#Women Writers
“Killing Eve” Taps Laura Neal as Head Writer for Season 4
As per tradition, a new season of “Killing Eve” calls for a new lead writer. Laura Neal, whose credits include “Sex Education” and “Secret Diary of a Call Girl,”...
Zoe Saldana and Claudia Forestieri Team Up for “The Gordita Chronicles” at HBO Max
Zoe Saldana and “Good Trouble” writer Claudia Forestieri are working on a family comedy for HBO Max. They’re collaborating on “The Gordita Chronicles,” a coming-of-age...
Marielle Heller to Serve as Showrunner and Direct Toxic Workplace Drama “Five Women”
Harvey Weinstein and Roger Ailes are among the most famous sexual predators to wreak havoc on their employees, but they are just two of the untold number of abusive bosses who have created...
Trailer Watch: Kerry Washington Can See Right Through Reese Witherspoon in “Little Fires Everywhere”
“I have always had the best intentions,” claims Reese Witherspoon in a new trailer for “Little Fires Everywhere.” The fact that someone burns her house down while she’s...
Ellen Rapoport and Paul Feig Team Up for HBO Max Feminist Comedy Pilot “Minx”
Ellen Rapoport and Paul Feig are set to celebrate the female gaze. HBO Max just handed out a pilot order to “Minx,” their comedy about a young feminist who launches a business in the...
Claire Denis’ “The Stars at Noon” Acquired by A24, Margaret Qualley Stars
North American rights to Claire Denis’ latest led to “a competitive situation on the eve of the European Film Market,” with A24 coming out victorious. Deadline reports that...
Katharine O’Brien’s “Lost Transmissions” and Frankie Ingrassia’s “Vampire Dad” Secure Distribution
Katharine O’Brien and Frankie Ingrassia have found homes for their respective feature directorial debuts, “Lost Transmissions” and “Vampire Dad.” The former is a drama...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for February 19
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Trailer Watch: A Recovering Addict Wants to “Feel Good” in Mae Martin’s Netflix Series
“Aren’t you guys tired of trying to do the right thing all the time? When was the last time that any of us felt any joy?” asks Mae Martin in a new trailer for “Feel...
Ruth Wilson Will Play an AIDS Activist in “The Book of Ruth”
Ruth Wilson is bringing Ruth Coker Burks’ story to the big screen. The “His Dark Materials” actress will topline “The Book of Ruth,” a drama inspired by the life of the...
Gaby Dellal to Direct Shark Pic “Something in the Water”
Cue the “Jaws” theme. Another shark pic will make beachgoers think twice before taking a dip. “Something in the Water,” a shark thriller directed by Gaby Dellal, is headed to...
Trailer Watch: Sophia Lillis Discovers Her Superpower in “I Am Not Okay With This”
A self-described “boring 17-year-old white girl” who is “not special” discovers that she’s actually extraordinary in a new trailer for “I Am Not Okay With...
Trailer Watch: A “Vagrant Queen” Is the Last Hope For Her People
A former child queen finds herself an orphaned outcast in a new trailer for “Vagrant Queen.” The upcoming SYFY show is based on the Vault Comics series of the same name. “The...
Hilary Brougher’s “South Mountain” Acquired by Breaking Glass Pictures
“South Mountain” has found a home. Broadway World reports that Breaking Glass Pictures secured U.S. rights to Hiliary Brougher’s award-winning drama. Set in the Catskills,...
Weekly Update for February 14: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING The Photograph – Written and Directed by Stella Meghie When famed photographer Christina Eames unexpectedly dies, she leaves her estranged daughter Mae Morton (Issa...
Grandmas, Girlhood, and Growing Up: Crowdfunding Picks
Growing up can be tough — navigating personal identity and self-expression as well as increasingly complicated relationships with family and friends is no easy task, especially when factors...
WeForShe Announces 2020 WriteHer List
WeForShe has unveiled its annual slate of “industry-vetted, quality-female driven” TV scripts. The 2020 WriteHer List has been announced via a press release, and this year’s 20...
