#Women Directors
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Karen Cho – “Big Fight in Little Chinatown”
Karen Cho (曹嘉伦) is a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker known for her socio-political documentaries that explore themes of identity, immigration, and social justice. Her first film, “In The Shadow Of...
Australian Directors Guild Award Nominations: Women Dominate Best Director Category
Women directors are poised to make a major splash at the Australian Directors Guild Awards this year. “For the first time ever, women dominate the major feature film categories with five out of...
IDA Documentary Award Noms: “Fire of Love,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” & More
Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love” and Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” are showing no signs of slowing down as awards season heats up. Hot on the heels...
Cinema Eye Honors: Five Women Are Up for Outstanding Direction, An All-Time High
Women directors are making history at this year’s Cinema Eye Honors. Nominations for the 16th annual nonfiction film awards are in, and for the first time ever, five women are nominated for...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Tal Inbar – “Closed Circuit”
Tal Inbar is an independent filmmaker based in Tel-Aviv, Israel. During her studies, Inbar directed “The Home Front,” a short documentary about the Sarona terror attack, for which she won first...
Kari Skogland Tapped to Direct “Wind River: The Next Chapter”
Kari Skogland is bringing audiences back to Wind River reservation. The Emmy-winning helmer has been tapped to direct a sequel to 2017 crime drama “Wind River,” the story of a hunter and...
Trailer Watch: Idina Menzel Reflects on Career Highs and Lows in “Which Way to the Stage?”
Prepare to be transported back to Arendelle. A new trailer for “Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?” sees the Tony-winning actress and singer belting out the lyrics to “Let It...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Christine Yoo – “26.2 to Life”
Christine Yoo is a director, producer, writer, a volunteer at San Quentin State Prison, and co-founder of the San Quentin Film Festival. As a producer she has worked on non-fiction series for...
Teaser Watch: Octavia Butler’s Sci-Fi Classic “Kindred” Comes to the Screen
An aspiring writer finds herself at the center of a stranger-than-fiction story in “Kindred,” FX’s long-awaited Octavia Butler adaptation. “I was here, and then suddenly I...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Sharon “Rocky” Roggio – “1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture”
Sharon “Rocky” Roggio has been honing her expertise in film and television producing for two decades and has worked on award-winning films and series, including “House of Cards,” “Parks and...
Gina Prince-Bythewood to Receive Filmmaker Tribute at the Gotham Awards
Gina Prince-Bythewood is riding high on the success of “The Woman King,” her critically acclaimed, box office-topping historical epic about an all female-unit of warriors. The writer,...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Elwira Niewiera – “The Hamlet Syndrome”
Elwira Niewiera is a Polish director and screenwriter of documentary films such as “Domino Effect” and “The Prince and the Dybbuk.” In her artistic work, she focuses primarily on political,...
Mel Eslyn’s “Biosphere” Lands at IFC Films
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to “Biosphere,” producer Mel Eslyn’s feature directorial debut. A press release announced that the sci-fi comedy will be released in...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Fatimah Dadzie – “Fati’s Choice”
As a filmmaker, Fatimah Dadzie’s forte is in telling compelling stories about marginalized groups. She previously directed “success stories,” about the reproductive health of adolescent girls....
Inside Out Announces Winners of 2022 RE:Focus Fund
The Inside Out Film Fest has named the eight recipients of its annual RE:Focus Fund for women, non-binary, and/or trans filmmakers telling stories about 2SLGBTQIA+ folks. According to Deadline, this...
Kino Lorber Acquires Nobel Prize Laureate Annie Ernaux’s “The Super 8 Years”
Kino Lorber has landed North American rights to Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical film “The Super 8 Years” (“Les années Super-8”). A press release announced that the archival documentary...
DOC NYC 2022 Preview: Social Justice Reckonings, Cirque du Soleil, & More
Set to take place November 9-27, this year’s edition of DOC NYC film festival promises to enlighten, entertain, inspire, and provoke. Programming includes exciting titles from first-time...
