#Women Directors
France’s Le Collectif 50/50 Launches #CesarSoMale Campaign After Women Directors Shut Out of Awards Noms
The Academy Awards aren’t the only prestigious awards ceremony with an all-male best director race. The César awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, announced nominees on Wednesday,...
Santa Barbara Film Festival to Open with Michelle Danner’s “Miranda’s Victim,” Abigail Breslin Stars
Abigail Breslin’s latest project is set to open the 2023 of the Santa Barbara Film Festival, per Deadline. The “Zombieland” and “Little Miss Sunshine” actress toplines...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Sierra Urich – “Joonam”
Sierra Urich rew up in a small town nestled in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains. Raised by her Persian mother and American-born father, she grew up speaking English, never learning her...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Rebecca Landsberry-Baker – “Bad Press”
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker is a Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program grantee, Ford Foundation JustFilms grantee, and a 2022 NBC Original Voices Fellow. She is a 2022 Gotham Documentary Feature...
Caroline Monnet Selected by Sundance Institute For the 2023 Merata Mita Fellowship
Caroline Monnet is this year’s recipient of the 2023 Merata Mita Fellowship. A press release announced that the Anishinaabe/French multidisciplinary artist from Outaouais, Quebec has been...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Amanda Kim – “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV”
Amanda Kim is a Korean American director and producer. A former creative director at Vice Media, she led U.S. video direction for i-D, Creators, and Garage magazine. Kim also worked on Viceland,...
“The Woman King” Leads Girls On Film Awards Nominations
Disappointed by the absence of “The Woman King” at this year’s Academy Awards? Us too. We are pleased to see Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest leading in nominations at the...
Adrienne Warren to Lead “Room” Broadway Adaptation, Cora Bissett Directing
Adrienne Warren will follow up Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” with another woman-directed project. Deadline reports that the Tony winner will return to the stage with the...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Michèle Stephenson – “Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project”
Michèle Stephenson is a filmmaker, artist, and author who pulls from her Haitian and Panamanian roots to think radically about storytelling and disrupt the imaginary in non-fiction spaces. She tells...
Oscar Nominations: “Women Talking,” Michelle Yeoh, & More
Women took home the honors for Best Director at the last two editions of the Academy Awards. Now, after riding the high of seeing Jane Campion and Chloé Zhao take home the biggest honor in their...
Chloe Domont’s “Fair Play” Sells to Netflix for $20 Million at Sundance, Phoebe Dynevor Stars
Phoebe Dynevor may be adding another smash success to her resume. The “Bridgerton” star toplines “Fair Play,” a psychological thriller exploring gender dynamics that’s...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Alejandra Vasquez – “Going Varsity in Mariachi”
Alejandra Vasquez is a Mexican-American filmmaker and producer. Raised in rural Texas, she tells stories about the lives of immigrants and activists, typically from rural communities similar to her...
Lisa Cortés’ “Little Richard: I Am Everything” Acquired by Magnolia Pictures Out of Sundance
You may not have been able to catch the world premiere of “Little Richard: I Am Everything” at Sundance last week, but it looks like we won’t have to wait too long to watch Lisa...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Chloe Domont – “Fair Play”
Chloe Domont is a writer and director whose short films “Haze” and “All Good Things” have been included in the Official Selection of BAMcinemaFest, AFI FEST, LA Film Festival,...
Trailer Watch: Tribeca Winner “Huesera: The Bone Woman” Is a Supernatural Horror Story About Pregnancy
“Are you happy?” a pregnant woman is asked in a new trailer for “Huesera: The Bone Woman.” Michelle Garza Cervera’s Tribeca winner tells the story of Valeria (Natalia...
Sarah Snook-Starrer “Run Rabbit Run” Lands at Netflix, Daina Reid Directs
Sarah Snook is stepping away from Waystar RoyCo and making her mark on the health care industry: the two-time Emmy-nominated “Succession” actress plays a fertility doctor in “Run...
Trailer Watch: An Aspiring Stuntwoman Fights For Her Sister in Nida Manzoor’s “Polite Society”
Described as a “very merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment, and bold action,” “Polite Society” tells the story of an aspiring stuntwoman who is forced...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Sophie Barthes – “The Pod Generation”
Sophie Barthes is a Franco-American filmmaker. Her directorial debut, “Cold Souls,” was released by Samuel Goldwyn and played in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Her second...
