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2022 ReFrame Stamp Recipients Include “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “The Woman King,” & “Aftersun”
Twenty-nine of the 100 most popular films of 2022 meet ReFrame Stamp criteria for gender-balanced production. Awarded to features that “hire women or individuals of other underrepresented...
Dr. Stacy L. Smith & the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Launch Website Exploring Oscar History
Dr. Stacy L Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative have launched The Inclusion List, a new initiative that showcases inclusion in entertainment. “Who says hashtag activism can’t create...
Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, & Alfre Woodard Will Star in Castille Landon’s “Summer Camp”
Castille Landon has major star power attached to her next project. Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, and Alfre Woodard will lead “Summer Camp,” per Deadline. Penned by Landon, the comedy...
Athena Film Festival Unveils Winners and Finalists for the Athena List
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) has announced the winners and finalists for the 2023 Athena List, the fest’s selection of the best unproduced screenplays highlighting female...
Savanah Leaf’s “Earth Mama” to Open New Directors/New Films Fest
Savanah Leaf’s “Earth Mama” will open the 52nd edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF). Jointly presented by the Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center, the fest will take...
Trailer Watch: Teyana Taylor Fights to Be in Her Son’s Life in “A Thousand and One”
Teyana Taylor insists that she’s willing to “go to war” for her son in a new trailer for A.V. Rockwell’s “A Thousand and One,” the winner of the Grand Jury Prize...
Trailer Watch: Katie Holmes and Julia Mayorga Bring “Rare Objects” to the Screen
“The wounds of some hearts aren’t always visible to the natural eye,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Rare Objects.” Co-written and directed by...
Trailer Watch: Daisy May Cooper Questions the Identity of Her New BFF in “Am I Being Unreasonable?”
“The one thing I’m lacking in my life is, like, real connection — possibly because I’m insecure and have got no mates,” says Daisy May Cooper in a new trailer for...
Rebecca Lenkiewicz To Receive WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award for “She Said”
Rebecca Lenkiewicz has been announced as this year’s recipient of the WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award for penning the script for “She Said.” The honor is “presented to that...
Chicken & Egg Awardees Announced: Angela Tucker, Jeanie Finlay, and More
Congratulations are in order: Chicken & Egg Pictures has announced more than $650,000 in new grants to eight recipients of its 2023 Chicken & Egg Award. Created to “recognize the...
Athena Film Fest to Open with Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” Close with Tracy Droz Tragos’ “Plan C”
“Till” will open the 2023 Athena Film Festival (AFF). A press release announced that Chinonye Chukwu’s acclaimed drama, which tells the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s pursuit of...
Trailer Watch: Greta Lee Reunites with Her Childhood Sweetheart in Celine Song’s “Past Lives”
A trailer has arrived for one of the best-reviewed films out of Sundance 2023. Written and directed by Celine Song, “Past Lives” sees Greta Lee reuniting with a childhood sweetheart after...
Hulu Lands U.S. Rights to Daisy May Cooper’s BBC Hit “Am I Being Unreasonable?”
“Am I Being Unreasonable?” is heading stateside thanks to Hulu. The streamer acquired U.S. rights to the BBC comedy-thriller led by BAFTA TV Award winner Daisy May Cooper. Deadline...
Trailer Watch: Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon Are Journalists Investigating the “Boston Strangler”
“How many women have to die before it’s a story?” Keira Knightley asks in a new trailer for “Boston Strangler.” Inspired by a true story, the thriller sees the two-time...
Queen Latifah to Host NAACP Image Awards
The 2023 NAACP Image Awards will be led by royalty: Queen Latifah has signed on to host this year’s show, which is set to air live February 25 on BET. Deadline confirmed the news. “It’s an...
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Gina Prince-Bythewood, & Danielle Deadwyler Among Essence Black Women in Hollywood Honorees
As the shameful all-white BAFTA winners list continues to make waves, Essence is spotlighting women of color “making their undeniable mark in film and television and forging forward their own...
