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New RBG Doc from Freida Lee Mock Screening for Potential Buyers, Eyeing Pre-Election Release
In the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death — and ahead of the fight to fill her seat and the upcoming presidential election — we all could really use some good news at the...
Miranda July Talks “Kajillionaire,” Connection, and Creativity at the Latest Girls Club Event
Prior to her feature directorial debut, “Me and You and Everyone We Know,” Miranda July formed her own movie club/distribution project for women filmmakers, Joanie 4 Jackie. As the...
Patricia Arquette to Star in Apple TV+ PI Comedy “High Desert”
Patricia Arquette has signed on to another Apple TV+ series. The Oscar and Emmy winner is already attached to star in workplace thriller “Severance” for the streamer, and now word comes...
Amy Ziering & Kirby Dick Have a Docuseries About the Beauty Industry in the Works at HBO Max
Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick are set to investigate the ugly side of the beauty industry. Deadline report that HBO Max has greenlit “Not So Pretty,” a four-episode half-hour docuseries from...
Trailer Watch: A Native American Teen Embarks on a Journey on the Stark River in “Once Upon a River”
“You can go to the river to remember, and you can go to the river to forget,” the protagonist of “Once Upon a River” explains in a new trailer for the coming-of-age drama. Set...
Alia Shawkat and Nastasha Lyonne Team Up to Develop “Desert People” for Amazon
Alia Shawkat and Natasha Lyonne are joining forces. The multi-hyphenates are developing “Desert People,” a half-hour series at Amazon. Variety broke the news. Co-created by Shawkat and...
Trailer Watch: A Struggling Single Mom Builds a House for “Herself” in Phyllida Lloyd’s Latest
The housing crisis is hitting a single mother of two hard in Phyllida Lloyd’s “Herself.” A new trailer for the drama sees Sandra (Clare Dunne) struggling to get her daughters to school...
“Ms. Marvel’s” Directors Roster Includes Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Meera Menon
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Meera Menon are among the directors who will bring “Ms. Marvel’s” historic story to the small screen, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Penned by Bisha K....
Trailer Watch: “The Glorias” Pays Tribute to Gloria Steinem’s Life on the Road
“Taking to the road changed who I thought I was,” says Julianne Moore in a new trailer for “The Glorias.” Julie Taymor’s nontraditional biopic of Gloria Steinem sees...
Women Directors Sweep TIFF Audience Awards: “Nomadland,” “Inconvenient Indian,” & More
Women directors cleaned up at the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, sweeping the audience awards. All films in TIFF’s Official Selection were eligible for the...
Black Actors Make History at the 2020 Emmy Awards
Black Lives Matter — that was among the main takeaways from last night’s Emmy Awards. From the winners’ speeches to the winners themselves, Black voices were recognized, amplified,...
Reflecting on Relationships: VOD and Web Series Picks
As we brace for the cool, crisp evenings and shorter days of fall, this month’s VOD and web series picks invite reflections on all types and facets of relationships. Quirky romances, friendships,...
Weekly Update for September 18: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Opening
“Black Lives Matter” FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD All In: The Fight for Democracy (Documentary) – Directed by Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés In anticipation...
TIFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Aisling Chin-Yee – “No Ordinary Man”
Aisling Chin-Yee is an award-winning producer, writer, and director based in Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California. She made her feature directorial debut with 2019’s “The Rest of...
Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber Score Rights to Bettina Oberli’s “My Wonderful Wanda”
More good news for Bettina Oberli’s “My Wonderful Wanda.” After making history as the first woman-directed film to open Zurich Film Festival, the comedy has secured North American...
Taffy Brodesser-Akner to Pen Adaptation of GQ Article “The Orthodox Hit Squad” for Sister
Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s next screen project will take on Rabbi Mendel Epstein and the radical methods he employed to help ultra-orthodox Jewish women seeking divorces. The “Fleishman Is...
Roseanne Liang’s Chloë Grace Moretz-Starrer “Shadow in the Cloud” Secures Distribution
“Shadow in the Cloud” will be soaring into theaters next year. A press release announced that Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment snagged North American rights to the campy...
