#Women Directors
Under the Radar: Rima Das’ “Bulbul Can Sing” Examines the Joy and Pain of Growing Up
Last year, director Rima Das premiered her film “Village Rockstars,” which went on to become India’s official submission to the 91st Academy Awards. In her latest feature, “Bulbul Can...
Writer Ngozi Anyanwu and Director Awoye Timpo Talk Reuniting for “Good Grief”
Writer-actor Ngozi Anyanwu and director Awoye Timpo paired up for the current run of Anyanwu’s play “Good Grief” at the Vineyard Theatre. This isn’t the first time the pair has worked...
Guest Post: How I Branched Out from “Ethnic Friend” to Leading Lady in “Unlovable”
Guest Post by Charlene deGuzman Growing up Filipino-American in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I never saw any movie stars that looked like me. I rarely saw anyone Filipino on-screen, and if I did, they...
Kat Dennings-Starrer “Dollface” Ordered to Series at Hulu
Kat Dennings is trying to make up for all the girls’ nights she missed out on. The “2 Broke Girls” alumna toplines “Dollface,” the story of a woman determined to make...
Weekly Update for November 2: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING A Private War (Opens in NY and LA; Opens Nationwide November 16) In this world where journalism is under constant assault, watching “A Private...
Kelly Reichardt is Filming Her Next Feature, “First Cow”
Kelly Reichardt has kicked off production on her next film. She’ll follow up 2016’s “Certain Women” with “First Cow,” IndieWire reports. Set in 1820s Oregon and...
Alicia Silverstone to Topline Amy Miller Gross’ “The Pleasure of Your Presence”
Alicia Silverstone will star in and exec produce “The Pleasure of Your Presence,” Deadline confirms. The pic marks Amy Miller Gross’ follow-up to her first feature,...
“Tell It to the Bees” and “The Chambermaid” Secure North American Distribution
Both “Tell It to the Bees” and “The Chambermaid” made their world premieres at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in September, and now the women-directed pics have...
You’re Invited: W&H’s Melissa Silverstein Will Be Special Guest in Gloria Steinem Play
Women and Hollywood’s Founder and Publisher is set to serve as Special Guest in “Gloria: A Life,” an interactive play about iconic feminist Gloria Steinem. On November 15 Melissa...
Exclusive: Nina Menkes’ “Queen of Diamonds” Has Been Restored, Will Be Re-Released
Originally released in 1991, Nina Menkes’ subversive drama “Queen of Diamonds” was heralded as a feminist masterwork. Now the film about a struggling Blackjack dealer is getting a...
November 2018 Film Preview
As the weather gets cooler, it’s the perfect time to spend an evening indoors with a great flick. And November promises a wide selection of women-centric and women-made films for just that...
Gia Coppola to Direct “Mainstream,” a Love Triangle Featuring Rising Star Maya Hawke
Gia Coppola has booked her next gig. She’ll follow up her 2013 directorial debut “Palo Alto” with “Mainstream,” Variety reports. Described as an “eccentric love...
Naomi Watts Takes the Lead in “Game of Thrones” Prequel
Naomi Watts is Westeros bound. The two-time Oscar nominee has signed on to star in an untitled “Game of Thrones” prequel, Deadline confirms. The project hails from “X-Men: First...
BIFA 2018 Nominations: “You Were Never Really Here,” “The Favourite,” and More
The nominations for the 2018 British Independent Film Awards have been announced, and royal comedy “The Favourite” leads the pack with 13 nods. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and...
Film Forum to Host Ida Lupino Retrospective
Known for taking roles Bette Davis turned down, Ida Lupino went on to pave a path entirely her own. With on-screen credits including “They Drive by Night” and “High Sierra,”...
Annabel Oakes’ “Edge of Seventeen” Series Lands Pilot Order at YouTube
Get ready for more bittersweet, angsty, and hilarious stories about surviving high school. According to Deadline, YouTube has given a pilot order to “The Edge of Seventeen,” a half-hour...
Ava DuVernay Is Working with Netflix on a Prince Documentary
Ava DuVernay is making it rain purple at Netflix. The “Wrinkle in Time” helmer is working with the streamer on a Prince documentary, Deadline confirms. Set to cover the iconic...
