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New York’s Quad Cinema is set to celebrate the centennial of film critic Pauline Kael. The theater will screen 25 films that she revered, as well as a few that she trashed. “In the golden...
Julia Reichert’s almost 50-year career is getting a retrospective. A press release confirms the Wexner Center for the Arts has organized “Julia Reichert: 50 Years in Film,” a...
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will celebrate Women’s History Month by honoring veteran producer Stephanie Allain and Madeline Di Nonno of the Geena Davis Institute on...
Nelly Kaplan will soon receive her very first New York retrospective. NYC’s Quad Cinema announced it will be hosting “Wild Things: The Ferocious Films of Nelly Kaplan” from April...
Festivals
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles’ (NFMLA) Monthly Film Festival for March will recognize women’s stories. The org announced that on March 16, in honor of Women’s History Month, it will...
BAM will close out Women’s History Month with a celebration of César-nominated filmmaker Claire Denis. According to a press release, the Brooklyn venue will host “Strange Desire: The...
If you’re attending the Berlin International Film Festival this year, then make sure to mark February 9 on your calendar. That day Women and Hollywood — along with Time’s Up,...
Features
Coinciding with the release of her latest film, “Searching for Ingmar Bergman,” the Quad will celebrate the work of Margarethe von Trotta with a retrospective. In a Women and Hollywood...
The Museum of Modern Art is recognizing the work of French artist and experimental filmmaker Marie Losier. From November 1-11 the museum will host “Marie Losier: Just A Million Dreams,”...
With the midterm elections fast approaching, He Who Shall Not Be Named in the White House, and an accused sexual abuser being the newest Supreme Court Justice, the stakes are very high in American...
The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is commemorating the #MeToo movement. It’s been nearly a year since the Harvey Weinstein stories broke and #MeToo became part of our everyday...
In solidarity with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, a national walkout has been organized. At 1pm EST...
If you’ll be in the Bay Area next week, you should swing by the 3rd Annual Women Sports Film Festival (WSFF). Women and Hollywood is co-presenting the fest, whose mission is to advance gender...
Women and Hollywood is proud to be on the steering committee for TheWrap’s Power Women Summit, which will be held on November 1 and 2 in Los Angeles. The summit will be the largest gathering of...
Women in Animation (WIA) is joining forces with USC, UCLA, and CalArts to empower women and LGBTQ folks entering the animation field. A press release has announced an upcoming symposium celebrating...
BAMcinématek has lined up its next feminist film series. The Brooklyn venue is teaming up with Kino Lorber and the Library of Congress for “Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers,” which...
The centerpiece of BFI Southbank’s all-June-long celebration of women in film sounds like it will be one hell of a shindig. The South Bank, London theater is hosting The Woman with a Movie...
The second Women in Animation World Summit is set to take place on June 11 at the Impérial Palace Hotel in France, but those of us who can’t make the event will be able to experience the day...
New York’s Quad Cinema is encouraging audiences to revisit — or discover — the works of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala by hosting a retrospective celebrating the two-time Oscar-winning...
The British Film Institute (BFI) is set to celebrate Agnès Varda with a retrospective. Titled Agnès Varda: Vision of an Artist, the two-month season will take place from June 1 – July 31 at...
Variety is assembling industry heavyweights to discuss the next steps towards achieving gender equality. The pub is set to host its inaugural women’s summit, Path to Parity, on June 6, and the...
Agnès Varda’s feminist musical is coming back to the big screen with a makeover. “One Sings, The Other Doesn’t” has been newly restored and will open at...
The Cannes Film Festival begins today and along with dozens of film screenings and parties, the fest will feature plenty of events dedicated to gender equality and feminism in film — including...
“The Piano” is about to turn 25, and we’re celebrating its birthday in London. Women and Hollywood and Birds Eye View will host a screening of Jane Campion’s masterpiece on...
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