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Teaser Watch: Jane Campion Returns to the Big Screen with “The Power of the Dog”
Jane Campion is back with her first feature in over a decade. She’s following up 2009 Abbie Cornish-starrer “Bright Star” with “The Power of the Dog,” a Netflix Western...
Trailer Watch: Grace Van Patten Joins an Army at War with Men in Karen Cinorre’s “Mayday”
Grace Van Patten and Mia Goth debate the difference between heroes and psychopaths in a new trailer for “Mayday,” Karen Cinorre’s fantasy pic about 20th century sirens. After being...
Angel Kristi Williams Talks “Really Love” and Celebrating Black Romance
Angel Kristi Williams is a writer and director. She’s a Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellow and was the recipient of the Sony Pictures Diversity Fellowship. This year she was...
Ninja Thyberg to Write and Direct “Witches of Eastwick” Remake for Warner Bros.
Ninja Thyberg is forming her own coven. The “Pleasure” filmmaker has been tapped to write and direct a remake of the 1987 dark comedy “The Witches of Eastwick” for Warner...
Amanda Lipitz’s New Doc “Found” Acquired by Netflix, Gets Release Date
“Found,” Amanda Lipitz’s documentary about three adopted teens and their unexpected connection, has landed at Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streamer acquired...
Debbie Lum’s College Application Doc “Try Harder!” Lands at Greenwich Entertainment
The hells of the high-pressure college application process are headed to the screen. Greenwich Entertainment has snagged North American distribution rights to “Try Harder!,” Debbie...
Trailer Watch: A Mother & Daughter Deal with Economic Hardship in Dark Comedy “El Planeta”
Artist Amalia Ulman is ready for you to know her name, if the trailer for her debut film “El Planeta” is anything to go by. With its distinctive black and white visuals and darkly comedic...
Women Make Movies Virtually Screening “Voices of Afghan Women” Collection for Free Through End of August
As the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan and the Taliban continues to seize power, one of the many looming humanitarian crises involves what the future will hold for Afghan women. The Taliban has...
Christina Alexander Appointed Director of Social Responsibility for “Wicked”
With theaters finally reopening after their 18-month long shutdown, it appears that the Broadway, National Tour, and London productions of theater titan “Wicked” are set to benefit from a...
Ann Hu Talks Bringing a Personal Story to the Screen with “Confetti”
Writer, producer, and director Ann Hu’s debut “Shadow Magic” (2000) won both the Chinese Academy Award and Presidential Award in China for Best Film. The film premiered at the 2000...
Submit Now: MACRO x Beats Film Pitch Competition for HBCU Students and Alumni
MACRO, the “award-winning media brand driven by people of color,” has partnered with Beats to launch a new pitch competition for students and recent alumni of historically Black...
Trailer Watch: “Ada Twist, Scientist” Promises Fun Science Shenanigans for Curious Kids
New kids on the block, Ada Twist and friends, are set to make their way to children’s screens this fall. A new trailer has just dropped for “Ava Twist, Scientist,” Netflix’s...
Pick of the Day: “CODA”
From start to finish, “CODA” is a delight. Siân Heder’s second feature is heartfelt, laugh-out-loud funny, and everything I’d hoped it would be after reading about its...
Trailer Watch: Sara Colangelo Revisits the Story Behind the 9/11 Victims Fund in “Worth”
“What would your life be worth?” Michael Keaton is asked in a new trailer for Sara Colangelo’s third feature. Based on a true story, “Worth” takes place in the aftermath...
rePRO Film Festival 2021 Women Directors: Meet Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt – “Bei Bei”
Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipschutz are partners in Incite Pictures/Cine Qua Non. Their prior titles include “Young Lakota,” “The Education of Shelby Knox,” “Live Free...
Sydney Freeland to Helm Netflix Native American Basketball Pic “Rez Ball”
Sydney Freeland has lined up her third feature. Deadline reports that she’ll follow up 2014’s “Drunktown’s Finest” and 2017’s “Deidra & Laney Rob a...
Trailer Watch: Nanfu Wang Revisits the Early Days of COVID-19 with “In the Same Breath”
The award-winning director of “One Child Nation” and “Hooligan Sparrow” takes on the COVID-19 crisis with “In the Same Breath.” Nanfu Wang’s latest explores...
