#Women Writers
The Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40 Expands to Europe, Applications Now Open
The Writers Lab (TWL) has offered mentorship, feedback and networking opportunities, panels, and workshops to women screenwriters over 40 in the United States and, more recently, the U.K. and Ireland...
Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Assia Boundaoui, Diane Paragas, & Ekwa Msangi Named United States Artists Fellows
Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Assia Boundaoui, Diane Paragas, Ekwa Msangi are among the 63 artists across 10 creative disciplines named as 2022 United States Artists Fellows. The directors account for four...
Michelle Buteau Scripted Comedy “Survival of the Thickest” On the Way From Netflix
Michelle Buteau has yet another project in the works at Netflix. The streamer has ordered eight episodes of “Survival of the Thickest,” a scripted comedy starring the multi-hyphenate and...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Abi Damaris Corbin – “892”
Abi Damaris Corbin is a Boston-bred writer and director based in Los Angeles. Corbin’s BAFTA shortlisted live-action short “The Suitcase” had its world premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film...
Bertha Bay-Sa Pan to Direct and Produce “Hope Was Here” Adaptation
A film adaptation of the Newbery-winning bestseller “Hope Was Here” is on the way. According to Deadline, Bertha Bay-Sa Pan (“Face”) is directing and producing the project...
Lucy Liu and Raelle Tucker Team Up for Limited Series Adaptation of Stephen King Novel “Later”
Lucy Liu has another television project in the works. The “Elementary” and “Why Women Kill” star is set to topline a limited series based on Stephen King’s...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Jamie Dack – “Palm Trees and Power Lines”
Jamie Dack is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. Her short film “Palm Trees and Power Lines” premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival as a Cinéfondation selection. Her debut feature...
Dee Rees and Leila Gerstein Join Forces on “Saint X” Adaptation at Hulu
An Academy Award nominee and an Emmy winner are teaming up to bring “Saint X” to Hulu. Dee Rees, who scored a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nod for “Mudbound,” and Leila...
Emerald Fennell Lines Up Next Film
Emerald Fennell has lined up the follow-up to her Oscar-winning feature directorial debut. “The Promising Young Woman” filmmaker is said to be working on “a story of...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Monia Chokri – “Babysitter”
Monia Chokri is a Canadian stage and television actor, as well as an award-winning director. Her first feature film, ”A Brother’s Love,” won the Un Certain Regard jury’s Coup de Coeur at the...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Anna Nemes – “Gentle”
Anna Nemes is a visual artist whose paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Europe since 2010. “Beauty of the Beast,” her essay-documentary about female...
Sujata Day Talks “Definition Please,” Normalizing South Asian American Stories, & Being Inspired by Issa Rae
Pittsburgh native Sujata Day is a performer, creator, writer, and director. She regularly performs in Upright Citizens Brigade’s hit “Asian AF” show. Day is known for her starring...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Mariama Diallo – “Master”
Mariama Diallo is a Brooklyn based writer-director. Her short film “Hair Wolf” premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won The Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction....
Trailer Watch: Josephine Decker and Grace Kaufman Bring “The Sky Is Everywhere” to the Screen
“There’s no more music in me. No more dreams in me,” says Grace Kaufman in a new trailer for “The Sky Is Everywhere.” “I’ve lost the one person on earth who...
Agam Darshi on Centering “Donkeyhead” Around a South Asian Family & Processing Trauma Through Art
Agam Darshi is an award-winning actress, writer, and director. Born in England and raised all over Canada, she currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She recently wrapped on Ava DuVernay’s...
Lana Barić to Make Feature Directorial Debut with “Eve After the Fall”
Lana Barić is stepping behind the camera. After writing and starring in “Tereza37,” Croatia’s submission in the International Feature Film category at last year’s Oscars,...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Francisca Alegría – “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future”
Francisca Alegría is Chilean filmmaker whose short film “And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye” received the award for Best International Fiction Short Film at the 2017...
