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Deepa Mehta’s “Funny Boy” Lands at Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired Deepa Mehta’s latest. An adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s coming-of-age novel of the same name, “Funny Boy” will launch on Netflix in...
Pick of the Day: “Belly of the Beast”
Though it’s most closely associated with Nazi Germany, eugenics has a history stateside as well. And it’s not just a thing of the past. “Belly of the Beast” tells the story of...
Rubika Shah on Exploring the Power of Grassroots Activism in the Punk Scene in “White Riot”
Rubika Shah is a writer-director and Screen International Star of Tomorrow. Her films have screened at Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca, and Hot Docs. Her mini-doc about David Bowie, “Let’s...
Pick of the Day: “What the Constitution Means to Me”
As I write this, the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings are winding down. Described as “unashamedly pro-life” and a self-proclaimed constitutional originalist, she will most likely...
“Slay” Supernatural Drama in Development at The CW, Regina King Exec Producing
Another teenage girl is set to embrace her destiny and slay in a supernatural drama series. Deadline reports that The CW is developing “Slay,” a genre project that’s receiving...
Study: The Number of Women Writers & Directors Screening Indie Films at Fests Continues to Rise
Women keep reaching new historic highs as writers and directors of indie films screening at major festivals. A new study from Dr. Martha M. Lauzen, of the Center for the Study of Women in Television...
DOC NYC’s 2020 Lineup Announced, 52 Percent of Features in Competition Are Directed by Women
DOC NYC has announced the lineup for its eleventh edition. “Fifty-seven features (53% of the lineup) are directed or co-directed by women and 36 by BIPOC directors (34% of the feature...
Trailer Watch: Tessa Thompson Won’t Let Her Husband Derail Her Career in “Sylvie’s Love”
“I can’t be the woman of your dreams while also trying to be my own,” says Tessa Thompson in a new trailer for “Sylvie’s Love.” The period romance sees the...
AFI Fest 2020 Preview: A Romance That Transcends Borders, Rachel Brosnahan on the Run, & More
Over 50 percent of the titles set to screen at AFI Fest 2020 are directed by women. Slated to run until October 22, this year’s reimagined virtual festival kicks off today with Rachel...
Pick of the Day: “Time”
Even as it turns an unwavering eye on the criminal justice system, “Time” is an extremely hopeful film. Garrett Bradley’s documentary feature debut is the story of Fox Rich, a woman...
Natasha Rothwell and Aziza Barnes Adapting Ibi Zoboi’s Novel “Pride” for HBO
“Insecure” actress-writer-producer Natasha Rothwell and “Snowfall” writer Aziza Barnes are teaming up on an adaptation of Ibi Zoboi’s YA novel “Pride.” According...
Ava DuVernay Writing, Directing, & Producing Netflix Feature Based on Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste”
Ava DuVernay received an Oscar nomination and two Emmys for “13th,” her investigation into the ties between slavery and modern-day mass incarceration. Now she’s set to make another...
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson to Direct “Strangers” for Netflix
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson has another Netflix pic on the way. She’ll follow up her feature debut, Gina Rodriguez-starrer “Someone Great,” with another comedy for the streamer,...
Trailer Watch: A Political Outsider Challenges the Democratic Party in “How to Fix a Primary”
In 2018, Abdul El-Sayed set out to be the Democratic candidate in Michigan’s gubernatorial race. As a young Muslim man and a political outsider — he is a doctor who ran Detroit’s...
Yalitza Aparicio & Daniela Vega Team Up on Docuseries About Latin American Women “Who Defied Wars and Violence”
Two trailblazers are teaming up on a four-part documentary series paying tribute to Latin American women “who have survived state and gender violence.” Variety reports that...
Trailer Watch: Amy Adams and Glenn Close Bring “Hillbilly Elegy” to the Screen
“Family’s the only thing that means a goddamn thing. You’ll learn that,” says Glenn Close in a new trailer for “Hillbilly Elegy.” Based on J.D. Vance’s...
NYWIFT Announces 2020 Creative Workforce Summit: Documentary Makers, Industry, & Funders in Conversation
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) has announced the dates and theme for the second annual New York Women in Film & Television Creative Workforce Summit. Set to take place virtually...
