After five great years on Indiewire and the end of the blog network, Women and Hollywood has moved to a new home on Medium. You can read us here: https://blog.womenandhollywood.com/ A couple...
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FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING THIS WEEK The Meddler - Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria (Opens in LA and NYC) Susan Sarandon is every young woman's nightmare -- a mom with nothing to do b...
"Happy Valley" creator Sally Wainwright is making a one-off BBC drama based on the Brontë sisters and she has set her cast. Emily Brontë, who wrote "Wuthering Heights," will be played by...
It takes a lot of chutzpah to send the President of the United States a letter that reads, "I can and will do more good if I am made a Federal Agent at large" -- especially when such a title doe...
Tribeca Film Festival has announced the award winners for its 15th annual run. The fest is still running until April 24, and you can read all of our interviews with female filmmakers at Tribeca ...
Marielle Heller's star continues to rise. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the "Diary of a Teenage Girl" helmer will write and direct a feature film adaptation of "The Case Against 8," ...
Though the Cannes Film Festival made some additions to its Competition, Un Certain Regard and special screenings this morning, absolutely zero of them are films made by women. So we turn instea...
The permission to be weird isn't so much granted as it is finally realized. Yet if you were a queer kid growing up in the 1980s, the permission to be weird was something you thought would never ...
Lifetime continues to impress with its commitment to creating and distributing content by and about women. The network has announced a new programming slate and a new multi-platform initiative ...
Katherine Heigl seems to have begun an apology tour for the nearly decade-old "Knocked Up" scandal that simply seems rooted in sexism. Appearing on Howard Stern this week, Heigl referenced her ...
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) is now accepting submissions for IFP Film Week. The 38th annual installment of the event will take place in Brooklyn September 17-22. IFP welcomes submission...
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Jennifer Peedom is an Australian documentary filmmaker based in Sydney. Her television credits include high-altitude direction and cinematography on the Discovery Channel's "Everest: Beyond the ...
A U.S. trailer has arrived for "Chevalier," award-winning Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari's hilarious dark comedy about middle-aged male frenemies. A group of six men aboard a luxury y...
Welcome back to Comedy Central, Amy Schumer -- although as the comic has noted in a trailer for the new season, premiering tonight, it's not exactly like she's been off the radar on her down�...
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This week at CinemaCon, the annual convention run by The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), 20th Century Fox revealed its slate for their upcoming 2016 and 2017 films. Some big, mon...
Rachel Tunnard is a BAFTA "Brit to Watch" and was named as one of the "Creative England 50" in 2015. Her short film "Emotional Fusebox" was nominated for a BAFTA and a BIFA. Her feature film "A...
Maura Axelrod has been producing news and documentaries for over 15 years. She began at ABC News in New York as a writer and producer. She lived and worked as producer for AP Television News in ...
Just as her second directorial effort premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, Mia Wasikowska's first directorial project can now be seen online. Wasikowska, who has starred as the titu...
Meet Rachel Watson, the unreliable narrator who has galvanized readers since Paula Hawkins' "The Girl on the Train" was released in 2015. Rachel and her suspenseful, sordid tale are headed to th...
"Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray" is the documentary directorial debut for Kristi Zea, a two time Oscar-nominated production designer and producer. Her narrative directorial debut "Domestic ...
ArcLight Cinemas has announced line-up for the ArcLight Women in Entertainment Workshop Series. The event series is designed to "spark a more transparent and open dialogue" on opportunities fo...
Nancy Buirski's documentary "Afternoon of a Faun" (2013) had its world premiere at the 51st New York Film Festival and international premiere at the 64th Berlinale. She is the director, produce...
Short film directors, if you dare to dream of being the next Tina Fey, have we got a contest for you. NBCUniversal has announced that its 11th annual Short Film Festival is now accepting submis...
There was no doubt that Dasiy Ridley's star would rise to intergalactic heights after the premiere of "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" back in December. Now the young actress is reteam...
"Speed Sisters" is racing towards a theatrical release. First Run Features has acquired the U.S. rights to Amber Fares' debut feature and will release the portrait of the first all-woman race-ca...