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Applications for the Stephanie Rothman Fellowship are now open. Launched to “recognize and reward the creativity and passion of female film students with an innovative take on genre...
Announced as part of Sundance 2019’s lineup last week, Tilda Swinton-starrer “The Souvenir” has found a home. A24 snagged North American rights to Joanna Hogg’s romantic drama...
If you’re an aspiring filmmaker who is considering attending film school but dreading the cost, we have some good news for you: The Los Angeles Film School has announced that its committing...
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“Star Wars” helmer George Lucas is taking a big step towards a more inclusive film and television industry. The George Lucas Family Foundation has announced that $10 million dollars of its 2006...
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The following cross-post was originally published on Victoria Rozler’s blog. It has been lightly edited. For the past two days, I have been more than prepared to flex my feminist muscles. Whether...
News, Women Producers
Many top animation programs boast 50% or more female students in their graduating classes, but the cartoon world still employs four men for every woman. In response to this stark gender inequity,...
Features, News, Women Directors
It’s not news that the animation industry has always been a boys club, but that doesn’t make BuzzFeed’s recent longform exposé on the historical, institutional and ongoing sexism within the...
Animation has traditionally been the realm of nerdy white men, but that may soon be changing. A recent Los Angeles Times article has found anecdotal evidence suggesting that female students are...
A new initiative to “give voice to the unique perspective of Arab women” has been launched as a partnership between the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT) and the...
Film school hasbecome an inextricable step in becoming a successful filmmaker. I went to NYU’sTisch School of the Arts and have not regretted it. I know I would not be whereI am today without my...
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