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Cannes Releases Gender Stats for 2019 Festival, in Accordance With Parity Pledge
Representation-wise, Cannes 2019 has been a significant — albeit not unexpected — disappointment for women directors. Just a handful of women-helmed films have been selected for...
Cannes 2019: Gong Li to Receive Women In Motion Award
Gong Li has been named as the recipient of Cannes’ 2019 Women In Motion Award. “Her name will be forever linked to the Festival de Cannes, especially for her unforgettable performances in...
Cannes: Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s Stacy L. Smith Partners with Women in Motion
Annenberg Inclusion Initiative founder and director Stacy L. Smith is joining forces with Women in Motion, Kering and the Cannes Film Festival’s program spotlighting women in film. According...
Trailer Watch: A Warrior Stays True to Herself in Cannes’ “Joan of Arc”
Lyanna Mormont fans, take note. Cannes will see the arrival of another strong-willed, self-assured, pint-sized female warrior. A trailer has arrived for “Joan of Arc,” in which a...
Elle Fanning, Kelly Reichardt, & More to Serve on Cannes Competition Jury
Cannes Film Festival has revealed who will be deciding this year’s recipient of its most prestigious honor, the Palme d’Or. As previously announced, the Competition jury will be headed by...
Trailer Watch: A Woman Fights to Find Her Stolen Baby Girl in Cannes Pic “Canción sin nombre”
A relatively stress-free pregnancy and birth precede a tragedy in Melina León’s “Canción sin nombre” (“Song Without a Name”). A newly released trailer for the Cannes’...
Cannes 2019: Directors’ Fortnight Features Lineup Is Just 17 Percent Women-Directed
Another day, another disappointing Cannes announcement. The lineup for the 2019 Directors’ Fortnight sidebar has been announced, and of 24 features set to screen, just four are directed by women,...
Cannes 2019: Only One Woman-Directed Film Selected for Critics’ Week Feature Competition
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival continues to disappoint. Last week it was announced that only four women-helmed films will screen in the fest’s main competition. Now, per Deadline, the...
Four Women-Directed Films Will Screen in Cannes’ Main Competition. That’s Not Good Enough.
The Gender Parity Pledge was launched at Cannes last year with the mission of making film festivals more inclusive and transparent. Behind-the-scenes, the Cannes Film Fest does seem to be improving:...
Yolande Zauberman Will Chair Cannes’ Golden Eye Jury
Another Cannes jury will be led by a woman filmmaker. According to Cineuropa, “M” director Yolande Zauberman has been tapped to chair the Golden Eye Jury, which evaluates the...
Cannes 2019 Official Poster Honors Agnès Varda
Cannes Film Festival is paying tribute to the late, great Agnès Varda. The fest released the official poster for its 2019 edition and it features a photograph of Varda shooting her first movie,...
Cannes & Marché du Film Will Offer Childcare to Industry Attendees With Kids
The Cannes Film Festival just became a lot more welcoming to working parents. The world’s most prestigious fest and its film market, Marché du Film, have launched “Le Ballon Rouge,...
Submit Now: Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase
It’s no secret that Cannes Film Festival would benefit from being more diverse and inclusive. Scheduled to be held May 20, the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase is dedicated to...
Cannes 2019: “Capernaum” Director Nadine Labaki Named President of Un Certain Regard
In 2018 Nadine Labaki won the Jury Prize at Cannes for “Capernaum,” her third feature film. This year she’ll be returning to the prestigious fest as the President of the Un...
Upholding Gender Parity Pledge, Cannes Unveils Selection Committee for the First Time
The Cannes Film Festival is sticking to its word. Last year the fest signed the Gender Parity Pledge, promising to make its film selection process more transparent to the public — and inspired...
Cannes 2019’s Directors’ Fortnight Now Accepting Submissions
Cannes Film Festival sidebar Directors’ Fortnight is now accepting films for its 2019 edition. Organized by the French Directors’ Guild, next year’s Directors’ Fortnight...
Trailer Watch: A Child Sues His Parents in Nadine Labaki’s Cannes Winner “Capernaum”
An Oscar hopeful in the Best Foreign Language Film category, Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum” already took home the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival. A new trailer has dropped...
Fund for Women-Directed Films Being Launched in France
We’ll have to wait and see whether Cannes director Thierry Frémaux keeps good on the gender parity pledge he signed a couple of weeks ago committing to address the underrepresentation of...
After Cannes and Weinstein’s Arrest, What’s Next?
On Friday morning, people across the world watched as one of the kings of the Cannes Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein, turned himself into police and was arraigned on charges of rape and a criminal...
Cannes LGBTQ Drama “Rafiki” and SXSW Winner “The New Romantic” Secure Distribution
Two women-helmed festival favorites have scored U.S. distribution. Film Movement acquired North American rights to “Rafiki,” Wanuri Kahiu’s LGBTQ Cannes offering, and The Orchard nabbed...
