#Animation
“Finding Dory” Passes $1 Billion Mark
A blue tang has found herself among box office royalty — superheroes, star-crossed lovers Rose and Jack, and her old friend Nemo the clownfish. That’s right: “Finding Dory” has joined...
Trailer Watch: Elle Fanning Dreams of Being a “Ballerina”
Elle Fanning takes on the voice of the lead role of Félicie Milliner in the English-language version of the French animated film “Ballerina,” which has just premiered a lovely new trailer. Set...
“Inside Out” Screenwriter to Make Directorial Debut with Disney’s “Gigantic”
Meg LeFauve’s profile continues to rise. The in-demand screenwriter has signed on to make her directorial debut. She’ll co-helm Disney Animation’s “Gigantic,” a retelling of “Jack and...
Trailer Watch: “Moana” Takes to the Sea
It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for Disney’s “Moana,” and with this new, full-length trailer finally hitting, the reality is that she’s getting closer. “Moana,” Disney’s...
Storm Reid Lands Lead in Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time”
Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time” has found its young star. Storm Reid has landed the lead role of Meg Murry in the Disney adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic children’s book, The...
Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon May Join Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time”
Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time” seems like it’s gearing up to being the coolest movie ever. As The Hollywood Reporter writes, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon may be joining...
TIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Ann Marie Fleming — “Window Horses”
Ann Marie Fleming is an independent Eurasian-Canadian filmmaker, writer, and artist. She has created award-winning work in a variety of genres, and often focuses on the themes of family, history,...
Dutch Animated Short Film by Digna van der Put Joins the Oscar Race
Dutch animated short “Parade” by Digna van der Put has been selected by a film committee in The Netherlands for submission into the Best Animated Short Film category for the Academy Awards. Van...
Message Received: Jyn Featured Heavily in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Toy Line
It looks like we won’t be seeing a #WheresJyn? hashtag come December when “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” premieres. The toy companies seem to have gotten the message that, not only do girls...
Trailer Watch: “Long Way North” Heroine Sets Out on a Frigid Quest
Shout! Factory Films has announced a release date for the animated film “Long Way North” and unveiled a new trailer in anticipation. The film, according to its official synopsis, is set in the...
Disney’s “Elena of Avalor” Renewed for Second Season
Disney has renewed “Elena of Avalor,” their Latina Princess TV series, for a second season, Variety has revealed. As we previously reported when the series first premiered, the series is infused...
“Lizzie McGuire” Creator Terri Minsky Gets New Series Order on Disney Channel
The Disney Channel has ordered to series a new coming-of-age series called “Andi Mack” from “Lizzie McGuire” creator Terri Minsky, TV Line reports. “The single-camera sitcom,” the site...
Trailer Watch: “Moana” Olympics TV Spot Puts Female Lead Front and Center
This weekend’s Rio Olympic coverage brought forth a new TV spot for Disney’s upcoming, female-led animated film “Moana,” and the fierce personality of the titular character is an encouraging...
Sequel to Disney’s “The Rocketeer” Will Feature a Black Female Protagonist
Fire up your proton packs, ladies…uh, we mean rocket packs! Following in the footsteps of the all-female “Ghostbusters,” another hero is being re-imagined as a woman. A sequel-reboot of...
Oprah Winfrey Joining Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time”
Oprah Winfrey is joining the cast of Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” Variety has reported. The media mogul is in final negotiations to appear in the Disney adaptation of Madeleine...
Why Disney’s “Mulan” Still Matters
There’s a lot to discuss now that the Republican National Convention is in the rear view. We could talk neo-fascism, plagiarism, party mutiny, or the terrifying new levels of racism. Personally,...
Watch: Nora Ephron Interview On Gender and Politics Animated by Blank on Blank
In 1975, director, journalist, and writer Nora Ephron sat down with radio host Studs Terkel for a conversation about gender and politics. Ephron had just had her book, “Crazy Salad: Some Things...
