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Cannes Film Festival Jury Includes Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino, Vanessa Paradis, and Katayoon…
Cannes Film Festival Jury Includes Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino, Vanessa Paradis, and Katayoon Shahabi The Cannes Film Festival has announced the complete Jury for the 69th fest, which will run...
Hot Docs 2016 Women Directors: Meet Rama Rau — “League of Exotique Dancers”
Rama Rau is an award-winning writer-director whose credits include cyber bullying doc “No Place to Hide: The Rehtaeh Parsons Story” (2015), which had its world premiere at Hot Docs and was among...
Theresa Rebeck to Write and Direct Family Drama Starring Anjelica Huston
Great news for fans of NBC’s “Smash.” The creator behind the musical drama is set to reunite with two of its stars. Theresa Rebeck will write and direct “Trouble,” an indie comedy drama...
Trailer Watch: “Weiner” Sex Scandal Rocks the Political World
A trailer has finally landed for Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegman’s political sex scandal doc “Weiner.” The feature took home the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance earlier this...
Nancy Buirski To Make Jim Crow South Sexual Violence Drama
Award-winning filmmaker Nancy Buirski has her next project lined up. The director of “The Loving Story” and “By Sidney Lumet” will helm “The Rape of Recy Taylor,” described as an “epic...
Tribeca Winner Ingrid Jungermann Gets Showtime Deal
Hot off her Best Screenplay win at Tribeca for “Women Who Kill” comes the news that writer-director-actress Ingrid Jungermann is headed to the small screen. She’ll executive produce and write...
Women-Directed Tribeca Audience Award Winners: “The Return” and “Children of the Mountain”
The Audience Awards for the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival have been announced. Women helmed two of the four features to honored at the 15th edition of the fest. Taking home the top prize in the...
Emma Stone, Kate McKinnon, and Jillian Bell Will Star in “Women in Business”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emma Stone, Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live,” “Ghostbusters”), and Jillian Belle (“22 Jump Street”) have signed on for the comedy “Women in...
Trailer Watch: “Lady Dynamite” Loses Her Mind and Makes a TV Show
Sometimes you have to lose your mind to find yourself. Or so Maria Bamford (“Adventure Time”)has learned, and is so expressed in her upcoming Netflix comedy, “Lady Dynamite,” for which a new...
Read Women and Hollywood Now on Medium
After five great years on Indiewire and the end of the blog network, Women and Hollywood has moved to a new home on Medium. You can read us here: https://blog.womenandhollywood.com/ A couple of...
Weekly Update for April 22: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week The Meddler — Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria (Opens in LA and NYC) Susan Sarandon is every young woman’s nightmare — a mom with nothing...
Weekly Update for April 22: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
“The Meddler”: Sony Pictures Classics Films About Women Opening This Week “The Meddler” — Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria (Opens in LA and NYC)Susan Sarandon is every young...
Cast Set For Sally Wainwright’s Brontë Sisters Drama ‘To Walk Invisible’
“Happy Valley” creator Sally Wainwright is making a one-off BBC drama based on the Brontë sisters and she has set her cast. Emily Brontë, who wrote “Wuthering Heights,” will be played by...
Trailer Watch: The King and the President Cross Paths in Liza Johnson’s ‘Elvis & Nixon’
It takes a lot of chutzpah to send the President of the United States a letter that reads, “I can and will do more good if I am made a Federal Agent at large” — especially when such a...
Tribeca Film Fest Awards Rachel Tunnard, Ingrid Jungermann, Priscilla Ananay and More
Tribeca Film Festival has announced the award winners for its 15th annual run. The fest is still running until April 24, and you can read all of our interviews with female filmmakers at Tribeca...
Marielle Heller To Helm Feature Film Adaptation of HBO Gay Rights Doc
Marielle Heller’s star continues to rise. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the “Diary of a Teenage Girl” helmer will write and direct a feature film adaptation of “The Case Against...
