#Jen Mcgowan
Level Forward Secures 50 Percent Stake in Career Site for Women in Show Biz
Level Forward, Abigail Disney’s startup studio, is investing in another company striving to support women in Hollywood. Per the Los Angeles Times, Level Forward has obtained a 50 percent stake...
Trailer Watch: The Woods Are a Crazy Place in Thriller “Rust Creek”
A college student (Hermione Corfield, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) has car trouble on her way to a job interview in a trailer for Jen McGowan’s “Rust Creek.” Already the...
IFC Midnight Picks Up Jen McGowan’s “Rust Creek”
“Rust Creek,” a survival thriller directed by Jen McGowan and written by Julie Lipson, has been picked up by IFC Midnight. As Variety reports, the distribution company is planning a...
Guest Post: Viewing Hollywood’s Woman Problem as a Pressing Creative Opportunity
I’m excited these days. I’m excited because people in our business are finally talking about women in film in the most open and honest way I’ve seen in a longtime and that’s a very good...
Guest Post: Advice for Execs, Agency Owners, and Filmmakers Dealing with Agents Who “Don’t Do Women Directors”
So this happened this week: And I was not at all surprised. But I want to offer somesolutions. Because really, what’s the point of complaining about anything ifyou’re not going to try to solve...
‘Kelly & Cal’ Director Jen McGowan on Finding the Perfect Riot Grrrl and the Biggest Challenge for Indie Filmmakers
Delighted at being told sex is back inthe cards during her post-natal check-up, new mom Kelly (Juliette Lewis) hurries home to husbandJosh (Josh Hopkins) — but Josh doesn’t seem so keen on...
Women-Directed Films Win Top Prizes at SXSW
Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ hipster comedy Fort Tilden and Margaret Brown’s Gulf-spill documentary The Great Invisible took home the top prizes at SXSW this year. In an interview...