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Cate Blanchett to Receive Inaugural International Goya Award
Cate Blanchett is set to make history at the Goya Awards. A press release announced that the two-time Oscar winner will receive the inaugural International Goya Award from the Spanish Film Academy....
London Critics’ Circle: “The Power of the Dog” Named Best Film, Jane Campion Best Director
“The Power of the Dog” has been collecting honor after honor since its world premiere at last year’s Venice Film Festival, where it took home the Silver Lion for Best Director. Jane...
Fátima Ptacek-Starrer “Coast” Acquired by Cinedigm Ahead of Berlinale Premiere
Fátima Ptacek is growing up. Best known for voicing “Dora the Explorer,” the actress toplines “Coast,” a coming-of-age drama that Cinedigm just landed North American rights...
Relationships That Deserve Screen Time: Crowdfunding Picks
One of the things that independent cinema does best is tell stories of relationships found outside of the dominant culture. The mainstream tends to focus on romantic relationships between men and...
Berlinale: Claire Denis’ “Fire” Acquired by IFC Films, Juliette Binoche Stars
Claire Denis’ “Fire” is already blazing ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Berlinale next week. IFC has acquired U.S. rights to the French auteur’s latest, per...
Madeleine Carter on Following Rep. Jamie Raskin for Her New Doc “Love & The Constitution”
Madeleine Carter is a filmmaker, producer, and executive. Her credits include “Live from Space,” “To Catch a Smuggler,” and “Brothers in War.” She received an Emmy...
Apply Now: Fellowship Program from DreamWorks Animation and HBCU 20×20
A new talent development program for current students and soon-to-be graduates of HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) has just been announced via The Hollywood Reporter, with...
“Somebody Somewhere” Renewed for Season 2 by HBO
“Somebody Somewhere” was a recent pick of the day here at Women and Hollywood, and it seems we’re not the only fans — HBO has just confirmed via press release that the show,...
Dakota Johnson Set to Board S.J. Clarkson’s Marvel Comics Pic for Sony
S. J. Clarkson’s previously announced Marvel comics film for Sony appears to have netted its lead: Dakota Johnson has been tapped to star as Madame Web. Deadline broke the news. Madame Web is...
Women Directed Over Half of SXSW 2022’s Feature Competition Titles
SXSW will return with an in-person edition this year — and, happily, the fest’s recent pattern of gender parity among its filmmakers is back, too. Women directed or co-directed nine out...
Jane Campion’s “Power of the Dog” Earns Eight BAFTA Noms, More Gains for Women Directors
The 2022 BAFTA nominations are in — and Jane Campion’s western “The Power of the Dog” has received an impressive eight in total. It’s the only woman-directed film to...
“Claws” Showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois Launches New Production Banner at Warner Bros. TV
“I want to focus on stories, certainly about Black people and BIPOC people, but also stories of powerful women in general and powerful families,” says “Claws” showrunner Janine...
Chloë Grace Moretz Boards Anne Sewitsky’s Jonestown Massacre Thriller “White Night”
Chloë Grace Moretz is adding to her perenially busy slate. Deadline announces she is set to star in “White Night,” an upcoming adaptation of former high-ranking member of the People’s...
Ellen Kuras Will Make History as First Woman to Receive ASC’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) is paying tribute to Ellen Kuras. The Hollywood Reporter confirms the cinematographer and director will be presented with ASC’s Lifetime...
Paz Encina’s “EAMI” Wins Tiger Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The 2022 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has handed out its competition awards, with Paz Encina taking home the top prize. A press release has announced Encina’s “EAMI”...
Trailer Watch: A Teenage Delinquent Finds Magic in Kate Tsang’s “Marvelous and the Black Hole”
Kate Tsang’s coming-of-age comedy “Marvelous and the Black Hole,” has another magic trick up its sleeve: a charming trailer, just released. Written and directed by Tsang, the film...