Trailer Watch: Rachel Brosnahan Learns to Shoot a Gun in Julia Hart’s “I’m Your Woman”
Rachel Brosnahan goes on the lam in Julia Hart’s latest. A trailer just dropped for “I’m Your Woman,” a drama led by the “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star that’s...
Trailer Watch: “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult” Sees a Survivor Speaking Out
HBO will air the ninth and final episode of “The Vow” this Sunday, but viewers interested in continuing their NXIVM studies are in luck: Starz has a docuseries about the headline-making...
Teaser Watch: “The Crown” Is Anything But a Fairytale in Season 4
Princess Diana has arrived in the new teaser for “The Crown.” Season 4 of Netflix’s royal family drama brings the People’s Princess (Emma Corrin) into the Windsor fold. And...
Producer Heather Rae Inks Deal with Endeavor, Will Develop Pics from Indigenous Filmmakers
“Frozen River” producer Heather Rae and Endeavor Content are teaming up to make movies by Indigenous filmmakers. Variety reports that Rae signed a three-film development deal with the...
Guest Post: How “Gilmore Girls” Rescued My Relationship with My Mother
By Alexandra Hidalgo On October 5, “Gilmore Girls” fans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the show’s premiere. For two decades, women around the world have seen themselves reflected in single...
“Beginning” Named Georgia’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
Cleaning up at the San Sebastian Film Festival was just the beginning for Dea Kulumbegashvili’s latest. “Beginning” has been named as Georgia’s submission for the 2021 Academy...
Nathalie Biancheri’s “Wolf” Acquired by Focus Features
Nathalie Biancheri’s latest has found a home. Focus Features acquired worldwide distribution rights to “Wolf,” a drama about a man convinced that he’s a wolf. Focus Features...
Nina Menkes to Investigate Sexist Cinema Techniques with Doc “Brainwashed”
Nina Menkes is taking on the male gaze. The “Queen of Diamonds” director is working on “Brainwashed,” a documentary outlining the omnipresent cinematic techniques that...
Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins Will Reunite for “Cleopatra”
Gal Gadot is set to play another iconic woman. The “Wonder Woman” actress is switching gears from comic books to history books, and has signed on to topline “Cleopatra,” a...
Submit Now: Dedza Films, Kino Lorber-Supported Distributor for Emerging and Student Filmmakers
Kino Lorber is collaborating with filmmaker and programmer Kate Gondwe on a “new distribution initiative that will showcase short films by emerging talent, aimed at fostering and mentoring...
Weekly Update for October 9: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Opening
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD The Forty-Year-Old Version – Written and Directed by Radha Blank A struggling playwright decides to reinvent herself as a rapper in...
Series About Baroque Artist Artemisia Gentileschi in Development at ViacomCBS
Get ready to learn more about Artemisia Gentileschi. A television series about the influential Baroque painter’s life is in the works at ViacomCBS International Studios, Deadline reports....
Alice Winocour’s Astronaut Drama “Proxima” Gets a Release Date, New Trailer
Alice Winocour’s space mission is coming stateside. Vertical Entertainment snagged North American rights to the French filmmaker’s latest, “Proxima,” an astronaut drama led by...
Diane Paragas on Her Portrait of an Aspiring Country Singer, “Yellow Rose”
Diane Paragas is an award-winning director, editor, cinematographer, and producer of narrative features, documentaries, and commercials. She owns and operates Civilian Studios, a Brooklyn-based...
Trailer Watch: Carey Mulligan Preys on Predators in “Promising Young Woman”
“It’s a day of reckoning for everyone,” Carey Mulligan announces in a new trailer for “Promising Young Woman.” Emerald Fennell’s feature directorial debut sees the...
Reed Morano to Direct Adaptation of “The Memory Police”
Reed Morano has yet another project in the works. The prolific, Emmy-winning director has signed on to direct an adaptation of “The Memory Police” for Amazon Studios. Deadline broke the...
Pick of the Day: “The Forty-Year-Old Version”
A struggling playwright decides to reinvent herself as a rapper in “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” this year’s winner of Sundance’s Directing Prize. Written and directed by Radha Blank, the...
Trailer Watch: Alexandra Pelosi Takes a Bleak “American Selfie”
“America’s trying to find itself but it’s too late,” we’re told in Alexandra Pelosi’s new documentary. “It’s over, baby.” A trailer has arrived...
