#Women In Film
Writer to Watch: Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence of “Twenties”
Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence uses writing as a means of world-building. Raised in both Washington, D.C. and Honolulu, Hawai’i in “a family of activists, critical race theorists, and freedom...
NYWIFT Has Presented 24 Scholarships and Awards for Women in Film and TV Throughout 2022
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) has presented 10 scholarships and 14 festival awards to new and established filmmakers at seven New York-area festivals throughout the past year, a...
WIF Releases #VoteForWomen Film Ballot to Raise Awareness About Awards Contenders
Awards season is heating up and Women in Film (WIF) is working to ensure that voters remember that the industry doesn’t just consist of men. WIF has released its fourth annual #VoteForWomen...
Whose Lens is it Anyway?: Podcast Picks
While we’ve come a long way with on-screen representation, much of mainstream television and film fails to offer relatable, authentic representation for all. That’s the beauty of...
Choreographer to Watch: Victoria Caro of “The Kissing Booth” and “Riverdale”
At just 21 years old, Victoria Caro is already a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood. She began dancing competitively at the age of seven and learned more about the world of acting through...
“O Womaniya!” Study: Women Hold Just 10 Percent of Senior Roles in Indian Film and TV
A new study into the state of female representation in the Indian film and TV sectors has found that women make up a very low number of behind-the-camera roles, such as heads of department (HODs) and...
ReFrame Rise Expands to Support Women DPs Along With Directors, Announces 2022-24 Class
ReFrame Rise, a program launched in 2019 to nurture established women filmmakers, is growing. From Women In Film Los Angeles (WIF) and Sundance Institute’s ReFrame Project and supported by...
The Girls on Film Podcast Launches Girls on Film Awards
The Girls on Film Podcast is set to “reward excellence in the field of feminism, inclusion and diversity, female representation, and the female gaze” with its inaugural Girls on Film...
WIF Study Finds “Severe Lack of Capital Investment” in Women-Owned Production Companies
Hollywood’s gender problem extends beyond on- and off-camera roles. According to a new study from WIF (Women In Film, Los Angeles), there is also a pronounced gender disparity among the...
Costume Designer to Watch: Vera Chow of “The Walking Dead” and “Boogie”
Born in Texas and raised in British Hong Kong, Vera Chow never quite found herself at ease with her surroundings. Made to feel like a misfit during her schooling in Hong Kong, Chow admits in a talk...
Zendaya, Jean Smart, Marlee Matlin, and Siân Heder Among Women in Film WIF Honorees
Zendaya is following up the world premiere of “Dune” at Venice Film Festival by taking home a special award. The Emmy-winning “Euphoria” actress is among this year’s...
Apply Now: Women In Film’s Hire Her Back Grant
Attention, members of Women In Film’s (WIF) local Los Angeles, New York, or Atlanta chapters whose filmmaking careers have been stalled by COVID-19: applications for Hire Her Back grants are...
Women In Film Hosting CW Variety Special to Benefit Hire Her Back Campaign
Jane Fonda, Rosario Dawson, Alison Brie, and Jennifer Garner are just a few of the entertainers who will perform as part of “Women In Film Presents: Make It Work!,” a one-hour variety...
Women In Film’s Hire Her Back Campaign Calls for Gender & Racial Equality as Productions Resume
The COVID-19 crisis and recent Black Lives Matter protests have laid bare the racial, class, and gender disparities that exist in law enforcement, healthcare, labor, and well, everywhere. As...
Submit Now: Women In Film, ReFrame, and IMDbPro’s Curbside Shorts Filmmaking Challenge
Women In Film LA, ReFrame, and IMDbPro have launched a contest for women and nonbinary filmmakers who have been keeping creative during quarantine. Per a press release, the Curbside Shorts Two-Minute...
New Time’s Up Campaign Encourages Women to Pursue Careers Behind the Camera
Time’s Up’s mission includes striving to protect women and marginalized communities in the workplace — in Hollywood and beyond. Now the organization is focusing on supporting women...
Desiree Akhavan & Haifaa al-Mansour Among ReFrame Rise’s Inaugural Class of Women Directors
Not only did the 2019 Women In Film Annual Gala honor Amy Poehler, Issa Rae, Elizabeth Debicki, Cathy Schulman, and more, it also featured the launch of ReFrame Rise Directors Program,...
Amy Poehler, Issa Rae, and More Will Be Honored at Women In Film Annual Gala
Amy Poehler, Issa Rae, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cathy Schulman are heading to the 2019 Women In Film Annual Gala. According to a press release from Women In Film, Los Angeles (WIF LA), these ladies...
Apply Now: CinemaStreet Women’s Short Screenplay Competition
CinemaStreet Pictures is hosting a contest for short scripts from female screenwriters. The CinemaStreet Women’s Short Screenplay Competition is accepting women-penned scripts of 20 pages or...
Submit Now: Women In Film’s 2019 Finishing Fund
Women In Film (WIF) is now accepting submissions for its 2019 Finishing Fund. The fund offers grants to female filmmakers who have a rough cut and at least 90 percent of principal photography...
Hammer Museum Hosting Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Focused on Women in Film
UCLA’s Hammer Museum is working to reform Wikipedia’s gender gap. This Sunday, March 10, it is hosting an Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon focused on women’s achievements in...
Submit Now: She Directed Contest
Exactly zero women are up for Best Director at the upcoming Oscars, but Women In Film, actress Kate Bosworth, and Chloe Wine Collection are intent on recognizing and rewarding female filmmakers this...
WIF LA Names 2018 Film Finishing Fund Recipients
Women In Film, Los Angeles (WIF LA) has awarded its 33rd annual Film Finishing Fund to nine projects about and/or made by women, a press release announced. The Fund provides cash grants and in-kind...
WIF LA and Ghetto Film School Join Forces to Support Young WOC Filmmakers
Women in Film Los Angeles (WIF LA) and non-profit filmmaking program Ghetto Film School are working together to support up-and-coming women filmmakers of color. According to Variety, the two orgs...
IMDbPro’s New App Includes Tap-to-Call WIF Sexual Harassment Hotline Feature
IMDbPro, the movie and TV database’s subscription platform, will make it easier for its members to report sexual harassment or seek other kinds of help. Variety reports the new IMDbPro app...
Quotes of the Day: Frances McDormand and Brie Larson on the Importance of Inclusion
“I’m here to take responsibility for my actions and restate a call to action,” said Frances McDormand as she took the stage at Women in Film’s Crystal + Lucy Awards. “I have this...
Crystal + Lucy Awards to Honor Brie Larson, Channing Dungey, and More
Women In Film, Los Angeles (WIF LA) has announced this year’s honorees for the Crystal + Lucy Awards. Brie Larson, Channing Dungey, Alexandra Shipp, and NOVA Wav (Denisia “Blue...