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Rebecca Stern’s “Well Groomed” Lands at HBO
Neon-colored doggos are coming to HBO. The premium cable network has acquired “Well Groomed,” Rebecca Stern’s doc about competitive and creative dog grooming. A press release...
Trailer Watch: Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe Find the Horror in Suburbia in “Greener Grass”
“On the surface, ‘Greener Grass’ is a comedy satirizing suburbia, but to us it’s a horror movie,” writer-directors Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe told Women and Hollywood...
Sarah Michelle Gellar Will Lead and Exec Produce “Other People’s Houses” for Fox
Sarah Michelle Gellar is reuniting with the creators of “Ringer.” The Emmy-nominated actress is set to topline and exec produce a dramedy from Nicole Snyder and Eric Charmelo that’s...
Trailer Watch: Eliza Scanlen Is Transformed by Love in Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth”
A trailer has dropped for Shannon Murphy’s feature directorial debut. “Babyteeth” sees “Sharp Objects” breakout Eliza Scanlen playing another disturbed, rebellious teen....
Billie Piper to Topline Sky Drama “I Hate Suzy”
Billie Piper is re-teaming with “Secret Diary of a Call Girl” scribe Lucy Prebble. The pair are credited as co-creators on “I Hate Suzy,” an eight-part series that’s...
Screen Australia’s Gender Matters Program Surpasses Parity Target, Sets New Goal
In December 2015 Australian state film fund Screen Australia unveiled Gender Matters, an initiative encouraging greater gender representation in film and TV. As part of the program, women would...
Agnieska Holland’s “Mr. Jones” Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Samuel Goldwyn Films has snagged North American rights to Agnieska Holland’s latest, “Mr. Jones.” Variety confirmed the news. Penned by Andrea Chalupa, “Mr. Jones” is based on...
Trailer Watch: “Sister Aimee” Is an Evangelist With a Hell of a Story to Tell
“I’m just an entertainer, that’s all,” says Aimee Semple McPherson (Anna Margaret Hollyman, “20 Weeks”) in a new trailer for “Sister Aimee.” “I...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for August 22
Note: Picks of the Week will be going on hiatus until mid-September. We hope you have a great end of the summer. Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations —...
Germany Adds “System Crasher” to the International Feature Film Oscar Race
“System Crasher” may be heading to the Oscars. A press release announced that Germany has selected Nora Fingscheidt’s debut feature as their submission for Best International...
Lena Dunham Launches Production Company and Announces a Slew of New Projects
Lena Dunham, “a voice of a generation,” continues to make a major mark on pop culture post-“Girls.” The Golden Globe-winning multi-hyphenate has launched a new production...
Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger, and Fan Bingbing’s “355” Gets Release Date
“355” has a release date. The star-studded Universal Pictures spy thriller sees Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger, and Fan Bingbing teaming up to prevent an international...
Lana Wachowski to Write and Direct a Fourth “Matrix”
A whole new generation will have to decide between red pills and blue pills. Neo and Trinity are headed back to theaters. A fourth “Matrix” installment is on the way with the...
Stacy Rukeyser Lands Series Order from Netflix for “Sex/Life”
Former “UnREAL” showrunner Stacy Rukeyser has another soapy dramedy on the way. Netflix has given a straight-to-series order for “Sex/Life,” The Hollywood Reporter confirms....
Exploring Trauma: VOD and Web Series Picks
In media, women’s pain is usually used to motivate men. So there’s a real demand for nuanced portrayals of female trauma, which looks at what women are actually going through — as...
“Varda by Agnès” Gets Release Date, Will Coincide with Touring Retrospective of Varda’s Work
Agnès Varda’s final film has a release date. Janus Films will release “Varda by Agnès” November 22 in New York at Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center with a national rollout to...
HBO Max Slate Includes Projects from Meryl Streep, Lena Dunham and “Practical Magic” Prequel
HBO Max’s lineup is coming into focus. The upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service has ordered pilots for a half-hour dramedy from “Girls” alumna Lena Dunham and a “Practical...
