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DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Geeta Gandbhir — “Armed With Faith”
Geeta Gandbhir is a prolific director, editor, and producer. She has co-directed numerous award-winning films, including “I Am Evidence,” “Prison Dogs,” “Remembering the Artist, Robert De...
Clio Barnard’s Ruth Wilson-Starrer “Dark River” Lands U.S. Distribution
Clio Barnard’s latest offering has secured U.S. distribution. According to ScreenDaily, FilmRise acquired the North American rights to the family drama “Dark River,” toplined by “The...
“Empire” Showrunner Ilene Chaiken Has Two Women-Centric Shows in the Works at Fox
Ilene Chaiken is putting the contract she re-upped this summer to good use. The “Empire” showrunner, writer, and EP is penning two new series for Fox, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. One is a...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Chanda Chevannes — “Unfractured”
Chanda Chevannes is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and educator. Her first feature-length film, “Living Downstream,” won several awards, has been screened publicly over 200 times, and was...
Toni Collette to Star in Family Drama Series From Netflix & BBC One
Toni Collette is returning to the small screen. A press release announced that the “United States of Tara” alumna will topline Netflix and BBC One’s “Wanderlust,” a six-episode, hourlong...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep Risks Everything to Expose Government Corruption in “The Post”
A trailer has landed for Meryl Streep-starrer “The Post,” and while the drama is set in 1971, the subject matter remains terrifyingly timely. The highly anticipated pic follows the White...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Alice Elliott — “Miracle on 42nd Street”
Alice Elliott is the Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker of “The Collector of Bedford Street.” Her short “Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy” was nominated for an International...
Tessa Thompson to Receive Tribute at Napa Valley Film Festival
Tessa Thompson dominated the weekend box office with “Thor: Ragnarok,” and now comes word that the rising star will be honored at the Napa Valley Film Festival. A press release announced that...
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese’s “Almost Paris” Nabbed by Freestyle Digital
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese has found a home for her feature directorial debut. Deadline reports that the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studio, Freestyle Digital...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Harriet Hirshorn — “Nothing Without Us: The Women Who Will End…
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Harriet Hirshorn — “Nothing Without Us: The Women Who Will End AIDS” Harriet Hirshorn is a documentary filmmaker with a focus on social justice issues....
Megan Colligan Charges Gender Bias Upon Departure from Paramount Pictures
Megan Colligan has exited as Paramount Pictures’ worldwide president of marketing and distribution. And, according to reports from Deadline and Variety, her departure isn’t a run-of-the-mill...
Quote of the Day: Ava DuVernay Says Hollywood’s Exclusionary Hiring Is Intentional
By employing only women directors on “Queen Sugar” and via her film collective ARRAY, which spotlights work from women and people of color, Ava DuVernay has done plenty to fight against...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Rachel Dretzin — “Far From the Tree”
Rachel Dretzin has been honored with numerous awards for her documentaries, including the Emmy Award, the Peabody, the Du-Pont Columbia, and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. For many years...
Annette Bening to Receive Tribute from Museum of the Moving Image
Annette Bening is set to receive yet another honor. Variety reports that The Museum of the Moving Image is paying tribute to the “20th Century Women” star at its 31st annual Salute. Set to be...
New Advance “Lady Bird” Screenings Added
As you know, Women and Hollywood has been working with A24 to offer the Women and Hollywood community the opportunity to see advance screenings of “Lady Bird,” written and directed by Greta...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Ky Dickens — “Zero Weeks”
Ky Dickens directed the acclaimed documentary “Sole Survivor,” which profiles four survivors of otherwise fatal plane crashes. “Sole Survivor” was acquired by CNN Films for broadcast and...
Chelsea Handler, Mary McCormack, & Cynthia Mort Teaming Up for “Unspeakable” at Hulu
Chelsea Handler has never been one to shy away from taboo subject matter, and now the outspoken “Chelsea” host has found a project that promises to tackle topics that most media — and...
