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Trailer Watch: Gloria Steinem Brings the Revolution to Viceland with New Docuseries ‘Woman’
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s new weekly docuseries has a trailer and a premiere date. “Woman” will debut on Viceland May 10. The activist and author of “Outrageous Acts and Everyday...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Jenny Gage — ‘All This Panic’
Jenny Gage’s fine art work has appeared in gallery and museum shows throughout the world. Her commissioned work and portraits have been featured in publications including W, Vanity Fair and...
Paramount Sets Meryl Streep’s ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ For August Release
Meryl Streep is officially the queen of August. Deadline has reported from CinemaCon that her latest film, “Florence Foster Jenkins,” will open on August 12, 2016. The films tells the true story...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Katie Holmes — ‘All We Had’
Katie Holmes’ acting credits include “Touched With Fire,” “Woman in Gold,” “Ray Donovan,” “Batman Begins” and “Dawson’s Creek.” “All We Had” is her directorial...
Tribeca 2016 Preview: Films By and About Women to Catch At This Year’s Fest
The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off tomorrow. Only 33 percent of the films screening in the competition sections are directed by women. Still, the 15th edition of Tribeca features a significant...
Guest Post: Kaitlin McLaughlin On Rejecting ‘Likeable’ Female Characters for ‘Hostile Border’
“Hostile Border,” co-directed by Kaitlin McLoughlin, tells a story about a young undocumented woman (Veronica Sixtos) who is sent back to Mexico and gets involved with an charming drug smuggler...
‘Creed’ Star Tessa Thompson Joins ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
Now that we know that Natalie Portman won’t be reprising her role as Jane Foster in the third Thor film, set for July 2017, there’s another female lead taking her place in Asgard. According to...
10 Things We Learned About Karyn Kusama’s Tumultuous Career from Her BuzzFeed Profile
Filmmaker Karyn Kusama hit the scene at Sundance 2000 where she premiered her debut feature, “Girlfight,” before a crowd of thousands. The film, which starred a then-unknown Michelle Rodriguez...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Deborah S. Esquenazi — ‘Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four’
Deborah S. Esquenazi is an Austin-based documentary filmmaker, radio producer, instructor and journalist. Her work explores the intersections of mythology and justice, identity and power. Esquenazi...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Ingrid Jungermann — ‘Women Who Kill’
Ingrid Jungermann created the WGA-Nominated web series “F To 7th,” featuring Amy Sedaris, Michael Showalter and Gaby Hoffmann. A television version of “F To 7th” is currently in development,...
‘Creed’ Star Tessa Thompson Joins ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
Now that we know that Natalie Portman won’t be reprising her role as Jane Foster in the third Thor film, set for July 2017, there’s another female lead taking her place in Asgard....
Win $20,000 to Finish Your Doc from Project Greenlight Digital Studios and Seed&Spark
Looking for finishing funds for your independent documentary? You just may be in luck. Project Greenlight Digital Studios (PGLDS) and Seed&Spark are teaming up to launch a 60-day crowdfunding...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Kadri Kõusaar — ‘Mother’
Kadri Kõusaar is an Estonian novelist and film director. She has also worked as a radio DJ and television host, and has a universitydegree in Spanish language and literature. Kõusaar made her...
Watch: Lupita Nyong’o, Julianne Moore, Misty Copeland and More Inspire at Variety’s Power of Women Event
On Friday, April 8, Variety’s third annual Power of Women New York gathering took place. The event recognizes six women for their philanthropic efforts. This year’s honorees were Oscar winners...
Leyla Bouzid’s ‘As I Open My Eyes’ Acquired by Kino Lorber Ahead of Tribeca Film Festival
Kino Lorber has announced the acquisition of all U.S. and Canadian rights to Leyla Bouzid’s music-filled debut feature “As I Open My Eyes” ahead of its U.S. debut at the Tribeca Film...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Leyla Bouzid — ‘As I Open My Eyes’
Leyla Bouzid is a Tunisian born and raised filmmaker. She studied French literature at the University of Paris and film directing at La Fémis. Her shorts “Soubresauts” (2011) and “Zakaria”...