Kate Hudson to Star in Ana Lily Amirpour’s Next Feature, “Blood Moon”
Ana Lily Amirpour has another genre flick on the way. After telling the story of a lonely vampire in “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” and cannibals in a desert dystopia in “The...
Weekly Update for October 26: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Shirkers (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Sandi Tan (Opens in NY and LA) (Also Available on Netflix) “When I was 18 the thing I wanted more than anything was...
Chicken & Egg Pictures Receives Amicus Award at IDA Documentary Awards
Given at the IDA Documentary Awards, the Amicus Award “honors individuals or organizations in recognition of their work supporting the essential needs of the nonfiction media landscape.”...
Anya Taylor-Joy to Topline “Emma,” Autumn De Wilde Directing
First published in 1815, “Emma” continues to resonate. Jane Austen’s novel about a meddlesome matchmaker is once again being adapted for the screen. Deadline reports that...
Immigrant Women Taking Center Stage: Crowdfunding Picks
Because of the Trump administration, immigrants have become particularly vulnerable in recent years. Accordingly, art has been forced to respond to this crisis quickly and effectively. Seeing...
Sandra Luckow’s “That Way Madness Lies…” Acquired by First Run Features, Receives Release Date
“That Way Madness Lies…” sees award-winning filmmaker Sandra Luckow turning the camera on her own family. The doc about her brother’s struggles with mental health has been...
Trailer Watch: Alexandra Pelosi Travels to Middle America in “Outside the Bubble”
Alexandra Pelosi is bursting her own bubble. “I may live in liberal America, but I know that this is not the only America,” the director explains in a trailer for her upcoming HBO...
Marianna Palka’s Motherhood Comedy “Egg” Acquired by Gravitas Ventures
“Egg” is set to hatch in theaters come the new year. Gravitas Ventures acquired North American rights to Marianna Palka’s dark comedy about motherhood and is planning a January 18...
Bryce Dallas Howard Is Directing a Documentary About Dads
Bryce Dallas Howard has kicked off production on her feature directorial debut. The “Jurassic World” actress is helming “Dads,” a documentary about “what it means to be...
WeForShe Names 2018 DirectHer Program Participants
WeForShe has announced the participants for this year’s DirectHer Program. The nine female directors will pair up with seasoned TV directors, who will guarantee the participants’ work on...
Trailer Watch: Sandra Bullock Faces Her Worst Fear in Susanne Bier’s “Bird Box”
Sandra Bullock takes her kids on the boat ride from hell in “Bird Box.” Directed by Oscar-winning Danish director Susanne Bier, the post-apocalyptic thriller sees Bullock playing Malorie,...
Quote of the Day: Paul Feig Calls Bullshit on Claim That There Are No Female Directors to Hire
Paul Feig’s filmography tells you a lot about the writer-director. He doesn’t shy away from female-led films. In fact, he’s built a career on making them: “Bridesmaids,”...
Roxanne Benjamin to Pen “Night of the Comet” Remake for Orion
Roxanne Benjamin is bringing zombie horror-comedy “Night of the Comet” back to life. The “XX” and “Southbound” director is penning a reimagining of the cult...
Naomi Kawase to Direct Official Tokyo 2020 Olympics Film
No stranger to representing Japan on the world stage, Naomi Kawase has screened eight films at Cannes Film Festival. Now the Japanese filmmaker has been tapped to helm the official film of the...
“Lost Gully Road” and “She is the Ocean” Among LA Femme International Film Festival Winners
This year’s LA Femme International Film Festival has come to a close. Focused on women filmmakers who create commercial films for a worldwide audience, the fest just wrapped its 14th...
New Release Dates Set for “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Charlie’s Angels” Reboot
We’ll have to wait a bit longer to see two of the most highly-anticipated women-directed studio pics. Both Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman 1984” and Elizabeth Banks’...
Queer Women in Love: October’s VOD and Web Series Picks
Women are underrepresented in the media — that’s no secret. It should also come as no surprise that queer women are among the most marginalized groups on-screen. To add insult to injury,...