Nazrin Choudhury Will Write Universal Thriller “American Radical”
Nazrin Choudhury will tell the story of an “American Radical” for Universal. The “Fear the Walking Dead” co-executive producer has been hired to pen the film adaptation of...
Marielle Heller and Heidi Schreck Are Bringing “What the Constitution Means to Me” to Amazon
Marielle Heller is set to follow up her celebration of American hero Mister Rogers with a civics lesson for Amazon Prime Video. The “Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” helmer directed a...
TIFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Roseanne Liang – “Shadow in the Cloud”
Roseanne Liang is an award-winning New Zealand-born Chinese director and screenwriter. Her autobiographical feature film “My Wedding and Other Secrets” was the top-grossing New...
Digital Literary Marketplace Launched for Women Writers and Entertainment Professionals
A new digital platform has been established to help connect women writers and entertainment professionals. According to its press materials, Wscripted is a literary marketplace “for women...
Mona Fastvold’s Venice Hit “The World to Come” Lands at Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to Mona Fastvold’s “The World to Come,” Variety reports. The period romance premiered to rave reviews at Venice Film Festival earlier this...
ESPN Films Has Doc About WNBA Star Maya Moore, Her Fight to Free Jonathan Irons in the Works
A documentary about WNBA player Maya Moore and her fight to free Jonathan Irons, a man wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for burglary and assault, is on the way. ESPN Films, in partnership with...
Kat Coiro to Direct “She-Hulk” Series for Disney+
Kat Coiro is bringing a different kind of “hulk out” to Disney+. Deadline reports that the director is in negotiations to helm the pilot and several other episodes of Marvel’s...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Misbehaviour” Director Philippa Lowthorpe
Philippa Lowthorpe will discuss “Misbehaviour,” her pic about the historic 1970 Miss World pageant, at the next Girls Club event. The conversation will take place Tuesday, September 22,...
Trailer Watch: Joey King Kills Her Friend in Veena Sud’s “The Lie”
“How do you undo something really bad?” asks Joey King in a new trailer for “The Lie.” Veena Sud’s latest sees the “Act” actress playing a Kayla, a teenager...
TIFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Farnoosh Samadi – “180° Rule”
Farnoosh Samadi is an Iranian award-winning director, writer, and member of the Academy. Samadi’s “The Silence” was nominated for a Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2016, and her short film “Gaze”...
Exclusive: Motorcycle Champ Ana Carrasco Gets Personal in “Ride Your Dream” Clip
With her 2018 World Supersport 300 Championship victory, motorcyclist Ana Carrasco not only became the first woman to win in the Superbikes WorldSPP300 category, she became the first woman to win a...
April Mullen Conspiracy Thriller “Wander” Lands at Saban Films
April Mullen has secured distribution for her latest film. A press release announced that Saban Films acquired North American rights to “Wander,” a conspiracy...
TIFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Mayye Zayed – “Lift Like a Girl”
Mayye Zayed is an Egyptian filmmaker, director, producer, director of photography, and editor, and the founder of Cléo Media. She is the recipient of Film Independent’s Global Media Makers...
Dana Nachman’s “Dear Santa” Acquired by IFC Films
Dana Nachman’s got another crowd-pleaser on the way. The director is following up “Pick of the Litter,” her 2018 doc about puppies training to become guide dogs for the blind, with...
Lily Rabe, Samantha Buck, and Marie Schlingmann’s Political Drama “The Big D” in Dev at HBO
Lily Rabe, Samantha Buck, and Marie Schlingmann will dive into the drama of 1980 Dallas. The “American Horror Story” star and the “Sister Aimee” filmmakers are joining forces...
TIFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Suzanne Lindon – “Spring Blossom”
Suzanne Lindon is a French director, writer, and actor. “Spring Blossom” is her first film. “Spring Blossom” will screen at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, which is taking place...
Sarah Snook Will Topline Mahalia Belo’s Adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion”
Anne Elliot will get yet another chance with Captain Wentworth. Deadline reports “Succession” star Sarah Snook will topline a film adaptation of Jane Austen’s...