Gabrielle Carteris Elected President of SAG-AFTRA, Union’s Top 3 Officers Now All Female
Andrea Zuckerman may not have been the most popular person at West Beverly Hills High School, but the “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress who played her, Gabrielle Carteris, just landed a big...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Sara Taksler — ‘Tickling Giants’
A senior producer at “The Daily Show,” Sara Taksler has pitched stories and jokes, and researched footage for over a decade. Taksler directed and produced the feature documentary, “TWISTED: A...
Melissa McCarthy Signs On For Another Film As ‘The Boss’ Takes the Weekend Box Office
Melissa McCarthy truly is the boss. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that McCarthy and her husband and frequent collaborator, Ben Falcone, are teaming up for another film called “Life of the...
Mira Nair’s ‘Queen of Katwe’ Gets An Awards-Friendly September Release Date from Disney
Disney has scheduled Mira Nair’s “Queen of Katwe” for a limited debut on September 23, 2016 followed by an expansion a week later. The awards-friendly release date suggests that the studio is...
Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Ellen Martinez and Steph Ching — ‘After Spring’
Ellen Martinez was the associate producer on “Tested,” a feature documentary about educational inequality in the NYC public school system. Steph Ching was the associate producer and additional...
Weekly Update for April 8: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week The Boss — Co-Written by Melissa McCarthy Melissa McCarthy headlines “The Boss” as a titan of industry who is sent to prison after she’s caught for...
Freeform Orders Pilot Based on Life of Cosmo Editor Joanna Coles
If you saw “The Devil Wears Prada” and longed for more, say as a television series, you might be in luck. Freeform, the network formerly known as ABC Family, has ordered a pilot for a scripted...
Liz Garbus on Her Mother Son Doc ‘Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper’
Liz Garbus’ films have been acclaimed worldwide and have garnered multiple Academy Award nominations and Emmy Award wins. Her previous film, “What Happened, Miss Simone?” was the Opening Night...
New Infographic Proves Hollywood Films Are Predominantly About Men
All too often, when female film fans assert that movies predominantly feature white men, we’re often challenged to “prove it.” Well now, thanks to researchers at Polygraph, we have more data...
Karyn Kusama on the Power of Grief and Denial in the Dinner Party from Hell, ‘The Invitation’
Karyn Kusama wrote and directed her first feature film, “Girlfight,” in 1999. The film won the Director’s Prize and shared the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, the Grand...
League of Professional Theatre Women Announces 2016 Awards for ‘Fun Home,’ Micki Grant and More
The League of Professional Theatre Women, an organization that promotes visibility and works to increase opportunities for women in professional theatre, has announced the winners of its 2016...
Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Fest Lineup Includes Sharon Stone, Teyonah Parris and Q’orianka Kilcher
The Bentonville Film Festival has announced the lineup for its second installment. This year’s festival will screen 34 films, including 12 world premieres and runs in Bentonville, Arkansas from May...
Lilibet Foster on ‘Spartacus’ Star Andy Whitfield’s Battle with Cancer in Doc ‘Be Here Now’
Lilibet Foster is an award-winning director, producer and writer of feature documentaries, television programs and integrated brand campaigns. She received an Oscar nomination for producing the...
Meet the Finalists of Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Girls Reforming the Future Challenge
The five finalists for “Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War–Girls Reforming the Future” contesthave been announced. The contest, which was launched last month, seeks to inspire girls to...
‘Sherlock’ Getting Its First Female Director
In what is some rather ridiculous news, Variety is reporting that “Sherlock” is getting its first female director…ever. Season 4 of the hit BBC series. which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the...
I. Marlene King Drama About Young Hollywood Ordered to Series, Bella Thorne to Star
Teen star Bella Thorne (“Scream”) is headed to Freeform to top-line “Famous in Love,” a new series from I. Marlene King. The project has been ordered to series. King already has a...
A Highlander in Paris: ‘Outlander’ returns
“Outlander” is back on Saturday! This is great news, only slightly marred by the fact that the Season 2 is loosely based on Diana Gabaldon’s second book, which is — how do I break this to...