Misty Copeland Joins Disney’s “Nutcracker”
Misty Copeland will appear in Disney’s new “Nutcracker” project and, according to Variety, will play the lead ballerina in the film’s only dance sequence. The project, titled “The...
“Kung Fu Panda 2” Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson to Make Her Live Action Debut
“Kung Fu Panda 2” director Jennifer Yuh Nelson will make her live-action directorial debut with an adaptation of YA hit “The Darkest Minds,” the first installment of a book trilogy by...
Disney Introduces First Latina Princess in “Elena of Avalor”
Disney's latest princess is different than the rest. The House of Mouse will introduce a new princess later this month when the kids TV series “Elena of Avalor” premieres on the Disney...
Harvard Announces Walt Disney Company Anne M. Sweeney Scholarship
Harvard has announced the creation of the The Walt Disney Company Anne M. Sweeney Scholarship that will support students pursuing their master’s degrees at Harvard Graduate School of...
Teaser Watch: “Moana” Presents Disney’s Next Feisty Heroine
Disney’s next adventurous heroine just got a little closer and a little more real, with the official teaser trailer for “Moana” released last night during the Tony awards. As we previously...
Disney’s Upcoming Slate Includes Few Female Directors
Like 20th Century Fox before them, Disney recently released a line-up of films with few female directors in sight. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney has staked out prime release dates for...
New Infographic Proves Hollywood Films Are Predominantly About Men
All too often, when female film fans assert that movies predominantly feature white men, we’re often challenged to “prove it.” Well now, thanks to researchers at Polygraph, we have more data...
‘Inside Out’ Dominates Annie Award Nominations with 14 Nods
“Inside Out” leads this year’s Annie Award nominations. The Pixar coming-of-age film, voiced in part by Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling and Phyllis Smith (“The Office”), scored a whopping 14...
Disney’s New CFO Is the Company’s Highest-Ranking Woman Ever
Disney exec Christine McCarthy is breaking quite a few barriers on her way to the top. Last week she was promoted and became the company’s first-ever female CFO. In her new position, McCarthy...
Why Pixar Whiz Pete Docter Decided to Enter a Young Girl’s Mind — and Turn Your Emotions Inside Out
Pixar has always invented memorable female characters, ranging from Jessie the cowgirl in “Toy Story 2” and Dory the forgetful fish in “Finding Nemo” to superhero Elastigirl in “The...
Female Students Studying Animation in Increasing Numbers, but Future Uncertain for Grads
Animation has traditionally been the realm of nerdy white men, but that may soon be changing. A recent Los Angeles Times article has found anecdotal evidence suggesting that female students are...
Kristen Schaal Sells Animated Comedy Pilot ‘Fancy Bastards’ to MTV
One of the busiest women in TV might finally get her own show. Kristen Schaal — who appears on the Fox comedy “Last Man on Earth,” voices the Fox animated sitcom “Bob’s Burgers” and...
Trailer Watch: Studio Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’ Offers a Mysterious Female Friendship
A trailer has been released for Studio Ghibli’s latest feature, which unfortunately may also be its last. “When Marnie Was There,” an adaptation of Joan G. Robinson’s young-adult book of the...
Anne Frank’s Life Retold Through Hallucinogenic Animation in New Film (IMAGES)
Anne Frank’s story has been told countless times, but never quite like in Ari Folman’s upcoming animated film. The Israeli director of “The Congress” and the Oscar-nominated “Waltz with...
Disney Can’t ‘Let It Go’: ‘Frozen’ Sequel in Development
Disney has announced the inevitable “Frozen” sequel. The Oscar-winning film (for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song) has earned $1.27 billion at the global box office, as well as many...
Trailer Watch: Exploding Castles and Movie-Star Unicorns Add Magic to ‘Inside Out’
A newly cut trailer for Pixar’s “Inside Out” is here, and it’s a tearjerker. The latest spot for the animated feature, voiced in part by Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, and Phyllis Smith, takes...