Applications for the 2021 Leah Ryan’s FEWW Playwriting Prize Opening Soon
Applications for next year’s Playwriting Prize from Leah Ryan’s Fund for Emerging Women Writers (FEWW) will open later this month. Any women or non-binary-identifying playwrights who...
Allison Williams Will Topline Horror Thriller “M3GAN”
Allison Williams is adding another horror movie to her resume. The “Get Out” and “The Perfection” star is set to re-team with the production company behind the former,...
Mind the Gap 2020: Discussions on Intersectionality, Viola Davis, Regina King, & More to Participate
Mind the Gap, Mill Valley Film Festival’s platform for inclusion and equity, will welcome Regina King, Kate Winslet, Viola Davis, Judi Dench, and more to its 2020 edition. Kicking off today,...
Warsaw 2020 Women Directors: Meet Lili Horvát – “Preparations to Be Together For an Unknown Period of Time”
Lili Horvát grew up in Budapest. She studied audio-visual arts at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris and film directing at the University of Theatre and Film in Budapest. “The Wednesday...
Tamra Davis to Direct “Slinky” Movie About Female Inventor and Businesswoman
Everyone loves a Slinky — Tamra Davis included. After making a memorable cameo in “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls,” the toy is getting the star treatment in “Slinky,” a...
“Lumberjanes” Animated Series in the Works at HBO Max from Noelle Stevenson
Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thilstle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types is coming to HBO Max. The streamer scored rights to a series adaptation of “Lumberjanes” in a bidding...
Quote of the Day: Isabel Coixet Encourages Emerging Filmmakers to “Embrace the Fog” in Awards Speech
The Spanish Ministry of Culture honored Isabel Coixet with its National Cinematography Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival last month. While accepting the prestigious award, which recognizes...
Barbara Kopple Docuseries “The Supermodels” Lands at Apple TV+
Barbara Kopple is adding another project to her eclectic resume. The Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker is shifting her focus from the Iran hostage crisis to the catwalk. Deadline reports that the...
Elisabeth Moss Will Play Katie Hill in Adaptation of the Ex-Congresswoman’s Memoir
Elisabeth Moss is taking a trip from Gilead to the Capitol. The Emmy-winning “Handmaid’s Tale” star is set to portray Katie Hill in an adaptation of the former Congresswoman’s...
Pick of the Day: “Aggie”
Before “Aggie” was selected for Sundance 2020, I had never heard of Agnes Gund. Unless you’re very tuned into the worlds of art and social justice, you probably haven’t...
Trailer Watch: Blackpink Revisit Their Meteoric Rise and Plan Their Next Move in “Light Up the Sky”
Netflix is paying tribute to a global pop sensation. The streamer just released a trailer for “Blackpink: Light Up the Sky,” a doc charting the meteoric rise of the chart-topping K-pop...
Editor to Watch: Jacqueline Basse of “She’s Gotta Have It” and “Aggie”
Shorts, features, documentaries, and memorable, acclaimed series populate up-and-coming editor Jacqueline Basse’s portfolio. Editing is an artistic exercise of technical prowess that maximizes...
Guest Post: How 2020 Changed Our Distribution Plans for Our Doc About Lesbian Icon Franco Stevens
By Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow Shivering at 4 a.m. in an empty drive-in theater parking lot was not how we expected to spend the day before our film “Ahead of the Curve’s” world...
Trailer Watch: Jessica Chastain and Lupita Nyong’o Lead an All-Star Cast in “The 355”
Jessica Chastain assembles a dream team with the aim of retrieving a top-secret weapon in “The 355.” A trailer just dropped for the star-studded espionage thriller. “The old wars...
Trailer Watch: An Iranian Activist and Human Rights Lawyer Refuses to Be Silenced in “Nasrin”
A new documentary is paying tribute to Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights lawyer described as “one of the bravest voices in Iran.” Known for taking on cases other lawyers are too...
Trailer Watch: Heidi Schreck Pushes America to Be Better in “What the Constitution Means to Me”
When she was a teenager, Heidi Schreck toured the country giving speeches about the U.S. Constitution in order to earn scholarship money for college. She revisits those speeches and reexamines her...