#Women Directors
Women Centric & Directed Films Nab Awards at Provincetown Film Festival and Los Angeles Film Festival
Yesterday both the Provincetown Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival announced the recipients of their awards and women won big. Both festivals honored several women directed and women...
Women Directors and Why Language Matters
A couple of weeks ago I read that the two male directors — Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg — of Kon-Tiki which was nominated for best foreign language film got the gig of...
Weekly Update for June 21: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Currently Playing The Bling Ring The Wall Twenty Feet From Stardom (doc) My Best Day – Directed by Erin Greenwell Tiger Eyes ...
Watch This: Nine for IX Short Film Coach – Directed by Bess Kargman
As we previously reported, this summer ESPN will be airing Nine for IX–a series of films about women athletes directed by women. To say that we were excited would be an understatement. ESPN...
Sam Taylor-Johnson Will Direct Fifty Shades of Grey
We’ve reported a lot about the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey adaptation. We were a little wary about the producing team, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, from The Social Network working...
Teaser Trailer: Frozen – Co-Directed by Jennifer Lee
Disney’s latest, Frozen, is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Snow Queen. The film follows Anna (Kristen Bell) who teams up with a mountain man (Jonathan Groff) to find her...
EWA Launches Campaign to Support Women Directors in Europe
EWA (the European Women’s Audiovisual Network) has launched a European campaign to build awareness around women directors. The statistics (when there are any) in Europe are dismal with...
2013 Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund Announces Spotlighting Women Documentary Awards
The 2013 grantees for the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund were announced. The fund gives money to feature length projects that highlight important social issues from around the world. The Kering...
New Season of Call the Midwife to Be Directed Only by Women
Hurrah. How exciting. One of my favorite shows, Call the Midwife which airs on PBS here in the US is in production on its third season in England. Turns out as they were lining up...
Box Office Report: The Bling Ring Starts Off Hot
Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring opened in five locations this past weekend and grossed $210,000 for a per screen average of $42,000. Not surprisingly, the film played very well with women...
Weekly Update June 14: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend The Bling Ring – Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola The Bling Ring may be the most anxiety producing film I...
The Bling Ring – Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola
The Bling Ring may be the most anxiety producing film I have ever seen. I sat raptly watching it with deep concern over the state of young people today. Thankfully, I was with two young...
Trailer Watch: In A World… Written, Directed and Starring Lake Bell
Lake Bell’s directorial debut came out strong from Sundance with great reviews and winning the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Finally, we’ve now got a trailer for the film. This was one...
A Next Step Towards Gender Parity for Women Directors
A couple of months ago there was a big meeting at the DGA addressing the issue of the lack of opportunities for women directors. It took about a year to organize and was met with a positive...
Trailer Watch: Red-Band Trailer for The To-Do List – Written and Directed by Maggie Carey
Maggie Carey’s The To-Do List is on our list of our most anticipated summer movies. The film stars Aubrey Plaza as Brandy, a recent high school graduate who decides to channel her scholastic...
Women Directed and Centric Films Playing at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival kicks off on June 13th with a great line up of women directed and centric films. Held in New York, the festival will be showing 18 documentaries and two fictional...
Trailer Watch: Lifetime’s Anna Nicole – Directed by Mary Harron
The late Anna Nicole Smith has been one of the most fascinating and tragic celebrity figures. And Lifetime is telling her story. Anna Nicole, directed by Mary Harron, documents Anna Nicole...
The 2013 Tony Awards — Women Win Big
Even though I don’t get to the theatre as much as I used to, it will always remain my first love. And last night’s Tony Awards were a reminder to me of why I fell in love in the...
Weekly Update June 7th: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Tiger Eyes If you are a woman of my age, you grew up reading Judy Blume She was your touchstone. Now this weekend the first of her novels to make it to the...
Trailer Watch: Blackfish – Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
The official trailer for Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Sundance hit, Blackfish, was recently released. Intense is the only way to describe it. It feels a lot like The Cove about dolphins in...
Jennifer Lawrence to Produce/Star in Susanne Bier’s Rules of Inheritance
Jennifer Lawrence is taking it to the next level. She is set to star in and produce The Rules of Inheritance based on Claire Bidwell Smith’s memoir of the same title. The story centers...
Women in View Releases Report on the Status of Women Working in TV in Canada
Women in View, a national non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing the Canadian media industry by strengthening gender and cultural diversity both on screen and behind the scenes...
Women and Hollywood is Going to London
Great News. We’re taking the show on the road again. This time to London. It’s been a very busy spring and we are so excited to kick the summer off with a trip to London...
Interview with Katie Aselton – Director and Star of Black Rock
Black Rock is every woman’s worst nightmare. You go out on an adventure with friends and then things go horribly wrong and you are running for your life. Katie Aselton gives us a film where the...
Lois Smith, Jessica Hecht and Paula Vogel Among the Honorees at The 4th Annual Lilly Awards
The Committee for Recognizing Women in Theatre along with Julia Jordan, Theresa Rebeck, Marsha Norman, and Tim Sanford have announced the honorees for the 4th annual Lilly Awards. The...
Weekly Update May 31: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Hannah Arendt – Directed by Margarethe von Trotta Hannah Arendt was a complicated woman and director Margarethe von Trotta has made a complicated film...
