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Round-Up: Updates on Sexual Misconduct In and Out of Hollywood
The avalanche of stories about predatory behavior in Hollywood and beyond continues. In the past few days alone reports have come to light about news anchor Charlie Rose, Disney head and Pixar...
Apply Now: Win a Trip to Sundance with The Horizon Award
Head’s up, female filmmakers: The Horizon Award is now accepting applications. If you’d like the chance to attend the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and have your work seen by industry vets, this...
Female-Led Bids Vie to Buy Weinstein Company, Support Women
In the seven weeks or so since The New York Times published an exposé on Harvey Weinstein, Weinstein has fallen swiftly and rightfully from grace, and other industry predators like Brett Ratner,...
The End of the Beginning: A Reckoning Thousands of Years in the Making
I don’t know about you, but when I wake up in the morning, even after a decent night of sleep, I am exhausted. I have been exhausted, outraged, moved, anxious, and pretty much every other emotion...
Guest Post: How Film Schools Lead to Pipelines Full of Weinsteins
Guest Post by Mary Celeste Kearney Want to know how to eliminate sexual harassment in the Hollywood industry? Stop it in film schools. Yes, I realize that not all media professionals attend film...
Women In Animation and Raising Films Join the Fight Against Sexual Harassment
Women In Animation (WIA) and Raising Films are joining the growing movement combating sexual harassment and abuse in the entertainment industry. Per Deadline, WIA has been bringing the subject up at...
Swedish Film Institute Introduces Sexual Harassment Education Program
The Swedish Film Institute is developing a program to inform and educate filmmakers about sexual harassment. Expected to officially launch in 2018, the full-day initiative appears to have been...
Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, & More Talk Equal Pay and Abuse in THR Roundtable
Lawrence: THR “I hope the entertainment industry will never be the same,” Jessica Chastain responded when asked about the current watershed moment in Hollywood during a roundtable hosted by The...
Claire Schmidt Leaves Fox to Head Startup Combating Workplace Harassment
Claire Schmidt is stepping down from her post as a VP at 20th Century Fox in order to join new startup AllVoices, a website “where anyone can anonymously report instances of harassment,...
Athena Film Festival Announces 2018 Awardees: Barbara Kopple, Amma Asante, & Bridget Everett
The Athena Film Festival has announced its 2018 awardees: two-time Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple, BAFTA-winning writer and director Amma Asante, and cabaret artist and...
Emmy Rossum to Portray Mysterious Hollywood Icon Angelyne in Limited Series
Emmy Rossum is bringing a mysterious Hollywood legend’s story to the small screen. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the “Shameless” star will topline a limited series about Angelyne, the...
Kathleen Kennedy to Receive Top Honor at the 2018 Art Directors Guild Awards
Kathleen Kennedy will take home the top prize at the 22nd annual Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards. The Lucasfilm president and “Star Wars” producer will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award, an...
Study: Young Female Characters Are MIA in Last Decade’s Top Films
The feeling of being overlooked, misunderstood, or ignored is common amongst adolescents. As such, there’s some inherent irony in a new study from Dr. Stacy L. Smith of the Media, Diversity &...
Theresa Rebeck on Bringing “What We’re Up Against” Back, Literally and Figuratively
At the end of “What We’re Up Against,” a female character looks straight out into the audience and asks, “Why is it still like this?” The irony is that Theresa Rebeck wrote the play back...
WIF and Los Angeles DA Take Action in Wake of Hollywood Abuse Revelations
Women in Film (WIF) and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office are taking steps to support and protect victims of Hollywood’s rampant sexual harassment and abuse. According to reports from...
Could “Good Girls Revolt” Be Coming Back?
“Good Girls Revolt” might be getting a second life. The much-loved, short-lived series was cancelled nearly a year ago by Amazon after just one season, but Deadline reports, “Sony Pictures TV...
Sandra Bullock to Play Texas State Senator Wendy Davis in “Let Her Speak”
Sandra Bullock will portray a contemporary feminist icon in her next project. The Oscar winner will play former Texas state senator Wendy Davis in the spec “Let Her Speak,” Variety confirms....
WIDC Selects Eight Women Directors for Story & Leadership Program at Whistler Film Fest
Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC), a professional development organization for female filmmakers in Canada, has announced the eight women who will participate in its Story & Leadership...
