#Awards
“The Woman King” Leads Girls On Film Awards Nominations
Disappointed by the absence of “The Woman King” at this year’s Academy Awards? Us too. We are pleased to see Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest leading in nominations at the...
Sarah Polley to Receive Director of the Year Award from Palm Springs Film Festival
“Women Talking” doesn’t hit theaters until December but writer-director Sarah Polley is already attracting plenty of awards attention for the star-studded drama. She’s been...
Catherine Hardwicke to Be Honored by Santa Fe International Film Fest
Catherine Hardwicke will receive a Visionary Award at the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SSFiFF), a press release announced. The “Twilight” director is also set to lead an actors...
Laura Mora Lands San Sebastian Film Fest’s Top Honor for “The Kings of The World”
For the third year in a row, a woman-directed feature has taken home San Sebastian Film Festival’s top honor, the Golden Shell. Deadline reports that Colombian filmmaker Laura Mora topped the...
Buffy Sainte-Marie to Receive TIFF Tribute Award
Buffy Sainte-Marie is getting a TIFF Tribute Award at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The Oscar-winning Indigenous Canadian-American musician will be honored with the...
Michelle Yeoh to Receive Inaugural TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award
Michelle Yeoh is making history at the Toronto International Film Festival. The “Everything Everywhere All At Once” star has been named as the inaugural recipient of the TIFF Share Her...
Awards Roundup: Honors for Dede Gardner, Sara Summa, and Milena Aboyan
Powerhouse producer Dede Gardner is set to be honored later this year at Austin Film Festival. According to a press release, she will be awarded the Polly Platt Award for Producing at the...
Ellie Foumbi’s “Our Father, the Devil” Wins Big at American Black Film Fest
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) has named Ellie Foumbi’s “Our Father, the Devil” as Best Narrative Feature. The 26th edition of the fest ran from June 15-19 in Miami, and...
Catherine Deneuve to Be Honored with Venice Film Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Catherine Deneuve will soon be able to add another accolade to her collection — she is set to be awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice later this fall. As noted by the...
Claire Denis, Riley Keough, and More Women Filmmakers Win Big at Cannes 2022
Less than a year after Julia Ducournau made history as the second woman director to take home Cannes’ top prize, the Palme d’Or — and following weeks of its usual foolishness —...
Viola Davis to Receive Women In Motion Award at Cannes
Viola Davis is set to be honored at Cannes this month with the 2022 Women In Motion Award, to be presented by the festival in partnership with global luxury group Kering. As noted by a press release...
Ida Rodriguez Joglar Receives Athena Film Fest’s Breakthrough Award for First Feature “Kili Big”
Gearing up for its live and virtual launch tomorrow, March 11, the 2022 edition of Athena Film Festival (AFF) has unveiled its awardees and grant recipients. Ida Rodriguez Joglar, Kelsie Mason Ramos,...
Isabelle Huppert to Receive Honorary Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
In addition to premiering her latest film, “About Joan,” the Berlin Film Festival is set to award Isabelle Huppert an Honorary Golden Bear at this year’s edition. The fest’s...
Nanfu Wang, Jessica Kingdon, Jessica Beshir, & “Once Upon a Time in Uganda” Among DOC NYC Awardees
The in-person portion of DOC NYC 2021 is winding down, and the festival has begun presenting its awards. A press release has announced the juried honors for this year’s edition. “Once...
Jennifer Aniston to Receive Sherry Lansing Leadership Award
Jennifer Aniston is joining the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, and Barbara Walters. The “Morning Show” star and exec producer has been named as this year’s recipient of the...
Jessica Chastain, Céline Sciamma, Alina Grigore, & More Women Sweep San Sebastian Film Fest Awards
Women dominated the 69th annual San Sebastian Film Festival. With the exception of one male winner, prizes for individuals in every major category went to women, per Reuters. Romanian director Alina...
“Zola” Cinematographer Ari Wegner to Be Honored with TIFF Variety Artisan Award
The 20201 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced another TIFF Tribute Award honoree. Ari Wegner, the cinematographer of “Zola” and TIFF 2021 title “The Power of...
Sharon Stone to Receive Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival
Sharon Stone is set to receive Zurich Film Festival’s (ZFF) highest accolade. A press release announced that the Academy Award-nominated actress been named as the recipient of the fest’s...
Dionne Warwick and Danis Goulet Named TIFF Tribute Award Recipients
Dionne Warwick and Danis Goulet will join Jessica Chastain and Alanis Obomsawin at the 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards. The former two are the latest to be named as honorees by Toronto International Film...
Sarajevo Film Festival Introduces Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality
The 27th annual edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, and a new award is being introduced to promote gender equality at the fest. The Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality...
Jessica Chastain Will Be Honored with TIFF Tribute Actor Award
Jessica Chastain will be joining Alanis Obomsawin at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards. A press release announced that the two-time Oscar nominee has been named as this year’s recipient of...
Jamie Lee Curtis to Receive Venice Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Honor
Jamie Lee Curtis is set to receive a major honor at Venice Film Festival. She’s been named as this year’s recipient of the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. She’ll accept the...
Hot Docs Winners: “One of Ours,” “Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy,” & More
The 28th edition of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival has come to a close. The fest announced the winning films in this year’s official competition and the recipients of...
Megan Park’s “The Fallout” Wins SXSW Grand Jury Award
Megan Park’s feature directorial debut has taken home the top prize at SXSW 2021. The fest, which was virtual this year due to COVID-19, named “The Fallout” as the winner of its...
