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Apply Now for Raising Films’ Program for Parents and Carers in the Film Biz
Raising Films, the organization advocating for parents and carers in the UK film industry, is now accepting applications for its Making it Possible Personal Development Programme 2017. Thirty-six...
Fox Snags Legal Dramedy from “Guilt” Creators Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard
“Guilt” creators Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard have scored a script commitment plus penalty from Fox for their new project, “One Call That’s All.” Deadline writes that the network...
Nominate Women-Written TV Scripts for WeForShe’s 2018 WriteHer List
WeForShe is now accepting nominations for the 2018 WriteHer List. Part of WeForShe’s overall mission to “improve the numbers of female storytellers employed in the industry,” the WriteHer List...
Trailer Watch: Steven Spielberg Steps in Front of the Camera for Susan Lacy’s HBO Doc
Steven Spielberg is one of the most prolific and celebrated filmmakers of all time, but according to the man himself, he still gets nervous every time he starts a new scene. “When that verges on...
“Insecure” Director Melina Matsoukas to Adapt “A Brief History of Seven Killings” for Amazon…
“Insecure” Director Melina Matsoukas to Adapt “A Brief History of Seven Killings” for Amazon Studios If you haven’t already heard Melina Matsoukas’ name, you will soon. The frequent...
Trailer Watch: Jane Goodall Enters the Field and History Books in “Jane”
“Day after day, in the sun and the rain and the wind, I climbed into the hills,” recalls Jane Goodall in the first trailer for “Jane.” “This is where I was meant to be. The more I learned,...
“Pretty Little Liars” Spinoff on the Way, Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish to Star
We haven’t seen the last of Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal just yet. The reformed Rosewood mean girls are leading an expansion of the “Pretty Little Liars” universe. According to...
Annie Proulx to Receive National Book Award for Lifetime Achievement
Annie Proulx is adding yet another major accomplishment to her storied CV. The Pulitzer and PEN/Faulkner award-winning author will be presented with the National Book Foundation’s Medal for...
Singapore Selects Kirsten Tan’s “Pop Aye” for Foreign-Language Oscar Pick
“Pop Aye” will be representing Singapore in the 2018 foreign-language Oscar race, Variety reports. Written and directed by Kirsten Tan, the award-winning drama is set in Thailand and centers on...
Black Panther Leader Elaine Brown’s Memoir to Be Adapted for the Screen
The story of Elaine Brown, the only woman to serve as a Black Panther Party leader, is coming to the big screen. The Firm has obtained the rights to Brown’s 1992 memoir, “A Taste of Power: A...
Trailer Watch: The Bellas Embark on a Farewell Tour in “Pitch Perfect 3”
Post-college life can be tricky. Just ask former Barden Bellas Beca, Chloe, Fat Amy, and Aubrey. They show up to an a cappella event expecting to perform with the current Bellas and are humiliated...
Margot Robbie’s “I,Tonya” to Get Awards-Qualifying Run
Tonya Harding never found herself on an Olympic podium, but a biopic about the figure skater may be headed for awards season glory. “I, Tonya” has received an awards-qualifying release date, The...
Trailer Watch: Rebecca’s on the Warpath in Season 3 of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
Rebecca Bunch has never been one for subtlety, and it looks like Season 3 of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” will see its anti-heroine really embrace the “crazy” part of her moniker like never before....
Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino Sign Overall Deal with Amazon Studios
Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino are making themselves at home at Amazon Studios. Deadline reports that the creative partners/spouses have signed a multi-year overall deal with the...
Watch: A Newly Single Bisexual Woman Goes Off-Script in Exclusive Clip of “Strangers”
The presence of a film crew doesn’t deter a woman from spilling her guts to a love interest in our exclusive new clip of “Strangers.” Created and directed by Mia Lidofsky, the series follows...
Lauren Gunderson Tops American Theatre’s Most-Produced Playwrights List
“I and You” scribe Lauren Gunderson is the most-produced playwright in the United States, American Theatre confirms. The publication has put out the 2017–2018 edition of its annual ranking and...
“Being Mary Jane” Showrunner Erica Shelton Kodish Inks Overall Deal with CBS TV Studios
Erica Shelton Kodish is heading back to CBS. The “Good Wife” alumna has signed a multi-year overall deal with CBS TV Studios after serving as showrunner on the fourth season of BET’s “Being...