Oorlagh George Begins Filming IRA-Inspired Drama “Stranger With a Camera,” Ellie Bamber Stars
Oorlagh George has kicked off principal photography on “Stranger With a Camera,” the Oscar-winning producer’s directorial debut. Screen Daily broke the news. Developed via the...
Zoe Saldana Will Play an Olympic Hopeful in Jasmine McGlade’s “Fencer”
Zoe Saldana is eyeing a trip to the Olympics after battling in space, “Avatar,” and everywhere in between. The actress will play a competitive fencer in new drama, a press release...
Krysten Ritter and Nahnatchka Khan Re-Team for a Serial Killer Series
Krysten Ritter is following up her role as a reluctant do-gooder in Marvel’s “Jessica Jones” by embracing the darkness within. She’s reuniting with her “Don’t Trust...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for February 13
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Trailer Watch: Kristin Scott Thomas & Sharon Horgan Form a Choir with Their Fellow “Military Wives”
Kate (Kristin Scott Thomas) needs something to occupy her time — and worrying mind — while her colonel husband is off on his fifth tour in Afghanistan. So, as we see in the new trailer...
Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson Will Topline Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Adaptation of “The Lost Daughter”
Maggie Gyllenhaal has assembled a star-studded cast for her directorial debut. Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson will topline the Oscar-nominated actress’ adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s...
Sarah Adina Smith Directing Ballet Drama “Birds of Paradise,” Kristine Froseth & Diana Silvers Star
Sarah Adina Smith’s latest will be of special interest to fans of “Black Swan” and “Bunheads”: the writer-director of “Buster’s Mal Heart” is working...
Dee Rees Will Write and Direct Big Screen Rendition of “Porgy and Bess” for MGM
It’s wintertime and, thanks to this news, the livin’ is still easy. Dee Rees is writing and directing a big screen adaptation of the Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess” for MGM,...
Sharon Choi, Bong Joon-ho’s Interpreter, Is Working on a Film About Awards Season
Sharon Choi has been a staple on the awards circuit in recent months, taking the stage to accept award after award, most notably at Sunday’s Oscars. Choi has been serving as...
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson Joins “Thor” Sequel’s Writing Team
“Someone Great” writer-director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is teaming up with a recent Oscar winner on a high-profile project. Variety reports that the “Sweet/Vicious” creator...
Josephine Decker’s Sundance Winner “Shirley” Acquired by Neon
“Shirley” is continuing its Sundance hot streak. Following its Special Jury Award for Auteur Filmmaking win and the stigma-shattering portrait taken of breastmilk-pumping director...
“Sex Education” Has Been Renewed for a Third Season on Netflix
Otis has plenty more to teach — and learn — about sex and relationships. Deadline reports that Netflix has renewed “Sex Education” for a third season. The second season of the...
Weekly Update for February 7: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – Directed by Cathy Yan; Written by Christina Hodson You ever hear the one about the cop, the...
Carol Shields Prize Will Award $150,000 to a Woman or Nonbinary Author
A new literary prize has been launched to raise the visibility of women writers. Named in honor of the Pulitzer Prize- winning author of “The Stone Diaries,” the Carol Shields Prize will...
Meryl Streep Is Backing Rachel Feldman’s Lilly Ledbetter Biopic
Meryl Streep has joined Rachel Feldman’s long-in-the-works biopic about fair pay whistleblower and activist Lilly Ledbetter. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the three-time Oscar winner is...
“Little Women” Has Grossed Over $100 Million at Domestic Box Office
Greta Gerwig and the March sisters are making a major mark at the box office. “Little Women,” which cost $40 million to make, has surpassed $100 million in North America, Variety...
Miranda July’s “Kajillionaire” Acquired by Focus Features
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Miranda July’s latest hot off its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, where the con-artist comedy was met with positive reviews. A press release...
Writer to Watch: Playwright and “Rocks” Scribe Theresa Ikoko
For Theresa Ikoko, writing is about “loving people back.” As the playwright and screenwriter recalled in an interview with International Cinephile Society, she had this epiphany when she...