Guest Post Rerun: American Mary Sets Out to Modify the Way You Think About Women in Horror
Originally published on October 30th. American Mary opens in limited release today and is available on VOD. In short, our film American Mary proclaims that she is the story of medical student Mary...
Trailer Watch: Paloma – Written and Directed by Julia Stiles on WIGS
As we’ve previously reported, Julia Stiles has made herself a force on the hit YouTube channel, WIGS that does scripted dramas and features with female leads. Stiles is currently starring in...
Weekly Update May 24: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Fill The Void – Written and Directed by Rama Burshtein I saw Fill the Void back in September at the Toronto Film Festival. It’s been making its...
Sue Kramer to Direct Amy Fine Collins’ ‘The God of Driving’
Sue Kramer, director of Gray Matters, is set to direct her adaptation of Amy Fine Collins’ The God of Driving: How I Overcame Fear and Put Myself in the Driver’s Seat (with the Help of a...
The Importance of Changing Perspective
Since I write on the web, I spend a lot of time, as you can imagine, in front of my computer. Most days all day (except for a couple of dog walking breaks.) But this spring due to the...
Lake Bell On Women Directors: If You Happen to Have a Vagina, That’s Okay
Lake Bell, director of the anticipated summer film In A World, spoke in an interview for her latest film that she acts in, Black Rock, directed by Katie Aselton, about being a woman director in...
Zooey Deschanel Directs New She & Him Music Video
Last week, Rashida Jones made her directorial debut with a music video for Sara Bareilles’ “Brave.” This week, Zooey Deschanel, announced her own directorial debut with the She...
Sony Head Amy Pascal on Women Directors: The Whole System is Geared for Them To Fail
Holy crap. In a revealing interview with Forbes’ Dorothy Pomerantz on the occasion of the publication of the most powerful women in the world list, Sony studio chief Amy Pascal, the only...
Tribeca: Interview with Jane Weinstock – Co-Writer/Director of The Moment
I was traveling a lot during this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, but thanks to technology I was able to catch some of the movies that I really wanted to see. One of those was the Jennifer...
Weekly Update May 17: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Black Rock – Directed by Katie Aselton Black Rock is every woman’s worst nightmare. You go out on an adventure with friends and then things go...
Odes to Female Friendships Rule The Weekend with Katie Aselton’s Black Rock and Frances Ha
This weekend, two very different films that explore the intricacies of female friendships are hitting theaters (and VOD) near you: Katie Aselton’s thriller Black Rock and Noah Baumbach’s...
Guest Post: Screaming With Your Body
Hysteria is the way to express with your body desires that the society does not accept. It’s like screaming with your body. Augustine (the lead character in my film) really existed. She was...
Review Roundup: The Bling Ring – Directed by Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring opened up Un Certain Regard at Cannes and the reviews of the film are coming in. Here’s a roundup of reviews of the film. “The Bling Ring”...
Rashida Jones Makes Directorial Debut with Sara Bareilles ‘Brave’ Music Video
Rashida Jones announced her directorial debut with Sara Bareilles’ “Brave” music video on Twitter earlier this week.. It’s a bright, poppy song with an equally...
Sundance: Tribeca Film & Well Go Pick Up Francesca Gregorini’s Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes
After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, Tribeca Film and Well Go have picked up Francesca Gregorini’s Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes. Starring Kaya Scodelario and Jessica...
Kate Winslet to Star in Jocelyn Moorhouse’s The Dressmaker
Kate Winslet is going to star in Jocelyn Moorhouse’s The Dressmaker. Moorhouse has also written the script which is based on the novel by Rosalie Ham. Winslet will play Tilly, a woman who...
Women Directed and Written Projects Chosen for Sundance Institute’s June Directors and Screenwriters Labs
The Sundance Institute announced the 13 projects chosen for their prestigious June Director and Screenwriter Labs which take place from May 27-June 27. The program has fellows work with...
Sundance: Jill Soloway’s Afternoon Delight Gets Pick Up from Film Arcade and Cinedigm
After winning the U.S. Dramatic Directing award for her film Afternoon Delight, Jill Soloway’s Sundance film has finally got picked up by Film Arcade and Cinedigm. In a statement, The Film...
Weekly Update May 10: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Venus and Serena – Directed by Maiken Baird and Michelle Major (doc) Venus and Serena takes an unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of the greatest...
Los Angeles Film Festival Announces Line Up
The Los Angeles Film Festival recently announced their line up. And it’s great. Some of our festival favorites are screening including Lake Bell’s In A World, Stacie Passon’s...
Interview with Judy Chaikin – Director of The Girls in the Band
The Girls in the Band opens for a one-week run in NYC on May 10. Tickets here. Women and Hollywood: What drew you to making this film? Judy Chaikin: I come from a family of musicians...
Guest Post: Invisible Women Who Rock
We are both filmmakers launching documentaries featuring different generations of women pursuing their artistic vision in the predominantly male bastion of rock and roll. And of course, the...
HBO Summer Documentary Series Very Women-Centric
Last week, HBO announced their summer documentary series and it is very women-centric from the content to the majority of women directors of these films. Some of the women-centric docs include Pussy...
Three Women-Centric Films Opening on August 16th
If you survive the summer of male centric super hero and action films, mark your calendars for August 16th because three women-centric films will be opening. While August has been in the past seen as...
The Directing Workshop for Women 2013 Showcase
On Monday night I stepped into the Directors Guild Building for the first time to attend the annual showcase for the AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women My feelings about that place are...