#Ava Duvernay
ARRAY Releasing and JetBlue Debut In-Flight Channel Showcasing Women and BIPOC Filmmakers
In-flight entertainment is getting an upgrade, thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing. The “Selma” director’s banner has partnered with JetBlue to launch an in-flight pop-up channel,...
ARRAY Acquires Dominican Republic’s Oscar Submission “Bantú Mama,” Clarisse Albrecht Stars
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired “Bantú Mama,” the Dominican Republic’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film. TV actress Clarisse Albrecht makes her feature debut...
Ava DuVernay to Receive 2022 International Emmy Founders Award
Ava DuVernay is being recognized for her trailblazing work. The writer, director, and producer will receive this year’s Founders Award at the 2022 International Emmys. The Hollywood Reporter...
Ava DuVernay Romantic Drama in the Works at Starz, Lauren Ridloff Stars
Ava DuVernay has yet another project in the works. The prolific Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated multi-hyphenate is set to reteam with one of writers and directors of “Queen Sugar,” Kat...
Trailer Watch: Ava DuVernay Celebrates Cinema with HBO Max’s “One Perfect Shot”
“Twenty-four frames per second — that’s the standard frame rate for cinematic storytelling. Over 100,000 frames come together to create magic. What if we could step into a single...
“Queen Sugar” to End After Upcoming Seventh Season
“Queen Sugar’s” reign is coming to an end. Creator Ava DuVernay told Deadline that the OWN family drama will conclude next year with its seventh season. The Season 6 finale aired...
TIFF 2021 Adds Julie Cohen & Betsy West’s Julia Child Doc, Ava DuVernay’s Colin Kaepernick Series
Ava DuVernay, Julie Cohen, and Betsy West are the latest filmmakers to have projects added to the Toronto International Film Festival’s 2021 edition. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cohen...
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Wins Peabody’s Institutional Award
Less than one week ago ARRAY, the arts collective for women and people of color founded by Ava DuVernay, announced that it was teaming up with Google for a $500K film grant dedicated to bringing one...
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY and Google Launch $500K Film Grant for Underrepresented Creatives
ARRAY, the arts collective for women and people of color founded by Ava DuVernay, will help bring one underrepresented creative’s film to the screen with its latest initiative. According to a...
Trailer Watch: “In Our Mothers’ Gardens” Celebrates the Strength and Resiliency of Black Women
“Like most Black women, I would say that the women in my family are complicated,” says one of the characters featured in “In Our Mothers’ Gardens.” Set to premiere May 6...
ARRAY Releasing Acquires Shantrelle P. Lewis Doc “In Our Mothers’ Gardens”
“In Our Mothers’ Gardens” is joining the ARRAY family. Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired Shantrelle P. Lewis’ feature film debut with plans to release the doc...
Projects from Ava DuVernay, Diablo Cody, Jennie Snyder Urman, & Ariana Jackson Ordered at The CW
Four projects from women writers are moving forward at The CW. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the broadcast network has ordered Ariana Jackson’s remake of “The 4400” to...
Ava DuVernay’s “Middle of Nowhere” & “This Is the Life” Coming to Netflix in Honor of ARRAY’s 10th Anniversary
ARRAY is about to have its 10th birthday and will celebrate by releasing two of Ava DuVernay’s earliest films on Netflix. A press release has announced that ARRAY’s distribution branch,...
Ava DuVernay Will Develop and Produce Original Podcasts Under New Deal with Spotify
Ava DuVernay is the latest artist getting into the podcast game. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker has inked a multiyear deal with Spotify, under which she’ll develop and produce exclusive original...
Ava DuVernay Launches Inclusive Database of Below-the-Line Talent
Ava DuVernay has announced her latest effort to give Hollywood a much-needed makeover. The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning multi-hyphenate has “assembled a database of below-the-line talent...
Shaz Bennett’s “Alaska Is a Drag” Lands at ARRAY Releasing, Gets Trailer
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired “Alaska Is a Drag,” Shaz Bennett’s award-winning feature directorial debut. A press release confirmed the news. Penned by Bennett...
Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship Teaming Up for CW Project Based on DC Comics’ “Naomi”
Another female-fronted superhero story is in the works at The CW — and it marks the latest in Ava DuVernay’s long string of recent television projects. Variety confirms DuVernay and Jill...
Ava DuVernay and Sydney Freeland Team Up for Native American Drama at NBC
A history-making series could be coming to NBC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network is developing a drama about a Native American family — “a first for network...
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...
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...
Ava DuVernay and ARRAY Will Receive Inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
MacDowell, the Peterborough, New Hampshire, artist residency, is the latest organization to honor Ava DuVernay. The Associated Press reports the Oscar-nominated filmmaker will receive the first...
TIFF: Tracey Deer to Receive Emerging Talent Award, Talks Lined Up with Halle Berry, Ava DuVernay, & More
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will present yet another award to a female filmmaker at its 2020 edition. Screen Daily has confirmed Tracey Deer, whose coming-of-age pic...
Ava DuVernay Becomes the First Female Filmmaker to Win the Gish Prize
Ava DuVernay is making history with her latest accolade. The New York Times reports she has won the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, marking the first time a woman filmmaker has received the award....
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”) —...
Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg, & More Elected to Academy Board, Number of Women & POC Hits New High
Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg, and “A Star Is Born” producer Lynette Howell Taylor are among the 16 people who have been elected or reelected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Trailer Watch: Women of Color Are Pushing American Politics Forward in “And She Could Be Next”
“People aspiring to be leaders in this country, they need to go through women of color because we’re making our voices known,” a character in “And She Could Be Next”...
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Introduces $250K Grant Initiative for Arts Orgs Dedicated to Women & POC
Ava DuVernay’s non-profit foundation ARRAY Alliance, part of her media company and arts collective ARRAY, has set up a $250,000 funding initiative for arts organizations and individuals...
Ava DuVernay Developing “Wings of Fire” TV Adaptation for Warner Bros. Animation
“A Wrinkle in Time” director Ava DuVernay is bringing another beloved children’s fantasy tale to the screen. According to a press release, the multi-hyphenate is developing “a...
Ava DuVernay’s “Dawn” TV Adaptation Goes to Amazon, Victoria Mahoney to Write and Direct
The first woman of color to helm a $100 million-plus live-action film and the first black woman to direct on a “Star Wars” pic are bringing an Octavia Butler classic to Amazon. The...
Ava DuVernay to Direct Nipsey Hussle Documentary for Netflix
Ava DuVernay’s next film will honor late rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle. She’s set to direct a feature-length documentary about him for Netflix, Deadline confirms. “A...
Rosario Dawson Will Topline Ava DuVernay’s “DMZ” Adaptation at HBO Max
Rosario Dawson is joining another comic adaptation. The “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist,” and “Defenders” alumna is set to topline “DMZ,” an HBO Max pilot...
Trailer Watch: A Couple Navigates Love, Class, and Family in Ava DuVernay’s “Cherish the Day”
“It’s beautiful for the most part, but it comes at a cost,” Gently James (Xosha Roquemore, “The Mindy Project”) says of the connection she shares with Evan Fisher (Alano...
The Biggest Moments of the Decade for Women in Film
The fight for gender equality and inclusion in show business is very much one step forward, two steps back. Just consider the 2020 Golden Globe nominations: even though there were a bunch of great...
Patty Jenkins and Ava DuVernay Funko Pop Figurines Are on the Way
Yesterday’s Golden Globe nominations left us — and many, many others — disappointed by the lack of recognition for women directors. That same day, Funko, the company behind Funko...
Ava DuVernay and “Queen Sugar’s” Kat Candler Bringing Woman-Driven Union Drama to TNT
Ava DuVernay and Kat Candler are re-teaming to tell the story of a female workers rights activist. The “Queen Sugar” collaborators are developing an untitled drama, described as “a...
