#Women Executives
“Boxed In” Report: Streamers Hire More Women Behind the Scenes than Broadcast, WOC Characters Remain Underrepresented
Now in its 25th year, the latest “Boxed In” report reveals that streaming platforms have yet again eclipsed their broadcast TV competition with the representation of women on television. The...
Naomi Denamur & Julie Billy Launch June Films, Slate Includes Pics from Clémence Poésy & Hafsia Herzi
French film industry execs Naomi Denamur and Julie Billy have launched their own firm. The duo have started Paris-based production company June Films, with features from actress-filmmakers Clémence...
Alana Mayo Named Prez of Re-Launched Orion Pictures, Label’s New Focus Will Be Inclusive Storytelling
Under Alana Mayo’s leadership, MGM’s Orion Pictures will be dedicated exclusively to inclusion on-screen and off. Variety has confirmed Mayo has been hired as Orion’s new president,...
Vanja Kaludjercic Named Festival Director of International Film Fest Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has appointed Vanja Kaludjercic as its new festival director. She will succeed current director Bero Beyer as IFFR’s artistic voice effective...
Esta Spalding, Mary Young Leckie, & Alison Duke Among WIFT-Toronto’s 2019 Crystal Awardees
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) will celebrate writers, producers, executives, and activists alike at the 32nd Crystal Awards Gala. The advocacy group for women in Canadian...
WIA to Honor Netflix Animation Exec Melissa Cobb and Filmmaker Brenda Lopez
Netflix VP of Original Animation Melissa Cobb and filmmaker and artist Brenda Lopez are among the honorees at this year’s WIA Diversity Awards. WIA (Women in Animation) President Marge Dean...
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider, & Jane Featherstone Team Up for New Content Company
Media mogul Elisabeth Murdoch, seasoned exec Stacey Snider, and television producer Jane Featherstone have joined forces and launched a new global content company. According to The Hollywood...
With Jacqueline Lyanga’s Hiring, Three Film Independent Creative Divisions Are Women-Run
Former AFI FEST Director Jacqueline Lyanga recently joined Film Independent, the org behind the Film Independent Spirit Awards, as its new Artistic Director. A press release confirmed the...
Ann Sarnoff Appointed CEO of Warner Bros., Becomes First Woman to Head the Studio
The home of “Wonder Woman” will, fittingly, soon have a female CEO. BBC Studios Americas president Ann Sarnoff has been named Warner Bros.’ next CEO, Variety reports. When she takes...
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...
#TimesUp Names Lisa Borders as President and CEO
#TimesUp has locked in its first-ever President and CEO. Former WNBA President Lisa Borders will take on the position effective November 1. A press release announcing the news emphasized that the...
Marvel Exec Victoria Alonso Will Be Honored by the HPA
Victoria Alonso is set to receive the Hollywood Professional Association’s (HPA) Charles S. Swartz Award, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The producer and executive vp of production at Marvel...
Kamil Oshundara Joins Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Prods. as Cultural Exec
Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions has made an unusual but very valuable hire. According to The Hollywood Reporter, activist and scholar Kamil Oshundara will serve as cultural executive at...
Infographic: Women and Hollywood – Better Luck Next Year…Or Next Decade
Change is the keyword in Hollywood these days. A globalizing marketplace, the exportation of work from Los Angeles to every other corner of the world, the replacement of celluloid by digital,...
Guest Post: “It’s A Great Career, But I Earned It”: A Power Talk With Sheila Nevins
After listening to Sheila Nevins speak for even five minutes, it’s not hard to understand why she’s so successful in the documentary world. She is, in a word, frank, but also gifted with...
Bonnie Hammer and Lauren Zalaznick Take on New Roles at NBC
Bonnie Hammer will be taking on running the full NBCU’s cable portfolio. Hammer, who previously oversaw USA Network, Syfy, E!, G4, Cloo, Chiller, Universal HD, Universal Cable Productions and...
Sundance Interview with Sarah Barnett, General Manager of the Sundance Channel
We got to spend a couple of minutes at Sundance with the woman behind the Sundance Channel, Sarah Barnett. We don't get to talk to executives too often so it was really nice to get her...
UK’s Women in Film and Television Awards Honors 15 Women
At the U.K.’s 22nd annual Women in Film and Television Awards, fifteen women were honored from all aspects of television and film. Amongst the winners were Clare Balding, a sports presenter,...
The Hollywood Reporter Announces Top Women in Entertainment for 2012
The Hollywood Reporter has unveiled the top ten of their 21st annual Top 100 Women in Entertainment. The honorees will join one another at a breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel, which will honor...