Trailer Watch: Gitanjali Rao Tells an Epic Love Story in “Bombay Rose”
Variety has dropped a trailer for Gitanjali Rao’s feature debut, “Bombay Rose.” The musical romance is slated to kick off the 2019 Venice Critics’ Week on August 28. Set on the...
Mati Diop to Receive Inaugural Mary Pickford Award at TIFF 2019
Mati Diop made history at Cannes this year as the first black female filmmaker to screen a feature in competition at the fest, where she took home the Grand Prix for “Atlantics,” her feature...
Exclusive: Rosine Mbakam’s Features to Make Joint Theatrical Premiere
Cameroonian director Rosine Mbakam’s first two features are set to make their joint theatrical premiere. Women and Hollywood can reveal that “The Two Faces of a Bamileke Woman” and...
Teaser Watch: Midge and Susie Hit the Road in Season 3 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is taking her act on the road in Season 3. A new teaser for Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Emmy-winning comedy just dropped. Stand-up comedian Midge Maisel...
Paley Center to Honor Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin
The Paley Center for Media is set to celebrate Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin. Described as “comic trailblazers who left their indelible mark on television,” the pair are among those to be...
“Finding Farideh” Is Named Iran’s Submission for the International Feature Film Oscar
“Finding Farideh” is an Oscar hopeful. Co-directed by “From Iran, a Separation” collaborators Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataee, the documentary has been selected as Iran’s...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon Reinvent “The Morning Show”
“Good morning. I’m bringing you some sad and upsetting news. And while I don’t know the details of the allegations, Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), my co-host and partner of 15 years...
Writer to Watch: Sofia Alvarez of the “To All the Boys” Films
Though “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” is screenwriter Sofia Alvarez’s first feature film, she’s been writing for the majority of her life. As the Baltimore native told the Baltimore...
Weekly Update for August 16: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Written by Holly Gent, Richard Linklater, and Vince Palmo Based on the beloved novel by Maria Semple, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette”...
ESPN Celebrates NFL Centennial with Female Owners Doc “A Lifetime of Sundays”
This year marks the NFL’s 100th season. To celebrate, ESPN will debut “A Lifetime of Sundays,” an NFL Films documentary profiling four of the league’s female owners. Narrated...
“Wynonna Earp’s” Emily Andras and Syfy Team Up for Adventure Drama “Axeholes”
Like most of us, Syfy is a big fan of “Wynonna Earp” showrunner Emily Andras — so much so that the network wants to ensure a relationship past the series. Per THR, Syfy and Andras...
Bridget Carpenter’s Western Period Drama Gets Script Commitment at Fox
Esteemed television writer and exec producer Bridget Carpenter’s next project will take viewers to the Old West. Deadline reports that Fox Entertainment has offered her a script commitment plus...
Margaret Nagle Will Write Cathy Schulman and TriStar TV’s “Alpha Girls” Adaptation
In summer 2017 producer Cathy Schulman and her Welle Entertainment company acquired the rights to Julian Guthrie’s “Alpha Girls,” a nonfiction book about the overlooked female pioneers of...
“Blow the Man Down” Acquired by Amazon Studios Ahead of TIFF Premiere
The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival is still a few weeks away, but one of its titles has already found a home. According to a press release, Amazon Studios has snagged the worldwide rights...
Paula Patton to Topline First BET+ Original Feature “Sacrifice”
African American-focused streamer BET+ is launching this fall, and its roster is already full of original content from “Girls Trip” screenwriter Tracy Oliver, Tyler Perry, and others. THR...
SXSW Winner “Saint Frances” Goes to Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope Laboratories has landed U.S. rights to “Saint Frances,” which won the Audience Award for narrative feature and a special jury prize for breakthrough voice at SXSW this year....
Apply Now: TIFF’s Inaugural Media Mentorship Program
TIFF’s Media Inclusion Initiative (MII) is now accepting applications for its inaugural Media Mentorship Program. Launched in conjunction with last year’s Share Her Journey campaign and...