Playwright Lauren Yee Wins the Kesselring Prize
Lauren Yee’s adding another highlight to her 2017 reel. Earlier this year the playwright debuted “In a Word” Off Broadway to rave reviews, and now she’s been named as the winner of the...
Weekly Update for September 22: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Battle of the Sexes”: Melinda Sue Gordon/20th Century Fox Films About Women Opening This Week Battle of the Sexes — Co-Directed by Valerie Faris In the wake of the sexual revolution and...
Dan Harmon Calls Out Misogynist “Rick and Morty” Fans
Dan Harmon: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons “Rick and Morty” co-creator Dan Harmon has been known to speak his mind — he has a history of DGAF tirades in person and on Twitter. Harmon...
Trailer Watch: A Writer Announces Her Plan to Commit Suicide and Seeks an Heir in “Maya Dardel”
Academy Award nominee Lena Olin plays an internationally renowned poet and novelist busy orchestrating one helluva plot twist in her own life in Magdalena Zyzak and Zachary Cotler’s “Maya...
Apply Now for Fork Films’ Documentary Grants
Documentary filmmakers, take note: Fork Films’ annual open call for doc grant applications is here. The New York-based production company will accept applications via an online submission form...
Doctor Comedy Being Developed at NBC, Sugar Lyn Beard to Star
Sugar Lyn Beard is stepping into scrubs. The “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” actress is set to star in a new comedy series about a female doctor that’s being developed by NBC, Deadline...
Susanna Nicchiarelli’s “Nico, 1988” Acquired by Magnolia Pictures
Susanna Nicchiarelli’s award-winning drama about Christa Päffgen, better known as Nico, has secured distribution. Deadline reports that Magnolia Pictures snagged the U.S. rights to “Nico,...
TV Adaptation of “I Mom So Hard” Web Series Coming to CBS
We approve so hard. The Hollywood Reporter writes that Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley’s popular web series “I Mom So Hard” is on its way to CBS as a multi-cam comedy. The “sizable pilot...
Trailer Watch: A Woman Grapples with Trauma in Jessica M. Thompson’s “Light of the Moon”
“The Light of the Moon” “How about you let me decide how I feel?” Bonnie (Stephanie Beatriz, “Brooklyn Nine- Nine”), a rape survivor, tells her boyfriend Matt (Michael Stahl-David,...
Jessica Williams to Star in Showtime Series
Jessica Williams’ star continues to ascend. Last month brought news that the “Daily Show” alumna’s podcast with Phoebe Robinson, “2 Dope Queens,” is being adapted by HBO, and now comes...
Diablo Cody Signs Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV
Diablo Cody is taking the next step in her relationship with Warner Bros. Television. The Oscar-winning “Juno” screenwriter has signed a multi-year overall deal with the studio, The Hollywood...
Kate Winslet’s Lee Miller Biopic Secures Financing and Distribution
Kate Winslet has been attached to play American war photographer Lee Miller since 2015, and yesterday marked a major step forward for the project. According to Deadline, Entertainment One snagged...
Women’s Media Summit Issues White Paper & IDs Strategies for Fighting Gender Inequality
Nearly six months after its inaugural meeting, the Women’s Media Summit has unveiled its promised action plan for combating gender inequality in the media. The Summit released a white paper that...
Sabrina the Teenage Witch “Riverdale” Companion Series in Development at The CW
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is coming back to the small screen. The CW is developing a project based on the Archie Comics’ character, but it’s not a reboot of the ’90s series led by Melissa Joan...
Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, & Amy Poehler Join Forces for New Netflix Comedy Series
“Orange Is the New Black” star Natasha Lyonne, “Sleeping with Other People” writer-director Leslye Headland, and “Parks and Rec” alumna and national treasure Amy Poehler are teaming up...
Strength in Numbers: Crowdfunding Picks
It’s often said that two is better than one. Many of us have found strength in numbers by turning to our friends and families for support, encouragement, and guidance. This month’s crowdfunding...
Slovenia Chooses Hanna Antonina Wojcik Slak’s “Miner” as Foreign-Language Oscar Pick
Another woman-directed film based on a true story has been added to the foreign-language Oscar race. On Monday Cambodia selected Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” as its pick for...