Gayle Kirschenbaum on Childhood Trauma and Forgiveness in ‘Look At Us Now, Mother!’
Gayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, TV producer and personality. She is the producer and director of the documentary “My Nose,” based on Kirschenbaum’s experience with her...
Trailer Watch: Felicity Jones Rebels in ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
Not six months after “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” and the “Rey-wakening” do we have another female-led “Star Wars” character entering our hearts as the new trailer for...
Lena Dunham Gets Her Own Random House Imprint
Lena Dunham and “Girls” executive producer Jenni Konner are teaming up to launch a publishing imprint at Random House and a project highlighting female filmmakers for HBONow, HBO’s streaming...
YA Author Meg Rosoff Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
YA author Meg Rosoff has won the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children and young adult literature. The world’s largest prize for the genre will award Rosoff with five million...
Debra Martin Chase to Produce ‘The Black Calhouns’ Miniseries for ABC
Debra Martin Chase (“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” “The Princess Diaries”) will produce “The Black Calhouns,” a new historical drama centered on an African-American family, for...
Cross-Post: Let’s Make Female Directors More Visible
There’s this game that I play when I have trouble falling asleep: I start listing female film directors. I usually doze off when reaching number 20–25 — if my insomnia is particularly bad,...
IDFA Founder Ally Derks To Step Down from Post in 2017
Legendary International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) founder and director Ally Derks is set to step down from her post in 2017. Derks will spend most of next year as a fellow in...
Ava DuVernay To Receive Spirit of Independence Award
Ava DuVernay and Array Releasing, her film collective dedicated to promoting films by women and people of color, will receive this year’s Spirit of Independence Award at the LA Film Festival. The...
Trailer Watch: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda Talk Vibrators and Booze in ‘Grace and Frankie’ Season 2
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are back for Season 2 of “Grace and Frankie,” and if a newly unveiled trailer from Netflix is any indication, the dynamic duo — and viewers — are in for one...
Watch: Film Experts Explain Movie Jail for Women Directors in ‘The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem’
A new clip has been released from Caroline Suh’s EPIX docu-series “The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem.” The video features film experts, executives, directors, producers and behind-the-scenes crew...
Debs Paterson Honored with First Pia Pressure Award
UK writer-director Debs Paterson was recently honored with the first-ever Pia Pressure Award. Pia Pressure is a production company launched last year by filmmaker Pia Getty (“Axis of Light”)....
Shonda Rhimes to Receive International Emmy Founders Award
The International Television Academy announced it will honor showrunner, writer and producer extraordinaire Shonda Rhimes with its International Emmy Founders Award. The International Emmy Awards...
Kari Skogland and Red Arrow Team Up for New Production Company with Focus on Diverse Voices
Canadian director, writer and showrunner Kari Skogland (“The Americans,” “House of Cards”) has partnered with Red Arrow Entertainment Group to create Mad Rabbit, an new indie production...
Elizabeth Banks Launches Online Comedy Platform for Women
Elizabeth Banks has announced the launch of WhoHaha, a new digital comedy platform she co-founded. The actress’ feature directorial debut, “Pitch Perfect 2,” grossed over $287 million on a...
Selena Gomez to Produce Drama About a Young Latina Entertainer for Freeform
Pop sensation Selena Gomez and producer Aaron Kaplan are developing a new series for Freeform, formerly ABC Family. The untitled drama, described as the Latina “Empire,” will follow an...
Black Girls Rock! Honors Shonda Rhimes, Amandla Stenberg and More
This year’s Black Girls Rock! event was held on Friday. The organization honored several distinguished black women, among them Shonda Rhimes, Danai Gurira (“The Walking Dead”), Amandla Stenberg...
Charlize Theron and Diablo Cody Reunite for Film About Motherhood
It’s looking like Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Diablo Cody may reunite. The star and screenwriter of 2011’s “Young Adult” would join its director, Jason Reitman, for a project about...
Exciting Changes Coming for Women and Hollywood: We Have a New Home
Thanks to my colleague and wonderful supporter, Anne Thompson, the news about the next steps for Women and Hollywood has been revealed. We are moving to Medium. This morning the folks at Medium...