Cannes: “Happy as Lazzaro” and “Girls of the Sun” Land U.S. Distribution
It’s official: all three women-directed features to screen in Competition at Cannes 2018 have secured U.S. distribution. Sony Pictures Classics snagged rights to Nadine Labaki’s...
Cannes Awards 2018: Another Dude Wins the Palme D’Or and Asia Argento Brings the House Down
Cannes’ 2018 Closing Ceremony was the perfect microcosm of the festival itself: it embraced some much-needed social change and somehow was still the usual old boys’ club. The fest’s...
Black Actresses Protest Industry Racism at Cannes
The 2018 Cannes Film Festival has seen another powerful women-led protest. Per AFP, 16 black and mixed-race actresses took to the red carpet Wednesday to stand up to to racism in the French film...
Cannes: Kristen Stewart to Write and Direct Bisexual Drama “The Chronology of Water”
Kristen Stewart is stepping behind the camera again. The “Twilight” actress spilled the beans in an interview with Cannes Film Festival, where she’s currently serving as a juror....
Trailer Watch: Whitney Houston’s Public and Private Lives Collide in Cannes Doc “Whitney”
Whitney Houston is probably best known for her public persona: the passionate, bubbly, and crazy talented performing artist and actress. But as the new trailer for documentary “Whitney”...
Cannes Film Festival Signs Pledge In Push for Gender Parity
The issue of the lack of female directors is dominating this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Part of this conversation is how movies get selected and who selects them. Is there a clear submission...
Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Margarethe von Trotta — “Searching for Ingmar Bergman”
Margarethe von Trotta launched her career as an actress. She directed her first feature, “The Second Awakening of Christa Klages,” in 1978. The next year marked the release of “Sisters,...
Cannes: Karyn Kusama and Nicole Kidman’s “Destroyer” Lands at Annapurna
“Destroyer” left a major mark at Cannes. The upcoming Nicole Kidman-starrer inspired an “all night” auction at the fest, according to Deadline. Annapurna Pictures ultimately...
New Research Spotlights Cannes’ Long-Standing Gender Disparity
This weekend 82 women ascended the steps of the Palais de Festival in Cannes to raise awareness around the fest’s history of excluding women directors. Since Cannes kicked off in 1946 only 82...
Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Agnieszka Smoczyńska — “Fugue”
Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s first feature film, “The Lure,” was recognized as the best debut at the 2015 Polish Film Festival. “The Lure” has received numerous awards at festivals worldwide,...
One of 82
On Saturday evening at the Cannes Film Festival I was one of 82 women who climbed the steps of the Palais de Festival — the most prestigious screening room in the world — as a participant...
Women and Hollywood Founder Melissa Silverstein to Participate in Historic Event at Cannes
Saturday May 12th on the 6:30 pm red carpet event, 82 international key women players of the film industry — directors, crew members, actresses, producers, screenwriters, sales agents,...
Support Women at Cannes Film Festival!
Women and Hollywood is standing with our sisters in France, LE DEUXIEME REGARD, to be a part of the 5050×2020 campaign to push for gender equality in the film industry. LE DEUXIEME REGARD is a...
Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Rohena Gera — “Sir”
Rohena Gera is a director and screenwriter. Her micro-budget documentary “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” screened at the Mumbai Film Festival. “Sir” is her narrative...
Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Pamela B. Green — “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché”
Nominated for an Emmy for the documentary ”Bhutto,” Pamela B. Green has produced main titles and created and advised on internal story sequences and marketing campaigns for films such...
Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Debra Granik — “Leave No Trace”
Debra Granik directed and co-wrote the Academy Award-nominated feature film “Winter’s Bone.” The drama was named Best Feature at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, won the Grand Jury...
Cannes Trailer Watch: Nuns Get High and Grow Weed in “Breaking Habits”
Prepare to meet nuns who worship at the altar of Cheech & Chong. A trailer has dropped for “Breaking Habits.” Currently screening at the Cannes market, the documentary follows nuns...
Cannes 2018: Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum” Nabbed by Sony Pictures Classics
A week ahead of its world premiere at Cannes, Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum” has found a home. Sony Pictures Classics snagged North American and Latin American rights to the drama...
Trailer Watch: Daughters of Rival Politicians Fall in Love in Cannes Pic “Rafiki”
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the trailer for Wanuri Kahiu’s “Rafiki,” now is the time. The headline-making drama just made history as the first Kenyan feature to...
Cannes and Gender — A Work in Progress
So here I am again in Cannes. It’s my fourth year. And this is the first year since the reckoning, and this festival was a place where Harvey preyed against multiple women. For someone who does the...
Guest Post: Why I Founded the American Pavilion at Cannes
Guest Post by Julie Sisk I first attended Cannes in 1989. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing there. As a young woman in the film business I was in between opportunities — so to speak...