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Elisabeth Moss Will Topline “Shining Girls” Series Adaptation at Apple
Elisabeth Moss has boarded another TV series based on a woman-penned book. Variety reports that the “Handmaid’s Tale” star will topline and exec produce “Shining Girls,”...
Bentonville Film Festival’s Feature Film Showcase Is Over 80 Percent Women-Directed
Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) has announced its 2020 lineup. Now in its sixth edition, the annual film fest is dedicated to celebrating underrepresented voices in film, entertainment, and media....
Trailer Watch: Sam Jay Has No Chivalry in Her Netflix Comedy Special “3 In The Morning”
When Sam Jay travels, she always takes her girlfriend with her, “which is stupid,” she admits in her Netflix comedy special. A trailer for “Sam Jay: 3 In The Morning” sees the...
Exclusive: Rosamund Pike Defends Marie Curie’s Brilliance in “Radioactive” Clip
“How dare you take my brilliance. How dare you take their applause,” says Rosamund Pike in our exclusive clip of Marjane Satrapi’s “Radioactive.” The biopic sees the...
Rosario Dawson, Retta, and Aly Raisman Hosting Women’s Suffrage Podcasts
Two podcasts honoring the anniversary of women’s right to vote are on the way from the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC). The commission, along with the National Park Service and...
Pick of the Day: “Yes, God, Yes”
Described by writer-director Karen Maine as “a love story between one woman and her vagina,” “Yes, God, Yes,” stars “Stranger Things’” Natalia Dyer as a teenage girl who discovers...
Pick of the Day: “Amulet”
“Amulet” features several horror staples: a derelict house, a mysterious family, a handsome, tortured hero, and a young woman in need. And yet Romola Garai’s feature directorial...
Guest Post: Reconsidering Film’s Past to See Change in the Future
Guest Post by Diana Martinez For the last decade I’ve been researching, writing, and teaching students of all ages about gender disparities in Hollywood. When I tell them that the silent film...
Taraji P. Henson Signs First Look Deal with 20th Century Fox, “Empire” Spinoff in the Works
Cookie’s reign is far from over. According to Deadline, Taraji P. Henson has signed a new two-year first-look deal with 20th Century Fox and the “first order of business” is...
Kamilah Forbes to Direct HBO Special Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me”
Having already made its way to the stage, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ seminal memoir “Between the World and Me” is coming to the small screen. HBO has announced a special based on the book...
Natalie Chaidez and Eva Longoria Team Up for “Chicano,” a Family Drama in the Works at ABC
Natalie Chaidez and Eva Longoria are joining forces for a multi-generational story about a Mexican-American family. Deadline reports that “Chicano” is in development at ABC. Penned by...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke About “Don’t Look Deeper”
The Girls Club will welcome Catherine Hardwicke for a discussion about “Don’t Look Deeper,” her new Quibi show. The event will take place Tuesday, July 28, at 4 p.m. EST. Hardwicke...
Karen Maine Talks “Yes, God, Yes,” Her Coming-of-Age Comedy About Female Self-Pleasure
Karen Maine wrote and directed the 2017 short “Yes, God, Yes,” which premiered as a Vimeo Staff Pick and received 2.9 million views. It won Best Short at the St. Louis International Film...
rePRO Film Festival Announces Inaugural Lineup
rePRO Film Festival has unveiled its inaugural lineup. Dedicated to exploring “women’s reproductive healthcare, awareness, advocacy, and bodily integrity in America,” the five-day...
Michael B. Jordan and Color Of Change Introduce #ChangeHollywood Inclusion Initiative
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the widespread Black Lives Matter protests, it’s become clear that institutions — not least of all Hollywood — must reckon with their...
Bridget Everett Lands Series Order from HBO for “Somebody Somewhere”
Bridget Everett is getting her own HBO show. The premium cable network has ordered “Somebody Somewhere,” a comedy inspired by the comedian and singer’s life, to series. A press...
Trailer Watch: Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz Unpack the State of Our “Immigration Nation”
Directors Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz follow undocumented immigrants and ICE alike in their upcoming Netflix docuseries. A new trailer for “Immigration Nation” shows families...