Exclusive: Chicken & Egg Pictures Selects 2021 (Egg)celerator Lab Grantees
Chicken & Egg Pictures has selected the grantees for its 2021 (Egg)celerator Lab, Women and Hollywood can confirm exclusively. The program awards a total of $400,000 to first- and second-time...
Sophia Loren to Receive Legend Award from L.A., Italia Film Fest
Sophia Loren’s earning rave reviews for her comeback performance in “The Life Ahead,” and now the Oscar winner is adding more trophies to her collection. She’s been named as...
Exclusive: Loira Limbal, Jialing Zhang, & Cristina Ibarra Among 2021 Chicken & Egg Award Recipients
Loira Limbal, Jialing Zhang, Cristina Ibarra, Maryam Ebrahimi, Tatiana Huezo, and Elwira Niewiera will be honored with a $50,000 grant and a year-long mentorship program for their documentary...
Oscars 2021 International Feature Contenders: Meet Kaouther Ben Hania – “The Man Who Sold His Skin”
Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s films have screened at prestigious festivals including Cannes, Locarno, IDFA, and Hot Docs. Her film “Beauty and the Dogs” premiered in the...
Loira Limbal, Ekwa Msangi, & Shalini Kantayya Among Sundance Institute’s 2021 Momentum Fellows
The Sundance Institute has announced the selectees for its 2021 Momentum Fellowship, a year-long program “of deep, customized creative and professional support for mid-career writers and...
“Nomadland” Takes Home Best Film Honor at EnergaCamerimage Film Festival
“Nomadland” continues to pick up festival honors as we enter awards season. Variety reports that Chloé Zhao’s Frances McDormand-starrer won the Golden Frog and FIPRESCI jury honors at...
“La Madrina: The [Savage] Life of Lorine Padilla” Wins DOC NYC’s Audience Award
“La Madrina: The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla” has been named the 2020 winner of DOC NYC’s Audience Award, which sees audiences casting votes for their favorite feature film. Directed...
DOC NYC Announces Jury Awards, “Landfall” Wins Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize
DOC NYC has announced the winners of its 2020 Jury Awards. “Landfall,” Cecilia Aldarondo’s portrait of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, took home the Viewfinders Grand...
Apply Now: The Horizon Award for Emerging Women Filmmakers
The Horizon Award, a prize recognizing emerging female-identifying filmmakers who are currently in school or have recently graduated, is accepting applications for its 2021 edition. Two winners will...
DOC NYC Names Loira Limbal, Iyabo Boyd, and More as Documentary New Leaders
Sixteen up-and-comers in the documentary field — all of whom are women, nonbinary, and/or people of color — are being honored by DOC NYC. The festival announced the honorees for its...
“Wildfire” Writer-Director Cathy Brady Wins £50,000 Bursary at BFI London Film Festival
“Wildfire’s” hot streak continues. Cathy Brady’s feature directorial debut has already been programmed at the Toronto International Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival,...
Quote of the Day: Isabel Coixet Encourages Emerging Filmmakers to “Embrace the Fog” in Awards Speech
The Spanish Ministry of Culture honored Isabel Coixet with its National Cinematography Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival last month. While accepting the prestigious award, which recognizes...
Women Directors Sweep Main Prizes at Zurich Film Festival
Women-directed films made a major mark at this year’s Zurich Film Festival, taking home all three main prizes. According to Swiss News Channel, Fernanda Valadez won the Golden Eye for best...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Maïwenn to Receive Honorary Award at Zurich Film Festival
Maïwenn will be joining Juliette Binoche at this year’s Zurich Film Festival (ZFF). Last week it was announced that Binoche would be given the Swiss fest’s most prestigious prize, the...
Juliette Binoche Is Being Honored by Zurich Film Festival
Juliette Binoche is set to receive Zurich Film Festival’s (ZFF) most prestigious prize. Variety reports that the Oscar winner will receive the Golden Icon Award, “marking the first time...
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...
TIFF Tribute Awards to Be Broadcast, Winners Include Kate Winslet, Chloé Zhao, and Mira Nair
The Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Tribute Awards are being broadcast for the first time ever. A press release announced that television audiences can tune in to the 2020 edition...
Martha Plimpton to Receive Inaugural ChangemakeHER Award at rePRO Film Festival
Martha Plimpton’s longtime championing of reproductive rights will be celebrated at the first rePRO Film Festival, a fest focused on women’s reproductive healthcare, awareness, and...
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...
Exclusive: Chicken & Egg Pictures Announces Four New Project: Hatched Grantees
Four documentaries with festival premieres that were impacted by COVID-19 will receive grants from Chicken & Egg Pictures. The org, which supports women and non-binary nonfiction filmmakers, has...
Anya Adams Talks TV Directing and Winning an NAACP Award for “GLOW”
Anya Adams is an award-winning director who most recently took home the 2020 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for “GLOW.” She won the prize for helming the...
Tribeca Film Festival 2020 Award Winners: Alice Wu’s “The Half of It,” Shira Haas, & More
Despite being rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tribeca Film Festival has opted to announce the winners of this year’s edition. Originally set to take place April 15-26, the fest...
Exclusive: Chicken & Egg Pictures Announces 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab Grantees
Chicken & Egg Pictures has announced the 10 grant recipients of its 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab, Women and Hollywood can report exclusively. The program awards a total of $400,000 to women or...