Ava DuVernay’s Anthology “Cherish the Day” Reaches Full Gender Parity
Every episode of Ava DuVernay’s family drama “Queen Sugar” has been directed by a woman. Her film collective, ARRAY Alliance, is dedicated to supporting and showcasing films from...
Ava DuVernay’s “DMZ” Adaptation Gets Pilot Order at HBO Max
Ava DuVernay’s latest TV project will see her expanding her relationship with DC Comics. Already tapped to helm the feature adaptation of DC’s “The New Gods” for Warner Bros.,...
“The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” Acquired by ARRAY
ARRAY Releasing has snagged worldwide rights to “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open,” a Canadian drama that made its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film...
New Film Series From Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Will Screen Works by Agnès Varda, Euzhan Palcy, & More
ARRAY Alliance, Ava DuVernay’s nonprofit film collective, has been releasing films about and by women and people of color since 2010 — Heidi Saman’s “Namour,” Lisa France’s...
Ava DuVernay to Be Honored with Gotham Awards Director Tribute, “Queen Sugar” Renewed for Season 5
Ava DuVernay keeps reeling in well-deserved honors. The multi-hyphenate has already snagged three 2019 Emmy nominations for Netflix miniseries “When They See Us” — which scored 16...
Ava DuVernay to Be Honored with PEN America’s Voice of Influence Award
A well-deserved honor is coming Ava DuVernay’s way. The Emmy-nominated “When They See Us” creator is set to receive Pen America’s Voice of Influence Award. Deadline broke the...
Emmy Nominations 2019: “Killing Eve,” “Fleabag,” “When They See Us,” & More
“Fleabag” is finally getting the recognition it deserves stateside. The exquisite second and final season of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dark comedy made an unexpectedly big impact on...
“Queen Sugar” Announces Additional Women Directors for Season 4
Lacey Duke, C. Fitz, Pratibha Parmar, Deborah Kampmeier, and Stacey Muhammad will be among the ranks of “Queen Sugar’s” all-women directors. A press release has announced that these...
Trailer Watch: Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” Follows Central Park Five Before & After Conviction
In the latest trailer for “When They See Us,” Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries about the Central Park Five, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and...
Trailer Watch: Nova’s New Book Breaks Her Family’s Heart in “Queen Sugar” Season 4
The memoir Nova Bordelon was writing last season on “Queen Sugar” hits shelves in Season 4. “Blessing and Blood” makes quite a splash, but the buzz isn’t all positive. A...
Trailer Watch: An Iconic Filmmaker Fights for Māori Stories in ARRAY Doc “Merata”
As the first Māori woman to write and direct a feature film, Merata Mita focused on telling New Zealand’s indigenous peoples’ stories on the screen. But as her son Hepi Mita notes in the...
Trailer Watch: Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” Spotlights Injustice of Central Park Five Case
“There is injustice happening here,” says an activist (Adepero Oduye, “Pariah”) in the trailer for Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five story “When They See...
Ava DuVernay Romantic Anthology “Cherish the Day” Receives Straight-to-Series Order at OWN
Ava DuVernay has another TV project in the works. The “Queen Sugar” creator has lined up her second OWN series. Variety reports that the network has given DuVernay’s romantic...
“Queen Sugar’s” Fourth Season Gets a Premiere Date, Directors Announced
The triumphs and tragedies of the Bordelons will continue to unfold on OWN beginning June 12. Mark your calendars: that’s when the Ava DuVernay-created family drama returns for its fourth...
Teaser Watch: Ava DuVernay Tells the Story of the Central Park Five in Netflix’s “When They See Us”
Ava DuVernay’s long-awaited Central Park Five limited series has a teaser and a premiere date. The true story of five teenage boys of color who were falsely convicted of rape in the early...
Chelsea Winstanley on Working with, Producing a Doc About Filmmaker Merata Mita
Ava DuVernay’s distribution collective recently acquired the documentary “Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen,” produced by filmmaker Chelsea Winstanley, during the Sundance Film...