#Melina Matsoukas
DGA Awards: Mati Diop, Alma Har’el, and Melina Matsoukas Nominated for First-Time Feature Film
The Directors Guild of America has announced more nominees for the 2020 DGA Awards. Not a single woman is in the running in the Feature Film category. More encouragingly, women account for three of...
Melina Matsoukas Signs First-Look Deal With FX Productions
Melina Matsoukas’ banner year just got even better. Her feature directorial debut, “Queen & Slim,” hits theaters next week, and now comes word that she has inked a first-look...
Quote of the Day: “Queen & Slim’s” Melina Matsoukas on “Bonnie and Clyde” Comparisons & Inclusivity
“Queen & Slim” has been one of 2019’s most hotly anticipated films since the project was first announced. The romantic thriller about star-crossed lovers marks Melina...
Melina Matsoukas’ “Queen & Slim” Will Open AFI FEST 2019
Melina Matsoukas is returning to the American Film Institute (AFI). According to a press release, the AFI alumna’s feature directorial debut, “Queen & Slim,” will make its world...
Trailer Watch: An Act of Self-Defense Turns a Couple into Folk Heroes in “Queen & Slim”
One Tinder date ends up changing two people — and the world — forever in the latest trailer for “Queen & Slim.” After going out to dinner, Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith,...
Trailer Watch: A First Date Goes Sideways in Lena Waithe & Melina Matsoukas’ “Queen & Slim”
Queen and Slim’s first date seems to be going pretty well, even if starts off a bit shakily. Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith, “Nightflyers”) decided to go out with Slim (Daniel Kaluuya,...
Melina Matsoukas to Receive AFI’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal
Two-time Grammy winner, frequent Beyoncé collaborator, and “Insecure” director and exec producer Melina Matsoukas has been named as the 2019 recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni...
Melina Matsoukas to Direct “Queen & Slim,” Lena Waithe Penning the Script
Melina Matsoukas has yet another project in the works. Best known for directing Issa Rae-starrer “Insecure” and Beyoncé’s “Formation” video, the rising star will...
Issa Rae’s ‘Insecure’ Picked Up By HBO
Issa Rae’s long-gestating TV series, “Insecure,” has received a series order from HBO. That’ll make Rae, who got her start with her two-season web series “The Misadventures of Awkward...
Issa Rae’s HBO Comedy ‘Insecure’ Finds Pilot Director in Melina Masoukas
Issa Rae’s transition from YouTube to prime time continues. Rae’s HBO comedy “Insecure” has found a pilot director in music-video helmer Melina Masoukas. “Insecure” will mark...