Documentary, News
It’s been a good year for women at the movies, at least where the arthouse is concerned. That impression is bolstered by the British Film Institute’s list of the top 20 best films of 2015, as...
Interviews, News
French writer-director Céline Sciamma has a small but sturdy body of work that addresses how girls navigate a culture that can be incredibly hostile to them. She does it with nuance, intelligence,...
News, Videos, Women Directors
Festivals, News
With nearly 250 film slated to play, the 58th London Film Festival (October 8–18) will offer audiences an abundance of opportunities to see new work from female filmmakers. Among them are the...
Just a few weeks after its screening at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight, Celine Sciamma’s third film, Girlhood, has been picked up for American distribution (it has also sold throughout...
As we’ve come to expect from Cannes, far too few women will be represented at the French festival — again. Among the 19 features selected by delegate general Edouard Waintrop for...
Features, News, Women Directors
Fueled by the anger of another best of list sorely lacking in women, I would like to put forward the following films (which came from people all over the world through twitter and facebook) for the...
News, Women Directors
It goes without saying that women made all kinds of films this year. But the reality is that most made indie films. Only a couple made studio films. And the numbers of women directing films is still...
News
Women and Hollywood: How did you come up with this story? Celine Sciamma: I had the storyline in mind for a while, as a pitch: “a little girl pretending to be a little boy”. When I decided I...
Tomboy written and directed by Celine Sciamma is literally one of my favorite movies of the year. I enjoyed every second of it. It tells the story of Laure, a girl who moves to a new town and...
Last Sunday concluded the Romania Film Festival in Bucharest where I was a jury member. There were two different sections — CineBlackSea and Women in Cinema. We gave out awards for best overall...
NewFest wrapped up at the end of last week and female directors got a bunch of surprises. Circumstance written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz was awarded the best film. The film opens August 26th....
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