Berlinale 2023 Women Directors: Meet Emily Atef – “Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything”
Emily Atef is a French-Iranian filmmaker who was born in Berlin. She studied directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). Her first feature film, “Molly’s...
Patricia Chica’s “Montréal Girls” Acquired by Level 33 Entertainment
Patricia Chica’s award-winning feature debut has found a home. Deadline reports that Level 33 Entertainment nabbed rights to “Montréal Girls,” the Canadian-Salvadorean...
Berlinale 2023 Women Directors: Meet Malika Musayeva – “The Cage is Looking for a Bird”
Malika Musayeva was born in Grozny, Chechen Republic. During the Second Chehen War in 1999, she fled the Chechen Republic. During her studies at Russia’s Kabardino-Balkarian State University...
Apply Now: The Writers Lab for Women and Non-Binary Screenwriters 40+
Attention women and nonbinary screenwriters 40+: applications are now open for The Writers Lab 2023. The Writers Lab is “the only program in the world devoted exclusively to script and career...
Sophie Kargman’s “Susie Searches” Lands at Vertical
“Susie Searches” has found a home. A press release announced that Vertical scored rights to Sophie Kargman’s feature debut, a mystery comedy about a podcaster that premiered at the...
Berlinale 2023 Women Directors: Meet Frauke Finsterwalder – “Sisi & I”
Frauke Finsterwalder was born in Hamburg and studied film directing at HFF Munich. She previously worked at theaters and as a journalist. Her debut feature film, “Finsterworld,” received...
Research: Women of Color See Gains in Top-Grossing Films
The power of “The Woman King’s” reign is still being felt. Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest is among the titles starring women of color making a major mark on the film...
Apply Now: NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant
Applications are open for the NYWIFT (New York Women in Film & Television) Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant. Now in its 15th year, the grant is provided by disability rights advocate...
Noora Niasari’s Sundance Winner “Shayda” Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
One of our most anticipated titles out of Sundance 2023 has found a home following its world premiere at the fest, where it took home the Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Sony...
European Film Market to Host Day-Long Event on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
One of the world’s most prominent meeting places for members of the entertainment industry is set to highlight the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Variety reports...
THE 13TH ANNUAL ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) at Barnard College announced its initial programming lineup for the 2023 festival today. The 13th annual festival, which is a joint partnership between...
Laurel Parmet’s “The Starling Girl” Lands at Bleecker Street, Eliza Scanlen Stars
Eliza Scanlen is earning praise for her leading performance in another woman director’s feature debut. She took home an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award for...
Maryam Keshavarz’s Sundance Winner “The Persian Version” Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
With “The Persian Version,” Maryam Keshavarz became the first director to have two films win the Sundance Audience Award in the Dramatic Competition category. The dramedy about Iranian...
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum to Direct Adaptation of “Mary Jane”
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum is bringing another woman-penned novel to the screen. The director will follow up 2022 Sofia Carson-starrer “Purple Hearts,” based on the book by Tess Wakefield,...
Exclusive: Noémie Merlant is a New Mom Struggling to Cope in “Baby Ruby” Clip
Noémie Merlant finds herself in another living nightmare in “Baby Ruby.” After escaping the clutches of an egomaniacal boss in ‘Tár,” the French actress plays a new mother...
Uzo Aduba to Lead Netflix Series “The Residence,” Liza Johnson Directing the White House Murder-Mystery
Uzo Aduba is saying goodbye to treating patients in therapy and hello to investigating a homicide in the White House. The three-time Emmy winner is following up her latest role on the small screen,...
Trailer Watch: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Reunite and Hatch a Murder Plot in “Moving On”
“Grace and Frankie” ended its seven season run back in 2020, but that hasn’t stopped the sitcom’s stars from sharing the screen together. Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin topline...
Trailer Watch: Teenage Girls Develop the Ability to Electrocute People in “The Power”
“The Power” is finally coming to the small screen. First announced in 2019, the series adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s bestselling novel hits Prime Video next month. A new trailer...
