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Lulu Wang Talks “The Farewell,” Representation, and Working with Awkwafina
Writer-director Lulu Wang’s new film, “The Farewell,” began as a 2016 episode of “This American Life.” Wang wrote and narrated the segment “What You Don’t Know,” the story of...
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Launch New Business Venture Westbrook Inc.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are expanding their media empire. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the spouses and business partners have announced the launch of Westbrook Inc., a “studio and...
Trailer Watch: Liza Mandelup’s “Jawline” Documents a Teen’s Quest for Social Media Fame
“I’m not going to settle in this small, little town I live in,” 16-year-old Austyn Tester announces in the trailer for “Jawline.” “I got to go explore the world, I...
Lulu Wang to Write and Direct “Children of the New World”
“The Farewell” hits theaters later this week, and it looks like we won’t have to wait long for writer-director Lulu Wang’s follow-up. A press release announced that...
Lynn Shelton on “Sword of Trust,” TV Directing, and Creating Compelling Characters
Lynn Shelton has spent much of her prolific career directing movies — eight in total, including the upcoming “Sword of Trust.” The pic premiered earlier this year at SXSW and sees its...
With Jacqueline Lyanga’s Hiring, Three Film Independent Creative Divisions Are Women-Run
Former AFI FEST Director Jacqueline Lyanga recently joined Film Independent, the org behind the Film Independent Spirit Awards, as its new Artistic Director. A press release confirmed the...
EIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Mary McGuckian – “A Girl from Mogadishu”
Mary McGuckian is an Irish writer, director, and producer known for her collaborative approach to working with actors. She has worked on 12 films, including “The Price of Desire,” “The Bridge...
July 2019 Film Preview
Summertime can often be a grim time to go to the movies, as male-dominated blockbusters and a deluge of sequels clog the box office. But this July looks especially promising for original films by and...
Alice Waddington’s “Scarlet” Acquired by Netflix
It’s looking like Alice Waddington will follow up “Paradise Hills” with “Scarlet.” The former, her feature directorial debut, premiered at Sundance in January. Netflix...
Susan Johnson to Direct Mckenna Grace-Starrer “Rabbit Cake” for Amazon Studios
Mckenna Grace’s rapidly expanding resume is adding another impressive title: the actress is set to make history as one of Hollywood’s youngest producers. The 12-year-old...
Ann Sarnoff Appointed CEO of Warner Bros., Becomes First Woman to Head the Studio
The home of “Wonder Woman” will, fittingly, soon have a female CEO. BBC Studios Americas president Ann Sarnoff has been named Warner Bros.’ next CEO, Variety reports. When she takes...
Jill Soloway Will Direct “Red Sonja”
“Transparent” creator Jill Soloway is seizing the reins of “Red Sonja.” They are taking over directing duties of Millennium Film’s long-gestating comic adaptation from...
Trailer Watch: A Teen Seeks Answers About a Night She Can’t Remember in Pippa Bianco’s “Share”
“Do you have an image from that night?” 16-year-old Mandy (Rhianne Barreto, “Hanna”) is asked in a new trailer for “Share.” The highschooler can’t remember...
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Guest Post: What I Learned From Revisiting My 1984 Documentary “Before Stonewall”
Guest Post by Greta Schiller “Before Stonewall” traces the making of America’s lesbian and gay community from the turn of the century to the Stonewall Riots. I never imagined the...
“Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins” Acquired by Magnolia
Janice Engel’s award-winning tribute to Molly Ivins has secured North American distribution. Deadline reports that Magnolia acquired rights to Sundance doc “Raise Hell: The Life &...
Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun, Rosamund Pike, & More to Attend BFI’s Woman with a Movie Camera Summit
BFI’s inaugural Woman with a Movie Camera Summit sold out in 2018, so it comes as no surprise that the popular event is coming back for a second edition. Returning to BFI Southbank on June 22,...
Weekly Update for June 14: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING American Woman In a blue-collar town in Pennsylvania, a 32-year-old woman’s (Sienna Miller) teen daughter goes missing and she is left to raise her infant grandson alone....