Trailer Watch: A Closeted Gym Teacher Wrestles with Her Identity in Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean”
“I’m damaged, and in a way you’re not — at least you don’t have to be,” a P.E. teacher tells her student in a new trailer for “Blue Jean.” Written and...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Rachel Lambert – “Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Rachel Lambert is a writer-director whose debut feature, “In the Radiant City,” premiered at rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival. She received her BFA from Boston...
Sundance 2023 Preview: Judy Blume, the Indigo Girls, and Bethann Hardison Make Their Mark on Park City
The first major fest of 2023 is nearly upon us. With over 100 films representing 23 countries, the 25th edition of Sundance Film Festival features plenty of promising titles from emerging voices as...
Gabourey Sidibe Phone Sex Comedy Gets Pilot Order from Onyx Collective
After supporting turns in series such as “American Horror Story,” “Empire,” and “Difficult People,” Gabourey Sidibe is set to topline “1266.” Deadline...
Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer” Snags Top Honor At Palm Springs Film Festival
Alice Diop’s feature debut continues to rack up accolades. “Saint Omer” has been voted Best Picture at the 34th edition of Palm Springs International Film Festival, Deadline...
Trailer Watch: Noémie Merlant Is a New Mother in Crisis in Bess Wohl’s “Baby Ruby”
Described by writer-director Bess Wohl as “the story of a woman who becomes a mother for the first time and finds herself plunged into a terrifying new world where everything — and everyone...
Trailer Watch: “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” Is Finally Coming to the Big Screen
Kelly Fremon Craig is back with another coming-of-age comedy. “The Edge of Seventeen” filmmaker’s second feature sees her adapting an iconic novel, Judy Blume’s “Are You...
Trailer Watch: Reese Witherspoon Leads Aline Brosh McKenna Rom-Com “Your Place or Mine”
Contrary to rumors suggesting otherwise, a sequel to Nancy Meyers’ “The Holiday” is not in the works. But we do have another house-swapping rom-com from a woman director to look...
Trailer Watch: “Murder in Big Horn” Spotlights Missing Indigineous Women
“Since colonization, Native women have been targeted,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Murder in Big Horn,” a three-part Showtime docuseries investigating the...
Women and Hollywood Marks 15 Years and Launches Inaugural Awards Season Event
Women and Hollywood is marking its 15th anniversary with an inaugural awards season event: Celebrating Creatives in the Industry, taking place on Friday, January 13, 2023 at the CAA Screening Room in...
DGA Awards Film Noms: Zero Women Up for the Top Honor, But They Dominate First-Time Director Category
The Directors Guild of America has announced the directors competing for the top feature film prize at its 75th annual DGA Awards, and zero of the nominees are women: potential contenders like Gina...
Berlin Film Fest to Open with Rebecca Miller’s “She Came to Me,” Anne Hathaway Stars
Rebecca Miller’s latest has been tapped to open the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and four-time Emmy winner Peter Dinklage topline “She Came to...
Rebecca Zlotowski’s “Other People’s Children” Lands at Music Box Film Ahead of U.S. Premiere at Sundance
“Other People’s Children” has secured U.S. distribution ahead of its run at Sundance Film Festival later this month. A press release announced that Music Box Films snagged rights to...
Trailer Watch: A Closeted Tailor Falls for His Apprentice in Maryam Touzani’s “The Blue Caftan”
“A caftan must be survived by the one who wears it. Passed from mother to daughter. Stand the test of time,” we’re told in a new trailer for Maryam Touzani’s “The Blue...
Documentary Filmmakers Camille Billops and James Hatch to Receive Worldwide Theatrical Retrospective
The first worldwide theatrical retrospective of groundbreaking filmmakers Camille Billops and James Hatch is on the way. The late collaborators and married couple “explored African American...
National Society of Film Critics Names Charlotte Wells Best Director for “Aftersun”
“Aftersun” continues to make its mark on awards season. Charlotte Wells’ debut feature has earned her the National Society of Film Critics’ best director honor. Set in the...