Women in Film Sexual Harassment Hotline Expands to NY
In 2017, nonprofit organization Women in Film (WIF) launched its Sexual Harassment Help Line, providing services and support to Los Angeles-based members of the entertainment industry experiencing...
Crystal Moselle & Lesley Arfin’s “Skate Kitchen”-Inspired Comedy Receives Series Order at HBO
An all-girl skateboarding crew is coming to HBO. The Hollywood Reporter confirms the network ordered Crystal Moselle and Lesley Arfin’s “Betty,” inspired by the former’s 2018...
Phoebe Robinson Lands Interview Show at Comedy Central
So far it’s been quite the year for this dope queen. 2019’s already seen comedian Phoebe Robinson wrap up her HBO special series “2 Dope Queens,” appear in Taraji P....
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Writing a Feature Film with Plans to Direct
Phoebe Waller-Bridge won’t be breaking the fourth wall on her next project — she’ll be stepping behind it. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the “Fleabag”...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for August 15
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Female Rage Against the Machine: Crowdfunding Picks
“It’s different for girls”: a ubiquitous phrase that holds a lot of truth. Things are different for girls. Harder, scarier, and so endlessly frustrating, it might just make someone scream. This...
Trailer Watch: The Holidays Are Rough on Emilia Clarke in “Last Christmas”
“Father bloody Christmas, get me out of here,” Emilia Clarke says in the trailer for “Last Christmas.” It’s unclear whether her character, Kate, wants to escape the...
Patricia Heaton to Produce Project Based on Julie K. Brown’s Jeffery Epstein Articles
As we previously reported, Lifetime is following up their four-part series “Surviving R. Kelly” with an in-depth look at Jeffery Epstein directed by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern. Now,...
Octavia Spencer to Receive GLSEN’s 2019 Inspiration Award
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) has announced that Octavia Spencer will receive the Inspiration Award at this year’s GLSEN Respect Awards. For over 25 years, GLSEN has...
Trailer Watch: Ohio and China Find Conflict and Community in “American Factory”
When a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in economically depressed Dayton, Ohio, its residents are promised communal growth, jobs, and a future for their children. As the trailer for Julia...
Debra J. Fisher and Sarah Lampert Team Up for Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia”
Netflix continues to dominate with its original content production. The streaming giant has added “Ginny & Georgia,” a mother-daughter drama showrun by Debra J. Fisher and written by...
Awkwafina to Star in Legendary’s “The Last Adventure of Constance Verity”
Since her breakout performance in “Crazy Rich Asians,” Awkwafina has been adding projects to her slate left and right. Deadline reports that the coveted star has just signed on to yet...
Guest Post: How I’m Honoring Women in Space — and Music — at the Hollywood Bowl
Guest Post by Penka Kouneva On August 15, Los Angeles Philharmonic will present a concert titled “America in Space” at the Hollywood Bowl. This one-night-only event will celebrate the...
Yael Hedaya and Daphna Levin’s Series About Turning “Fifty” Ordered by Israel’s Yes
Israeli writers Yael Hedaya and Daphna Levin have teamed up with Israeli broadcaster Yes for an eight-part series on turning 50. Hedaya will act as creator and writer while Levin is set to...
TIFF 2019 Adds More Galas and Special Presentations, Reveals World Cinema Lineup
The Toronto Film Fest has announced the lineups for more programs — including Contemporary World Cinema, Masters, and Wavelengths — and added additional titles to its Gala Presentations...
Trailer Watch: The March Sisters Chase Their Dreams in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women”
“Women have minds and they have souls, as well as just hearts,” Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) declares in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” “I’m so sick of people...
Trailer Watch: Art Transforms into Desire in Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
“She wore out one painter before you. She refused to pose,” The Countess (Valeria Golino) warns an intrigued painter (Noémie Merlant). “You must paint without her knowing… Is...