Sarah Treem Adapting Curtis Sittenfeld’s Hillary Clinton Novel “Rodham” for Hulu
Hulu viewers may soon get to explore a world in which Hillary Rodham never married Bill Clinton. “The Affair” co-creator Sarah Treem is writing and executive producing a drama series...
Women and Hollywood and Together Films Launch #WomenTogether
Introducing #WomenTogether We are very excited to introduce Women Together, a new initiative brought to you by Women and Hollywood and Together Films, with the goal of promoting women-created and...
Cynthia Erivo, Lena Waithe, and Gandja Monteiro Team Up for Universal Musical Drama “Talent Show”
Cynthia Erivo will have the chance to show off her acting and vocal chops in “Talent Show.” The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the two-time Oscar nominee is set to topline the Universal...
Natalie Portman, Jennifer Garner, America Ferrera, & More Bringing Women’s Soccer Team to LA
Natalie Portman and some of her colleagues/fellow soccer fans are bringing a women’s team to Los Angeles in 2022. According to Variety, Portman has teamed up with tech venture capitalist Kara...
Athena Film Festival Announces 2020 Virtual Writers Lab Participants
The Athena Film Festival has announced the participants for its first-ever Virtual Writers Lab. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Athena team is bringing their annual Film & TV lab,...
Olivia Newman Will Direct “Where the Crawdads Sing” Adaptation, Reese Witherspoon Producing
“Where the Crawdads Sing” has found its director. Olivia Newman has been tapped to helm the adaptation of Delia Owen’s best-selling novel, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Boasting...
Nichelle Nichols Doc “Woman In Motion” Lands at Shout! Studios
Nichelle Nichols isn’t only a boundary-breaking “Star Trek” alumna. As a new documentary details, she also has a history of helping NASA recruit women and people of color to its...
Trailer Watch: Three Women Set Their Sights on Political Office in Hillary Bachelder’s “Represent”
Myya Jones, Bryn Bird, and Julie Cho each run for office and — in one way or another — take on politics’ boys’ club in “Represent.” A trailer for Hillary...
Maimouna Doucouré’s “Cuties” Gets Netflix Release Date
Maimouna Doucouré’s feature debut has a release date. Netflix announced that “Cuties,” or “Mignonnes,” will start streaming September 9 worldwide, excluding...
Trailer Watch: Chelsea Peretti Is Single and Struggles to Mingle in “Spinster”
“Why should I have to defend my life to a table of strangers?” asks Chelsea Peretti in a new trailer for Andrea Dorfman’s “Spinster.” Nearing her 40th birthday and...
Yara Shahidi Inks Overall Deal with ABC Studios
Yara Shahidi will continue to grow and evolve with her ABC family. The “Grown-ish” star and exec producer has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios’ Disney Television Studios...
Doc About Women Journalists Covering 2020 Primaries Coming to HBO Max
HBO Max and CNN Films will introduce viewers to some of the journalists behind the 2020 primary elections. A press release announced that “On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries” will...
Leah McKendrick Writing “Grease” Prequel “Summer Lovin’” for Paramount
Leah McKendrick will tell us more, tell us more with her next project. The actress and filmmaker penned “Summer Lovin’,” Paramount’s prequel to the perennial musical classic...
Naomi McDougall Jones Talks Her Book “The Wrong Kind of Women” and Revolutionizing Hollywood
Earlier this year the Girls Club hosted actress, producer, and author Naomi McDougall Jones to discuss her book, “The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of...
Guest Post: By Creating a Living History of Women in Electronic Music, I’m Telling a Different Kind of Story
Guest Post by Lisa Rovner People often ask me why the women in my film “Sisters with Transistors” aren’t represented in the history of electronic music, and while there are many factors...
Venice Film Festival Will Honor Tilda Swinton and Ann Hui with Golden Lions for Career Achievement
Venice Film Festival is set to honor Tilda Swinton and Ann Hui with Golden Lions for career achievement, Variety reports. Scheduled to take place September 2-12, the the 75th edition of the Italian...
Trailer Watch: Beyoncé Leads a Young Man to His Destiny in Visual Album “Black Is King”
“You were formed by the heat of the galaxy,” Beyoncé narrates in the new “Black Is King” trailer. “What a thing to be both unique and familiar. To be one and the same....