Cannes Classics Highlights Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and Women of Old Hollywood
Though the Cannes Film Festival made some additions to its Competition, Un Certain Regard and special screenings this morning, absolutely zero of them are films made by women. So we turn instead to...
Trailer Watch: The King and the President Cross Paths in Liza Johnson’s “Elvis & Nixon”
It takes a lot of chutzpah to send the President of the United States a letter that reads, “I can and will do more good if I am made a Federal Agent at large” — especially when such a...
Prince, Queer Girls and the Permission to be Weird
The permission to be weird isn’t so much granted as it is finally realized. Yet if you were a queer kid growing up in the 1980s, the permission to be weird was something you thought would never...
Tribeca Film Fest Awards Rachel Tunnard, Ingrid Jungermann, Priscilla Ananay and More
Jo Irvine “Adult Life Skills” Tribeca Film Festival has announced the award winners for its 15th annual run. The fest is still running until April 24, and you can read all of our interviews with...
Lifetime Announces Female-Centric Programming Development Slate
Lifetime continues to impress with its commitment to creating and distributing content by and about women. The network has announced a new programming slate and a new multi-platform initiative with...
Marielle Heller To Helm Feature Film Adaptation of HBO Gay Rights Doc
Marielle Heller’s star continues to rise. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the “Diary of a Teenage Girl” helmer will write and direct a feature film adaptation of “The Case Against...
Cannes Classics Highlights Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and Women of Old Hollywood
Though the Cannes Film Festival made some additions to its Competition, Un Certain Regard and special screenings this morning, absolutely zero of them are films made by women. So we turn instead to...
Prince, Queer Girls and the Permission to be Weird
The permission to be weird isn’t so much granted as it is finally realized. Yet if you were a queer kid growing up in the 1980s, the permission to be weird was something you thought would...
Lifetime Announces Female-Centric Programming Development Slate
Lifetime continues to impress with its commitment to creating and distributing content by and about women. The network has announced a new programming slate and a new multi-platform initiative with...
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Katherine Heigl Clarifies Her ‘Knocked Up’ Comments But She Was Right All Along
Katherine Heigl seems to have begun an apology tour for the nearly decade-old “Knocked Up” scandal that simply seems rooted in sexism. Appearing on Howard Stern this week, Heigl referenced her...
Trailer Watch: “Chevalier,” Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Buddy Comedy from Hell
A U.S. trailer has arrived for “Chevalier,” award-winning Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari’s hilarious dark comedy about middle-aged male frenemies. A group of six men aboard a luxury...
IFP Opens Submissions for IFP Film Week
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) is now accepting submissions for IFP Film Week. The 38th annual installment of the event will take place in Brooklyn September 17–22. IFP welcomes submissions...
Jennifer Peedom Explains Why She Showed Everest from a Different Perspective in ‘Sherpa’
Jennifer Peedom is an Australian documentary filmmaker based in Sydney. Her television credits include high-altitude direction and cinematography on the Discovery Channel’s “Everest: Beyond the...
Trailer Watch: ‘Chevalier,’ Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Buddy Comedy from Hell
A U.S. trailer has arrived for “Chevalier,” award-winning Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari’s hilarious dark comedy about middle-aged male frenemies. A group of six men aboard a luxury...
‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Now with Less Self-Loathing
Welcome back to Comedy Central, Amy Schumer — although as the comic has noted in a trailer for the new season, premiering tonight, it’s not exactly like she’s been off the radar on her...
Katherine Heigl Clarifies Her “Knocked Up” Comments But She Was Right All Along
Katherine Heigl seems to have begun an apology tour for the nearly decade-old “Knocked Up” scandal that simply seems rooted in sexism. Appearing on Howard Stern this week, Heigl referenced her...
20th Century Fox Announces New Slate of Films for Next Two Years Without a Single Female Director
This week at CinemaCon, the annual convention run by The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), 20th Century Fox revealed its slate for their upcoming 2016 and 2017 films. Some big,...
IFP Opens Submissions for IFP Film Week
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) is now accepting submissions for IFP Film Week. The 38th annual installment of the event will take place in Brooklyn September 17–22. IFP welcomes submissions...