Jessica George Is Bringing Her Debut Novel “Maame” to the Small Screen
“Maame” hits U.S. bookstores today and author Jessica George is celebrating the release of her debut novel by making a splash in another medium. Deadline reports Jenna Bush Hager’s...
Melissa Barrera-Starrer “All the World Is Sleeping” Acquired by Gravitas Ventures
Melissa Barrera is switching gears from squaring off against Ghostface to fighting personal demons. The “Scream” actress leads “All the World is Sleeping,” an addiction drama...
Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston Team Up for Body Swap Comedy
Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars are joining forces. Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston will star in and produce a body swap comedy. The untitled project was, unsurprisingly, a hot commodity....
Carol Burnett to Receive Two-Hour Birthday Special on NBC
NBC is so glad we’ve had this time together with Carol Burnett, and is set to celebrate the comedy icon with even more laughs and songs. The network will pay honor to Burnett on her 90th...
Liz Garbus to Direct Hulu Limited Series Led by Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo is bidding farewell to “Grey’s Anatomy” in less than a month and now she’s sto a new project. Deadline reports that she’ll lead the Untitled Orphan Project,...
Lifetime Greenlights “Black Girl Missing” From Star and Exec Producer Garcelle Beauvais
Lifetime is partnering with the Black and Missing Foundation on a project that will highlight disparity among missing persons cases. A press release announced that the network has greenlit...
France’s Le Collectif 50/50 Launches #CesarSoMale Campaign After Women Directors Shut Out of Awards Noms
The Academy Awards aren’t the only prestigious awards ceremony with an all-male best director race. The César awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, announced nominees on Wednesday,...
Santa Barbara Film Festival to Open with Michelle Danner’s “Miranda’s Victim,” Abigail Breslin Stars
Abigail Breslin’s latest project is set to open the 2023 of the Santa Barbara Film Festival, per Deadline. The “Zombieland” and “Little Miss Sunshine” actress toplines...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Sierra Urich – “Joonam”
Sierra Urich rew up in a small town nestled in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains. Raised by her Persian mother and American-born father, she grew up speaking English, never learning her...
Teaser Watch: Riley Keough Fronts an Iconic Rock Band in “Daisy Jones & the Six”
“I know that I said that I would tell you everything, but how much of everything do you really want to know?” Riley Keough asks a journalist in a new teaser for “Daisy Jones &...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Rebecca Landsberry-Baker – “Bad Press”
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker is a Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program grantee, Ford Foundation JustFilms grantee, and a 2022 NBC Original Voices Fellow. She is a 2022 Gotham Documentary Feature...
Caroline Monnet Selected by Sundance Institute For the 2023 Merata Mita Fellowship
Caroline Monnet is this year’s recipient of the 2023 Merata Mita Fellowship. A press release announced that the Anishinaabe/French multidisciplinary artist from Outaouais, Quebec has been...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Amanda Kim – “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV”
Amanda Kim is a Korean American director and producer. A former creative director at Vice Media, she led U.S. video direction for i-D, Creators, and Garage magazine. Kim also worked on Viceland,...
“The Woman King” Leads Girls On Film Awards Nominations
Disappointed by the absence of “The Woman King” at this year’s Academy Awards? Us too. We are pleased to see Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest leading in nominations at the...
Adrienne Warren to Lead “Room” Broadway Adaptation, Cora Bissett Directing
Adrienne Warren will follow up Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” with another woman-directed project. Deadline reports that the Tony winner will return to the stage with the...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Michèle Stephenson – “Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project”
Michèle Stephenson is a filmmaker, artist, and author who pulls from her Haitian and Panamanian roots to think radically about storytelling and disrupt the imaginary in non-fiction spaces. She tells...
Oscar Nominations: “Women Talking,” Michelle Yeoh, & More
Women took home the honors for Best Director at the last two editions of the Academy Awards. Now, after riding the high of seeing Jane Campion and Chloé Zhao take home the biggest honor in their...