Desiree Akhavan & Haifaa al-Mansour Among ReFrame Rise’s Inaugural Class of Women Directors
Not only did the 2019 Women In Film Annual Gala honor Amy Poehler, Issa Rae, Elizabeth Debicki, Cathy Schulman, and more, it also featured the launch of ReFrame Rise Directors Program,...
Trailer Watch: Keira Knightley Plays an Iraq War Whistleblower in “Official Secrets”
Keira Knightley risks it all to stand up to the British government — and stand up for the British people — in a new trailer for “Official Secrets.” Set in 2003, the political...
Study: Just Four Women Among Directors of the Top Animated Films 2007-2018
The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative presented its latest research today at the Women in Animation World Summit, held as part of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The report,...
“Queen Sugar” Announces Additional Women Directors for Season 4
Lacey Duke, C. Fitz, Pratibha Parmar, Deborah Kampmeier, and Stacey Muhammad will be among the ranks of “Queen Sugar’s” all-women directors. A press release has announced that these...
Trailer Watch: Michelle Williams & Julianne Moore Have Unfinished Business in “After the Wedding”
In a new trailer for the English-language remake of Susanne Bier’s “After the Wedding,” Michelle Williams’ Isabel has spent her life working with children in a Calcutta...
Trailer Watch: Alice Englert Questions Her Faith and Faces a Snake in “Them That Follow”
Set deep in Appalachia, “Them That Follow” tells the story of Mara (Alice Englert), a young woman preparing for her wedding day. Mara’s got a lot more than floral arrangements and...
Trailer Watch: Jillian Bell Takes Control of Her Life in “Brittany Runs a Marathon”
A failed attempt to score some Adderall from a new doctor leads Jillian Bell to unexpected places in a new trailer for “Brittany Runs a Marathon.” The Sundance Audience Award winner sees...
Trailer Watch: Petra Costa Captures Brazil at “The Edge of Democracy”
“I fear our democracy was nothing but a short-lived dream,” says Petra Costa in a new trailer for “The Edge of Democracy.” The Sundance documentary explores the evolving...
Sandi Tan to Write and Direct Adaptation of Elif Batuman’s “The Idiot”
Sandi Tan is set to tell another autobiographical coming-of-age story, but this time she’s working with someone else’s source material. The “Shirkers” helmer will write and...
Jane Fonda Will Be Honored with BAFTA LA Britannia Award for Excellence in Film
Already a two-time BAFTA winner, Jane Fonda has been named as the 2019 recipient of BAFTA LA’s Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film. The honor is given in recognition of...
Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” Acquired by Netflix
Netflix has snagged most worldwide rights to Jane Campion’s latest, “The Power of the Dog.” The streamer is planning a 2021 theatrical and streaming premiere for the adaptation of...
June 2019 Film Preview
The summer movie season is kicking off with dozens of films helmed by and centered on women. From Sundance pics to mega blockbusters, June promises to be a month chock-full of exciting...
Trailer Watch: Alia Shawkat and Holliday Grainger Are “Animals” in Sophie Hyde’s Latest
Alia Shawkat’s not ready for the party to end in a new UK trailer for “Animals.” An adaptation of Emma Jane Unsworth’s novel of the same name, the dramedy tells the story of...
Trailer Watch: Nanfu Wang & Jialing Zhang Revisit China’s One Child Policy in “One Child Nation”
Born during the height of China’s controversial, headline-making attempt to address its population crisis, Nanfu Wang never gave much thought to the One Child Policy. That all changed when the...
Mindy Kaling Has a New Essay Collection on the Way
Mindy Kaling and Amazon’s lovefest continues. Amazon Studios is dropping Kaling-starrer “Late Night” in theaters next week, and Kaling recently announced that she has a new essay...
Apply Now: Chicken & Egg Pictures’ 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab
If you’re a woman or nonbinary director working on your first or second nonfiction feature, this is for you. Chicken & Egg Pictures is now accepting applications for its 2020 (Egg)celerator...
Karlovy Vary Film Fest’s 2019 Main Competition Lineup Is 25% Women-Directed
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 54th edition. Cineuropa confirms 12 titles have been selected for the fest’s Main Competition. Three of those...