Sundance: Abi Damaris Corbin’s “892” & Sinéad OʼConnor Doc “Nothing Compares” Acquired
The acquisitions out of Sundance continue, with two more films newly announced for distribution. A press release details that the Kathryn Ferguson-directed documentary “Nothing Compares”...
Trailer Watch: Lone Scherfig Returns to the Berlinale with Maternity Ward Drama “The Shift”
A trailer has dropped for Lone Scherfig’s latest project, and this time she’s in the showrunner’s chair. Set in “the best maternity ward” in Denmark, “The...
FilmRise Acquires Gaysorn Thavat’s “The Justice of Bunny King,” Essie Davis & Thomasin McKenzie Star
FilmRise has picked up the North American rights to New Zealand drama “The Justice of Bunny King,” which made its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Deadline broke the...
February 2022 Film Preview
February brings a slate of films about and made by women centered on the theme of love, in all its follies. Kicking off the month is Oscar hopeful “The Worst Person in the World”...
Taraji P. Henson Joins Warner Bros.’ “The Color Purple” Musical Adaptation
Taraji P. Henson is adding to her busy slate. According to Variety, the Oscar nominated actress is set to star as Shug Avery in Warner Bros.’ previously announced new adaptation of the...
Trailer Watch: Change Is Hard in the Fourth and Final Season of “Killing Eve”
The more things change, the more they… well, you know. That’s a lesson Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer) are still learning in the final season of “Killing Eve.” A...
Trailer Watch: A New Documentary Takes Us Behind the Scenes of “And Just Like That…”
“And Just Like That…,” HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” revival, has generated plenty of headlines, conversation, and controversy since its December premiere. Now, a...
Coralie Fargeat Directing “The Substance” for Universal, Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley to Star
French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat is set to make her first studio feature, “The Substance,” an “explosive feminist take on body horror” that will star Demi Moore and Margaret...
Jessie Buckley, Fiona Shaw, & Vicky Krieps to Star in Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Directorial Debut “Hot Milk”
“Ida” screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz has lined up her directorial debut — and an all-star cast to go with it. According to a press release, Jessie Buckley, Fiona Shaw, and Vicky...
Rebecca & Josh Tickell’s Environmental Doc “The Revolution Generation” Acquired by Greenwich Entertainment
The kids are all right — the world they’re inheriting, not so much. “The Revolution Generation,” Rebecca and Josh Tickell’s look inside global youth movements aimed at...
Saoirse Ronan Will Topline Film Adaptation of “The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt Directing
“The Unforgivable” helmer Nora Fingscheidt is following up her record-breaking Netflix hit by teaming with another A-list talent. Sandra Bullock starred in the German filmmaker’s...
Sundance Deals: “Free Chol Soo Lee,” “Descendant,” “Watcher,” and “Am I OK?”
More women-directed films have found homes out of Sundance 2022, joining the likes of Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love” and Sophie Hyde’s “Good Luck to You, Leo...
Sundance Winners: “Nanny,” “The Exiles,” and More
It’s a wrap on Sundance 2022. Over 60 percent of Competition titles this year were directed or co-directed by women, and a number of them took home top honors. The U.S. Grand Jury Prize:...
February 2022 Television Preview
Although it will be dominated by sports — i.e. the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl — television is also offering plenty of intriguing projects by and about women this February. A new...
“Pachinko” Showrunner Soo Hugh Introduces Asian Pacific Story Incubator
Soo Hugh is bringing Min Jin Lee’s work to the screen with her television adaptation of “Pachinko,” set to premiere in March. Now there’s word that Hugh will help other Asian...
Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson Are Bringing “Dead Day” to Peacock
Julie Plec will continue telling stories about the undead. The “Vampire Diaries” creator, who went on to create spinoffs “The Originals” and “Legacies,” is already...
Mary Shelley Biopic “Mary’s Monster” in the Works
Another Mary Shelley biopic is on the way. “The Great’s” Elle Fanning played the “Frankenstein” author in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s “Mary Shelley,” released...