Carol Morley’s Patricia Clarkson-Starrer “Out of Blue” Goes to IFC Films
Still reeling from Patricia Clarkson’s disturbing turn in “Sharp Objects”? The Oscar-nominated actress’ latest feature is another dark story involving murder and family...
LFF 2018: Sudabeh Mortezai’s “Joy” Takes Top Prize, Tricia Tuttle Named Head of BFI Fests
The last night of the 2018 BFI London Film Festival (LFF) was an exciting one for women. Not only did Sudabeh Mortezai’s sex trafficking drama “Joy” win Best Film, it was...
Weekly Update for October 19: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Directed by Marielle Heller; Written by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Opens in NY and LA) Rightly renowned for her outrageous physical...
Hannah Marks to Direct “The Swimsuit Issue”
Hannah Marks’ feature directorial debut hit theaters less than a week ago and she just lined up her next gig. She’ll follow up “After Everything” with “The Swimsuit...
Melissa Miller Costanzo’s “All These Small Moments” Lands at Orion Classics
Melissa Miller Costanzo’s feature directorial debut has secured distribution. Orion Classics scooped up North American and Latin American rights to Jemima Kirke-starrer “All These Small...
Filmstruck and Film Movement Plus Honoring Women Directors with New Film Collections
Time to plan a movie night. Streamers Filmstruck and Film Movement Plus are both celebrating female directors with newly-added collections of women-helmed films. Filmstruck’s “Spotlight:...
IFP Gotham Award Nominations Include “The Rider,” “Skate Kitchen,” and “The Tale”
Nominations for the 28th IFP Gotham Awards have been announced. Five films are up for Best Feature at the 2018 edition of the ceremony, and two are helmed by women: Josephine Decker’s...
Kelly Fremon Craig to Direct Adaptation of Judy Blume Classic “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
An “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” movie is finally on the way. In the almost 50 years since the iconic young adult novel was first published, author Judy Blume has famously...
Agnès Varda, Robin Wright, and Melissa Leo Will Be Celebrated at Fests
French auteur Agnès Varda, “House of Cards” star and director Robin Wright, and Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo are all set to receive honors at upcoming fests. Varda and Wright will...
Keira Knightley and Philippa Lowthorpe Bringing the Story of the 1970 Miss World Pageant to the Big Screen
Keira Knightley can currently be seen playing a trailblazing author in “Colette,” and now the two-time Oscar nominee has signed on to topline another feminist project. She’ll star...
Exclusive: Margarethe von Trotta to Be Honored with Retrospective at NYC’s Quad Cinema
Coinciding with the release of her latest film, “Searching for Ingmar Bergman,” the Quad will celebrate the work of Margarethe von Trotta with a retrospective. In a Women and Hollywood...
Trailer Watch: Nicole Kidman Can’t Let the Past Go in “Destroyer”
“I just wanna do one good thing,” says Nicole Kidman in the first trailer for “Destroyer.” Directed by Karyn Kusama, the crime drama sees the Oscar winner playing Erin Bell, a...
Anna Odell’s “X&Y” to Open 2018 Stockholm Film Fest, 42% of Features in Competition Women-Directed
Anna Odell is set to kick off the 2018 edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival. According to ScreenDaily, the fest will host the world premiere of “X&Y,” the Swedish...
Trailer Watch: Gina Rodriguez Is Gloria the Badass in Catherine Hardwicke’s “Miss Bala”
“After my parents died, I didn’t really think I was gonna be able to come back to Tijuana,” Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) tells her best friend in the trailer for “Miss Bala,...
Experimental Filmmaker Marie Losier Will Receive MoMA Retrospective
The Museum of Modern Art is recognizing the work of French artist and experimental filmmaker Marie Losier. From November 1-11 the museum will host “Marie Losier: Just A Million Dreams,”...
Melora Walters’ “Waterlily Jaguar” to Open DTLA Fest, Feature Lineup Is 68% Women-Directed
The 10th Annual DTLA Film Festival promises to be a memorable one for women filmmakers. A press release has announced that the fest will screen 30 features, 68 percent of which are from women...
“Free Solo,” “RBG,” and “Dark Money” Among 2018 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominees
“Free Solo” tops the 2018 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards nominations. Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the National Geographic title tells the story...