Trailer Watch: Marina Zenovich Dives Deep into Show Biz Misogyny in “What Happens in Hollywood”
Documentarian Marina Zenovich turns her eye to Hollywood’s insidious misogyny in a new docuseries. A trailer for “What Happens in Hollywood” has arrived and sees actresses,...
August 2021 Television Preview
Summer television will go out with a bang this August, with releases ranging from a star-studded miniseries set at a health-and-wellness resort to an Emmy nominee’s animated return. This...
Marlee Matlin Workplace Comedy About Sign Language Interpreting in the Works at NBC
Marlee Matlin has booked a splashy new gig following the record-breaking success of her latest film at Sundance. The “CODA” actress and Oscar winner will topline and exec produce an...
August 2021 Film Preview
A history-making Sundance winner and a biopic about the Queen of Soul are among the most anticipated titles hitting theaters this August. Kicking off this month’s releases is “Pray...
Garrett Bradley to Direct Adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s “Parable of the Sower” for A24
Garrett Bradley’s taking inspiration from another trailblazer. The Oscar-nominated “Time” director is set to follow up her Naomi Osaka Netflix docuseries with an adaptation of...
Whoopi Goldberg & Danielle Deadwyler to Star in Chinonye Chukwu’s Mamie Till-Mobley Biopic
Whoopi Goldberg and Danielle Deadwyler (“Watchmen”) have joined the cast of Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” which follows Mamie Till-Mobley in the aftermath of the murder of...
Pick of the Day: “Playing with Sharks”
I’d never heard of Valerie Taylor before “Playing with Sharks,” but Sally Aitken’s loving tribute makes a compelling case for why the pioneer in underwater filmmaking and...
“Cousins” Directors Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith on Exploring Indigenous Identity and Resilience
Ainsley Gardiner (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Whakatōhea), has produced more than a dozen short and feature films, documentaries, and television drama series. Her first short...
Venice: Chloé Zhao, Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Gadon, and Virginie Efira Will Serve in Fest’s Main Jury
Last year Chloé Zhao received Venice Film Festival’s top honor, the Golden Lion. This year the “Nomadland” writer-director will return as a member of the upcoming edition’s...
“Pen15,” “I May Destroy You,” “Girls5eva,” and More Awarded ReFrame TV Stamp
Buzzy titles and awards nominees such as “I May Destroy You,” “Pen15,” “Hacks,” “Girls5eva,” and “Pose” are among the latest awardees of...
Debra Granik Bringing Una LaMarche YA Novel “Like No Other” to the Big Screen
Debra Granik is taking on a new genre. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker will make her first foray into the YA world with a feature adaptation of “Like No Other,” Una LaMarche’s 2014 novel...
Pick of the Day: “How It Ends”
It’s the end of the world and Zoe Lister-Jones is feeling anything but fine in “How It Ends,” an apocalyptic Sundance comedy that sees the multi-hyphenate reuniting with the star of...
Janicza Bravo Tapped to Direct FX Adaptation of Octavia Butler’s “Kindred”
Janicza Bravo is set to bring a beloved sci-fi novel to the small screen hot on the heels of adapting a viral Twitter thread. The “Zola” filmmaker is taking inspiration from Octavia...
Apply Now: Screenwriting Fellowship for Black Women in Comedy
Sundance Institute and Laugh Out Loud, Kevin Hart’s production company and digital network, are teaming up to launch Women Write Now, a screenwriting fellowship dedicated to championing the...
“A Quiet Place’s” Millicent Simmonds Will Topline and Exec Produce TV Adaptation of “True Biz”
Millicent Simmonds is following up a blockbuster with her first leading role on the small screen. The “A Quiet Place II” actress will topline and exec produce a television adaptation of...
Prano Bailey-Bond to Co-Write and Direct “Things We Lost in the Fire”
Prano Bailey-Bond has lined up her follow-up to “Censor.” According to Deadline, she’ll co-write and direct “Things We Lost in the Fire,” an adaptation of a short story...
Trailer Watch: “Naomi Osaka” Sees Garrett Bradley Following a Tennis Star Off the Court
Garrett Bradley is following up “Time,” her Oscar-nominated portrait of a woman fighting to free her incarcerated husband, with an intimate look behind the scenes of a tennis...