Briga Heelan on the Close-Knit Relationship Between the Women of “Great News”
Heelan in “Great News” Actress Briga Heelan has appeared in the likes of “Love,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Ground Floor,” “Happy Endings,” and “Cougar Town.” But it’s her...
Megan Colligan Charges Gender Bias Upon Departure from Paramount Pictures
Megan Colligan has exited as Paramount Pictures’ worldwide president of marketing and distribution. And, according to reports from Deadline and Variety, her departure isn’t a run-of-the-mill...
Help Amy Ziering & Kirby Dick Document Hollywood’s Sexual Abuse Problem
A couple weeks ago “The Hunting Ground” and “The Invisible War” filmmakers Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick announced their next project: a documentary tackling Hollywood’s rampant sexual...
Carey Mulligan to Play Gloria Steinem in Dee Rees’ “An Uncivil War”
Two years after Carey Mulligan played a burgeoning feminist activist in Sarah Gavron’s women’s rights drama “Suffragette” comes word that she’ll portray one of the most famous feminists of...
Re-Thinking the Canon
My recent tweet storm about the need to re-think the (overwhelmingly white and male) canon led The Guardian to invite me to elaborate on my thoughts. They’ve used my piece as an introduction for a...
Watch: Women and Hollywood Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Highlights of Women in Film and TV
Women and Hollywood is celebrating our 10th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, we held parties in New York City and Los Angeles in October. The events included a contest for first-time...
Study: 91 Percent of Showrunners Are White and 80 Percent Are Male
Despite the success of inclusive-on-both-sides-of-the-camera shows like “Queen Sugar” and “Insecure,” as well as Shonda Rhimes’ oeuvre, TV showrunners and writers are still overwhelmingly...
Julianne Moore to Star in Julie Taymor’s Gloria Steinem Biopic
Julie Taymor’s upcoming adaptation of Gloria Steinem’s memoir has found a leading lady. “My Life on the Road” — which already seemed too good to be true — just got even better....
Quote of the Day: Nicole Kidman Says Being an Advocate Means Putting Things Into Action
2017 saw Nicole Kidman working with two renowned women directors: Jane Campion for “Top of the Lake: China Girl” and Sofia Coppola for “The Beguiled.” Her upcoming projects include Rebecca...
Elizabeth Banks and WhoHaHa Team Up With YouTube Space for Women in Comedy Program
Actress, director, and producer Elizabeth Banks and the online comedy platform she co-founded, WhoHaHa, are joining forces with YouTube Space to support and inspire female voices in comedy....
DP Nancy Schreiber to Receive Susan B. Anthony Award at High Falls Film Fest
Prolific cinematographer Nancy Schreiber will be honored Thursday at the High Falls Film Festival, an annual event celebrating female filmmakers. The “Better Things” DP is set to receive the...
Round-Up: The Latest Writing on Hollywood Rape Culture
The press is finally addressing Hollywood’s sexual assault problem, a subject that’s been swept under the rug for far too long. Admittedly, there have been journalists and outlets dedicated to...
Quote of the Day: Rose McGowan Says “It’s Time to Rise” at The Women’s Convention
“I have been silenced for 20 years,” Rose Mcgowan said as she took the stage earlier today at the Women’s Convention in Detroit. She’s been tweeting up a storm since Harvey Weinstein started...
Some Recommended Reading About Hollywood’s Sexual Harassment Problem
In the three weeks since The New York Times published an exposé about Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual harassment and assault, the floodgates seem to have opened. The #MeToo movement has...
Women and Hollywood Celebrates 10 Years with NYT Profile and Parties in NYC & LA
Check it out — Women and Hollywood is in The New York Times. The Times did a profile of me and the work of Women and Hollywood to coincide with a major milestone: The blog is celebrating our...
Report: Just 14 Percent of Studio First-Look Deals Are With Women-Led Companies
The latest round of first-look production deals have been finalized and, according to a report from Variety, there are very few pacts with women-led organizations. Of the 139 total first-look deals,...
Exclusive: A Security Guard Confronts Her Workplace Harassers in “Wexford Plaza” Clip
Betty (Reid Asselstine) is starting her shift as a security officer at Wexford Plaza when she notices something strange on the security booth’s computer. A coworker took one of Betty’s private...
