#Women Directors
Florence Welch, Martyna Majok, and Rebecca Frecknall Team Up for “Great Gatsby” Musical
Borne back ceaselessly into the past, Florence Welch is returning to “The Great Gatsby.” The Florence + The Machine singer provided a song for Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film based on the...
Exclusive: Emily Levine Uses Physics & Comedy to Make Sense of Life in “Emily @ The Edge of Chaos” Trailer
A major meltdown leads Emily Levine towards a paradigm shift in “Emily @ The Edge of Chaos.” “I’ve been going through a personal transformation,” the late...
“Best Summer Ever’s” Lauren Smitelli on Making an Inclusive Musical & the Importance of Representation
Interview by Meghan Gheron Lauren Smitelli is a writer, director, and producer. As an alumna of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, her work has been exhibited at SXSW, Sundance, Venice, and the...
Elise Forier Edie’s Play “The Pink Unicorn” Getting Film Adaptation, Amy E. Jones Directing
The story of a Christian mother coming to terms with her genderqueer child’s coming out is headed to the screen. A press release has announced that a film adaptation of Elise Forier...
Chloé Zhao Blazes a Trail as the First Woman of Color to Win Best Director Oscar
This was, without question, an Oscars unlike any other. For starters, the pre-show started off quite well. Ariana DeBose and Lil Rel Howery were great hosts, and their positive energy helped combat...
Trailer Watch: Lily James Goes on Many Adventures in “The Pursuit of Love”
“Linda believes in love,” we’re told in the new trailer for BBC One miniseries “The Pursuit of Love.” “She’s passionately romantic.” Linda Radlett...
Bettina Oberli on Tearing a Family Apart to Bring Them Together in “My Wonderful Wanda”
One of Switzerland’s leading directors, Bettina Oberli’s award-winning debut, “North Wind,” premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. Her second feature,...
Pick of the Day: “Together Together”
A platonic love story, Nikole Beckwith’s follow-up to 2015 Saoirse Ronan-starrer “Stockholm, Pennsylvania” sees two strangers forming an intimate bond under unusual circumstances. Anna...
Indie Spirit Awards: “Nomadland” Takes Home Top Prizes
The Oscars are just days away, and “Nomadland’s” odds of taking home the night’s top honor are looking as good as ever. More wins were added to writer-director Chloé...
Pick of the Day: “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Get ready for conspiracy theories, the best spy in the world, a new take on the Last Supper, and cameos galore. “A Black Lady Sketch Show” is finally back. Created by Robin Thede, the...
How to Be a Woman: VOD Picks
There is not one, singular way to be a woman, but looking at the ways women are represented in mainstream media, one may start to believe that’s the case. All too often, the “ideal”...
Watch: Diane von Furstenberg & the Academy Museum Celebrate a Historic Year for Women at the Oscars
The 93rd annual Academy Awards marks the first time that two women have been nominated alongside one another in the Best Director category: Chloé Zhao is being recognized for “Nomadland”...
Trailer Watch: Mariem Pérez Riera Pays Tribute to Rita Moreno in “Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It”
Rita Moreno and some of her biggest — and most famous — fans reflect on her legacy in “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.” Mariem Pérez Riera’s Sundance...
Losing and Finding Yourself: Crowdfunding Picks
Sometimes, to learn who you are, you have to lose something. This can be a painful process or a joyful one, depending on what you have lost. The important thing is that, through this process, you...
Siân Heder’s Sundance Winner “CODA” Gets a Release Date
“CODA” made history as the first film to win all three top U.S. Dramatic honors at Sundance Film Festival and scored a record-breaking distribution deal at the fest when it premiered in...
Hannah Berryman’s “Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm” Acquired by Abramorama
The star-studded story of the first residential recording studio is coming to home cinema May 14. Abramorama has secured U.S. distribution rights to “Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm”...
Tribeca Announces 2021 Lineup, 60 Percent of Features Directed by Women, BIPOC, & LGBTQ+ Filmmakers
Tribeca Film Festival has announced its 2021 lineup. Set to take place June 9-20 with a mix of live in-person events at outdoor venues, the fest is celebrating its 20th edition. Sixty percent of...