Lucy Walker Wildfire Doc “Bring Your Own Brigade” Gets a Release Date
Lucy Walker’s latest has found a home. A press release announced that CBSN snagged rights to “Bring Your Own Brigade,” the two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker’s look inside the...
July 2021 Television Preview
With summer in full swing, and the Summer Games coming up, the TV landscape feels a little quieter in anticipation of the jam-packed fall season — but there’s still something for...
Trailer Watch: Trailblazer Valerie Taylor Welcomes Us into the Underwater World in “Playing with Sharks”
“Every dive has the potential to be a great adventure. I would slide into the water into another world,” says Valerie Taylor in a new trailer for “Playing with Sharks.” From...
Pick of the Day: “Zola”
Like the viral Twitter thread it’s inspired by, “Zola” begins with an invitation: “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me and this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of...
July 2021 Film Preview
By Kara Headley and Vicki A. Lee Women kick ass. This is something that we know and we witness on the news, in our friends and relatives, and even in ourselves — but it’s always nice to be...
Susanna Fogel, Michelle Ashford, & Emilia Jones Are Bringing “Cat Person” to the Big Screen
Hot off the buzziest title of Sundance 2021, Emilia Jones has signed on to “Cat Person.” The “CODA” breakout will topline Susanna Fogel’s adaptation of Kristen...
Trailer Watch: Zoe Lister-Jones Faces Her Fears In Apocalyptic Comedy “How It Ends”
Zoe Lister-Jones embarks on an existential scavenger hunt for her soul in “How It Ends.” A trailer for the apocalyptic Sundance comedy sees the “Life in Pieces” alumna...
Still I Rise Announces Inaugural Fellowship Recipients
Still I Rise Films has announced the recipients of their inaugural Still I Rise Films Fellowship. The documentary film series and platform has chosen eleven women — from more than 90...
Happy Juneteenth! (And a Recommendation of What to Watch)
Happy Juneteenth! We are committed to recognizing ongoing systemic, anti-Black racism and to fighting for a more equitable future. If you’re in the market for a film to honor the day, we...
Lizzie Borden Revisits “Working Girls” and Reflects on its Origins
After receiving a BFA in art history at Wellesley College, Lizzie Borden moved to New York, painted, wrote for Artforum Magazine, and made an experimental documentary, “Regrouping,”...
Jenni Olson to Receive Berlinale’s Special Teddy Award for Making “Queer Film History Visible & Tangible”
Jenni Olson will honored with this year’s special Teddy Award during the Berlin Film Festival. The film curator, archivist, writer, filmmaker, and community builder will receive the award...
Tribeca 2021 Women Directors: Meet Maya Cueva and Leah Galant – “On the Divide”
Maya Cueva is a Latina award-winning director and producer with a background in radio and podcast producing. Her short documentary “The Provider” premiered at SXSW and was nominated for...
Tribeca 2021 Women Directors: Meet Nana Mensah – “Queen of Glory”
Nana Mensah is a Ghanaian-American actor, writer, and director. This summer, she will appear in a series regular role opposite Sandra Oh and Bob Balaban in Netflix’s “The Chair” and this fall,...
Tribeca 2021 Women Directors: Meet Jessica Kingdon – “Ascension”
New York-based Jessica Kingdon is a Chinese-American director and producer. She was named one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine and selected for the 2020 DOC NYC...
Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” Will Make its World Premiere at Venice, Kirsten Dunst Co-Stars
Jane Campion will unveil her first new feature in over a decade at this year’s Venice Film Festival. “The Power of the Dog,” a Netflix Original, is set to make its world premiere in...
Tribeca 2021 Women Directors: Meet Amber Sealey – “No Man of God”
Amber Sealey is an award-winning filmmaker. She is attached to direct “The Education of Shelby Knox” and a comedy pilot she wrote called “Sistered.” She has written scripts...
Trailer Watch: Marion Hill Tells a Polyamorous Love Story in “Ma Belle, My Beauty”
Described by writer-director Marion Hill as “a contemporary love story” with “a deep devotion to the exploration and authentic depiction of nuance: nuance of character,...