“Orange Is the New Black’s” Uzo Aduba to Topline “Miss Virginia”
“Crazy Eyes” has signed on to star in an indie drama. “Orange Is the New Black” actress Uzo Aduba will topline “Miss Virgina,” Variety reports. Penned by Erin O’Connor, the script is...
Help Amy Ziering & Kirby Dick Document Hollywood’s Sexual Abuse Problem
A couple weeks ago “The Hunting Ground” and “The Invisible War” filmmakers Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick announced their next project: a documentary tackling Hollywood’s rampant sexual...
Vice Media to Invest in Female Filmmakers with Newly Launched Broadly Films
Vice Media is expanding Broadly, its female-driven channel and website. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vice has introduced Broadly Films, a three-year program dedicated to funding and...
Carey Mulligan to Play Gloria Steinem in Dee Rees’ “An Uncivil War”
Two years after Carey Mulligan played a burgeoning feminist activist in Sarah Gavron’s women’s rights drama “Suffragette” comes word that she’ll portray one of the most famous feminists of...
Trailer Watch: The Monarchy Struggles to Keep Up with the World in “The Crown” Season 2
“The Crown” “Britain has changed beyond recognition,” Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy, “Wolf Hall”) watches a commentator say on television. “Yet the monarchy continues its pre-war...
Rachel Griffiths to Make Feature Debut with Female-Led Horse-Racing Drama
Oscar-nominated actress Rachel Griffiths is set to make her feature directorial debut. The “Brothers and Sisters” alumna is helming Teresa Palmer-starrer “Ride Like a Girl,” Deadline...
Weekly Update for November 3: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Lady Bird” Films About Women Opening This Week Lady Bird — Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her...
New Class of Women at Sundance Fellows Announced
Marielle Heller (“The Diary of a Teenage Girl”), Elyse Steinberg (“Weiner”), and Jennifer Phang (“Advantageous”) are just a few of the amazing alumna of the Women at Sundance Fellows...
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Being Resurrected as Middle-Grade Book Series
Buffy Summers is coming back from the dead. Again. Entertainment Weekly reports that Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, in association with 20th Century Consumer Products, has acquired a new...
Re-Thinking the Canon
My recent tweet storm about the need to re-think the (overwhelmingly white and male) canon led The Guardian to invite me to elaborate on my thoughts. They’ve used my piece as an introduction for a...
Liz Friedlander to Write and Direct Female-Centric Cop Drama for ABC
“Conviction” creator Liz Friedlander is looking to bring more women in blue to the small screen. Her as-yet untitled female-led police drama has received a put pilot order from ABC,...
Watch: Women and Hollywood Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Highlights of Women in Film and TV
Women and Hollywood is celebrating our 10th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, we held parties in New York City and Los Angeles in October. The events included a contest for first-time...
Study: 91 Percent of Showrunners Are White and 80 Percent Are Male
Despite the success of inclusive-on-both-sides-of-the-camera shows like “Queen Sugar” and “Insecure,” as well as Shonda Rhimes’ oeuvre, TV showrunners and writers are still overwhelmingly...
Trailer Watch: Barbra Streisand Invites Us Behind the Scenes in New Netflix Doc
A new Netflix documentary is giving us an intimate look into what goes into a living legend’s stage show. “I’m feeling the love. It’s wonderful,” Barbra Streisand tells her audience in a...
“Gypsy” Actress Poorna Jagannathan to Topline Pippa Bianco’s Feature Directorial Debut
“Gypsy” and “The Night Of” actress Poorna Jagannathan has been tapped to lead Pippa Bianco’s first feature film. She will portray a mother seeking justice after an explicit video of her...
Teaser Watch: Darkness Is Rising in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
“This is not going to go the way you think,” Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) informs Rey (Daisy Ridley) in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Rey — who is possibly Luke’s...
Women and Hollywood Invites You to Screenings of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird”
We’re working* with the folks at A24 to offer the Women and Hollywood community the opportunity to see an advance screening of “Lady Bird,” written and directed by Greta Gerwig. This is a...
Women and Hollywood Invites You to Screenings of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird”
We’re working* with the folks at A24 to offer the Women and Hollywood community the opportunity to see an advance screening of “Lady Bird,” written and directed by Greta Gerwig. This is a...