Saniyya Sidney to Star as Civil Rights Trailblazer Claudette Colvin in “Spark”
Saniyya Sidney has played a tennis great in “King Richard” and a burgeoning superhero in “Fast Color,” and next she’s set to portray a critical, but overlooked, figure...
Gina Rodriguez Will Topline TV Adaptation of “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” for Apple TV+
Penélope Cruz has plenty of buzz heading into Oscar season thanks to her leading role in Pedro Almodovar’s latest, “Parallel Mothers.” Cate Blanchett just signed on to the Spanish...
Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Rebecca Hall Land USC Scripter Nominations
Oscar nominations won’t be announced until February 8, but Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Rebecca Hall’s odds of scoring noms are looking as stellar as ever. The USC Scripter...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Audrey Diwan – “Happening”
Audrey Diwan is a filmmaker, author, and screenwriter who has collaborated with Valérie Donzelli, Cédric Jimenez, and Gilles Lellouche among others. She made her feature film directing debut with...
Tina Mabry to Direct Dance Pic “Pretty Big” for Warner Bros. and HBO Max
Fans of “Big Ballet” and “The Big Leap,” take note: another project about a plus-size dancer is on the way. Tina Mabry has signed on to co-write and direct “Pretty...
Trailer Watch: “The Fallout” Follows Jenna Ortega in the Aftermath of a School Shooting
“No one should have to go through what you went through,” Jenna Ortega is told in a new trailer for “The Fallout.” From writer-director Megan Park, the SXSW winner sees the...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Phyllis Nagy – “Call Jane”
Phyllis Nagy earned Oscar and BAFTA nominations and won the NY Film Critics Circle award for “Carol,” her adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic novel “The Price of...
Sundance 2022 Preview: A Racist History Haunts a College, Activists Fight for the Right to Choose, & More
COVID-19 isn’t putting the brakes on Sundance 2022. The fest has gone digital once again this year due to the pandemic, but we’re thankful the show will go on — online, where...
Clio Barnard’s “Ali & Ava” Acquired by Greenwich Entertainment
Clio Barnard’s latest is coming stateside. “Ali & Ava,” the BAFTA-nominated writer-director’s follow-up to 2017 Ruth Wilson-starrer “Dark River,” has been...
Journalist Olivia Nuzzi Teaming Up with “Killing Eve’s” Gina Mingacci for D.C. Satire at AMC
Olivia Nuzzi, the Washington correspondent for New York magazine, will attempt to lampoon the already-bonkers world of American politics for television. Deadline reports the journalist and...
Mimi Cave’s “Fresh” Lands Distribution Ahead of Sundance, Daisy Edgar-Jones Stars
Daisy Edgar-Jones says goodbye to Connell and hello to a lover who has been “hiding some unusual appetites” in “Fresh.” Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to...
Rachel Carey’s Comedy “Deadly Cuts” Secures North American Distribution
Irish comedy “Deadly Cuts” is making its way to North America. According to Deadline, Rachel Carey’s film about a group of hair stylists who unwittingly stumble into vigilantism...
ARRAY Releasing Acquires Agam Darshi’s “Donkeyhead” and Sujata Day’s “Definition Please”
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired distribution rights for two films from emerging South Asian multi-hyphenates: Agam Darshi’s “Donkeyhead” and Sujata Day’s...
Female-Led Reboot of “The Honeymooners” from Lindsey Shockley & Kelly Park in Dev at CBS
One of the most influential shows in TV history is getting a woman-driven reboot. A new take on “The Honeymooners” is in development at CBS, Deadline reports. From writer Lindsey Shockley...
Cate Blanchett to Star in “A Manual for Cleaning Women”
Cate Blanchett is about to get her hands dirty. The two-time Oscar winner, who broke out playing royalty in 1998’s “Elizabeth,” will star in “A Manual for Cleaning...
Trailer Watch: Sundance Pic “Girl Picture” Follows Three Young Women Coming of Age
BFFs navigate the murky waters of love and lust in “Girl Picture,” set to premiere at Sundance Film Festival later this month. From Finnish filmmaker Alli Haapasalo, the pic tells the...