Trailer Watch: Michelle Buteau Welcomes Viewers to “Buteaupia” in Her Netflix Standup Special
A trailer has dropped for Michelle Buteau’s first hour-long comedy special. “Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia” sees the comic and actress telling jokes about her “teeny...
Emma Seligman’s “Shiva Baby” Lands at Utopia
Emma Seligman’s feature debut has found a home. Utopia Media snagged worldwide rights to “Shiva Baby” ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Variety broke...
ReFrame Awards 33 Shows Its Gender Equality Stamp, a 57% Increase from Previous Season
ReFrame is spotlighting 33 shows featuring gender-balanced casts and creative teams. A press release announced that “Euphoria,” “Normal People,” “Never Have I...
Madonna Is Directing Her Own Biopic, Co-Writing with Diablo Cody
Madonna can “Take a Bow,” because she’s re-writing the rules of filmmaking. She’s set to direct her third feature, and the subject matter couldn’t be any more personal:...
Trailer Watch: Kirsten Johnson Stages Her Father’s Death in “Dick Johnson Is Dead”
“Dick Johnson Is Dead” sees a filmmaker struggling to come to terms with her father’s mortality. “Just the idea that I might ever lose this man is too much to bear,”...
Hannah Rosenzweig & Wendy Sachs on “Surge” & Why We Should Tell (Many) Stories About Women in Politics
Hannah Rosenzweig is a documentary film director and long-time producer. She is the founder and president of Intention Media Inc. Since serving as Hillary Clinton’s personal videographer for...
Marjane Satrapi to Be Honored by Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival
Marjane Satrapi is set to be honored at the 2020 Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival (EMIFF), now in its ninth year. According to Variety, the “Radioactive” director will...
Trailer Watch: “Lift Like a Girl” Celebrates Female Weightlifters
“You’ll face obstacles. It’s a long journey,” 14-year-old Zebiba is warned in a trailer for “Lift Like a Girl.” The aspiring athlete is being trained by Captain...
TIFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Sonia Kennebeck – “Enemies of the State”
Sonia Kennebeck is an independent documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist with 17 years of directing and producing experience. Her first feature-length film, “National Bird,”...
Attagirl Film Lab Unveils Inaugural Class, Majority of Projects Are Directed by Women and POC
Attagirl, a film lab supporting women and non-binary writers, directors, and producers, has selected the projects for its inaugural edition. A press release announced that 13 films have been chosen,...
Women Represent Only 35 Percent of Non-Acting Emmy Nominees, New WMC Report Finds
The good news: more women received non-acting Emmy nominations in 2020 than in 2019. The bad news: gender parity is still a long way off. According to a new report from the Women’s Media Center...
Julia Hart’s “I’m Your Woman” to Open AFI Fest, Rachel Brosnahan Stars
Julia Hart’s latest will open the 2020 edition of AFI Fest. “I’m Your Woman” sees “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s” Rachel Brosnahan leading another period...
Halle Berry’s “Bruised” Goes to Netflix in Massive Deal
Halle Berry’s feature debut is packing a wallop at the Toronto International Film Festival. Netflix snagged worldwide rights to “Bruised” ahead of its world premiere at the fest,...
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” Wins Golden Lion, Venice’s Top Prize
“Nomadland” has been awarded Venice International Film Festival’s most prestigious prize, the Golden Lion. Written and directed by Chloé Zhao, the drama tells the story of Fern...
TIFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Stacey Lee – “Underplayed”
Stacey Lee’s work focuses on humanity, music, and movement. Her documentary short “Live Fast Draw Yung” premiered at Tribeca in 2015, winning awards in Atlanta and Tacoma. She was...
Weekly Update for September 11: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Opening
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD I Am Woman – Directed by Unjoo Moon; Written by Emma Jensen In 1966, single mother Helen Reddy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) leaves her old life...
“Boxed In” Report: Streaming Programs Feature More Female Protagonists Than Cable or Broadcast
Streamers such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon outstrip the likes of CBS, NBC, ABC, and HBO when it comes to the representation of women. According to the new “Boxed In” television report,...