European Film Awards Nominations: “Corsage,” “Saint Omer,” & More
European Film Award (EFA) nominatons are in, and women are set to compete for the ceremony’s top honors. Two of six helmers in the running for European Director are women: Marie Kreutzer for...
Trailer Watch: Emma Corrin & Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Bring “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” to the Screen
“It’s amazing isn’t it? How someone can get so into your blood,” says Emma Corrin in a new trailer for “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” The Emmy-nominated star of “The Crown”...
British Independent Film Awards: Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” & Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” Lead Noms
Nominations for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards are in, and two directorial debuts from women lead the pack: Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” the toast of the festival circuit...
Pick of the Day: “Causeway”
It’s been too long since Jennifer Lawrence starred in a movie worthy of her talents. “Causeway” is a welcome return to form for the A-lister. It’s been a dozen years since...
Apply Now: WIF Programs for Writers, Directors, & Cinematographers
Listen up, writers, directors, and cinematographers! Women in Film (WIF) is now accepting applicants to four of its filmmaking programs uplifting women and non-binary industry newcomers. The...
Maïmouna Doucouré to Direct Josephine Baker Biopic
Maïmouna Doucouré is following up 2020’s “Cuties,” her Paris-set portrait of a pre-teen Senegalese immigrant who joins a dance clique, with the story of a trailblazing dancer,...
Can’t Buy My Silence to Host Exclusive Preview Screening of “She Said” in London
“She Said” is coming to London early. Together Films and Can’t Buy My Silence (CBMS) are presenting an exclusive preview screening of the Maria Schrader-directed #MeToo drama, with all...
Trailer Watch: “Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste” Exposes Sexual Abuse and Manipulation
“We have a pleasure deficit disorder in this country. I think that there is a cure and that cure is female orgasm,” says Nicole Daedone in a new trailer for “Orgasm Inc: The Story...
Trailer Watch: Lizzie Gottleib’s “Turn Every Page” Pays Tribute to Robert Caro & Robert Gottlieb
“Words matter, mood matters, rhythm matters, commas matter, semicolon matters – and the fights go on,” we’re told in the latest trailer for Lizzie Gottleib’s “Turn Every Page – The...
Jocelyn Moorhouse’s Star-Studded “The Fabulous Four” Goes to Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street has landed North American rights to Jocelyn Moorhouse-directed comedy “The Fabulous Four,” starring Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, and Sissy Spacek. Deadline...
Trailer Watch: Syrian Refugee Sisters Dream of the Olympics in “The Swimmers”
Sally El Hosaini follows two sisters from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics in “The Swimmers.” A new trailer for the inspirational drama based on a true story,...
Israeli Oscar Contender “Cinema Sabaya” Acquired by Kino Lorber
“Cinema Sabaya” may be heading to the Academy Awards and is definitely heading to North America. A press release announced that Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Orit...
Trailer Watch: Tilda Swinton Takes on Dual Roles in Joanna Hogg’s Ghost Story “The Eternal Daughter”
Tilda Swinton ventures to a haunted house in her latest collaboration with Joanna Hogg. “The Eternal Daughter” sees the Oscar winner taking on two roles, Julie and Rosalind Hart, a mother...
“Call Jane,” Planned Parenthood, & Abortion Care Network to Host Screenings & Fundraisers at Clinics
The team behind “Call Jane” is bringing its on-screen activism to the real world. In collaboration with local and national abortion care providers like Planned Parenthood and Abortion Care...
Emilia Clarke and Sophie Hyde to Bring Constance Lloyd’s Life to the Big Screen in “An Ideal Wife”
Sophie Hyde will tackle another unconventional relationship in her next pic. The Australian writer-director will follow up Emma Thompson-starrer “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” a comedy...
November 2022 Film Preview
Awards contenders are making their way to multiplexes this month. Jennifer Lawrence is eyeing a fifth Oscar nomination for “Causeway” (November 4), Lila Neugebauer’s drama about a...
Kelly Marcel to Direct “Venom 3”
Kelly Marcel is set to make her directorial debut with a big budget comic adaptation. After co-writing the screenplay for 2018’s “Venom” and penning 2021’s “Venom: Let...
