#Women Writers
Anike L. Tourse’s “America’s Family” Lands Top Honors at Dances With Films
Anike L. Tourse’s feature debut made a major splash at the 25th annual Dances with Films festival in LA. “America’s Family,” a drama that depicts a family in crisis after their...
Teaser Watch: Zoey Deutch Is a Social Media Fraud in Quinn Shephard’s “Not Okay”
Zoey Deutch goes viral for all the wrong reasons in “Not Okay.” A new teaser for Quinn Shephard’s second feature introduces us to Danni (Deutch), a friendless aspiring writer who...
Lucile Hadžihalilović’s Body Horror Fable “Earwig” Goes to Juno Films
“Earwig,” French director Lucile Hadžihalilović’s English language debut, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival last year, where it was nominated for the Platform...
Trailer Watch: Jenna Cato Bass Explores a Haunted House and Domestic Servitude in “Good Madam”
“There’s a bad spirit here,” we’re told in a new trailer for Jenna Cato Bass’ “Good Madam.” The South African horror pic sees Tsidi (Chumisa Cosa), a single...
Pick of the Day: “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
If only we all could have a Leo Grande as we’re exploring our sexuality, in whatever form that may take: experiencing a sexual awakening, hoping to spice things up in the bedroom, simply...
Quinta Brunson’s “Abbott Elementary” Leads Television Critics Association’s Awards Nominations
More great news for ABC’s runaway success “Abbott Elementary” — the show has racked up five nominations in the Television Critics Association’s just announced TCA...
“Hacks” Renewed for Season 3 by HBO Max
Our favorite odd couple is here to stay. Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder are returning for a third season of “Hacks.” HBO Max has renewed Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky, and Paul Down’s...
Eva Vitija’s “Loving Highsmith” Doc About the Author Behind “Carol” Goes to Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber
A doc about the trailblazing queer author behind the source material for “Carol” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley” is on the way. Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber have acquired...
Isabel Sandoval’s “Tropical Gothic” To Be Produced by Big Beach
We’re one step closer to seeing Isabel Sandoval’s fourth feature. Deadline reports that Big Beach will produce “Tropical Gothic,” an allegory about Western colonialism that...
Lola Quivoron’s Cannes Winner “Rodeo” Lands at Music Box Films
Music Box Films have snapped up the North American rights to Lola Quivoron’s “Rodeo,” which recently premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and won the Coup de Cœur du Jury...
Under the Radar: Alanna Brown Explores Love & Resilience in Rwandan Genocide Drama “Trees of Peace”
As has been well documented in the decades following the gruesome Rwandan civil war, the Tutsi minority ethnic group and moderate members of the Hutu ethnic group were subjected to unimaginable...
Trailer Watch: A Singer Struggles to Be Heard in Lena Waithe-Penned “Beauty”
A gifted singer finds herself on the brink of fame and fortune in “Beauty.” After signing a lucrative record contract, Beauty (Gracie Marie Bradley, “Grown-ish”) can’t...
Screen Media Acquires Catherine Tate Comedy “The Nan Movie”
Screen Media has acquired the North American rights to “The Nan Movie,” a road trip comedy that centers on Catherine Tate’s foul-mouthed grandmother character. First introduced in...
Maya Forbes & Wally Wolodarsky’s Sigourney Weaver-Starrer “The Good House” Lands Distribution
“The Good House” has secured North American distribution ahead of its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. Deadline reports that Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions snagged rights to...
Pamela Adlon to Make Feature Directorial Debut with Pregnancy Comedy, Ilana Glazer Will Star
After helming every episode of four of “Better Things'” five-season run, Pamela Adlon is set to make her feature directorial debut. The Emmy and Peabody-winning multi-hyphenate is...
Trailer Watch: Dakota Johnson Takes on Jane Austen in Carrie Cracknell’s “Persuasion”
From E.L. James to Elena Ferrante and Jane Austen, “50 Shades of Grey” breakout Dakota Johnson, recently seen in “The Lost Daughter,” takes on another literary adaptation in...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’s” Director, Sophie Hyde
“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” director, Sophie Hyde, will be sitting down with the Girls Club for a virtual conversation about the Emma Thompson-starrer Wednesday, June 15 at 2 p.m. ET....
