deadline reports. Described as the two-time Oscar...
Academy Sends Newly Affirmed Standards of Conduct to Its Members
The Academy of of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revised its code of conduct amidst the onslaught of sexual abuse revelations coming out of Hollywood. Per Variety, Academy CEO Dawn Hudson sent...
Angelina Jolie, Patty Jenkins, and Greta Gerwig Participate in THR’s Director Roundtable
Gerwig: THR It’s frustratingly common to see director roundtables and panels with zero women participants — discussions where female filmmakers literally don’t have a voice. Fortunately...
Helen Mirren to Be Honored at AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards
Helen Mirren embraces being an adult — which is no easy feat in an industry that marginalizes women over 40. She’s called out Hollywood’s ageism as “fucking outrageous” and spoken...
Teaser Watch: Zoey Deutch Is a Vigilante in “Flower”
ARed Band teaser trailer has dropped for Zoey Deutch-starrer “Flower.” “I know what goes down in this town behind closed doors,” says Erica (Deutch). And the 17-year-old feels compelled to...
Angela Robinson to Receive Inaugural Mind the Gap Award
Angela Robinson earned raves for her depiction of “Wonder Woman’s” origin story in “Professor Marston & The Wonder Women,” and now the writer-director is set to be honored for the...
Talent Agency ICM Partners Vows to Reach 50–50 Gender Parity by 2020
ICM Partners is making its workplace a better environment for women. The talent agency has pledged to reach full 50–50 gender parity by 2020 with a special focus on leadership roles. “In two...
Laurie Collyer’s Road Trip Movie Starring Tessa Thompson and Melissa Leo Secures Distribution
IFC Films will steer U.S. and Canadian distribution of Laurie Collyer’s new road movie, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Led by rising star Tessa Thompson and Oscar winner Melissa Leo,...
Trailer Watch: Joaquin Phoenix Is Brutal in Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here”
AU.S. trailer has landed for Lynne Ramsay’s Joaquin Phoenix-starrer “You Were Never Really Here,” and it’s intense. “They said you were brutal,” a State Senator (Alex Manette) tells Joe...
THR’s Women in Entertainment Power 100: Ava DuVernay, Shonda Rhimes, Ashley Judd, & More
With new sexual harassment stories breaking every day, many have suggested that having more women in power would result in less toxic, sexist workplace environments in Hollywood and everywhere else....
#MeToo Is Time’s Person of the Year but the Reckoning Still Has a Long Way to Go
Time’s Person of the Year 2017 is not a person at all, but a movement: The women and men of #MeToo, who Time has dubbed “The Silence Breakers.” The activists who came forward with their...
Oscars 2018: Best Documentary Short Semi-Finalists Announced, Over 50 Percent Are Women-Directed
Oscar nominations won’t be announced until January 23, but we’re getting a peek at what to expect next month. A “screening committee drawn from documentary branch members has winnowed a field...
Film Society of Lincoln Center to Host Evening with Laura Dern
“Few actors of her generation have amassed as consistent, eclectic, and dazzling a body of work as Laura Dern,” a press release from the Film Society of Lincoln Center reads. The film...
Sundance 2018 Shorts Lineup Is 52 Percent Women-Directed
Sundance Film Festival has announced its 2018 shorts programs. Thirty-six of the 69 shorts screening, or about 52 percent, are directed or co-directed by women. This marks a slight increase from...
Jessica Chastain to Receive Chairman’s Award at Palm Springs Film Fest
Two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain is adding another honor to her stacked CV. The Cinemacon Female Star of the Year has been named as the 2018 recipient of the Chairman’s Award at the...
Robin Wright Will Lead Final Season of “House of Cards”
Claire Underwood has finally made it to the White House. According to The New York Times, “House of Cards’” sixth season will center on Robin Wright’s character, who inherited the presidency...
Trailer Watch: Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, and Retta Rob a Store in “Good Girls”
“I’m going to start capping people and I’m not even joking,” shouts Christina Hendricks in the first trailer for “Good Girls.” As threatening as her words are, the “Mad Men”...
Sight & Sound’s 2017 Critics’ Poll Includes “Mudbound,” “Zama,” and More Women-Directed Films
Sight & Sound asked 180 critics to pick their top five films of the year, and the results are in. The UK mag announced the 20 films to receive the most votes, and six are helmed by women. The...
Guest Post: Why Diversity Programs Fail in Hollywood — And How to Fix Them
Guest Post by Kylee Peña In the entertainment industry, there are a lot of diversity programs. Initiatives serving diverse writers, diverse directors, diverse engineers, and diverse...
Saoirse Ronan Will Be Honored at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Saoirse Ronan’s chances of nabbing a third Oscar nomination are getting stronger by the day. She’s already received an Indie Spirit nod, a Gotham Award, and a New York Film Critics Circle Award...
Sonia Bonspille Boileau Wins Feature Film Award from Women In the Director’s Chair
Filmmaker Sonia Bonspille Boileau has won the 2017 Feature Film Award from Women In the Director’s Chair’s (WIDC), a professional development organization for female filmmakers in Canada. Given...
Four Women Make Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch List
Variety has named its 10 Directors to Watch in 2018. The emerging filmmakers will be recognized at a brunch at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 3. Four women made the cut:...
Women In Film Sexual Harassment Hotline Is Now Live
Thanks to Women In Film (WIF), it’s now a little easier for those experiencing sexual harassment to receive help. The Los Angeles Times confirms that the Help Line WIF announced last month is now...
Misha Green to Write and Produce Reboot of Blaxploitation Film “Cleopatra Jones”
Misha Green has lined up yet another project. The “Underground” co-creator will write and produce a new “Cleopatra Jones” film for Warner Bros., Deadline confirms. 1973’s “Cleopatra...
Kristin Scott Thomas Talks Playing Clementine Churchill, Ageism, and Hollywood After Weinstein
Scott Thomas in “Darkest Hour” Kristin Scott Thomas’s career spans over three decades. She received a BAFTA for “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and an Oscar nod for “The English...
Weekly Update for December 1: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“The Shape of Water” Films About Women Opening This Week The Shape of Water — Co-Written by Vanessa Taylor (Opens in NY; Opens in LA December 8) Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is a mute, isolated...
Rashida Jones and Kerry Washington Join Forces for “Goldie Vance” Adaptation
Angie Tribeca and Olivia Pope are teaming up. Rashida Jones and Kerry Washington are set to collaborate on an adaptation of “Goldie Vance” for 20th Century Fox, Variety reports. The former will...
“The Girl on the Train” Is Coming to the Stage
“The Girl on the Train” has already sold over 15 million copies and been adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt. Broadway World reports that Paula Hawkins’ literary sensation is now heading...
Biopic About Oscar-Winning Actress Who Fought Sexual Harassment in the Works
With stories about workplace harassers breaking every day, it’s important to remember the women who helped pave the way to this current moment by standing up to sexist, entitled bullies....
Jenny Slate Is Writing a Book of Feminist Fables
Who doesn’t want to be Jenny Slate’s BFF? If you’re delighted by the “Landline” actress’ stories about going to astronomy class high and faking illnesses to get attention as a middle...
“Lady Bird” Named Best Film By New York Film Critics Circle
The (New York) critics have spoken. “Lady Bird” is 2017’s Best Film. Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut took top honors from The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), a press release has...
Latina Directors Amplifying Their Voices: Crowdfunding Picks
Latinas are severely under-represented in film — both onscreen and behind the scenes. Among the directors of the top films from 2007 to 2016, only one was Latina. In addition, Latinas...