Dakota Johnson to Star in “Persuasion” Adaptation for Netflix & MRC Film, Carrie Cracknell Directing
Another “Persuasion” screen adaptation is on the way. In the past year, a Sarah Snook-led retelling of the Jane Austen novel, directed by Mahalia Belo, was announced, and a contemporary...
Trailer Watch: “Sisters with Transistors” Highlights Women’s Contributions to Electronic Music
Narrated by Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rover’s “Sisters with Transistors” celebrates the women who pioneered electronic music. “This is the story of women who hear music in their...
“Nomadland” and Chloé Zhao Win Big at Dorian Film Awards
“Nomadland” was the big winner at this weekend’s Dorians Film Toast 2021, presented by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. The tale of a modern-day nomad making her...
“144” Doc About WNBA’s 2020 Season in COVID-19 Bubble Gets ESPN Premiere Date
ESPN Films is offering an all-access look into a WNBA season like no other. “144” takes viewers inside the bubble of the 2020 season, which saw the league creating a single site at the...
Pick of the Day: “Hope”
Based on writer-director Maria Sødahl’s own experiences, “Hope” is the emotionally raw story about a couple recommitting to each other under nightmare circumstances. Anja (Andrea...
Sabrina Van Tassel’s “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” Acquired by Hulu
Sabrina Van Tassel’s portrait of the first Hispanic woman on death row is now streaming on Hulu. Variety confirms the platform picked up U.S. streaming rights to “The State of Texas vs....
Elvira Lind Making Narrative Directorial Debut with Writer Amy Herzog
Oscar-nominated Danish filmmaker Elvira Lind is set to make her narrative feature debut. She’s collaborating with playwright Amy Herzog on the project, which is set to shoot later this year in...
Parker Hill & Isabel Bethencourt’s Coming-of-Age Doc “Cusp” Lands at Showtime Documentary Films
Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt’s intimate portrait of three teenage girls living in rural Texas has found a home. Showtime Documentary Films acquired worldwide rights to “Cusp,”...
Alma Har’el Signs First-Look TV Deal with Amazon Studios
“Honey Boy” director Alma Har’el has inked a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. According to Deadline, she will develop and create exclusive series for Amazon Prime Video...
Nikyatu Jusu to Make Feature Debut with Horror Pic “Nanny,” the Story of an Undocumented Caregiver
“Nanny” is set to begin shooting a year after making the Black List, a survey of Hollywood’s most popular un-produced scripts. Deadline reports that Stay Gold Features and Topic...
Hillary Shakespeare & Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare Bringing “The Upside of Unrequited” to the Screen
“The Upside of Unrequited” is heading to the big screen with woman writers, directors, and producers attached. Film rights to Becky Albertalli’s YA novel have been acquired by U.K....
Trailer Watch: A Young Doctor Makes for “The Perfect Candidate” in Haifaa Al Mansour’s Latest
“Change is a big word, and elections are the only way to have our voices heard,” Saudi physician Maryam Alsafan (Mila Al Zahrani) says in the trailer for “The Perfect...
Natalie Portman & Maggie Betts Team Up on HBO Adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s “The Days of Abandonment”
Natalie Portman is joining forces with “Novitiate” writer-director Maggie Betts. The pair are collaborating on HBO Films’ “The Days of Abandonment,” an adaptation of...
“Promising Young Woman” Offers Free Virtual Screenings to College Students
College students will have the opportunity to check out “Promising Young Woman” ahead of the Academy Awards. Focus Features has co-partnered with anti-sexual violence organization RAINN...
Starz Aims to Increase Representation of Women Helmers with Alliance of Women Directors Partnership
Starz is joining forces with the Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) to boost the number of its women helmers. According to Deadline, the network and the collective have launched the #TakeTheLead...
Maya Sarfaty’s Holocaust Doc “Love It Was Not” Lands at Greenwich Entertainment
Maya Sarfaty’s award-winning documentary about the romance between an Auschwitz prisoner and a Nazi will be released in North America this fall. Deadline confirms “Love It Was Not” has...
Chloé Zhao Makes History at DGA Awards and BAFTAs with “Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao’s at it again. The trailblazing “Nomadland” filmmaker just made history again, becoming the second woman to ever win best director at the DGA Awards. “The DGA has...
