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UK Sets a Diversity Forum
Screen International and Broadcast are teaming up with FilmLondon and Creative Skillset to host a forum on November 13 in London about improving diversity within the UK Film and TV...
Woman Seeks Revenge: What’s the Purpose of the Rape/Revenge Horror Film?
If you want to start a spirited debate amongst horror fans, a sure fire topic to bring up is the infamous rape/revenge sub-genre probably best knownbecause of movies like Meir Zarchi’s 1978 film I...
Three of the Five Nominees for EFA’s Discovery Award Are Women
The European Film Academy announced the five nominees for their 2013 Discovery Award, which is given to recognize a director for their first feature film. Of the five nominated films three are...
Susan Sarandon to Star in Mother-Daughter Sitcom at NBC
Susan Sarandon joins the growing list of actresses heading to the small screen. She will star in a mother-daughter sitcom for NBC alongside her daughter, Eva Amurri Martino. Martino will write...
Cross Post: London Film Festival — Shorts Short on Women Directors
Yesterday we went to a good discussion on feminism, curated by performance artist Bryony Kimmings at Soho Theatre in relation to her show there at the moment, Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model....
Woman Seeks Revenge: What’s the Purpose of the Rape/Revenge Horror Film?
If you want to start a spirited debate amongst horror fans, a sure fire topic to bring up is the infamous rape/revenge sub-genre probably best known because of movies like Meir Zarchi’s...
Women Win Big at the Hamptons International Film Festival
The Hamptons International Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend and handed out their awards. Women directors and women centric films cleaned up the big prizes at the festival with the Judi...
Overcoming Trauma of the Home: Women Gaining Strength in Light of Abuse
Much has been made by media critics of the propensity of horror movies to fetishize the murder of women — to make them victims, suffering at the hands of brutal forces for their sexual sins....
Nicole Kidman to Star in The Silent Wife
Nicole Kidman is attached to star in The Silent Wife. Kidman will play an affluent woman, whose nearly 20 year marriage is seemingly perfect on the outside, but her denial of her husband’s...
Trailer Watch: The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman, starring Felicity Jones, follows the life of Charles Dickens’ longtime mistress. Jones plays Nelly Ternan, who was Dickens’ mistress for 13 years up until his death. Ralph...
Meg Ryan to TV
Another movie star (or former movie star) is taking to the small screen. Meg Ryan will soon be heading to television screens with a new NBC comedy from Marc Lawrence. Ryan will play a former big...
LFF Women Directors: Meet Chika Anadu
Chika Anadu’s debut feature film, B For Boy, is in competition in the London Film Festival’s first feature section. Having delivered two ambitious and acclaimed short films on a similar subject,...
HIFF Women Directors: Meet Shana Betz
Shana Betz served as Executive Director for the MVPA, the premiere trade association for the music video industry, and executive produced the Director’s Cuts Film Festival, a cutting edge film...
Introduction to the London Film Festival
Having opened in true Hollywood form on Wednesday night with a gala screening of Paul Greengrass’s Captain Phillips, the 2013 BFI London Film Festival is well under way. What could be more...
HIFF Women Directors: Meet Irene Taylor Brodsky
Irene Taylor Brodsky is an Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning director whose documentaries have shown theatrically, at film festivals and on television worldwide. Irene most recently...
Weekly Update for October 11: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend A River Changes Course — Directed by Kalyanee Mann (doc) A River Changes Course is the moving and insightful 2013 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning...
The Big O: Reality Bites Oscar — Hard
It’s time to get real about the Oscar race. Most of the films in play for a coveted spot on the best-picture roster have some element of truth to them. Today marks the arrival of Captain...
One Woman Directed Short on 2013 Oscar Documentary Short Shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the 8 documentary shorts that are on the 2013 Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary Short. Three to five of the films on the list will...
The Bad Girls of American Horror Story: TV’s Most “Unlikeable” Women
At the American Horror Story: Coven premiere last weekend, Women and Hollywood asked creator Ryan Murphy how he goes about creating such complex and interesting female characters for the show. I...
HIFF Women Directors: Meet Donna Zaccaro
Donna Zaccaro is Founder and President of Dazzling Media, a New York-based media production company and is also Geraldine Ferraro’s daughter. Donna served as the director and producer for...
Happy 200th Episode Grey’s Anatomy
Tonight, Shonda Rhimes’ Grey’s Anatomy will air it’s 200th episode. It’s truly a groundbreaking achievement. Not many shows make it to 100 episodes, let alone 200. In an interview with The...
A Problematic TV Trend This Fall: Pregnant and Engaged Teenagers
By any measure, this hasn’t been an encouraging fall network television season. The dramas are soggy, the jokes in many of the comedies aren’t landing — or worse, they’re racism trying...
IFC Films Picks Up Megan Griffiths’ Lucky Them
IFC Films has acquired the rights to Megan Griffiths’ Lucky Them which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last month. Written by Emily Wachtel and Hugo Botko, the film follows a music...
The 33rd Susan B. Anthony Awards
Last night I was one of four people who received a Susan B. Anthony Award from the NYC chapter of the National Organization for Women. It was a great event. I was really humbled by the other women...
The Horror of Coming-of-Age: Subverting the Teen Girl Experience in Film
Growing up can be a bit of a bloodbath for everyone, regardless of gender. And when it comes to how the actual gory details of the process are portrayed on film, young female characters don’t...
Guest Interview: Meg Wolitzer — Author of The Interestings
Novelist Meg Wolitzer talks with Holly Rosen Fink about the success of her latest novel, The Interestings (Riverhead Books, 2013), inspiration, sexism in the literary world, working with Nora...