Jennifer Peedom Explains Why She Showed Everest from a Different Perspective in “Sherpa”
Jennifer Peedom is an Australian documentary filmmaker based in Sydney. Her television credits include high-altitude direction and cinematography on the Discovery Channel’s “Everest: Beyond the...
“Inside Amy Schumer” Now with Less Self-Loathing
Welcome back to Comedy Central, Amy Schumer — although as the comic has noted in a trailer for the new season, premiering tonight, it’s not exactly like she’s been off the radar on her...
20th Century Fox Announces New Slate of Films for Next Two Years Without a Single Female Director
This week at CinemaCon, the annual convention run by The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), 20th Century Fox revealed its slate for their upcoming 2016 and 2017 films. Some big,...
Trailer Watch: ‘Adult Life Skills’ Makes it OK To Be Messed Up
Rachel Tunnard is a BAFTA “Brit to Watch” and was named as one of the “Creative England 50” in 2015. Her short film “Emotional Fusebox” was nominated for a BAFTA and a BIFA. Her feature...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Maura Axelrod — ‘Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back’
Maura Axelrod has been producing news and documentaries for over 15 years. She began at ABC News in New York as a writer and producer. She lived and worked as producer for AP Television News in the...
Watch Mia Wasikowska’s Directorial Debut As Her Second Film Premieres at Tribeca
Just as her second directorial effort premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, Mia Wasikowska’s first directorial project can now be seen online. Wasikowska, who has starred as the...
Trailer Watch: “Adult Life Skills” Makes it OK To Be Messed Up
“Rachel Tunnard is a BAFTA “Brit to Watch” and was named as one of the “Creative England 50” in 2015. Her short film “Emotional Fusebox” was nominated for a BAFTA and a BIFA. Her...
Trailer Watch: Emily Blunt Mesmerizes in ‘The Girl on the Train’
Meet Rachel Watson, the unreliable narrator who has galvanized readers since Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train” was released in 2015. Rachel and her suspenseful, sordid tale are headed to...
2016 Tribeca Women Directors: Meet Maura Axelrod -“Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back”
Maura Axelrod has been producing news and documentaries for 15 years. She started at ABC News in New York as a writer and producer, then lived and worked in the Middle East and the Caribbean,...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Kristi Zea — ‘Everybody Knows… Elizabeth Murray’
“Everybody Knows… Elizabeth Murray” is the documentary directorial debut for Kristi Zea, a two time Oscar-nominated production designer and producer. Her narrative directorial debut...
Watch Mia Wasikowska’s Directorial Debut As Her Second Film Premieres at Tribeca
Just as her second directorial effort premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, Mia Wasikowska’s first directorial project can now be seen online. Wasikowska, who has starred as the...
Trailer Watch: Emily Blunt Mesmerizes in ‘The Girl on the Train’
Meet Rachel Watson, the unreliable narrator who has galvanized readers since Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train” was released in 2015. Rachel and her suspenseful, sordid tale are headed to...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Kristi Zea — “Everybody Knows… Elizabeth Murray”
“Everybody Knows… Elizabeth Murray” is the documentary directorial debut for Kristi Zea, a two time Oscar-nominated production designer and producer. Her narrative directorial debut...
ArcLight Cinemas to Host Women in Entertainment Workshop Series
ArcLight Cinemas has announced line-up for the ArcLight Women in Entertainment Workshop Series. The event series is designed to “spark a more transparent and open dialogue” on opportunities for...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Nancy Buirski — ‘By Sidney Lumet’
Nancy Buirski’s documentary “Afternoon of a Faun” (2013) had its world premiere at the 51st New York Film Festival and international premiere at the 64th Berlinale. She is the director,...
NBCUniversal Short Film Festival Now Open for Submissions
Short film directors, if you dare to dream of being the next Tina Fey, have we got a contest for you. NBCUniversal has announced that its 11th annual Short Film Festival is now accepting...