Trailer Watch: Lana Condor Is a Ghost with Unfinished Business in “Boo, Bitch”
Lana Condor is determined to make the most out of the little life she has left in “Boo, Bitch.” From showrunners Erin Ehrlich (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) and Lauren Iungerich...
“Starstruck” Renewed for Season 3 By HBO Max
Our favorite romance about a drunken New Year’s Eve hookup is coming back. Rose Matafeo’s “Starstruck” has been renewed for a third season by HBO Max and and BBC Three....
Trailer Watch: A Movie Star Is Haunted By Trauma in Charlotte Colbert’s Locarno Winner “She Will”
A declining movie star heads to a healing retreat and begins to doubt her own identity in “She Will.” A trailer for the psychological horror pic, which landed director Charlotte Colbert...
Coming of Age at Any Age: Crowdfunding Picks
Sometimes it feels like we are always coming of age with each new stage of life. We come of age as young people, sure, but we come of age again when our circumstances change and when we change...
Trailer Watch: “You Can Live Forever” Follows A Forbidden Romance Between Teen Girls
“Do you recognize yourself as a sinner?” a teenage girl is asked in a new trailer for “You Can Live Forever.” Set to debut at Tribeca Film Festival tomorrow, June 11, the...
Members of WOCUnite Launch a Whitepaper Addressing Bias in Hollywood Writing Competitions
Several members of Women of Color Unite (WOCU) have penned a new whitepaper designed to address gender and race biases in Hollywood screenwriting competitions, labs, and fellowships — biases...
Teaser Watch: Katie Holmes Goes Into Lockdown and Finds Love in COVID Comedy “Alone Together”
Katie Holmes is stepping behind the camera again. “We’re so conditioned to achieve things and to find the perfect mate — and then the world shuts down. The only thing that matters...
Pick of the Day: “Tahara”
Named for the Jewish ritual of preparing a body for burial, and set at a funeral, “Tahara” is an intelligent teen comedy about a close female friendship on the brink. Carrie (Madeline...
Angelina Jolie Will Direct Salma Hayek Pinault in “Without Blood” Adaptation
Angelina Jolie has cast her “Eternals” co-star Salma Hayek Pinault in her latest directorial effort, an adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s best-selling novel “Without...
Trailer Watch: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s “Clara Sola” Portrays a Woman’s Awakening in Remote Costa Rica
Oscilloscope has released a trailer for Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s debut feature, “Clara Sola,” which was up for the Caméra d’Or Award at Cannes last year, and was Costa...
Theresa Ikoko & Lisa Holdsworth’s Coming-of-Age Series “Dance School” Commissioned by Channel 4
The U.K.’s Channel 4 has commissioned an eight-part coming-of-age drama series — working title “Dance School” — from Theresa Ikoko (“Rocks”) and Lisa...
Scarlett Johansson Boards Kristin Scott Thomas’ Directorial Debut “My Mother’s Wedding”
Kristin Scott Thomas has secured a star performer for her directorial debut, “My Mother’s Wedding.” Scarlett Johansson has joined the feature film project which is currently in...
Trailer Watch: Hannah Marks Takes a Father-Daughter Story on the Road in “Don’t Make Me Go”
“Is this what a midlife crisis is?” a teenage girl asks her father in a new trailer for Hannah Marks’ “Don’t Make Me Go.” Wally (Mia Isaac, “Not Okay”)...
Teaser Watch: Abbi Jacobson Brings “A League of Their Own” to the Small Screen
Abbi Jacobson puts down the bong and picks up a bat in “A League of Their Own.” The “Broad City” alumna created and stars in the fresh take on Penny Marshall’s beloved...
Ava DuVernay to Receive 2022 International Emmy Founders Award
Ava DuVernay is being recognized for her trailblazing work. The writer, director, and producer will receive this year’s Founders Award at the 2022 International Emmys. The Hollywood Reporter...
Kathryn Hahn & Liz Tigelaar Team Up for Cheryl Strayed Adaptation “Tiny Beautiful Things” at Hulu
Kathryn Hahn and Liz Tigelaar are joining forces to bring a bestseller to the small screen. Hulu has picked up “Tiny Beautiful Things,” a half-hour comedy starring the former and created...
Tribeca 2022 Women Directors: Meet Annette K. Olesen – “A Matter of Trust”
Annette K. Olesen is a screenwriter and director whose feature film debut came in 2002 with family drama “Minor Mishaps.” The film was selected to compete at the Berlin International Film...
Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher” Scores Biggest Opening Weekend Grosses Ever for IFC Films/ IFC Midnight
Chloe Okuno’s feature directorial debut is making a splash at the box office. “Watcher” scored “the biggest opening weekend grosses ever for IFC Films and its IFC Midnight/Shudder...
Kate Brooke to Adapt Crime Thriller “The Fields” for TV, Bruna Papandrea Among Exec Producers
Bruna Papandrea is bringing yet another page-turner to the screen. With credits like “Gone Girl,” “Wild,” “Big Little Lies,” and “Nine Perfect...
Trailer Watch: Sally Phillips Hires Hunky House Cleaners in “How to Please a Woman”
Sally Phillips starts a company dedicated to cleaning houses and giving orgasms in “How to Please a Woman.” A new trailer for the comedy introduces us to Gina (Phillips), a woman in a...
Pick of the Day: “Watcher”
Ahead of “Watcher’s” world premiere at Sundance, writer-director Chloe Okuno told us that she’s “always admired true psychological thrillers that are dedicated to...
Submit Now: Athena Film Festival and The Athena List
Submissions are now open for the 2023 editions of the Athena Film Festival and The Athena List. A celebration of films from across the globe that tell the stories of fierce and fearless women...
Trailer Watch: A Trans Teen Falls in Love for the First Time in “Anything’s Possible”
“For the first time in my life, I’m actually excited about what’s to come — I truly feel anything is possible,” says Eva Reign in a new trailer for...
Trailer Watch: A Teenage Girl Resists Her Controlling Father in Cannes Winner “Murina”
Kino Lorber has dropped a trailer for “Murina,” the coming-of-age drama from Croatian filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic that won the Camera d’Or award for best first feature at...
Adrienne Warren to Star in Hulu Drama “Black Cake,” Re-Teaming with Marissa Jo Cerar
Adrienne Warren is reuniting with her “Women of the Movement” creator and showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar. She’s been tapped as a lead in Cerar’s next project, “Black...
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, & Mary Steenburgen Kick Off Production on “Book Club 2”
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen will be likely be sipping aperitivo cocktails, lounging beachside, visiting vineyards and cathedrals, and slurping up spaghetti on their...
Claire Denis, Riley Keough, and More Women Filmmakers Win Big at Cannes 2022
Less than a year after Julia Ducournau made history as the second woman director to take home Cannes’ top prize, the Palme d’Or — and following weeks of its usual foolishness —...
June 2022 Film Preview
From first crushes to mature flings, coming-of-age stories set in the U.S. and abroad, and an Afrofuturist musical, June has plenty to offer everyone. Genre pics lead the pack. June 3 marks the...
Trailer Watch: Freida Pinto Schemes Against an Arrogant Bachelor in Period Rom-Com “Mr. Malcolm’s List”
Craving a Regency romance where a bunch of beautiful people flirt, send mixed signals, and hatch plots for marriage, revenge, and/or love? Well, you don’t have to wait for the next season of...
Francisca Alegría’s Sundance Eco-Fable “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” Secures Distribution
“The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future,” Chilean director Francisca Alegría’s first feature, is coming to theaters. North American distribution rights to the “environmental...
Kino Lorber to Release New Restoration of Ayoka Chenzira’s “Alma’s Rainbow” Presented by Julie Dash
“Alma’s Rainbow” is getting a 4K restoration. A press release announced that Kino Lorber will release a new version of Ayoka Chenzira’s 1994 feature, presented by “Daughters...
Shira Haas to Play Conductor Ethel Stark in Aisling Walsh’s “Ethel”
Aisling Walsh is celebrating another Canadian trailblazer on the world stage. Her first big-screen feature since 2016’s “Maudie,” a biopic of Nova Scotia painter Maude Lewis led by...
Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning” Lands at Sony Pictures Classics, Léa Seydoux Stars
Described as “poignant” and “powerful” by The Guardian, and “an immensely satisfying collaboration that finds both auteur and star further solidifying their spots among...
Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera” Acquired by Neon
Neon has landed North American rights to Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera” out of Cannes. Deadline confirmed the news. Penned by Rohrwacher, the drama is set in the 1980s “in the...