“Women Talking” One-Night Theater Event Coming to NYC, Will Later Stream on Audible
Ona, Salome, and Mariche’s story is serving as inspiration for playwrights in New York City. A press release announced that Orion Pictures and Audible are teaming up to present a one night only...
Trailer Watch: Frances O’Connor and Emma Mackey Pay Tribute to Emily Brontë in “Emily”
Described by writer-director Frances O’Connor as the story of “a reclusive artist [who] struggles to become her true self,” “Emily” explores the inspiration behind an...
Sarah Schenck on Exploring How to Harness the Power of Our Microbes in “The Invisible Extinction”
Sarah Schenck is a writer, director, and producer who is deeply passionate about using filmmaking to advance public health goals for diverse audiences. She makes shorts for nonprofit organizations...
Exclusive: A Throuple Hits a Rough Patch in “Petit Mal” Trailer
“Three is not balanced — there are always two or one,” we’re told in an exclusive trailer for “Petit Mal.” Written and directed by Ruth Caudeli, the Tribeca title...
January 2023 Film Preview
The 2022 winner of the Berlinale’s Golden Bear hits finally hits theaters this month. Carla Simón’s “Alcarràs,” a portrait of a family of peach farmers in a small village in...
Research: Inclusion Initiative Finds “Hiring Women of Color Was the Exception, Not the Rule” in 2022
“The pace of change has been slow for women directors,” a new report from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative concludes. Titled “Inclusion in the...
January 2023 Television Preview
Whether you’re looking for a new series to binge or awaiting the return of an existing series, January has plenty to offer. If one of your resolutions for 2023 is to practice a new language,...
Exclusive: Olivia Coleman Consoles Runaway Preteen in “Joyride” Clip
Olivia Colman hits the road in “Joyride,” Emer Reynolds’ drama about a strangers who connect under unusual circumstances. Joy (Colman) is a middle-aged solicitor with a goal: to...
4K-Restored Yvonne Rainer Collection on the Way
Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber have landed world rights to seven Yvonne Rainer films, newly restored in 4K by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Celeste Bartos Fund for Film Preservation. A...
Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” to Receive Stanley Kramer Award at 2023 Producers Guild Awards
“Till” is set to receive a major honor at the 2023 Producers Guild Awards. Chinonye Chukwu’s biopic of Mamie Till-Mobley will receive the the Stanley Kramer Award, which...
Teaser Watch: Greta Gerwig Introduces Margot Robbie as “Barbie”
“Since the beginning of time, since the first little girl ever existed, there have been dolls,” says Helen Mirren in a new teaser for “Barbie.” In voiceover narration, the...
Daisy Edgar-Jones To Star as Carole King in Lisa Cholodenko’s “Beautiful”
Daisy Edgar-Jones will “Feel the Earth Move” with her lead role as the Carole King in Sony’s “Beautiful.” Variety reports that the musical biopic of the legendary singer-songwriter will be...
Nikyatu Jusu to Direct “Night of the Living Dead” Sequel
“Nanny” director Nikyatu Jusu is moving from the horrors of the mind to the horrors of the flesh with her upcoming “Night of the Living Dead” sequel. MGM Studios is currently in final...
Trailer Watch: Michelle Williams and Hong Chau Are Feuding Artists in Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up”
A trailer has arrived for Michelle Williams and Kelly Reichardt’s fourth collaboration, “Showing Up.” Set in Portland, the drama tells the story of Lizzie (Williams), a ceramicist...
Nicole Holofcener, Lynn Novick, & Jenny Han Among 2023 Nantucket Film Fest Honorees
Women will dominate the tribute awards at the upcoming Nantucket Film Festival. A press release announced that Nicole Holofcener, Lynn Novick, and Jenny Han will each be honored at the 2023 festival,...
Reese Witherspoon to Topline Amazon Cheerleading Series “All-Stars” From Aline Brosh McKenna
Hot on the heels of signing on to “Election” sequel “Tracy Flick Can’t Win,” Reese Witherspoon is grasping at the Spirit Stick. Variety reports that the Oscar and Emmy...
Destry Allyn Spielberg To Make Feature Debut with “Four Assassins (And A Funeral)”
Destry Allyn Spielberg is making her feature directorial debut. Deadline reports that she will helm action pic “Four Assassins (And A Funeral)” for Erica Lee and Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road...