Natalie Morales, Amy Landecker, & Alice Lee to Star in Sarah Cooper/Cindy Chupack CBS Pilot
CBS’ comedy pilot based on Sarah Cooper’s “How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings” has found its cast. Natalie Morales, Amy Landecker, and Alice Lee will...
Pick of the Day: “Slalom”
There is an intimacy between elite athletes and their coaches that can easily become a breeding ground for abuse. In order to get the best performance, to secure the next victory, the coach pushes...
Focus Features Acquires Agnieszka Smoczynska’s “Silent Twins,” Letitia Wright & Tamara Lawrance Star
Focus Features has secured worldwide rights to Agnieszka Smoczynska’s English-language debut, a press release announced. Written by Andrea Seigel, “Silent Twins” stars Letitia...
Tamara Mariam Dawit’s “Finding Sally” Will Air as Part of WORLD Channel’s “AfroPoP” Series
Tamara Mariam Dawit’s investigation into a family mystery is headed to WORLD Channel. A press release has announced “Finding Sally” will debut on WORLD Channel as part of its...
Trailer Watch: Maya Hawke Goes Viral in Gia Coppola’s “Mainstream”
A fateful meeting with a charismatic stranger leads Maya Hawke on a path to internet stardom in Gia Coppola’s “Mainstream.” Unsure of what she wants to do and what kind of art...
“Shiva Baby’s” Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott to Reteam for “Bottoms” at Orion Pictures
Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott are celebrating the success of “Shiva Baby” by reteaming on another comedy. The pair are set to co-write “Bottoms,” the story of “two...
Trailer Watch: A Nine-Year-Old Girl Flees Nazi Germany in Caroline Link’s “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit”
Oscar-winning filmmaker Caroline Link explores Hitler’s rise through the eyes of a nine-year-old girl in “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.” Based on Judith Kerr’s international...
Ellen Rapoport’s Feminist Porn Comedy “Minx” Ordered to Series at HBO Max, Ophelia Lovibond Stars
“Minx” has been given the green light. Ellen Rapoport’s half-hour comedy about the first women’s porn mag has received a 10-episode series order at HBO Max, and lined up its...
Trailer Watch: “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” Pays Tribute to the Groundbreaking Show
Marilyn Agrelo is taking us back to “Sunny Days” spent with Elmo, Bert, and Big Bird. The “Mad Hot Ballroom” director’s latest offering, “Street Gang: How We Got...
“The Power” Writer-Director Corinna Faith on Tackling Toxic Institutions in a Period Setting
Corinna Faith is a writer-director working across TV and film. She began work as a film camera assistant before moving into directing factual television. After 10 years in that role, she started...
Trailer Watch: Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh Team Up in Cate Shortland’s “Black Widow”
“You don’t know everything about me,” says Scarlett Johansson in a new trailer for Cate Shortland’s “Black Widow.” Set between the events of “Captain America:...
Trailer Watch: Kate Herron Brings “Loki” To Disney+
The God of Mischief is at it again. Set after the events of “Avengers: Endgame” in an alternate timeline, “Loki” sees Tom Hiddleston reprising his role in the Marvel...
“No Ordinary Man” and “Les Nôtres” Acquired by Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope Laboratories has secured U.S. rights to Aisling Chin-Yee’s and Chase Joynt’s “No Ordinary Man,” a documentary about a misunderstood transmasculine trailblazer,...
PBS’ “POV” Acquires SXSW Doc “Fruits of Labor”
“Fruits of Labor” has found a home following its world premiere at SXSW Film Festival. A press release announced that PBS documentary series “POV” scored broadcast rights to...
Beth B’s “Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over” Lands at Kino Lorber
Beth B’s tribute to a New York No Wave icon has secured North American distribution. Kino Lorber landed rights to “Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over” with plans to release the doc in...
Trailer Watch: Amanda Seyfried Moves into a Haunted House in “Things Heard & Seen”
Amanda Seyfried is following up her Oscar-nominated trip down Hollywood memory lane in “Mank” with another story steeped in history. An adaptation of Elizabeth Brundage’s novel of...
Pick of the Day: “Shiva Baby”
As a fairly shy, private person who loathes being put on the spot — especially at social gatherings — I can’t tell you how tense I was during “Shiva Baby.” But it was...