Our Bodies, Our Choice: VOD and Web Series Picks
Reproductive rights are under attack across the country. And while women throughout Hollywood are making their own efforts to defend access to safe abortion nationwide, there is still work to be done...
Cannes: Annabelle Attanasio’s “Mickey and the Bear” Lands at Utopia
Father-daughter story “Mickey and the Bear” has found a home. Utopia acquired worldwide rights to Annabelle Attanasio’s feature debut just after it screened in Cannes’ ACID...
Trailer Watch: Aisling Franciosi Is on a Quest for Revenge in Jennifer Kent’s “The Nightingale”
“You know what it’s like to have a white fella take everything you have, don’t ya?” Clare (Aisling Franciosi) asks her traveling companion, Billy (Baykali Ganambarr), in the...
Ursula Macfarlane’s Harvey Weinstein Doc “Untouchable” Acquired by Hulu
Ursula Macfarlane’s take on Harvey Weinstein, his power in Hollywood, and how he used said power to prey on and abuse women is heading to Hulu. The Hollywood Reporter confirms the streamer has...
Quote of the Day: Mindy Kaling on “Late Night” and the Stigma of Being a “Diversity Hire”
Mindy Kaling scored one of the biggest deals out of Sundance this year for “Late Night,” a comedy about a veteran late-night host who hires her first female writer under pressure to make...
Trailer Watch: Jennie Levingston’s Seminal LGBTQ Doc “Paris Is Burning” Returning to Theaters
Get ready to cross “into the looking glass,” as one character from “Paris Is Burning” teases. The groundbreaking doc about the New York City drag scene is coming back to...
AFI DOCS’ 2019 Slate Includes “Ruth – Justice Ginsburg In Her Own Words,” “American Factory,” & More
AFI DOCS has announced its 2019 slate. The festival will host 72 films from 17 countries, 48 percent of which are directed by women, according to a press release. This year’s Centerpiece...
Touring Julia Reichert Film Retrospective Will Kick Off at MoMA
Julia Reichert’s almost 50-year career is getting a retrospective. A press release confirms the Wexner Center for the Arts has organized “Julia Reichert: 50 Years in Film,” a...
Mirrah Foulkes’ Mia Wasikowska-Starrer “Judy & Punch” Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Mirrah Foulkes’ self-proclaimed “bat-shit crazy origin story about the Punch and Judy puppet show” has found a home. Samuel Goldwyn Films snagged North American rights to...
Weekly Update for May 10: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Poms – Directed by Zara Hayes It is always nice to see women over 40 on-screen, as central characters. “Poms” takes us into a retirement community where...
Alma Har’el’s “Honey Boy” Gets a Release Date
“Honey Boy” just got an awards-friendly release date. Amazon Studios will release the Alma Har’el-directed drama November 8. Deadline confirmed the news. Written by Disney Channel alum...
Trailer Watch: Hilary Swank and Rose Byrne Face Off in Netflix Sci-Fi “I Am Mother”
A little girl grows up under the watchful eyes of a robo-mama in a new trailer for “I Am Mother.” “This facility was designed to give humanity a second chance. One that began with...
Rachel Ward’s “Palm Beach” Will Open 2019 Sydney Film Festival
Rachel Ward’s latest will kick things off at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. The Sydney Morning Herald confirms “Palm Beach,” an ensemble comedy about a group of friends...
Cathy Yan Is Bringing Jenny Zhang’s “Sour Hearts” to the Big Screen
Cathy Yan is currently on post-production on “Suicide Squad” spinoff “Birds of Prey,” but the writer-director has already signed on to her next project. She’ll follow up...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Rachel Lears May Reunite for Green New Deal Doc
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her “Knock Down the House” director, Rachel Lears, may be teaming up on another timely documentary. According to Axios, the pair are “in...
Submit Now: Firelight’s Documentary Lab for Filmmakers of Color
Jacqueline Olive’s exploration of lynching in the U.S., “Always in Season,” took home a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency at Sundance in January. The director...