Trailer Watch: A Fake Clinic Takes a Newborn Away from Her Mother in “Song Without a Name”
A radio ad for a clinic offering medical assistance to pregnant women leads a young Peruvian woman down a tragic path in Melina Léon’s “Song Without a Name.” A trailer for the drama...
Weekly Update for July 17: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films You Can Watch from Home
“Black Lives Matter” FILMS ABOUT WOMEN COMING TO STREAMING/VOD Carmilla – Written and Directed by Emily Harris Fifteen-year-old Lara (Hannah Rae) lives with her father and her...
Bruna Papandrea Developing Christina Baker Kline’s “The Exiles” as TV Series
Christina Baker Kline is the latest author whose work will be adapted by Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. The production company has optioned the rights to Kline’s eighth novel, “The...
Brenda Robinson Named Board President of International Documentary Association
Brenda Robinson is taking her experience as an entertainment attorney and executive producer to the International Documentary Association (IDA). The funding, education, and advocacy organization has...
Ava DuVernay Branching Out into Unscripted TV with NBC’s “Home Sweet Home”
Ava DuVernay has created narrative TV shows that delve into family (“Queen Sugar”), romance (“Cherish the Day”), and real-life tragedy (“When They See Us”) —...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with Paul Feig About “Other Space”
The Girls Club will welcome Paul Feig for a discussion about his work as an ally to women and people of color in the entertainment business, his quarantine activities, and “Other Space,”...
Kate Winslet to Be Honored with TIFF’s Tribute Actor Award
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is paying homage to Kate Winslet. A press release from the fest announced the British actress as the recipient of this year’s TIFF Tribute Actor...
Leslye Davis & Catrin Einhorn on Exploring the Effects of Military Service in “Father Soldier Son”
Leslye Davis has been a documentarian and photographer at The New York Times since 2012. Her work highlights salient modern conditions, including the American opioid crisis, the proliferation of mass...
Pick of the Day: “Blessed Child”
If, in 2020, you’ve ever even heard of the Moonies — i.e. the followers of the Unification Church, founded by Reverend Sun Myung Moon — it’s probably been as a punchline:...
Gitanjali Rao’s Hand-Painted Animated Pic “Bombay Rose” Goes to Netflix
Gitanjali Rao’s feature debut has secured distribution. Deadline reports that Netflix snagged rights to “Bombay Rose,” which made history as the first animated pic to open Venice...
Sarah Spillane to Direct Netflix Feature About Jessica Watson, the Youngest Person to Sail the World
Netflix is paying tribute to Jessica Watson’s record-breaking voyage around the the globe. Variety reports that the streamer is developing a feature about Watson, who made history as “the...
Aurora Guerrero and More Launch First Latinx Directors Database
Aurora Guerrero (“Gentefied”), Alberto Belli (“The House of Flowers”), Joel Novoa (“Arrow”), and Diego Velasco (“Orange Is the New Black”) have set up...
Nicole Kassell to Direct “Silver Seas,” Story of Women Reporters Exposing Slavery in Fishing Industry
Nicole Kassell is following up her DGA Award-winning “Watchmen” gig with a feature film about real-life heroes. Screen Daily confirms she is directing “Silver Seas,” the story...
Diana Peralta’s “De Lo Mio” Lands at HBO
HBO has landed exclusive broadcast and streaming rights to “De Lo Mio,” Diana Peralta’s award-winning feature debut. Deadline reports that the family drama is set to premiere in...
Josephine Baker Series in Development at Studiocanal
A show about Jazz Age icon and civil rights activist Josephine Baker could soon be dancing its way to the screen. Studiocanal, CPB Films, and Leyland Films are developing “a high-end...
The Soska Sisters Are Directing an Adaptation of “BlindSide”
Another popular game is being adapted into a movie. Earlier this month it was reported that “Westworld” creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are bringing “Fallout,”...
Jamie Babbit’s “The Stand-In” Acquired by Saban Films, Drew Barrymore Stars
Jamie Babbit’s latest has secured distribution. Deadline reports that Saban Films snagged North American rights to Drew Barrymore-starrer “The Stand In.” The Sam Bain-penned pic...