The Big O: Oscar-Nominated ‘Dragon 2’ Producer Arnold Aims to Make DreamWorks Soar Again
Bonnie Arnold has plenty of reasons to be animated of late. Not only was she named co-president of DreamWorks feature animation last month with fellow producer Mireille Soria, but the industry...
‘Frozen’ Fever Boosts Disney’s Corporate Numbers, Yields New Short
Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria to Head DreamWorks Animation
Veteran producers Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria have been named the new co-presidents of DreamWorks Animation, the studio whose last picture with a female protagonist was six years ago (2009’s...
Disney Fans Makeover Newest Disney Princess
Women and Hollywood is on break this week. Please enjoy one of our most popular posts of the year below. We will return with new features, editorials, and news stories on Monday, January 5. After...
Seeking Our Story: The Art of Pioneering Animator Lotte Reiniger
The following is an excerpt from a forthcoming book by author Heidi Honeycutt. Charlotte “Lotte”Reiniger (1899–1981)was a German silhouette artist and animator in the first half of the...
Trailer Watch: What a Parent-Preteen Fight Looks Like from the ‘Inside Out’
Four Women-Directed Animated Features Land on Oscar Shortlist
Next year’s February 22 ceremony is still far away, but here’s one thing that’s already crystallized about the Oscars’ animation race: There are no female frontrunners this year (like most...
Disney’s Giving Us Another Female Protagonist, But ‘Moana’ Will Be Written and Directed by Dudes
Walt Disney Animation Studios has finally released some information about Moana, an animated adventure set in the South Pacific expected to arrive in late-2016. The film will focus on its titular...
Watch: First Look at ‘Inside Out,’ Pixar’s First Girl-Centric Movie After ‘Brave’
It took Pixar nearly two decades to make a movie with a female protagonist, but fortunately the studio seems to have gotten the memo that girls and women watch adorable animated adventures too....
Trailer Watch: A Rebellious Sprite Faces Marriage or Death in Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’
When the divine Princess Kaguya took earthly form after being born inside a lotus flower, she probably wanted something more out of mortal existence than a marriage conundrum. She doesn’t...
TIFF Women Directors: Meet Kasia Nalewajka — ‘Pineapple Calamari’
Kasia Nalewajka attended the National Film and Television School in London. She wrote and directed the animated short film Sacculina Carcini (2014), and co-wrote and directed the animated shorts...
Signe Baumane Boldly Animates Family Depression in ‘Rocks in My Pockets’
Rocksin My Pockets is Signe Baumane’s autobiographical “funny film about depression,” made with papier-mache, stop-motion and hand-drawn animation. The rich, deep, and very original film...
Trailer Watch: Studio Ghibli’s Eerily Beautiful ‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’
Based on the 10th-century Japanese folktale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,” The Tale of Princess Kaguya depicts the title character’s life from early childhood into adulthood. The animated...
Women in Animation Rolls Out Mentorship Program
Women in Animation has launched a pilot program in Los Angeles that’ll match neophytes in the field with industry professionals for one-on-one mentorships lasting six months. The nonprofit...
BBC Works Around the Gender Problem of Reboots By Turning Some Male Characters Female
Here’s the gender (and race and queerness) problem with our current reboot culture: The products of yore that Hollywood is currently refashioning into new but familiar entertainment commodities...
How to Create a Record-Busting Feminist Blockbuster: The Case of Frozen
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Lauren Faust to Direct Animated Comedy About Medusa
After Maleficent made $170 million in international ticket sales in its opening weekend, it was almost inevitable that studio execs would sit around in their offices on Monday morning thinking of...
Pixar to Release Its Second Movie With a Female Protagonist Next Year
On the heels of Disney’s Frozen becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of all time comes news of Pixar’s next girl-centric movie. Inside Out, which will only be the second Pixar release with a...