Trailer Watch: Mattie Do Tells a Ghost Story in “The Long Walk”
“People say they’ve seen a boy walking down the road with a young woman, but when they get close enough, she vanishes,” we’re told in a new trailer for “The Long...
Jordan Scott Thriller “Berlin Nobody” Adds Kiernan Shipka to Cast
Kiernan Shipka is following up her stay in Greendale with a trip to Europe. The “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” alumna has been tapped to star in “Berlin Nobody,” Jordan...
DGA Film Nominations: Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and More
It’s looking more and more likely that Jane Campion will be making history at the upcoming Academy Awards. If Campion receives a directing nod for “The Power of the Dog,”...
Apply Now: Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab
Hillman Grad Productions, Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani’s’ production and development company, is set to “provide opportunities for marginalized creatives to connect, grow, and...
“The Power of the Dog” and “CODA” Among the Films Up for PGA Awards’ Top Honor
“The Power of the Dog” and “CODA” are one step closer to becoming Best Picture contenders at this year’s Academy Awards. Nominations for the PGA Awards are in, and both...
Betsy West and Julie Cohen Have a Gabby Giffords Doc in the Works
Betsy West and Julie Cohen have yet another documentary in the works. The pair released two in 2021, “Julia,” a portrait of culinary queen Julia Child, and “My Name Is Pauli...
DGA TV Nominations: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Lorene Scafaria, Lucia Aniello, and More
The TV nominations are in for the 2022 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards. Oscar favorites Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin are among the directors in the running for Documentary Feature...
Trailer Watch: Laura Poitras Explores the Impact of Cyberweapons in “Terror Contagion”
“Surveillance is not only a breach of privacy, but it is violence — it does things to you,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Terror Contagion.” Described as...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro – “Am I Ok?”
Tig Notaro is an Emmy- and Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian, writer, radio contributor, and actor. Her credits include “Army of the Dead” and “Star Trek: Discovery.” She...
The Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40 Expands to Europe, Applications Now Open
The Writers Lab (TWL) has offered mentorship, feedback and networking opportunities, panels, and workshops to women screenwriters over 40 in the United States and, more recently, the U.K. and Ireland...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt – “Aftershock”
Tonya Lewis Lee is a director, producer, and writer whose work through storytelling often explores the personal impact of social justice issues such as civil rights and criminal justice. Paula Eiselt...
Sundance: Sophie Hyde’s Emma Thompson-Starrer “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” Acquired by Searchlight
Sophie Hyde’s third feature has found a home stateside following its well-received world premiere out of Sundance. Searchlight Pictures scored U.S. rights to Emma Thompson-starrer “Good...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes – “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales”
Abigail Disney is an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, activist, and co-founder of Fork Films, a nonfiction media production company which produces the podcast “All Ears.” She is the...
Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Assia Boundaoui, Diane Paragas, & Ekwa Msangi Named United States Artists Fellows
Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Assia Boundaoui, Diane Paragas, Ekwa Msangi are among the 63 artists across 10 creative disciplines named as 2022 United States Artists Fellows. The directors account for four...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Shalini Kantayya – “TikTok, Boom.”
Shalini Kantayya is a filmmaker whose film “Coded Bias” premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix. The film won a Social Impact Media Award for Best...
Lulu Wang & Dani Melia Set Up New Production Company, Ink First-Look TV Deal with Amazon
“The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang and producer Dani Melia are setting up shop at Amazon. Deadline reports the duo have entered into a first-look TV deal with Amazon via their new...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Sophie Hyde – “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande”
Sophie Hyde is a director, producer, writer, and founding member of the film collective Closer Productions. She lives and works on the lands of the Kaurna people in South Australia. Her debut...
Michelle Buteau Scripted Comedy “Survival of the Thickest” On the Way From Netflix
Michelle Buteau has yet another project in the works at Netflix. The streamer has ordered eight episodes of “Survival of the Thickest,” a scripted comedy starring the multi-hyphenate and...