Mindy Kaling Working on “Four Weddings and a Funeral” Anthology Series at Hulu
“The Mindy Project” has borrowed, celebrated, and skewered conventions of rom-coms throughout its six-season run, so it comes as no surprise that the show’s creator and star has signed on to...
Women Who Make Us Laugh: Crowdfunding Picks
Get ready to laugh and reflect: for this round of crowdfunding picks, we’re focusing on comedies about and made by women. First up is Sarah Delpizzo and Melissa Graver’s “The Pet Peeve...
Film About Special Olympics Founder Anne Burke in the Works
The story of the woman who launched the first Special Olympic Games is being made into a movie. “Special” will center on Anne Burke, who was just 24 when she created the inclusive competition in...
Sophie Turner to Star in Survival Story “Girl Who Fell From the Sky”
Sophie Turner is heading from Winterfell to the rain forest. The “Game of Thrones” actress is set to play another resilient young woman who overcomes overwhelming odds to survive in “Girl Who...
All-Women Tech Comedy from Paul Feig and Kim Rosenstock in Development at Freeform
Ever wish the series “Silicon Valley” featured more women? Well, Paul Feig, “New Girl’s” Kim Rosenstock, and Freeform are here for you. Per Variety, “Girl Code” is currently in...
Julianne Moore to Star in Julie Taymor’s Gloria Steinem Biopic
Julie Taymor’s upcoming adaptation of Gloria Steinem’s memoir has found a leading lady. “My Life on the Road” — which already seemed too good to be true — just got even better....
November 2017 Film Preview
“Lady Bird” November is here with collection of women-centric, women-directed, and women-written films that range from funny to heartbreaking to eye-opening to game-changing. On November 1, the...
Trailer Watch: Margot Robbie Chases Glory and Finds Infamy in “I, Tonya”
A new Red Band trailer has dropped for awards hopeful “I, Tonya.” The Margot Robbie-starrer centers on world-renowned athlete turned punchline Tonya Harding. “My entire life I’ve been told I...
Gabrielle Union to Topline “Bad Boys” TV Spinoff
Mourning the imminent end of “Being Mary Jane”? The good news is that the show’s star, Gabrielle Union, will likely be returning to the small screen very soon. NBC has snagged a “Bad Boys”...
Elizabeth Banks to Direct “The Paper Bag Princess”
Looks like we’re going to be seeing even more Paper Bag Princess Halloween costumes in the next few years. Elizabeth Banks is taking the beloved literary character to the big screen. The...
Quote of the Day: Nicole Kidman Says Being an Advocate Means Putting Things Into Action
2017 saw Nicole Kidman working with two renowned women directors: Jane Campion for “Top of the Lake: China Girl” and Sofia Coppola for “The Beguiled.” Her upcoming projects include Rebecca...
Elizabeth Banks and WhoHaHa Team Up With YouTube Space for Women in Comedy Program
Actress, director, and producer Elizabeth Banks and the online comedy platform she co-founded, WhoHaHa, are joining forces with YouTube Space to support and inspire female voices in comedy....
Guest Post: How a Joan Didion Doc Became a Kickstarter Success and Landed at Netflix
Guest Post by Elise McCave This past week “Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold” arrived on Netflix. It’s been quite a road to launching the doc on the streaming service, including a New...
Kimberly Peirce Will Direct Underground Abortion Network Drama “This Is Jane”
Amazon’s abortion drama “This Is Jane” has found its director. “Boys Don’t Cry’s” Kimberly Peirce will helm the film about an underground abortion network in Chicago, which went by the...
DP Nancy Schreiber to Receive Susan B. Anthony Award at High Falls Film Fest
Prolific cinematographer Nancy Schreiber will be honored Thursday at the High Falls Film Festival, an annual event celebrating female filmmakers. The “Better Things” DP is set to receive the...
Oscar Doc Submissions Are 35 Percent Women-Directed
It’s time to meet the 2018 Oscar doc contenders. One hundred seventy features have been submitted for consideration in the category at the upcoming Academy Awards, and one of them will be taking...