#Producing
Inaugural Dear Producer Awardees: Liz Cardenas, Megan Gilbride, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, & Avril Z. Speaks
Four producers are set to receive the inaugural Dear Producer Award from the platform of the same name. According to a press release, Liz Cardenas (“7 Days,” “Never Goin’...
ViacomCBS Developing 50 TV Movies by First-Time Women & BIPOC Directors with New Program
ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group has committed to telling “diverse stories through the lens of diverse storytellers” via a new initiative. The Los Angeles Times reports that the...
Viola Davis’ Production Company Inks First-Look Deal with Amazon
Another actress with a burgeoning producing career has joined forces with Amazon Studios. Recent weeks have seen Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, and Natalie Dormer signing first-look deals with the...
Quote of the Day: Diane Kruger Talks Sexist Resistance to Female-Led Biopics
Diane Kruger is back in Cannes and offering a refreshingly honest take on what it’s been like to transition from acting to producing. When The Hollywood Reporter asked what she makes of the...
Anika Noni Rose Options Rights to Best-Selling YA Series “Shadowshaper”
Anika Noni Rose is working on taking “Shadowshaper” from the page to the screen. The Tony winner — and her production company, Roaring Virgin Productions — have purchased the film...
Kerry Washington to Produce Adaptation of Brit Bennett’s “The Mothers”
Kerry Washington is set to produce another mother-centric film through her Simpson Street production banner, The Hollywood Reporter writes. About a month after the “Scandal” star was first...
Whoopi Goldberg to Produce Drama about Harlem Crime Boss and Her Politician Son
Whoopi Goldberg may return to acting in a major way. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the Oscar winner is joining forces with Bravo to develop an untitled series for the network, and is eyeing one...
Guest Post: My First Year Running a Production Company
Guest Post by Devin Shepherd A little over a year ago, I started Wild Obscura Films, a production company, with my business partner, Nora Unkel. We focus on narrative, female-driven content created...
Rachel Weisz Will Produce and Star in Naomi Alderman’s “Disobedience”
Rachel Weisz is set to star in and produce a film adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s novel “Disobedience,” Variety reports. The story, Variety writes, “follows young woman who returns to her...