Julia Garner Will Topline Natalie Erika James’ “Apartment 7A”
Julia Garner is saying goodbye to “Ozark” and returning to the big screen. The two-time Emmy winner is following up her last film, Kitty Green’s Harvey Weinstein-inspired 2019 drama...
Katie Couric on “Going There,” Confronting Her Past, and Seizing Control of Her Career
Interview by Wendy Sachs “I don’t know when I’m going to slow down. When are you going to slow down?” Katie Couric asks me over the phone when we talk in early December. The iconic,...
Jessica Chastain and Jude Weng Are Bringing “The School for Good Mothers” to TV
Jessica Chastain is following up HBO’s updated take on “Scenes from a Marriage” with another adaptation. The two-time Oscar nominee has optioned the TV rights to “The School...
Trailer Watch: Sofia Black-D’Elia Is a “Single Drunk Female”
“I miss being a drunk. There was a lot less accountability,” says Sofia Black-D’Elia in a new trailer for “Single Drunk Female.” The upcoming Freeform comedy sees the...
January 2022 Film Preview
“The 355” is finally making its way to cinemas. Long delayed due to COVID-19, the star-studded spy movie kicks off 2022 right. Featuring Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger, Lupita...
January 2022 Television Preview
As we welcome 2022 and make plans for the upcoming months, we have new shows to match our moods, grab our attention, and guide us through the first 31 days of the year. The TV premieres this month...
2021’s Best Documentaries By and About Women
Some of the most notable 2021 docs by and about women introduced us to a legal trailblazer, showed us a different side of music royalty we thought we knew, and followed activists from around the...
Entering the Unknown: Crowdfunding Picks
As the end of the year nears, the desire to examine and confront the unknown or the unfamiliar parts of our lives creeps to the front of our minds. When it comes to moving into a new point in time,...
Krystin Ver Linden’s “Alice” Acquired Ahead of Sundance Premiere, Keke Palmer Stars
“Alice” has found a home ahead of its world premiere at next month’s Sundance Film Festival. A press release announced that Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions acquired...
2021’s Best Films By and About Women
Whether you braved movie theaters or stayed at home and enjoyed viewing experiences from the comfort of your couch, there were plenty of films by and about women to check out this year, including a...
“Yellowjackets” Renewed for Season 2
Showtime is responding to all the buzz: “Yellowjackets” has been renewed for a second season. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news. Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson,...
“The Power of the Dog” Leads Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
“The Power of the Dog” is as strong as ever. The AFI Awards honoree leads the Chicago Film Critics Association 2021 Awards. Jane Campion’s Western psychodrama took in a total of...
Daisy Ridley and Rachel Lambert Team Up for “Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Daisy Ridley’s getting in touch with her morbid side. The “Star Wars” actress toplines and produces “Sometimes I Think About Dying,” an indie drama that recently wrapped...
“Sweet Valley High” Series from Ashley Wigfield in Development at The CW
Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are returning to the small screen. “Gossip Girl” creators Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz are bringing another YA adaptation to The CW: a teen drama...
Trailer Watch: Valérie Lemercier Brings Celine Dion’s Story to the Screen with “Aline”
Described as “a fiction freely inspired by the life of Celine Dion,” “Aline” tells the story of the best-selling Canadian musical artist of all-time. In addition to co-writing...
Stephanie Laing’s “Family Squares” Acquired by Screen Media
Stephanie Laing’s sophomore feature has found a home. Screen Media acquired worldwide rights to “Family Squares,” the two-time Emmy winner’s follow-up to 2018 Gugu...
Black List 2021: Lily Hollander’s “See How They Run” Receives Second-Most Votes
The 2021 Black List has arrived. Featuring 73 screenplays and 71 writers/writing teams, the 17th annual list was decided by votes from more than 375 film execs and highlights the best-liked...
Comfortable in Her Own Skin: VOD, Web Series, and Podcast Picks
The burden to live up to social expectations is omnipresent. As such, the struggle to be free of modern society’s demands — from unattainable body standards propagated through social...