HIFF Women Directors: Meet Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker. A director of documentaries, as well as narrative TV and film, her most recent project is the documentary Running From Crazy, which...
Ridiculous Comment of the Day: “It’s Harder to Animate Female Characters”
Earlier this week, MovieViral.com ran an article about the 50 Things You May Not Know About Frozen, the upcoming Jennifer Lee co-directed Disney animated feature based on The Snow Queen. The...
Nicole Kidman Goes All Feminist at Variety Awards
Nicole Kidman was honored at this year’s Variety Power of Women awards for her work with UN Women to advance the rights of women and girls across the world. Variety’s 5th annual Power of Women...
Claire Denis to be First Woman Director to Receive Stockholm’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Claire Denis will be the first female director to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 24th Annual Stockholm International Film Festival. Denis directed her first feature film in 1988,...
16 of 76 Oscar Foreign Language Submissions Directed by Women
A record number of 76 films were submitted this year for the 2014 Foreign Language Film Oscar. Last year, 71 films were submitted. Moldova, Saudi Arabia and Montenegro submitted films for the first...
TIFF Interview: Jasmila Zbanic and Kym Vercoe — Director and Co-Writers of For Those Who Can Tell No Tales
For Those Who Can Tell No Tales written by Jasmila Zbanic and Kym Vercoe and directed by Zbanic is one of those rare films that just stays with you. The film tells the story of Kym...
Introducing October’s Women and Horror Series
I grew up being deathly afraid of horror movies. I’d flip quickly through channels that had anything horror related on to prevent nightmares. As I grew up my taste for horror began to...
Guest Post: Afghan Doc Subject from The Network Flees to the Netherlands
In 2011, I spent 3 months in Afghanistan making The Network, a film set behind the scenes at Afghanistan’s largest media company, Tolo. The film is about the power of media to effect social change...
Smallville’s Super Girl, Laura Vandervoort, to Produce Series About Girl with Superpowers
Laura Vandervoort, who played Supergirl Kara on Smallville, has created Super Duper Deelia, a series for young girls. Vandervoort, who will also executive produce, explained her motivations for...
Halle Berry Heading to TV with CBS Series
We have all noticed the recent trend of actresses like Anna Faris and Toni Collette trying their hand at network TV. It seems to be the medium where women can work and play interesting characters....
Gravity Has Biggest October Opening in History
Gravity hit big at the box office over the weekend, grossing much more than was predicted for Alfonso Cuaron’s sci-fi epic starring Sandra Bullock. The film grossed $55.6 million, making it the...
What Does Women and Hollywood Mean To You?
I wanted to share with you the news that I am going to be one of this year’s recipients of the Susan B. Anthony award this Wednesday night from the NYC chapter of the National Organization for...
My First Forbes Piece: Gravity — A Step Forward for Women Onscreen
I believe that it is important to talk about the issues related to women and Hollywood to as wide as audience as possible. That’s the only way we will make progress. So, I am happy to report that...
TV Pilot News Roundup for October 7
Here’s some exciting women written and produced TV pilot news that’s happened in the last couple weeks. Diablo Cody returns to the small screen with Prodigy for Fox, Liz Garcia will be...
Weekly Update for October 4: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Concussion — Written and Directed by Stacie Passon Concussion was one of my favorite movies at Sundance this year. It was truly a revelation. Robin...
Nahnatchka Khan and Reese Witherspoon Team Up on Happily Ever After
Disney has picked up Happily Ever After from Don’t Trust the B creator, Nahnatchka Khan. Reese Witherspoon is on board to star and produce the project through with her Pacific Standard partner,...
How Will We Remember ‘Breaking Bad’s Skyler White?
In the lead-up to the final half-season of Breaking Bad, AMC’s much-admired show about an Albuquerque chemistry teacher who began cooking and selling methamphetamine when he received a cancer...
Jane Fonda Will Receive AFI Lifetime Achievement Award
Jane Fonda will be the 42nd recipient of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. Fonda has appeared in over 40 movies since her debut in 1960’s Tall Story....
New Trailer: Diana — Starring Naomi Watts
Here is the first domestic trailer for Diana, starring Naomi Watts. The film covers the period during the last two years of Diana’s life while she was dating surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews)...
Natalie Portman Teams with Marvel for STEM Mentoring Program for Girls
Natalie Portman has teamed up with Marvel to announce the Ultimate Mentor Adventure, a mentor program/contest that gives girls the opportunities to interview women working in science, technology,...
The Big O: How Sandra Bullock Found Her Own Sense of Gravity
AsSandra Bullock embarks on her spellbinding one-woman space odyssey in AlfonsoCuaron’s stunning 3-D thriller Gravity at theaters this weekend, let usconsider her extraordinary trajectory right...
Quote of the Day: Jennifer Lawrence to Hollywood’s Diet Police “Go F*** Yourself”
In the upcoming November issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK, Jennifer Lawrence speaks about the time she was labeled as “fat” by producers and told that if she didn’t lose weight, she’d be...
Sundance Interview Rerun: Concussion — Directed by Stacie Passon, Produced by Rose Troche, Starring Robin Weigert
Originally published on February 1st. Concussion opens in theaters and on VOD on October 4th. Concussion was one of my favorite movies at Sundance this year. It was truly a revelation. Robin...
DGA Report: Women Represent Only 14% of TV Directors
The DGA has released its annual report tracking the statistics of directors on episodic TV shows for the 2012–2013 season, and the news is that there is no news. The numbers have remained pretty...
Trailer Watch: Frozen — Co-Directed by Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee, co-director of the upcoming Frozen, is only the second woman in Disney history to direct a Disney animated feature. Frozen, is an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale,...