“Breadwinner” Helmer Nora Twomey to Be Recognized at Women in Animation’s Diversity Awards
Director and animator Nora Twomey will be among the honorees at Women in Animation’s first WIA Diversity Awards, which recognize artists and organizations dedicated to building a more inclusive...
You’re Invited: Women and Hollywood’s 10th Anniversary Celebration in London
Women and Hollywood’s final 10th anniversary event, to be held in London, is fast approaching. As we honor a decade of educating, advocating, and agitating for greater gender diversity in film on...
Gina Rodriguez Set to EP Women-Centric Series from “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Writers
Gina Rodriguez is becoming quite the multi-hyphenate. According to Variety, the actress, producer, author, and new Carmen Sandiego has signed on to executive produce “Femme,” a drama series from...
Mary Harron and More to Be Honored at WIFT-T’s Crystal Awards
Mary Harron has a lot to celebrate. In a little over a week, “Alias Grace” — the Netflix miniseries she directed — will premiere. And in December Harron will receive the Creative...
“Hunting Ground” Filmmakers to Tackle Hollywood Sexual Assault in Next Doc
Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick’s documentaries have explored sexual assault in college campuses and the U.S. military, and now they’re turning their camera on the film industry itself. The frequent...
“Hidden Figures” Writer Allison Schroeder to Pen Drama About Uber Sexual Harassment
Susan Fowler’s story is headed for the big screen. The woman behind the headline-making “Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber” blog post is joining forces with “Hidden...
Rachel Weisz and Mira Nair Award “Suicide by Sunlight” at Through Her Lens Program
Nikyatu Jusu’s “Suicide by Sunlight” took home the top prize at this year’s Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program. Jury members Rachel Weisz (the upcoming...
Quote of the Day: Ava DuVernay Urges Intersectional Approach to Protecting Women in Hollywood
Like Kathleen Kennedy and Reese Witherspoon, Ava DuVernay used her appearance at Elle’s recent Women in Hollywood Event to discuss Hollywood’s misogyny in light of the revelations about serial...
Kat Candler Will Be Showrunner on “Queen Sugar” Season 3
Frequent “Queen Sugar” director Kat Candler is taking on another leadership role at the OWN family drama. Per Deadline, Candler will take over showrunning duties from Monica Macer beginning in...
Quote of the Day: Reese Witherspoon on Reliving Ugly Truths in the Wake of Weinstein Allegations
Reese Witherspoon is opening up about her own history of abuse in Hollywood. “[I feel] true disgust at the director who assaulted me when I was 16 years old and anger at the agents and the...
Kathleen Kennedy Calls for Zero Tolerance Policy in Response to Weinstein Abuse Allegations
Lucasfilm prez and producer Kathleen Kennedy delivered the keynote speech at Elle’s Women in Hollywood Event last night and used her platform to acknowledge — and condemn — the...
Meet the NYC and LA First-Time Female Filmmaker Contest Winners
Women and Hollywood has selected the New York and Los Angeles winners and runners up of its First-Time Female Filmmaker Contest, an initiative to help build a pipeline of women directors. The NYC...
Women and Hollywood Would Like to Thank Its 10th Anniversary Sponsors
Women and Hollywood’s 10th anniversary is finally here! Tomorrow night we’ll be celebrating at a sold-out event in New York City. We’ll also be gathering for events in Los Angeles on October...
Quote of the Day: Sarah Polley on How Directing Made Her More Aware of Hollywood’s Sexism
Actress, writer, and director Sarah Polley is sharing her story about Harvey Weinstein. The producer propositioned Polley, the “Stories We Tell” helmer writes in an opinion piece for the New...
Ashley Judd to Receive Honor from Women’s Media Center
Ashley Judd has been using her voice to combat sexism in the film industry for years, and now the Women’s Media Center is recognizing the two-time Golden Globe-nominated actress for doing just...
Jennifer Lawrence to Receive Sherry Lansing Leadership Award
Jennifer Lawrence is following in the footsteps of women like Tina Fey, Helen Mirren, Halle Berry, Barbra Streisand, and Shonda Rhimes. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Lawrence will be the...