Still-fledgling organizations like Time’s Up have unveiled a bounty of initiatives and panels over the past few years, but real change for Hollywood’s women is going to take much more.
The latest edition of The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film’s “Indie Women” study finds both opportunity and stagnation.
Shortland is the first solo female filmmaker to direct an MCU film, but as she tells IndieWire, that’s only the start for the evolving franchise.
Exclusive: In a wide-ranging panel hosted by The Future of Film is Female, the trio of female filmmakers unpacked just what it is they love about their chosen genre and what’s next for it (and them).
With an overstuffed lineup and a brand-new section, the festival has been able to bulk up its gender diversity. But the real story is the one that hasn’t changed.
While the next two years at the box office still seem a little hazy, this early look at upcoming work from female directors shows promise.
The pair join a small but distinguished class of female directors who have been nominated over the course of the Oscars’ nearly hundred-year history.
A new study finds the streaming giant has made major strides in gender equality behind the camera, but more must be done for other groups. A $100 million fund will certainly help.
Sundance: Sian Heder, Nanfu Wang, Mona Fastvold, Lucy Walker, Jessica Beshir, Carlson Young, Erin Vassilopoulos, and many more attended the virtual event.
Presented by IndieWire and Canada Goose, this year’s virtual version of the annual event will honor filmmakers screening their latest films at the festival.
The year started with five different blockbuster films directed by women on the calendar. It ends in far different — but perhaps even better — fashion.
The annual “Of a Certain Age” grant was launched to honor the kind of “late blooming” filmmakers Shelton championed. Its first winner tells IndieWire what she plans to do next.