Radha Blank’s Sundance Winner “The 40-Year-Old Version” Lands at Netflix
Radha Blank’s banner week continues. Just days ago her feature directorial debut, “The 40-Year-Old Version,” landed her the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival,...
Navigating an Ever-Changing World: VOD and Web Series Picks
Whether we like it or not, technology has changed the world we live in. Our communication has gotten faster, but maybe less personal. And the ways we understand ourselves and the people around us...
Emer Kenny Adapting Val McDermid’s Karen Pirie Novel “The Distant Echo” for ITV
Emer Kenny is taking Karen Pirie’s cold cases to the small screen. The “Harlots” scribe has been tapped to adapt Val McDermid’s “The Distant Echo” for ITV. Deadline...
Trailer Watch: Andrea Riseborough Returns to “Luxor”
“Don’t you miss how hopeful we were?” asks Andrea Riseborough in a new trailer for “Luxor.” Zeina Durra’s sophomore feature tells the story of Hana (Riseborough),...
Brenda Chapman Will Write and Direct “Ghost Squad”
Brenda Chapman is ready to step behind the camera again. Just weeks after the world premiere of “Come Away,” her “Alice in Wonderland” and “Peter Pan” prequel,...
Trailer Watch: Elle Fanning and Sally Potter Reunite to Explore “The Roads Not Taken”
Elle Fanning struggles to make sense of her dad’s chaotic mind in Sally Potter’s latest. A trailer has landed for “The Roads Not Taken,” which will make its world premiere at...
“FanGirl” Series in the Works from NFL’s First Female Coach
If you’re still on a football high thanks to the Super Bowl — and Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s dazzling half-time performance — you’ll be happy to know a new project is...
Toni Collette Will Star in Netflix’s “Pieces of Her” Series Adaptation
Toni Collette is joining another Netflix series. She’ll follow up her Golden Globe-nominated role in “Unbelievable” with “Pieces of Her,” an adaptation of Karin...
Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s “The Cloud in Her Room” Wins IFFR’s Tiger Award
“The Cloud in Her Room” has been named as the 2020 winner of International Film Festival Rotterdam’s (IFFR) Tiger Award. Founded in 1995 with the aim of “discovering, raising...
Trailer Watch: “Black Widow” Has a Choice to Make in Super Bowl Spot
“The Avengers weren’t my first family,” Natasha Romanoff reveals in “Black Widow’s” Super Bowl spot. The upcoming Marvel pic, the first from a solo woman director,...
Sarah Shahi to Topline Netflix Series”Sex/Life,” Stacy Rukeyser Will Serve as Showrunner
Sarah Shahi is teaming up with former “UnREAL” showrunner Stacy Rukeyser on “Sex/Life,” a look inside an unusual love triangle that sees a woman torn between her past,...
Sundance 2020 Women Directors: Meet Channing Godfrey Peoples – “Miss Juneteenth”
Channing Godfrey Peoples is an MFA graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and one of Filmmaker magazine’s 2018 “25 new faces of independent film.” She wrote two episodes of “Queen...
Sundance 2020 Women Directors: Meet Susanne Regina Meures – “Saudi Runaway”
Susanne Regina Meures is a Swiss-German filmmaker. Her debut film, “Raving Iran,” premiered in 2016 and has been shown at over 130 film festivals worldwide, including Hot Docs and Visions...
Weekly Update for January 31: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING The Rhythm Section – Directed by Reed Morano Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively) is an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed...
Jenny Bicks & Paul Feig’s Adaptation of UK Mockumentary Show “This Country” Gets Pilot Order at Fox
Jenny Bicks explored NYC with “Sex and the City” and the suburbs with “Divorce” — and now she’s heading to small town America. The writer-producer’s...
Julie Delpy Will Write and Star in Netflix/Canal+ Dramedy Series
Julie Delpy is taking on another medium. The prolific multi-hyphenate is set to write, exec produce, and star in a dramedy series that will air on Canal+ in France and Netflix around the rest of the...