Judi Dench to Receive Kirk Douglas Award at Santa Barbara Film Fest
The Queen is adding another jewel to her crown. Judi Dench will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film, a press release has...
Watch: This Honest Trailer Spotlights Why We Love “Wonder Woman”
Screen Junkies’ new Honest Trailer for “Wonder Woman” breaks down the charm of the much-loved film with one line: “Patty Jenkins bravely asks the question, ‘What if a female-led superhero...
Newly Launched BFI Filmography Reveals Stark Gender Disparity in UK Film
Today the BFI introduced the BFI Filmography, a complete, living record of all the 10,000-and-counting UK films released since 1911. While the resource is, as the BFI describes, “a treasure trove...
Trailer Watch: Melissa McCarthy Plays to Win in “Cook Off!”
Contestants from all over the nation assemble to compete in the Rookle Farms Cooking Contest in a new trailer for “Cook Off!” The Melissa McCarthy-starrer sees a motley crew of...
Fall 2017 TV Preview: New Shows By and About Women to Check Out
“Star Trek: Discovery”: CBS ENTERTAINMENT We are officially in the throes of the fall television season — and the next couple of months will be an especially good time for women on the...
Jamie Lee Curtis to Star in, Co-Write, and Produce CBS Funeral Home Comedy
“Six Feet Under” fans, take note: A new series about a family-run funeral business is in the works. Deadline reports that Jamie Lee Curtis has signed on to star, co-write, and executive produce...
Trailer Watch: Alicia Vikander Saves the World in “Tomb Raider”
An action-packed trailer for the Alicia Vikander-led “Tomb Raider” reboot has landed. It’s clear that there’s plenty of violence, chase scenes, and CGI in the potential franchise, but the...
Watch: A Runaway Bride Weighs Her Options in Exclusive “Different Flowers” Clip
“You don’t leave a man at the altar then grovel at his feet. Woman up,” Emma (Hope Lauren, “Supergirl”) urges older sister Millie (Emma Bell, “The Walking Dead”) in our exclusive clip...
Shonda Rhimes’ Lifestyle Website Shondaland.com Has Arrived
Now we all have the chance to a part of Shondaland. According to Variety, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” creator and mogul Shonda Rhimes has officially launched her lifestyle website....
Annette Bening to Receive BAFTA Career Retrospective
Annette Bening’s career spans 30 years and includes four Oscar-nominated performances, so it comes as no surprise that The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has opted to host a...
Maria Callas Documentary Acquired by Sony Pictures
“Maria By Callas: In Her Own Words” has secured distribution. Sony Pictures Classics acquired all rights for the documentary in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, a press release has...
Trailer Watch: Blake Lively Regains Her Vision in “All I See Is You”
Blake Lively plays a woman who regains her vision and gets a new perspective on her relationship in “All I See Is You.” A trailer for the Marc Forster (“World War Z,” “Finding...
Horrible Misogyny in the Film World Is Surfacing, But Are We Really Surprised?
This week has been quite the shitshow in the film community. A lot of ugliness came to the surface via the Alamo Drafthouse and Cinefamily debacles, but how many women in the industry can really say...
Elisabeth Moss to Topline Film About Underground Abortion Network
Elisabeth Moss is pivoting from one women’s rights narrative to another. The star of the feminist dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s Tale” has signed on to topline Simon Curtis’ (“My Week...
Trailer Watch: A Native American Woman Takes to the Stage to Tell Her Story in “Te Ata”
“Te Ata”: The Chickasaw Nation “What do you have to say?” a professor challenges college student Mary Thompson Fisher aka Te Ata (Q’orianka Kilcher, “The New World”). “What stories do...
Christine Boylan to Write Jessica Chastain-Starrer “Painkiller Jane”
Jessica Chastain’s “Painkiller Jane” adaptation has found a scribe. Lotus Entertainment has hired Christine Boylan to pen the script, Deadline reports. Boylan’s writing credits include...
Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” Chosen to Represent Cambodia at Oscars
Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” is officially an Oscar contender. The drama has been chosen to represent Cambodia at the 2018 Academy Awards in the foreign-language category,...