Gina Prince-Bythewood to Receive Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award
Hot off rave reviews for her latest blockbuster, “The Woman King” helmer Gina Prince-Bythewood is set to receive the ACE (American Cinema Editors) Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year...
Pick of the Day: “Call Jane”
Above all else, Phylliss Nagy’s “Call Jane” is a testament to the bulletproof resilience of women in the face of adversity. Written by Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi, the Elizabeth...
Exclusive: Elizabeth Banks Faces a Life-Threatening Pregnancy in “Call Jane” Clip
Set in 1968 Chicago, “Call Jane” sees Elizabeth Banks playing Joy, a surburban housewife whose ordinary life gets turned upside down when her pregnancy leads to a life-threatening heart...
Gotham Award Nominations: “Aftersun,” “What We Leave Behind,” & More
Gotham Award nominations are in. Charlotte Wells’ feature debut, “Aftersun,” a look inside a father and daughter’s seaside vacation, is up for Best Feature. It’s the...
Trailer Watch: “Dream Life” Celebrates its 50th Anniversary with Restoration and U.S. Premiere
The first narrative feature helmed by a woman in Quebec is getting a 50th-anniversary restoration and making its U.S. premiere. Mireille Dansereau’s “Dream Life” (“La vie...
Emilia Jones and Susanna Fogel Team Up for Reality Winner Biopic
Emilia Jones and Susanna Fogel are reuniting. The pair just teamed up for “Cat Person,” a film adaptation of Kristen Roupenian’s viral New Yorker story about a college...
The ACA Cinema Project Announces Series Showcasing Women Filmmakers From Japan
The ACA Cinema Project has announced a new film series showcasing women visionaries in Japanese cinema, The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from Japan Cuts and Beyond. A press release announced...
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Tapped to Direct a “Star Wars” Pic
The Force is with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: the “Ms. Marvel” director has been tapped to helm a “Star Wars” film. Deadline reports that the script is still being written, and...
Rose Bryne’s Dollhouse Pictures to Adapt Hannah Kent’s Queer Love Story “Devotion”
“Physical” actress Rose Byrne’s Dollhouse Pictures is bringing Hannah Kent’s award-winning novel “Devotion” to the big screen. A press release announced that Dollhouse will be joining...
Trailer Watch: Dina Amer Examines Trauma and Sisterhood in “You Resemble Me”
“If I don’t have you, I feel like I lose myself. I become someone else,” a girl tells her sister in a new trailer for “You Resemble Me.” Described by writer-director...
Cinema Eye Honors: “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,” “Black and Missing,” & More Land Noms
Awards season is heating up. Earier this week, nominations for the Critics Choice Documentary Awards dropped and now The Cinema Eye Honors is announcing its first round of noms for doc films and...
Pick of the Day: “Aftersun”
A moving meditation on memory, nostalgia, and loss, “Aftersun” is positively radiant, and left me reeling in its glow. To say that Charlotte Wells’ feature debut, the story of an...
Pick of the Day: “Descendant”
What does it mean to be a descendant? The concept of ancestry is nebulous, abstract, and often taken for granted by folks who are lucky enough to be able to trace their genealogy. To be a lineal...
Nicole Riegel’s KiKi Layne-Starrer “Dandelion” Lands at IFC Films
IFC Films has secured worldwide rights to Nicole Riegel’s sophomore feature, “Dandelion,” a romantic drama led by “Moonlight’s” KiKi Layne. Deadine broke the...
Pick of the Day: “The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile”
“Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on / Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?” asks country music legend Tanya Tucker in her 1972 debut hit, “Delta Dawn.” The chart-topping...
Trailer Watch: Kristen Bell & Allison Janney Wreak Havoc in “The People We Hate at the Wedding”
“Eloise is our half sister, which means we can half ass the relationship,” we’re told in the trailer for Claire Scanlon’s “The People We Hate at the Wedding.” The Prime Video comedy stars...
Véronique Jadin’s “Employee of the Month” Acquired by Film Movement
“Employee of the Month” is headed stateside. Deadline reports that Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Véronique Jadin’s dark comedy with plans to release it in...